Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3333

Incident date

March 26, 2018

Location

زرزور, Zarzour, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.95475, 36.340756 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Zarzour, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, reportedly led to injured civilians, according to Shaam News Network.

Shaam reported that “Russian aircraft launched fierce air raids on the cities and towns of Ariha, Al Taman’a, Harsh Abidin, Al Naqir and Harsh Al Habit in the southern countryside, and Jisir Al Shugur, Al Safyat and Zarzour in the western countryside, which led to the fall of a number of wounded civilians.”

Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Zarzour (زرزور), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.95475, 36.340756. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (1) [ collapse]