(Previous Incident Code: R4271)

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling in the town of Kansafra in the southern countryside of Idlib on July 14th 2020, according to local sources.

All sources reporting on civilian harm from the incident in Kansafra consistently mention that two civilians, a man and a woman riding a motorcycle, were injured in the attack. There is currently no additional information available on their identity.

@UgaritPost and @Step noted that the military escalation in the Southern countryside of Idlib, including the airstrike, drone strike and/or artillery shelling on the town of Kansafra, resulted in a wave of displacement in the area, especially since many people recently returned to their homes after the Turkish-Russian armistice in mid-March.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strike, with @UgaritPost, @Alfuratagency and @ShahbaPress attributing the strikes to Syrian Armed Forces, while @Enabbaladi, @Haqnews01 and @SCD Idlib refer to Russian forces as having carried out the strikes.

@enabbaladi reported that the attacks on Kansafra and other areas in Idlib possibly came in response to a car bomb explosion on international road “M4” during a joint Russian-Turkish patrol that allegedly wounded three Russian and one Turkish soldier.