Incident Code

RS2941

Location

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.859101, 36.797731
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2744)

In the first out of a series of three intensive raids in Idlib on the 29th, as many as 14 civilians were killed, and up to 25 were injured, in an attack on a potato market, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for these strikes.

Euphrates Post reported that five of the victims were from one family.

Footage shows the chaos in the aftermath of the raid, with bodies scattered about the street, alongside rubble and fire.

As many as 25 civilians were wounded, with many taken to medical facilities by the Syrian Civil Defence, who reportedly spent hours digging victims from the rubble.

Zamanaswl reported that “there are critical cases among the injured, which is likely to increase the number of victims.”

Coast Event reported that “The first raids were carried out by the Russian warplanes Su-25 of the type of machine gun. The potato market was targeted by several rockets, killing 12 [civilians] and injuring three.”

There was, according to media, also distinctive destruction to residential homes in the vicinity.

Three anonymous civilians were also listed by Saraqib Media Centre.

Victims

Invidivuals

Mohammad Ali al-Mohammad
Adult male from Mardikh killed
Imad Haj Ahmad
Adult male from Sheikh Ahmed killed
Mosa Ismaeil al-Ahmad
Adult male from Sarakb killed
Najdat al-Hamad
Adult male from Sheikh Ahmed killed
Mahmoud Zakzak
Adult male from Ariha killed
Ahmad al-Jaileh
Adult male from Karatin killed
Jomea Bashan
Adult male from Sheikh Ahmed killed
Ibraheem Jomea al-Hamad
Adult male from Sheikh Ahmed killed
Fajer al-Ahmad
Adult male killed
Zaher Zakzak
Adult male killed
Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Razzaq al-Aboud
Adult male killed
Khadouj
Adult female killed
Ibraheem Abo Khaled
Adult male killed
Emad Hajj Ahmad
Age unknown injured
Zahir Zakzak
Age unknown injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
7–14
1 Woman, 2–13 Men
Civilians reported injured
10–25

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Saraqeb (سراقب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.859101, 36.797731. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (29)