Incident Code

RS4013

Location

بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3793)

Two civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes in Bdama, Idlib governorate, on August 12th, 2019, according to local sources.

Jisr Media Center and Orient News stated that “a man and a woman were injured by artillery shelling in the town of Bdama.”

Shaam News Network also documented “wounded civilians” on a number of cities and towns in Idlib, including Bdama, after “Russian and regime warplanes and helicopters launched airstrikes accompanied by very heavy artillery and rocket shelling.”

@abo_laiith reported that “terrorist” targets were hit: “The Syrian Arab Army targets, with artillery and rocket launchers, the locations and movements of terrorists in Bdama, the Bdama train station and Jisr Al Shughour.”

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

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 injured
2
1 Woman, 1 Man

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed