Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3886

Incident date

July 10, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma’ret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two people were wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian shelling on the city of Ma’ret Al Nu’man South Idlib. Local reports did not specify whether the victims were civilians.

@HadiAlabdallah said that the shelling led to rendering Ma’aret Al-Nu’man main hospital out of service.

@Step_Agency said that Russian warplanes targeted the area with vacuum rockets.

No other details are known at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Strike target
    Hospital
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Shelling destructed this structure in Ma'arat al-Nu'man in Idlib on July 10th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Shelling destructed this structure in Ma'arat al-Nu'man in Idlib on July 10th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Shelling destructed this structure in Ma'arat al-Nu'man in Idlib on July 10th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Overturned furniture and rubble in an empty hospital room. (HRW)

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Strike target
    Hospital
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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 attackers
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (20) [ collapse]