Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3523

Incident date

July 17, 2018

Location

تسيل, Taseel, Daraa, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians were reported killed and a number of others were wounded in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Taseel in Dara’a on July 17th, 2018 according to local sources.

@Step_Agency tweeted “Warplanes launched several airstrikes targeting the town of Taseel, which is under the control of the Islamic State, in the Yarmouk Basin in the countryside of Dara’a.”

@syria7ra tweeted “Yassin Ali Abu Khashraif, a five-year-old child was killed by the Russian shelling that targeted the town [Taseel], and there are several wounded, including serious injuries.” Later sources said that Amjad Muhammad Atallah Abu Khashreef, Yassin’s father was also killed.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that 2 citizens including a child, were killed as a result of bombardment by a warplane believed to be Russian, which targeted areas in Tasil town which is controlled by Jaysh Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed which pledges allegiance to the “Islamic State” organization, in Yarmouk Basin in the western countryside of Daraa, which resulted in the fall of a number of wounded.

The Syrian Networo for Human Rights said four people were killed ” Four civilians killed as Syrian/Russian regime warplanes fired missiles on Tseel town in Daraa governorate western suburbs, on July 18th, 2018.”

Both the Russian forces and the Syrian regime were blamed for this incident. @syria7ra, SMART Agency and Fawzi Ghazlan accused Russia, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights and @omar_hariri_dr  said both Russia and the Syrian regime were reponsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (12) [ collapse]

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (12) [ collapse]