Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R4522

Incident date

June 25, 2023

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shoughar, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.798519, 36.333627 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between 6 and 11 civilians were killed and 30 to 61 others, including at least 2 children, were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023.

@SyriaCivilDefe initially reported the casualty toll as five civilians killed and more than 20 injured but later tweeted that the death toll had risen to nine civilians killed and more than 30 injured, including serious cases and later in the day reached 61 wounded, including children. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that nine people were killed, but identified six civilians and three combatants among the total number. Aljazeera put the number of wounded at more than 34 while a tweet from @Omar_Madaniah reported that 11 civilians were killed in the marketplace airstrikes.

Jisr Al Shughour media office published the names of the victims on Facebook. Here are the names of the injured who arrived at Jisr Hospital: Omar Kurdi, Abdul Mohsen Kurdi, Othman Al-Faraj, Adel Alloush, Bashar Ali Al-Hassan, Hussein Al Jamil, Hassan Sam’ou , Faris Alloush, Asaad Al-Hussein, Alloush Alloush, Mamoun Ahmed Khalif, Ibrahim Al-Hajji, Ibrahim Qassem, Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Turkawi, Ahmed Abdul Razzaq Turkawi, Hussein Al-Sayed, Muhammad hijazzi, Ali Ibrahim Amouri, Mohammed al-Hussein, Rashid Fadel, Zakaria Turkestani, Khaled Alloush, Ahmed Abdullah Hussein, Hassan Ahmed Hassan, Hossam Hussein Muhaimid, Marwan Khaled Al-Alewi, Faraj Hassan Al-Hajji, Ayman Raslan, Adnan Muhammed Sharif, Fares Rahil. Here are two of those killed: Khaled Al-Hajji, Sumer Khalil.

Orient News and various other sources mentioned that most of the victims were farmers or vendors.

@SyriaCivilDefe added that some of the victims were taken to Al-Qunya Hospital, and images show adults and children being treated for their wounds.

Aljazeera quoted Reda Hayshid, a 21-year-old vegetable vendor who said that “During our work today at the vegetable market, we were startled by an air strike that targeted the market where we were present, turning [it] into a pool of blood and the remains of victims. The scenes of my friends whom I used to see daily in this market continue to haunt my imagination as some of them were taking their last breaths, while others have lost their limbs due to the air strike.”

Aljazeera also quoted Rami Jaafar, who was buying groceries at the market 10 minutes before the bombing and rushed back to check on his relatives who were working in the market: “On my way back home with my family, we heard the sound of an explosion coming from the direction of the vegetable market. I quickly secured my family in one of the houses in Jisr al-Shughour and rushed to the market to check on my cousins who were there. The place was filled with dust, the smell of blood and gunpowder permeating the air. There was no sound except for the moans of the wounded and the ambulances that transported my cousins to the hospital.”

Saad Fato, a 35-year-old labourer who survived the strike on the market, told AFP (quoted by The National) that he helped efforts to try to rescue the wounded. He was unloading tomatoes and cucumbers at the time of the attack, describing the aftermath as “It was indescribable, seeing the dead, the wounded.”

Local sources identified the location of the strikes as al-Hal market, also known as the tomato market, a fruit and vegetable market on the outskirts of the city of Jisr Al Shoughar. Sham News specified that the market is located near the sugar factory, east of the city of Jisr Al Shoughar. Local vendor Reda Hayshid told Aljazeera that the market is considered a central one for most farmers in the area and in its outskirts to sell their produce daily.

All of the sources attributed the airstrikes to Russian forces, and Aljazeera specified that a Russian Su-34 carried out the airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar and Yeni Safak quoted information from the Syrian opposition flight control observatory in Idlib which reported that three Russian planes took off from Hmeimim Airport in Latakia Governorate at 10:03 local time.

North Press Agency reported that in the aftermath, more than 50 families fled Jisr Al Shoughar due to fear from the repeated airstrikes.

The incident occured at 10:08:00 local time.

  • Omar Kurdi Age unknown injured
  • Abdul Mohsen Kurdi Age unknown injured
  • Othman Al-Faraj Age unknown injured
  • Adel Alloush Age unknown injured
  • Bashar Ali Al-Hassan Age unknown injured
  • Hussein Al Jamil Age unknown injured
  • Hassan Sam’ou Age unknown injured
  • Faris Alloush Age unknown injured
  • Asaad Al-Hussein Age unknown injured
  • Alloush Alloush Age unknown injured
  • Mamoun Ahmed Khalif Age unknown injured
  • Ibrahim Al-Hajji Age unknown injured
  • Ibrahim Qassem Age unknown injured
  • Abdul Razzaq Ahmed Turkawi Age unknown injured
  • Ahmed Abdul Razzaq Turkawi Age unknown injured
  • Hussein Al-Sayed Age unknown injured
  • Muhammad hijazzi Age unknown injured
  • Ali Ibrahim Amouri Age unknown injured
  • Mohammed al-Hussein Age unknown injured
  • Rashid Fadel Age unknown injured
  • Zakaria Turkestani Age unknown injured
  • Khaled Alloush Age unknown injured
  • Ahmed Abdullah Hussein Age unknown injured
  • Hassan Ahmed Hassan Age unknown injured
  • Hossam Hussein Muhaimid Age unknown injured
  • Marwan Khaled Al-Alewi Age unknown injured
  • Faraj Hassan Al-Hajji Age unknown injured
  • Ayman Raslan Age unknown injured
  • Adnan Muhammed Sharif Age unknown injured
  • Fares Rahil Age unknown injured
  • Khaled Al-Hajji Adult male killed
  • Khaled Al-Hajji Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Strike target
    Agriculture, Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 11
  • Civilians reported injured
    30–61
  • 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
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–3

