Incident Code

RS4092

Location

التح, Al Tah, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.539525, 36.725383
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3868 )

Three civilians – a woman and her two sons (one of whom was a child) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tah the first hours of dawn on August 29, 2019, local media reported.

According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warplanes targeted al-Tah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, leaving three martyrs, a mother and two of her sons, as they attempted to enter the town at night to remove part of their belongings that they left behind”.

Edlib Media Centre also said three civilians died but it said that they were two men and one woman.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Russian forces killed two brothers and their mother in al Tah village in Idlib. The child Adel Abdul Rahman Fahd al Barrouk and his brother Hamoud were killed along with their mother Amna al Sultan as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on al Tah village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 29.”

Smart reported  “three dead and two wounded from one family”.

A tweet from @MMCSYR reported “Three martyrs, including a woman, and the wounding of a man.”

A post by Hasan Al Agha on Facebook identified the casualties as “the martyrdom of two brothers and their mother and the injury of their third brother and their father.”

Most sources attributed the strikes to Russian forces while Geiroon and a Facebook post by Aks Al Sear reported that regime planes were responsible.

Victims

Family members (5)

Rahmo Fahd Al-Brook
male injured
Mzaal Rahmo Albrook
male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
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.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
3
1 Child, 1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
2 Men

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Tah (التح), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.539525, 36.725383. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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 (3)