Incident Code

RS2860

Location

Kafar Nubul, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.849444, 38.553333
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2666a)

Between one and three civilians including a child and a woman died and up to six others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Nubul, according to local media.

Ashark alarabi said that one child died and blamed Russia.

According to the Smart News Agency, “a child was killed and six civilians were wounded” in the strike.

But the White Helmets – who didn’t identify the culprit – said that there were  “two martyrs, a woman and a girl and the wounding of six others when and air raid targeted the homes of civilians in the center of the city of Kafar Nubul”.

@um-yousef put the death toll at three.

Victims

Invidivuals

Mutiaa Abd al Rahman
Adult female http://www.vdc-sy.info/index.php/en/details/martyrs/194889#.XO6I6HdFyUl killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1–3
1 Child, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2–6

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafar Nubul, for which the generic coordinates are: 35.849444, 38.553333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed