Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4073

Incident date

August 25, 2019

Location

الهلبة, Al Halba, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.567506, 36.782958 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local media reported one civilian killed and an unspecified number wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Halba on August 25, 2019.

Horrya News reported that one civilian was killed in “Russian-Assadi aggression.” Orient News also identified one man killed in Al Halba.

Syrian Network for Human Rights also named Jamal Abdul Majid al Fatrawi as being killed in the airstrikes.

Sources were conflicted about who was to blame for the strikes. Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the regime as responsible while Shaam News named Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Jamal Abdul Majid al Fatrawi
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.

Sources (7) [ collapse]