Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

TS624

Incident date

August 23, 2023

Location

طريق علي فرو, Ali Faro Road, Al-Hasakah, Syria

Geolocation

37.040713, 41.116864 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On the afternoon of August 23, 2023, a man was killed and at least one person, a female journalist, was injured in an alleged Turkish drone strike on the Qamishli-Amuda road in Northeast Syria.

The man, Najm al-Din Faisal, worked for woman-run channel JIN TV, and was driving fellow channel employees. Dalila Akid, a journalist, was wounded. After undergoing treatment, Hawar News confirmed that Akid has been released from being operated on and is now under intensive care.

ANF News claimed multiple people were in the car and Kurdistan TV has specified that several journalists were injured, but no further information has been released.

Hawar News wrote about Najm al-Din Faisal, the driver killed in the drone strikes: Najm was 46 years old, born on March 30, 1977 and came from the village of Al-Jawhariya in Amuda district. He had five brothers and three sisters, and he is the 3rd brother among them. Najm left school after his “primary” education to help his family by working in agriculture, and he was married at the age of 29 and had three daughters and one son named Vian, Beretan, Amara, Maashouq. During the Rojava revolution, Najm joined the theater within the Culture and Art Authority in Amuda district as a volunteer without pay and began working for Jin TV as a driver at the beginning of 2021, according to his sister Perwin Faisal.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights identified the location of the strikes as near Mazar Shaikh Jabr Village on Ali Faro Road. An eyewitness told Radio Arta that he saw residents of Tal Shair Sheikhan removing the victims from the car after it was struck.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Free Medium Union alleged that the car was struck in an attempt to silence independent journalists. The Media Department for AANES consequently released a statement condemning “the Turkish occupation and its Syrian mercenaries” for the attack. Kurdistan TV reported that JIN TV—“Woman” TV in Kurdish—has ties to the Kurdistan Workers Party, and suggests this may be why the vehicle was attacked.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Najm al-Din Faisal نجم الدين فيصل
Age unknown male killed
Dalila Akid دليلة عكيد
Age unknown female injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Vehicle struck by alleged Turkish drone strikes on August 23, 2023. (Image posted by ANF)
  • Vehicle struck by alleged Turkish drone strikes on August 23, 2023. (Image posted by ANF)
  • Vehicle struck by alleged Turkish drone strikes on August 23, 2023. (Image posted by Kurdistan TV)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a vehicle struck on the Ali Faro Road (طريق علي فرو), which runs between the towns of Qamishli (ٱلْقَامِشْلِي) and Amouda (عَامُودَا), in the vicinity of the village of Tal Shair (تل شعير). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 37.040713, 41.116864.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS600

Incident date

June 12, 2023

Location

A road linking the villages of Herbel with Um Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.417702, 37.198600 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One Russian soldier was killed and between three and four other Russian soldiers were injured in an attack on an armoured military personnel carrier allegedly carried out by Turkish forces. The vehicle was moving along a road that connects Herbel and Um Hawsh.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the injured Russians were transported to Afrin hospital and then transferred to another medical facility, though the nature of their injuries are currently unknown; while the Kurdish North Press Agency (NPA) report that 3 were injured in the attack, others such as the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 4 injured. Images of the vehicle’s remains published by Basenews and NPA display the armoured vehicle with ‘MP’ written on the front laid on its side with extensive damage particularly to the front of the vehicle.

Sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Turkish drones.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Suspected target
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    3–4

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Damaged Russian military vehicle caused by alleged Turkish strikes in Aleppo governorate on June 12, 2023. (Image posted by Basnews)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the road linking Herbel (حربل) and Um Hawsh (أم حوش). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 36.417702, 37.198600.

Turkish Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Suspected attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Suspected target
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1
  • Belligerents reported injured
    3–4

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS588

Incident date

February 22, 2023

Location

بويرة, Bouira, Al Hasaka, Syria

Geolocation

37.019566, 41.407089 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was reportedly killed on February 22nd 2023 as a result of reported Turkish drone action, hitting a car on the road between Qamishli and Al-Qahtaniya, north east of Al Hasakah, Syria.

كوردستان پوست Kurdistan reported on Facebook that the civilian killed was Khalil Munji. Local sources also reported that a commander of the Internal Security Forces was injured in the same attack.

Other sources, including Al Araby reported that two people were killed, and one of them was involved in the “Taksim bombing” in Istanbul last November. Sources from the Syrian Democratic Forces told Al Araby that Khalil Munji was mentioned in the leaks published about the investigation and that he is a civilian person who trades agricultural products. It is not clear that he is linked to the “SDF” or “Workers’ Party” militias, but they confirmed he worked with a group of smugglers. After the strike, “ambulances also transported the injured from the targeted area to the hospital” but it is unclear how many people were injured.

