Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

SDF00024

Incident date

September 4, 2023

Location

مدينة قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

On 4 September 2023, at least two civilians were injured by a missile attack in the city of Qabasin. Sources attribute the incident to the Syrian regime forces and/or the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The shelling bombardment in this area resulted in many displacements of families in the city of Qabasin.

The Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) reported that this missile bombardment came from areas under control of the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, and resulted in the injury of a child and a man. Additionally, the SCD referred to the injuries sustained by the child as “serious” and they mobilized a team to treat the injured and evacuated a family from the city to the home of relatives in Al-Bab city.

A post from Qabasin on Facebook reported that in addition to the serious injury of the child, two women and two men sustained light injuries in the attack.

A series of tweets also reported the civilian casualties by the missile strike such as from @anasanas84 that includes photographic records of the incident while also referring to the SDF as responsible for the attacks.

Images posted by Omar Al-Nakdali reportedly show the munitions used in the attack, referred to as coming from a “rocket launcher”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (12) [ collapse]

Media
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    Witness the crimes of Qandil gangs and its Syrian wing #SDF against our innocent civilians in #Qabasin. Barbaric missile bombardment by gangs of terrorism, devastation and destruction #SDF targeting civilian homes in the city of #Qabasi
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    Injuries as a result of the missile strike that targeted the town of #Qabasin

YPG Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    YPG
  • YPG position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (12) [ collapse]