(Previous Incident Codes: R4264RS4506)

On June 9, 2020, alleged Russian air strikes on Baylon resulted in the deaths of two civilians, including a woman, with multiple sources stating that between four and eight civilians were injured, including several children between the ages of 4-14.

Abdullah Ahmad al-Dani was reportedly killed by a strike on his home on June 9, and a woman, which one source states was Amenah al-Dani, his wife, died several days later from injuries sustained during the strikes. Abdullah was from the nearby village of Kansafra, according to multiple sources, including one that stated that he and Amenah were previously displaced. The UN stated that at least three civilian homes were destroyed in the raid, including that of Abdullah and Amenah. The same source notes that five others were injured in the same home, including two girls and one boy, ages ranging 4-14.

Syrian Civil Defense reported that a civilian was killed and eight others, including five children and a woman were injured in Russian airstrikes that targeted Baylon with three raids when civilians were getting ready to flee. On June 12th, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Amenah Dani from Kansafra village died of her injuries on June 12th, 2020.

Multiple sources note that the strike on Baylon struck residential areas, and took place in conjunction with other strikes by Russian and regime forces in the area, which sources state is in violation of a March 2020 ceasefire agreement. Though all the sources blamed Russian forces, @SyriaCivilDefense said the civilian casualties are a result of Russian airstrikes and artillery and missile shelling of the regime forces on different areas in Idlib and Hama. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria in their report of September 15th, 2020 blamed the pro-regime forces for undertaking the attack without specifying which category of pro-regime forces.