Incident Code

RS3742

Location

كفرعويد, Kafar Awaid, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3531)

Local sources reported that a civilian was killed and two volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime double airstrikes on the village of Kafar Awaid in the area of ​​Ma’arat Al Nu’man on May 31st, 2019.

@HalabTodayTV reported that “a civilian was killed and others were wounded as a result of airstrikes by Russian warplanes on the town of Kafar Awaid in the southern Idlib countryside.” According to @MENAMMONITOR, the warplanes struck with “rockets loaded with cluster bombs”.

A Facebook page for Kafar Awaid reported that Mustafa Al Zaloukh had died as a result of airstrikes.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights wrote that two Syrian Civil Defence volunteers were wounded in a double airstrike when the Syrian regime “fixed-wing warplanes” fired missiles near the Civil Defense team while they were aiding the injured of an earlier bombing of the village by the same forces. The victims were identified as Mustafa Hasan Meghlaj and Walid Hasan Kbaish.

In a later post, the SNHR added that the missiles struck near Abdul Qader Baqader Mosque in Kafr Aweed, partially destroying its building.

Shaam News claimed that the attack was carried out in collaboration with the Russian Air Force.

Victims

Invidivuals

Mustafa Hasan Meghlaj
Adult male injured
Walid Hasan Kbaish
Adult male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Military Statements

Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (5)