Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS4483

Incident date

February 26, 2020

Location

أرنبة, Arinba, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On February 26th, up to four civilians were killed by Russian airstrikes in the village of Arinba in the western countryside outside of Idlib. The four victims were members of the same family and included a husband, wife, and two children.

Local witnesses and sources, including a tweet from @mohmad_rasheed noted that the family was killed by Russian aggression in the village of Arinba. A collection of news agencies reported the story as well, including Al Jazerra, the Zaiton Agency, Al Bawaba News, Jesr Press, and the Baladi network. @ibraheem890 tweeted that the family was targeted by Russian warplanes and the family was removing “their belongings from their home”. Al Hadath reported that in addition to the four deaths, others were wounded, but no names were released of the dead or injured. Shaam News reported that the family was in a car specifically hit by Russian warplanes.

The village of Arinba was among many towns and cities giving refuge to internally displaced persons (IDPs), and the family killed in this Russian airstrike were attempting to leave Arinba when the strike occurred.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights and all other sources that reported on the incident described the planes involved as Russian fixed-wing warplanes.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

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Media
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  • Martyrs in the town of Arnabah in Jabal Al-Zawiya as a result of the air strikes of the Russian occupation.
  • "The opposition air traffic tracking observatory reported that Russian warplanes carried out raids on Wednesday morning on the village of Arnabah in Idlib countryside, northern Syria, which led to the killing of four civilians." Image posted by Radyodeal via Facebook

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
    3 – 4
  • (2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (32) [ collapse]