Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2964

Incident date

February 2, 2018

Location

الغدفة, Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.6742, 36.79058 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and several others injured as aerial and/or artillery shelling hit the town of Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, local media reported – though it was unclear how to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.

Both Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported that strikes believed to have been carried out by Russia killed one civilian.

Jsirtv mentioned that a total of three civilians were killed by regime shelling in several towns of Idlib on February 2nd, including Al-Ghadafa.

While the above reports were conflicting in terms of culpability, al-Quds news added to the confusion by reporting that “on the ground, Russian and Syrian warplanes launched rocket and explosive attacks on the village of al-Ghadfa.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Ghadafa (الغدفة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6742, 36.79058. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]