Incident Code

RS3592

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.44208, 36.65095
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3382)

A civilian man and a woman died and up to six civilians were wounded in alleged regime or Russian air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun on February 24th, 2019, according to sources on the ground.

@abuhuzaifa_ noted “5 days of continuous and daily shelling of my city”, stating that the smell of blood was everywhere.

According to the Smart News Agency, “one person was killed and others wounded by rocket-propelled grenades of the regime and Russia on the city of Khan Sheikhoun south of Idlib.”

Kafar Zeita reported “the martyrdom of “Bashar Ahmad al Taha” in a missile bombardment by the Russian camps on the city of Khan Sheikhoun.”

The White Helmets said that “a young man died and six other civilians were injured in shelling of the residential areas of the city of #Khan_Sheikhoun with high-explosive missiles land-to-land missiles by the regime forces.”

Horrya – also pointing to the regime – was alone in reporting the death of a woman, adding that “five other civilians” were wounded by regime artillery.

Victims

Invidivuals

Age unknown male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1–2
1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2–6

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.44208, 36.65095. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (13)