Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS523

Incident date

February 2, 2016

Location

تمورة, Tamoura, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.26389, 36.88847 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was killed and five others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tamoura, according to Shaam News.

SNN reported that Russian warplanes targeted “Hayyan, Ratyan, Bayanoun, Tamoura and Maarastah Khan with 150 raids focused mostly on civilian homes causing the martyrdom of one civilian and injuring more than five others in Tamoura.

The Violations Documentation Center initially listed Mustafa Eleiwi as a victim of Russian shelling, but the entry for him was later removed. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies did list Eleiwi as killed by “indiscriminate shelling” by Russian planes. The website All4Syria also reported the death of Eleiwi, aged 35, and the injuries of “several other civilians” as a result of Russian airstrikes.

The Baladi Media Network reported “Martyrs and wounded” in both Tamoura and Hayyan as a result of shelling from Russian warplanes.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mustafa Eleiwi
Age unknown male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tamoura (تمورة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.26389, 36.88847. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    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

Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 1st – February 3rd.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]