Incident Code

RS289

Location

الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.7894815, 36.2177181
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R237)

Seventeen non-combatants including eight women and nine children were killed in airstrikes on Najieh near Jisr al Shughour according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Thirteen of those killed as well as an unborn child came from one family, the Hilals.

Shaam News and the Syrian Observatory said Russian warplane were responsible. SNN said the attacks were carried out while worshippers were leaving Friday prayers, and that civilian houses were targeted. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the civilians died when regime warplanes fired two missiles.

 

Victims

Family members (14)

Child male killed
Child female killed
Child male killed
Child female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Child female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Child male killed
Child male killed
Child male unborn child killed

Family members (3)

Invidivuals

Adult female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
17
9 Children, 8 Women

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Najieh (الناجية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.7894815, 36.2177181. 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
Russian Military Strike Report
No Russian reports were published for December 16th-18th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (6)