Incident Code
RS4016Previous code
R3796Incident date
August 13, 2019Location
الصالحية, Al Salehiya, Idlib , SyriaAirwars assessment
Up to three children were reported killed and their father injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime night airstrikes on Al Salehiya, Idlib, on August 13th. A woman was also reported killed in the attack, and it is unclear whether she is related to the victims’ family.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Step Agency reported that “two children and a woman were killed in Al Salehiya village south of Idlib after raids by Russian warplanes.”
Meanwhile, Syria Civil Defense and Shabab4lattamena documented “the martyrdom of three children and the injury of their father, Abdul Razzaq Khalid Nasser in the northern countryside of Hama, due to the aerial bombardment of Salehiya village in the southern countryside of Idlib.”
The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported that those killed were three brothers, writing that “three children brothers, IDPs from Latmin village in the northern suburbs of Hama governorate, were killed as warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on al Salehiya village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 13th.”
Other sources stated that “a number were wounded” in the airstrike.
Sources predominantly attributed the attack to Russian forces, however, a number named both the Syrian regime and Russia in reports of the incident.
The incident occured during the night.
Summary
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed3 – 4
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Civilians reported injured1–3
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersSyrian Regime, Russian Military
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Suspected targetUnknown
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Syrian Regime Assessment:
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Suspected belligerentSyrian Regime
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Syrian Regime position on incidentNot yet assessed
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Suspected belligerentRussian Military
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Russian Military position on incidentNot yet assessed
Summary
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Strike statusContested strike
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Strike typeAirstrike
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Civilian harm reportedYes
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Civilians reported killed3 – 4
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Civilians reported injured1–3
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Airwars civilian harm gradingContestedCompeting claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
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Suspected attackersSyrian Regime, Russian Military
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Suspected targetUnknown
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