Al Araby also reported that the car attacked was a jeep that belonged to the Syrian Democratic Forces while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred to the vehicle as a “civilian car.”

Sputnik News Agency, a Russian state-run news agency quoted by SABA reported that “at least two militants from the “Qasd” forces loyal to the US army were killed by targeting a Turkish drone.” Al-Khabour Network quoted a private source who stated that two leaders of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), one of whom was leader in the Internal Security Forces, were killed and provided their names as Hussein Al-Khalil and Haval Akram, also accusing them of being involved in the Taksim bombing.

BasNews added that one of the suspects, Ammar Gerkes, confessed to the Turkish government that a person named “Khalil Munji,” residing in the Syrian city of Qamishlo, asked Gerkes to transfer Ahlam al-Bashir, who was responsible for the bombing. However, Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory said “the civilian who was killed in the strike was known to smuggle people to Turkey. The man had, however, denied accusations by Turkish authorities that he smuggled into Turkey Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian woman who is accused of carrying out the attack.”

According to ANF, the strikes occurred on a road between Qamishlo – Tirbe Spih and was near the village of Bouira, east of the city of Qamishlo.

The majority of sources that reported on the incident attributed the strikes to Turkish forces. The official Anadolu Agency, Turkish state-run news, quoted security sources as saying that the Turkish intelligence managed, through an operation in northern Syria, to neutralize the mastermind behind the planning and implementation of the terrorist bombing on Istiklal Street – admitting that they carried out the strike.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

The victims were named as:

Khalil Munji خليل منجي
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Known target
    YPG/SDF
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1–2
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–1

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]

  • Vehicle hit by alleged Turkish drone strikes east of the city of Qamishl on February 22, 2023. (Image posted by ANF)
  • Hussein Al-Khalil and Haval Akram, killed by Turkish drone strikes on February 22, 2023. (Image posted by Al Khabour News)
  • Vehicle hit by Turkish drone strikes east of the city of Qamishl on February 22, 2023. (Image posted by Arta Radio)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the road between Qamishli (ٱلْقَامِشْلِي) and Al-Qahtaniya (ٱلْقَحْطَانِيَّة) in the vicinity of the village of Bouira (بويرة). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following exact coordinates: 37.019566, 41.407089.

Turkish Military Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    Turkish Military
  • Turkish Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    0–1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Known attacker
    Turkish Military
  • Known target
    YPG/SDF
  • Belligerents reported killed
    1–2
  • Belligerents reported injured
    0–1

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4484 IRS014

Incident date

November 6, 2022

Location

مخيم مرام, Maram Refugee Camp, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.972045, 36.593918 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Additional Geolocations

35.971333, 36.594790 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and 11 civilians, including up to four children, an elderly woman and a pregnant woman, were killed and up to 77 others, including a woman and five children, were injured by alleged Russian, Syrian regime, or Iranian militia missile attacks with cluster bombs against Maram refugee camp and other refugee camps closeby on November 6, 2022.

A tweet from @MaramFoundation reported that missile bombardments, including cluster bombs, led to the death of six civilians and the injury of 40 more in Maram refugee camp, which houses 900 families. The @MaramFoundation also tweeted that more than 100 tents were partially destroyed and more than 3000 people were displaced from the camp.

@SyriaCivilDefe put the number of deaths at nine, including three children and a woman, and the number of injuries at 75 and added that the attack carried out by the regime and Russia included internationally prohibited cluster bombs, followed by Russian airstrikes that hit farms and forests in the area.

Nine days after the attack, on November 15th, Shaam News reported that a woman who was injured from the bombing died of her wounds, joining her unborn fetus and her child who were also killed. The woman that died was from the town of Khal al-Sabil and with her death, the death toll rose above 10 civilians killed.

The Civil Defense also reported that the child “Azzam” of one of their volunteers named “Hassan Bakir” was killed in the bombing. Saoud Sayah posted on Facebook the full name of the child as Azzam Hussein Jamil Bakir, adding that another child named Amina Anas Muhammad Ali Al-Saraqi also died and that both were from Khan al-Subul.

A tweet from @Hamoudi_Free_Sy identified Amer Al-Ali from the town of Heish as one of the people killed, adding that he had ben deported by the Turkish government two months ago. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that Amer had been forced to sign papers proving his “voluntary return”, which is something that Turkish immigration services have forced Syrian refugees holding “temporary protection” to sign before they return to Syria.

Amir Bakri posted on Facebook the names of injured civilians: Khaled Al-ShamaliKhaled Al-Shamali’s wifeKhaledia Al-Shamali 6 years old, Muhammad Al-Shamali 9 years old, (And the martyr Shahd Khaled Al-Shamali). The post added that a baby girl was also in critical condition without providing other details.

