Incident Code

RS829

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.958429, 36.711587
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R736)

Seven non-combatants from the same family died in an airstrike on Banis, according to local sources  – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible.

LCCSY said that a family of seven died in a strike by Russian warplanes using cluster bombs.

Iraq gate also put the death toll at seven and also blamed Russia.

According to Alitihad Press, “Russian warplanes targeted the homes of civilians in the with several cluster rockets, killing nine people, including seven members of one family, and injuring dozens more. There was also widespread damage to civilian buildings.”

However, SRG attributed the incident to “regime warplanes”.

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
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Binnish (بنش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.958429, 36.711587. 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 not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (4)