Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3892

Incident date

July 11, 2019

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Civilian homes and shops in the Al Shamali neighbourhood of the city of Jisr Al Shaghour, Idlib governorate, were struck by alleged Russian or Syrian missiles in what was described “a massacre”, killing up to eight civilians and wounding at least 14,

According to Edlib Media Center, at least three people were killed in the attack. Syrian Civil Defense forces, who were at the scene, put the death toll higher and reported a total of five killed and eight wounded civilians.

The Syrian Coalition reported on its website that “six civilians, one of them a child, were killed, while nine others were injured.” Whereas @DasmanNewsCom reported seven killed, @shabablatamni tweeted that the death toll “increased to 8 martyrs”.

Jisr Media Center identified the victims of the airstrikes and found that six civilians were killed and 14 were wounded. The source reported that among those killed were two children and one elderly woman. The source added that among the wounded were four wounded children and four wounded women.

According to Horrya, there were three children of the same family among the seven fatalities. While Horrya reported 10 wounded, other sources, such as Orient News, reported up to 20 or “dozens” of injured.

@HadiAlabdallah reported the use of eight vacuum missiles, blaming the Syrian regime for the strike. The SCD reported that 11 guided missiles were used.

The Syrian Civil Defence shared a video of their volunteers searching for victims underneath the rubble. According to a civil defense activist in the city of Idlib, the video shows “the extent of the destruction that befell the hospital after it was targeted by two explosive missiles, killing six people, destroying medical equipment and ambulance vehicles, in addition to being completely out of service.”

Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

12 years old male killed
20 years old male killed
18 years old male killed
70 years old female killed
60 years old male injured
22 years old male injured
27 years old male injured
12 years old female injured
5 years old female injured
3 years old female injured
23 years old female injured
6 years old female injured
32 years old female injured
24 years old male injured
35 years old female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • (1–3 children1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (40) [ collapse]

Media
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    The body of a child being carried after he was killed by an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).
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    Several meen tending to the victims of an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).
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    The body of a child being carried after he was killed by an airstrike that struck Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th (via @SyrianCoalition).
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    A little girl was wounded by an alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike on Jisr al-Shughur on July 11th (via Syrian Observatory for Human Rights).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteers walking through the streets of Jisr Al Shughour after it was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian airstrikes on July 11th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Translation: “He lit his cigarette and sat on the balcony of his destroyed home, perhaps comforting his evident oppression on his face after he became homeless” (via @hkyaansa).
  • A man reportedly sitting on his destroyed home after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @hkyaansa).
  • Translation: “Five dead and dozens of wounded as a result of the warplanes bombing the city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib” (via @mohamed1aldaher).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @mohamed1aldaher).
  • Translation: “Six civilians were killed and 10 others wounded, including women and children, as a result of the Russian-Syrian air strikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside” (via @ajanet_ar).
  • A victim underneath the rubble after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Destroyed buildings after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Civilians in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via @ajanet_ar).
  • “Translation: Syria - Air strikes killed seven people in the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside” (via @DasmanNewsCom).
  • Image of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour in Idlib countryside on July 11th, 2019 (via @DasmanNewsCom).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via 7al).
  • Translation: “Three martyrs and several wounded, the initial outcome of targeting the city of Jisr Al Shughour by several raids” (via @tarikabdaluhak).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of JIsr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • Photo of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of JIsr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Tariqcham1).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer and civilians carrying a child victim after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Saer Khodair).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged homes after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged homes after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Destroyed buildings in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damage after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • The aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Destroyed building in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).
  • Damaged vehicle in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Jisr Al Shughour on July 11th, 2019 (via Horrya).

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 8
  • (1–3 children1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    14–24
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (40) [ collapse]