Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3584

Incident date

March 8, 2019

Location

وادي العزيب أو وادي العذيب,, Wadi al-Azeeb, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between seven and nine civilians died and several others were wounded when remnants from a cluster bomb or landmine allegedly dropped by either Russia or the Assad regime back in 2017 exploded in Wadi al-Azeeb on February 8th 2019.

Halab Today reported: “According to the correspondent of Halab Today, the explosions killed seven people and a number of sheep”.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed “several landmines”, while other sources mentioned remnants from cluster bombs.

Baladi put the death toll at nine and said that the landmine exploded on” a civilian car”.

Mena-monitor also reported that civilian vehicles were blown up by the munition remnants.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 9
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ 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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    7 – 9
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (23) [ collapse]