Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4481

Incident date

February 25, 2020

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Four civilians were killed and one wounded in the town of Kansfara following an airstrike by warplanes from the Assad regime on Tuesday, February 25th.

Shahba Press was the first to tweet about the assault upon Kansafra.  HalabTV later tweeted that four civilians were killed, and a tweet from @civil_hama, Syrian Civil Defense, noted that four men who were killed and one wounded. No names were released.

Shaam News reported that Russian and Assad regime warplanes struck homes and civilian areas within Kansfara, launching artillery and missile shelling.

Shahba Press, Shaam News, and Syrian Civil Defense all noted that Russian and Assad regime planes struck the town of Kansfara.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers recovering victims after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Kansafra, Idlib governorate, on February 25th, 2020 (via @ShahbaPress).
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble following strikes on Kansafra on February 25, 2020. (Image posted by @civil_hama)
  • Rescue workers sort through the rubble following strikes on Kansafra on February 25, 2020. (Image posted by @civil_hama)

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
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]