Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4441

Incident date

February 12, 2020

Location

الاتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the town of Al Atarib, Aleppo governorate, on February 12th, 2020, according to local sources.

The Syrian Civil Defence reported that the artillery strikes led to two injured people, who were then treated by SCD teams in a hospital.

Local sources, as well as Al Araby Al-Jadeed News, initially reported that Al Atareb was targeted but no information concerning casualties was available. Syrian Civil Defense announced that two civilians were wounded, but no names were made available.

Local and larger news agencies noted that residential areas within Al Atareb were struck resulting in two civilians ultimately being wounded.

Shaam News reported that a combination of Russian and Syrian regime planes conducted the air raid while @anwarsleman2 attributed “several airstrikes” on Atarib to Russian planes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Al Atarib on February 12th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo).
  • Two civlians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Al Atarib on February 12th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Al Atarib on February 12th, 2020 (via SCD Aleppo).

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
    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.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]