Incident Code
RS3835
Incident Code
RS3835
Incident Date
21 June 2019
Location
الزقوم, Al Zakkoum, Hama, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R3622)
According to local sources, a Russian airstrike killed two in the village of Al Zakkoum and injured eight others. The two killed are originally from Kansafra according to local sources.
While Shaam News referred to martyrs, without making clear the status of those killed, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “two members of the rebel factions were killed,” along with “the injury of at least eight others.”
According to Smart News, the attack was carried out with rockets.
No other details are known at this time.
Victims
Invidivuals
19 years old
male
Multiple shrapnel
injured
25 years old
male
Head injury
injured
20 years old
male
Head injury
injured
22 years old
male
Break in the thigh
injured
20 years old
male
Face injury
injured
26 years old
male
Face and chest injury
injured
Age unknown
male
killed
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.
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–6
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed