Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS2976

Incident date

February 4, 2018

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3747033, 36.5923691 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes wounded one civilian in Kafr Zeita, Hama.

While most sources merely reported that Russian warplanes had carried out air raids in the area, Smart News Agency and Khaleej mentioned that the strikes had inflicted civilian harm. Smart News Agency specified that one civilian was wounded.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Zeita (كفر زيتا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3747033, 36.5923691. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ 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.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]