Sources (59) [ collapse]

Media
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  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by The National)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by The National)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by The National)
  • A victim being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by Aljazeera)
  • A victim being treated at a hospital for injuries sustained by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by Aljazeera)
  • Victims being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Victims being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Victims being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Victims being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    The first moments of the response to Russian air strikes that targeted a vegetable and fruit market on the outskirts of the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of #إدلب , today, Sunday, June 25.
  • A painful massacre in the targeting of Al-Hal market by Russian warplanes on the outskirts of the city of Jisr Al-Shughur, west of #إدلب , today, Sunday, June 25.
  • Victims being helped by White Helmet volunteers following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    A child being treated for wounds at Al-Qunya Hospital following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    A man being treated for wounds at Al-Qunya Hospital following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    A man being treated for wounds at Al-Qunya Hospital following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • A child being treated for wounds at Al-Qunya Hospital following alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)

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    “Uncle, just see my family… my father is right.” The cries of an injured child after an air strike targeted the outskirts of the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, today, Sunday, June 25, killing 9 people and injuring more than 30 others (in an inconclusive statistic), including workers and farmers who were working in a vegetable market adjacent to the targeted location.
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @alkhabour21)

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    Russian warplanes target a popular market in Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, causing a massacre

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    Civilians were injured in the bombing of the Russian warplanes targeting Jisr Al-Shughur in the western countryside of Idlib.
  • 9 martyrs and dozens of wounded as a preliminary outcome as a result of a raid by the Russian warplanes on the vegetable market in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib
  • 9 martyrs and more than 35 wounded, in Russian raids targeting the popular vegetable market in Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib

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    A new massacre committed by Bashar al-Assad and Putin’s warplanes led to the death of 11 civilians during the targeting of the vegetable market in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib Governorate

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    The final outcome of the vegetable market massacre in Jisr Al-Shughour 6/25/2023 is 9 martyrs and 61 wounded.

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    Graphic image of one of the victims of alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @Ahmad_1alshble)

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    Dead and wounded as a result of the Russian air raids on the vegetable market in the city of #جسر_الشغور in the countryside of #إدلب
  • Dozens of martyrs and wounded in the vegetable market, or what is known as the tomato market, in the city of #جسر_الشغور west of #ادلب as a result of a raid by the Russian occupation aircraft
  • Exclusive photos of #العربية showing the bombing of #روسيا targeting the Jisr al-Shughour area in the countryside of #إدلب
  • A number of civilians were injured as a result of Russian warplanes bombing the tomato market in the Jisr al-Shughur area in rural Idlib.
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @baladinetwork)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @baladinetwork)
  • 9 martyrs, thirty as the initial outcome of the bombing by Russian warplanes of a vegetable market in the vicinity of the city of Jisr al-Shughur
  • A horrific massacre committed by the Russian occupation forces in the vegetable market in #جسر_الشغو

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    Very graphic image of a body part of one of the victims of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @ElegancMad)
  • A Russian air strike targeted a vegetable and fruit market in the city of Jisr al-Shughour, in #إدلب governorate, northwest of #سوريا , killing 11 people, including at least 7 civilians, and about 30 wounded, according to what the Syrian Observatory reported to AFP. 🔵 The White Helmets documented in a video the rescue operations and the transfer of the dead and injured.
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @ralshhwan9)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes in Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by @ralshhwan9)

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    Very graphic image of Khalid Thabet Al-Hajji, killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by Ganem Yosef via Facebook)
  • Khalid Thabet Al-Hajji, killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by Mohammed al Haji via Facebook)
  • Sumer Nawaf Khalil, killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughar on June 25, 2023. (Image posted by Abd Al Muati Yassin via Facebook)
  • a video clip of the aerial bombardment of the tomato market in Jisr Al-Shughur, which killed 11 and injured 30.

Geolocation notes (6) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a market on the outskirts of Jisr Al Shoughar (جسر الشغور). Analysing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to the following coordinates: 35.798519, 36.333627.

