Incident Code

RS4004

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3784 )

One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on August 11th.

Shaam News reported that “Russian and Regime warplanes and helicopters launched airstrikes on the first day of Eid al-Adha, leaving a martyr in Khan Sheikhoun.”

The Syrian Human Rights Committee also said that  “three people, including a child, were killed as a result of the Russian and Syrian warplanes bombing the city of Khan Sheikhoun and the towns of Hazarin and Hass.”. It is unclear whether the victim in Khan Sheikhoun was a child or an adult.

No other information is known at this time.

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
1

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