Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS883

Incident date

June 10, 2016

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.287032, 37.08332 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians including one woman and one child died in an airstrike on Hraytan, according to local sources – though it’s unclear form reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible.

LCCSY, pointed towards Russia, saying that  one civilian died as a result of “shelling by vacuum missiles and cluster bombs“.

A later report by LCCSY said that a woman died.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights also attributed the incident to Moscow, putting the death toll at at least two.

But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime. It  made no mention of civilian deaths but said that four Ahrar Asham militants were killed in shelling.

According to Anadan Media, warplanes dropped cluster bombs on Baghdad Street, though the source didn’t identify the culprit.

Both Step and Alburaq Media reported that four people died (with Alburaq Media blaming both Russia and the regime), however, neither source said whether the victims were non-combatants.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Mohammed Mustafa Anadani
male killed
 Mohammed Sha’ban Masri.
42 years old male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Hraytan (حريتان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.287032, 37.08332. 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 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (1 child1 woman2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]