Incident Code

RS4024

Location

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3801)

One to two civilians were reported killed and others injured in airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, Idlib, on August 14th.

Shaam News reported that “two civilians were martyred” in the attack while Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, and other sources, documented “one civilian who was killed in aerial bombardment by the Russian warplanes on the outskirts of Kafar Nabil.”

Smart News stated that “a civilian was killed, and another injured, as a result of the bombing of Russian warplanes by missiles on the outskirts of the city of Kafar Nabil, south of Idlib in northern Syria, where the Civil Defense elements recovered the dead body.”

Sources predominantly attributed the attack to Russian forces, while one source named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2

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

Media From Sources (5)