Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS665

Incident date

February 24, 2016

Location

صيدا, Saida, Daraa, Syria

Geolocation

32.6290749, 36.2233829 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians died in an airstrike on Saida according to local sources. All but one allege that this was a Russian airstrike.

Among the sources blaming Russia were Baladi, Step, LCCSY and Dery News.

However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at three and said that regime warplanes were responsible.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Shokri Sulimsn al-Sharideh
Adult male killed
Mohannad Mohammad Abbas al-Mafelani
Adult male killed
Seif Al-deen Shahadeh Abu Nukta ( Abu Qays)
Age unknown was named by Khirbit Ghazala and Aba_z27 killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Saida (صيدا), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.6290749, 36.2233829. 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
    2 – 3
  • (2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Shokri Sulimsn al-Sharideh, killed in a contested Syrian Regime and Russian raid. (via, VDC)
  • The exact moments the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids hit. (via Yaqin Media)
  • The exact moments the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids hit. (via SMO)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 17th – February 29th.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (32) [ collapse]