Airwars assessment
Between 31 and 34 civilians including two to three children were killed – and up to 40 other people injured – in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to multiple sources. While all sources allege that Russia was responsible for the attack, initial reports by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime – though a subsequent report by the Network went on to say that Russia carried out the attacks.
The Shaam News Network reported on the three incidents that occurred in Idlib on January 12th (Maarat al Numan, Sarmada, Saraqib) and initially put the death toll in Maarat al Numan at 20 non-combatants, including media activists and members of the White Helmets, who were directly targeted by Russian bombing leading to the death of two and injury of five others, including “three in critical condition during the air raid that targeted their teams while trying to rescue the injured in Maart.”
They reported that two raids targeted a row of residential buildings, followed by a third after the arrival of the ambulance crews and White Helmets, resulting in the death toll rising and exceeding 25. But a later report put the death toll at 33, including two media activists, one member of the White Helmets and two nurses and medical staff, along with 40 wounded.
Media activist, Abu Mohammed Aladalba, told AlHall that “at least 12 civilians were killed, and dozens wounded, following targeted the northern quarter of the city Ma’arat Al Nu’man the southern countryside of Idlib, high-explosive rockets.”
He explained that the White Helmets also “came under direct fire from the Russian aviation, during rescue operations, which led to the fall of 15 civilians, including members of the civil defence.”
But in brief initial reports the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that shelling by the Assad regime resulted in the death of 31, including two children. They added that an ambulance was also targeted.
However, a further report by SN4HR blamed Russia, putting the number killed at 32, including three children. They also reported that members of the White Helmets were killed.
Reporting on the three incidents in Idlib on January 12th, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the overall death toll had risen to 43, including 4 children and 6 women.
32 victims killed “in a massacre due to Russian air forces shelling at the same point twice after that the civil defence was present to provide aid after the first strike” were named by the Violations Documentation Centre, including three unidentified victims.
Unidentified 1 – adult, male
Unidentified 2 – adult, male
Unidentified 3 – adult, male
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Ahmad al-Mandeel Adult male killed
- Liwaa Maher Mandeel Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Mustafa Abdul Fattah Dablat Adult male killed
- Abdul Fattah Hasan Dablat Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Hasan Hsain Nahhas Adult male killed
- Malath Taha al-Nahhas Adult male killed
- Adbul Kareem Mohammad Zekra Adult male killed
- Ibraheem Munther Khashan Adult male killed
- Sameer al-Asfar Adult male also named by SN4HR as a member of the civil defence, “killed on 12 January 2016, due to alleged Russian shelling while he was aiding injured people from previous shelling.” killed
- Ameen Khaled al-Haddad “Mhannaye” Adult male killed
- Hameed Mohammad Khalouf Adult male killed
- Abdo Mohammad Arafat Adult male killed
- Mahmoud Abo Yaser Adult male killed
- Tareq Khaled Shareefe Adult male killed
- Khaled Obeid Khashan Adult male killed
- Mohammad Ahmad Haydar Adult male killed
- Qusay Fawaz Naseem Child male killed
- Mahmoud Khalif Adult male killed
- Ahmad Salah al-Mahloul Adult male killed
- Abdo Shareefe Adult male killed
- Hameed al-Razouk Adult male killed
- Mohammad Tameem Mahloul Adult male killed
- Mahmoud Assad Khashan Adult male killed
- Ibraheem Sameer Kraidi Child male killed
- Mahmoud Ftoah al-Tawami Adult male killed
- Mohammad Ziyade Adult male killed
- Sameer Mohammad Sdair Adult male killed
- Abdul Kafi al-Shayed Adult male killed
- Ahmad Badea al Khateeb Adult male died due to wounds sustained ‘about a week ago’. killed
- Mahamoud Al Ghareeb Adult male named by SN4HR, “a paramedic, from Al Tramyse town in Hama, worked with Sham emergency team, married, a father of a child, died on 12 January 2016 due to alleged Russian shelling on Ma’art Al No’man in Idlib while he was aiding injured .people from previous shelling.” killed
- Mohamad Abdul Kareem Joulak Adult male “a paramedic, from Hass town in Idlib, worked for Sham Emergency Team, 45, married, was killed on 12 January 2016, due to alleged Russian shelling on Ma’art Al No’man city while he was aiding .injured people from previous shelling.” killed
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Russian Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between 11-15 January.