Incident Code

RS4100

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.6477913, 36.6591881
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3874)

Two to three civilians, one of which was a child, were killed and five or six other civilians, including two women and a child, were injured in airstrikes on the city of Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib on September 13, 2019.

A tweet by @anasanas84 named the child killed as Islam Muhammad Al-Sader.

Justice organization named Mohammed Jalal bin Yasser Amhan (male) as being killed as well. They also named the child Nasser Sadir, Yahya Turkmani, Alaa Al Kamel, Aisha Sadir (woman), and Dima Al Sadir (woman) as being injured.

Syrian Human Rights Committee also added Abdul Rahman Al-Qanas (male) to the list of those killed.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the martyrdom of a child and the injury of 6 others as a result of rocket shelling carried out by regime forces stationed in Khan Sheikhoun targeting Maaret al-Nu’man city in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

A tweet from reported “A child was killed and 6 people were wounded, including two women and a child, as a result of artillery and missile strikes targeting the neighborhoods of Maarat al-Numan by Assad’s forces stationed in the southern countryside of Idlib.” In a video posted along with the tweet, an injured man is shown crawling into an ambulance.

A video posted by @IdlibPlus shows White Helmets carrying the body of an adult to an ambulance. Graphic images posted by @abds02747 show two men that were violently killed in Maaret al-Nu’man.

Artillery bombardment was identified by multiple sources as being used on Maaret al-Nu’man while a tweet from @EyadHoms20 and others reported on missile strikes and high explosive missiles. In a video posted by @anasanas84 you can hear the explosion of the strikes.

Sources were conflicted as to whether the regime or Russia were responsible for the airstrikes and artillery. The Justice Organization and @SyrianCoalition blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian forces.

Victims

Invidivuals

Child female killed
Child male injured
Age unknown male injured
Age unknown female injured
Age unknown female injured
Abdul Rahman Al-Qanas
Age unknown male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
2–3
1 Child, 1–2 Men
Civilians reported injured
5–6
1 Child, 2 Women, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Ma’aret Al Nu’man (معرة النعمان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6477913, 36.6591881. 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 (13)