Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4066

Incident date

August 22, 2019

Location

كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Four civilians from the same family were reported wounded in airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, Idlib, on August 22nd.

Syria.liveuamap stated that “several civilians were injured as a result of air strikes targeting the city of Kafar Nabil, south of Idlib.”

Edlib Media Center also documented “civilians wounded due to the regime’s warplanes’ rocket launchers targeting Kafar Nabil city south of Idlib.”

Meanwhile, Smart News Agency reported two wounded in the incident.

Sources variously attributed the attack to Russian forces and the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Hamdan Badr Al-Raslan حمدان بدر الرسلان
male injured
Imad Hamdan Al-Badr Al-Raslan عماد حمدان البدر الرسلان
male injured
Rajaa Al-Othman رجاء العثمان
female Wife of Anwar Ahmad Al-Raslan injured
Mahmoud Anwar Al-Raslan محمود أنور الرسلان
male

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (17) [ collapse]