A Facebook post from Rdwan Al Shhawan gave the names of 16 civilians that were injured and killed: Shahd Al Shamali – 13 years old – dead, Mohammed Al Hussein – 45 years old – injured, Roukaya Al Ibrahim – 13 years old – injured, Khaledia Al Shamali – 10 years old – injured, Ibrahim Al Kurdia – 25 years old – injured, Abo Noh (Salet Al Zohour) – 24 years old – injured, Samer Al Shughri – 25 years old – injured, Azzam Bakir – 8 months old – dead, Ali Al Ahmad – 55 years old – injured, Zahraa Bakir – 30 years old – injured, Asmaa Bakir – 40 years old – injured, Haja Al Thaher – 60 years old – injured, Ahmed Inad Al Ibrahim – injured, Unknown – 50 years old – dead, Farah Al Shamali – 4 years old – injured, Kawthar Bakir – 5 years old – injured.

@It5rMYaOg5UnyFi tweeted that one of the people killed was a father of 10 children.

@alkhabour21 reported that seven civilians, including children, were killed and 70 others were injured by shelling carried out by the regime and Russian forces. Euphrates Post reported similar casualty numbers, specifying that among the seven civilians killed were two children and a woman while Middle East Eye reported that at least 10 civilians were killed and more than 77 were wounded, and among the wound were 12 very serious cases.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights specified where the casualties occurred, reporting that “in Maram IDP Camp the bombardment killed five civilians, including four children, while one civilian was killed in the bombing on Wadi Khaled Kamp, and one elderly lady, aged 60, was killed in Mahtat Meyah Kafr Ruhin Camp”. The totals seven civilians, including four children and an elderly woman, were killed.

A tweet from @SAMS_Arabic provided details that Idlib Central Hospital received 16 injuries from the bombing, among them two children and a man died of their injuries and three of the injured were in the intensive care unit. Step Agency reported that the hospitals in the city of Idlib issued distress calls for people to donate blood due to the shortage and the large number of wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defense specified that the bombing was carried out on camps for forcibly displaced persons near the villages of Kafr Jales and Morin and the Wadi Hajj Khaled area, and that surface-to-surface missiles (220mm 9M27-K Uragan) loaded with internationally prohibited cluster bombs. (9N210 and 9N235) were part of the attack. The Civil Defense also accused the Russians of planning the attack in advance due to a statement from the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria Oleg Egorov who accused the White Helmets of preparing an attack at the camp that was bombed.

The correspondent for SY-24 focused on “the camps of the displaced in the area, including “Maram” camp and “Wadi Khaled” camp near the town of “Kafr Jales” and that about 30 missiles had hit the area since the early morning. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights listed Maram, Watan, Wadi Haj Khaled, Kafr Rouhain water station camp, Maureen village camp and Ba’iba’ah camp as all being affected by the attach, which they identified as involving sockets loaded with hundreds of cluster bombs.

Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, with @edlebhealth blaming the Syrian regime while Middle East Eye reported that the incident was a joint attack between Russian and regime forces. Anadolu Agency attributed the incident to the Syrian regime forces and their allied Iranian militias. Al Araby’s corresponded specified that the missiles likely originated from the Neirab military airport, near the city of Aleppo.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (6)

Khaled Al-Shamali خالد الشمالي
male injured
Khaled Al-Shamali's wife زوجة خالد الشمالي
female injured
Khaledia Al-Shamali خالدية الشمالي
6 years old injured
Muhammad Al-Shamali محمد الشمالي
9 years old injured
Shahd Khaled Al-Shamali شهد خالد الشمالي
13 years old killed
Farah Al Shamali
4 years old injured

Family members (2)

Roukaya Al Ibrahim
13 years old injured
Ahmed Inad Al Ibrahim
injured

Family members (4)

Azzam Hussein Jamil Bakir عزام حسين جميل باكير
Child 8 months killed
Zahraa Bakir
30 years old injured
Asmaa Bakir
40 years old injured
Kawthar Bakir
5 years old injured

The victims were named as:

Amer Al-Ali عامر العلي
Adult male killed
Amina Anas Muhammad Ali Al-Saraqi أمينة أنس محمد علي السراقبي
Child killed
Mohammed Al Hussein
45 years old injured
Ibrahim Al Kurdia
25 years old injured
Abo Noh (Salet Al Zohour)
24 years old injured
Samer Al Shughri
25 years old injured
Ali Al Ahmad
55 years old injured
Haja Al Thaher
60 years old injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 11
  • (2–4 children1–2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    40–77
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (69) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (89) [ collapse]

