Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS945

Incident date

June 27, 2016

Location

المهندسين, Al Muhandissin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.0962042, 36.9626427 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al-Muhandissin, according to local media.

Halab Today said that  “a child was martyred and another injured following the targeting of Russian planes of al Muhandissin countryside in the western Aleppo countryside”.

Two independent sources attributed the strike to Russia while the rest did not identify the responsible party.

@syrianpc referred to the “martyrdom of people in the countryside of Al Muhandissin”, but did not specify how many.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Muhandissin (المهندسين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.0962042, 36.9626427. 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 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ 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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]