Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3374

Incident date

March 31, 2018

Location

جسر بيت الراس, Jisr Beat Al Ras, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.573781, 36.348739 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

According to a single source, the Shaam News network, “Russian warplanes carried out heavy air raids accompanied by heavy shelling and shelling on the towns and villages” including Jisr Beat Al Ras. The strikes reportedly led to an unspecified number of injuries among civilians.

@JENdKRNgtkxLE7i noted two raids on Jisr Beat Al Ras, but neither identified the culprit or mentioned civilian harm.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Jisr Beat Al Ras (جسر بيت الراس), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.573781, 36.348739. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • 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 (3) [ collapse]