Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS509

Incident date

January 29, 2016

Location

البورمضان, Albu Ramadan, Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.743377, 39.61833 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four civilians were killed and another five injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Albu Ramadan in eastern Raqqah, according to local sources.

The Shaam News Network said: “coinciding with the violent attack by the Russian Aviation on Deir ez-Zor the towns of Raqqa were not spared.”

They reported on a “new massacre” on Albu Ramadan which targeted a mosque with several vacuum missiles, adding that they “then opened heavy fire on civilian homes leading to the fall of more than four martyrs and a number of injured.”

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently also blamed Russia for the death of four people.Three victims were named by the group including one unknown male.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Age unknown male named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently killed
Adult male named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently killed
Age unknown named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently killed
Age unknown named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently injured
Age unknown female named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently injured
Age unknown named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently injured
Age unknown male named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently injured
Age unknown named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently injured

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

In its military report published on 1st February 2016, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory…Near Rijm al-Ammala (Raqqah province), a Su-34 bomber attacked a mini-oil refinery of terrorists. Objective monitoring data confirmed elimination of the object by a direct hit.“

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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 (4) [ collapse]