Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS732

Incident date

March 13, 2016

Location

كفرنبل‎, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.6152326, 36.560955 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One adult male civilian may have died in an airstrike on Kafr Nabil, according to two local sources.

The VDC listed Jameel al Ekel as a victim of a Russian strike but says the victim is from Kafr Nabil, and doesn’t state where he was killed. Fresh News reports the same victim killed  “in warplane shelling“, but does not say who was responsible.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Jameel al Ekel
Adult male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Nabil (كفرنبل‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6152326, 36.560955. 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)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (2) [ 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 for March 1st to March 30th.

Summary

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

Sources (2) [ collapse]