Incident Code

RS737

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.840505, 36.72922
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R649a)

One civilian died in Talbisah while trying to defuse a Russian cluster bomb, according to multiple sources. Other reports said that both Russian strikes and regime artillery shelling killed a number of other civilians, though didn’t specify numbers.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Houssien Abdul Kareem Al Deheik, a 38-year-old trainer in the cluster munitions and landmines dismantling team in Homs, died “on 18 March 2016 due to a cluster munitions explosion that occurred due to alleged Russian shelling with cluster munitions on Talbisa city in Homs“. He was married with four children.

Other sources reported that there were also regime actions in Talbisha on this day. According to Baladi, one civilian died and three children were wounded by “regime artillery”. However, it also reported the death of Houssein Abdul Kareen Al Deheik as he was trying to defuse a Russian cluster bomb.

According to Chamtime, “Russian warplane shelling and regime artillery shelling in Talbiseh, Homs left a number of dead and wounded – the majority are children.

 

Victims

Invidivuals

Houssien Abdul Kareem Al Deheik
38 years old male

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
3

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Talbisah (تلبيسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.840505, 36.72922. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria for March 1st to March 30th.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)