  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @MaramFoundation)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Euphrates Post via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Euphrates Post via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Euphrates Post via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Euphrates Post via Facebook)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Blood from the victims caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    The first moments of our teams’ response to the terrorist attack by the regime forces and Russia with missiles loaded with internationally prohibited cluster bombs targeting camps in the vicinity of Kafr Jales, west of #Idlib today, November 6, which led to the killing of 6 civilians and wounding of 75 others.
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Moments from the farewell of the Syrian Civil Defense volunteer "Hassan Bakir" to his child "Azzam", one of the victims of the terrorist attack by the regime forces and Russia on Maram camp, west of Idlib, this Sunday morning, November 6th
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A scene repeated, terrorist attacks by the regime forces and Russia are chasing the Syrians in their last resort.
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by a bombardment of Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • "He prayed the dawn and prepared a cup of mate, but he did not drink it, and here is the deserted Syria, not Ukraine.." Martyrs and wounded by missile shelling of Mil.Yesha, the Iranian and Russian occupation, targeted a camp for the displaced north of Idlib
  • The first moments of the missile shelling on Maram camp in Kafr Jalis, north of Idlib
  • Victims and extensive damage as a result of the missile shelling that targeted Maram camp, west of Idlib
  • Images of the missile impact at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @Sharqya_reporte)
  • Images of the missile impact at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @Sharqya_reporte)
  • “Hey, I came from Maram, I found him, and I lost him.” A young man carries the remnants of one of the missiles fired by the #Assad and #Russian militias on #Maram_camp in the countryside of #Idlib
  • #idlib The death toll has risen to 6, including a woman and two children, and more than 35 injuries, most of them children and women, were hit by a missile attack on Maram camp for the displaced. God is greater than you, Bashar al-Assad
  • Damage caused by missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Victims of the missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Victims of the missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Damage caused by missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Victims of the missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Damage caused by missile strikes at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @SAMS_Arabic)
  • Images of the missile at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alaaakill)
  • Images of the missile impact at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alaaakill)
  • 6 people, including two children and a woman, were killed in shelling by the regime forces on a camp for the displaced in Idlib
  • The child "Azzam Hussein Bakir" killed by missile strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alaaakill)
  • More than 35 injuries and 6 martyrs, including a woman and two girls, as a result of the targeting by the Russian occupier and the Assad gangs of a camp for the displaced, west of Idlib, with cluster missile launchers.
  • Images of the missile at Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @darwiesh78)
  • A picture of the remains of one of the Russian missiles that hit Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @It5rMYaOg5UnyFi)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @edlebhealth)
  • Damage caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @edlebhealth)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of two children killed in strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @edlebhealth)
  • Remains of one of the missiles that hit Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @edlebhealth)
  • Strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @khaleedalkhteb)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Graphic image of a child killed in strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @Omar_Madaniah)
  • The child "Azzam Hussein Bakir" killed by missile strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @abdalwhab761)
  • Smoke and fire caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @k7ybnd99)
  • Smoke and fire caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @k7ybnd99)
  • Damage to a home and their possessions caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @alatareb)
  • A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @hafeztaraman)
  • A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @hafeztaraman)
  • Graphic image of a child killed in strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ALKhulbni)
  • Amina Anas Muhammad Ali Al-Saraqi, a child killed in strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Al Shami via Facebook)
  • Smoke and fire caused by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by Al Taman’a history via Facebook)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • One of the people injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A man injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • One of the people injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • A man injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • One of the people injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    A child injured by strikes on Maram Refugee Camp on November 6, 2022. (Image posted by @ShaamNetwork)
  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

  • Civil Defense volunteers inspect the site of the bombing for missile remnants. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers inspect the site of the bombing for missile remnants. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers inspect the site of the bombing for missile remnants. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense volunteers inspect the site of the bombing for missile remnants. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the Maram Refugee Camp (مخيم مرام) in the vicinity of the city of Idlib (إِدْلِب). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed down two locations to the following sets of exact coordinates. Firstly: 35.972045, 36.593918. Secondly: 35.971333, 36.594790.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Iranian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Iranian Military
  • Iranian Military 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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    IDP or refugee camp
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 11
  • (2–4 children1–2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    40–77
  • 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 attackers
    Russian Military, Iranian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (69) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS1144

Incident date

August 13, 2016

Location

الصناعة, Hai al Sinaa, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.929597, 36.643589 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between six and nine civilians died and up to 20 more were injured in an airstrike on Hai al-Sinaa, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame.

Radio Al Kul was one of several sources attributing the event to Russia. It put the death toll at six with 20 more wounded.

However, other sources blamed both Russia and the regime. Arabi21, for example, said that nine civilians including children died in Russian and regime strikes on “a popular market, the municipal stadium and vegetable market and the industry and consumer compound”.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 9
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ 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 August 12th – 13th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 9
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (11) [ collapse]