Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4147

Incident date

November 8, 2019

Location

الدار الكبيرة, Dar al Kabira, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.606682, 36.516139 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reported killed and up to four other injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Dar Al Kabira in Idlib, Syria on October 8th,, according to local sources.

Smart said “two military personnel” were killed, however, Edlib Media Centre and @jisrtv reported the death of two civilians.

According to Aleppo Media Centre, there were “martyrs and wounded” after an airstrike “targeted” Dar Al Kabira.

@khalid_sh_yusuf reported that high-explosive missiles were used in the strikes.

All of the sources that identified who was responsible for the strike attributed it to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (1)

Name unknown

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Dar al Kabira (الدار الكبيرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.606682, 36.516139. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (11) [ collapse]