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Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Strike target
    Agriculture, Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 11
  • Civilians reported injured
    30–61
  • 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
    Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported killed
    0–3

Sources (59) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4520

Incident date

June 22, 2023

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

On the evening of June 22, 2023, Sarmin, a town east of Idlib, was struck by intense artillery, allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces and resulting in the death of one woman and the injury of between five and six civilians, including four to five women and a young boy.

According to Baladi News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, a young woman named Khitam Al Abbas died due to injuries sustained from the attack the next day, June 23rd. In addition, multiple sources report that between five and six civilians were injured, including one young boy. His name has not been found within the sources. The Syrian Civil Defense put the number of injuries at six, including three serious injuries, and added that their volunteers took two of the women to the hospital for treatment. Other sources, including @spc_fr, put the number of injuries at five.

Twitter users @mzmgr941 and @khaleedalkhteb reported the names of five of the women that were injured, which are Jamila Abbas Maasran – seriously injured in the chest, Fatima Khalil Saraqib – light foot injury, Hamida Ahmed Hallaq Sarmin – shoulder injury (good condition), Marah Yassin Al Tarnbeh – light injury, and Faiza Qadr Al Tarnbeh – light hand injury. The shelling affected residential areas, including the vicinity of a school and mosque, according to the Syria Civil Defense. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported that one of the shells struck the center of the popular market in the city center.

Baladi News reported that Khitam Al Abbas, the woman who was tragically killed, had been displaced with her family from her hometown of Maasran to Sarman and that her grandmother was among those injured. Twitter user @anasanas84 stateds that the artillery fire came from Syrian regime forces in Saraqib; other sources reported that Syrian regime forces, Russian forces, or both working in tandem are responsible for the strike. A tweet from @anasanas84 mentioned that a rocket launcher was used in the attack.

The incident occured in the evening.

  • Jamila Abbas Maasran Age unknown female injured
  • Fatima Khalil Saraqib Age unknown female injured
  • Hamida Ahmed Hallaq Sarmin Age unknown female injured
  • Khitam Al-Abbas Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace, Religious Institution, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
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    6 women were wounded by the bombing of the Assad forces and Russia on the city of Sarmin.
  • Civil Defense volunteers help the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @abdalazezketaz)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @abdalazezketaz)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @abdalazezketaz)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @abdalazezketaz)
  • Revolution correspondent monitors the effects of the bombing on the city of Sarmin

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    The first moments of our teams' response to the bombing that targeted yesterday, Thursday, June 22, the residential neighborhoods and the popular market in the city of Sarmin, northeastern #Idlib.

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    Woman injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • Damage caused by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Sarmin on June 22, 2023. (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • The effects of the bombing that targeted the town of Sarmin, east of Idlib. (Image posted by @sawarqi47568)

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace, Religious Institution, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4519

Incident date

June 21, 2023

Location

كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Between three and four civilians, including a child, were reported to have been killed and up to 11 others, including two children, a woman and an elderly man, were injured by shelling suspected by militants allied to the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the countryside village of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023.

The @SyriaCivilDefe initially reported that two civilians, a child and his father, were killed and eight others, including three children, were injured in the initial outcome of the shelling of the road connecting the village of Kafr Nouran and the town of Maarat Al-Naasan. The Syrian Civil Defense later updated their toll to three dead and 11 wounded, including two children, a woman and an elderly man.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights provided the names of the civilians killed: Mousab Barakat, his son Mohammad Mousab Barakat, and Salim Darwish, and @khaleedalkhteb added the name Ahmed Shaaban from Taftanaz to the list of civilians killed. A tweet from @mzmgr941 referred to Salim as a “youth” but did not specify his age.

A tweet from @DeryNews provided the names of the civilians injured: Mohammed Ata (male), Odai Mohammed Ata (male), Abd Al Karim Drousi (male), Mustafa Al Ali (male), Saddam Ata (male), Rahma Nassan (Female), Fouzi Taha (male).

North Press Agency put the number of civilians killed at three but added that seven civilians were killed, to varying degrees of severity.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that six rebels who were near the site of the attack were also injured.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, one of the shells struck a main street in the center of Kafr Nouran close to the municipality building while a second one landed near a street vendor on the road which connects Kafr Nouran and Maarat Al-Naasan. The Violations Documentation Center added that the victims were gathered near a car selling vegetables when the shelling occurred.

Images shared online show blood and shoes scattered on the road near a local street vendor.

Most reports directed blame for the attack towards the Syrian regime forces while other sources, including the Syrian Civil Defense, attributed the shelling to the Syrian regime and Russian forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights specifically blamed the regime forces stationed in the 46th Regiment in the western countryside of Aleppo for carrying out the shelling.

Damas Post reported that the shelling also resulted in an exodus of residents from the town and material damage.

The incident occured in the afternoon.

  • Salim Darwish Adult male killed
  • Ahmed Shaaban Age unknown killed
  • Abd Al Karim Drousi Age unknown male injured
  • Mustafa Al Ali Age unknown male injured
  • Rahma Nassan Age unknown female injured
  • Fouzi Taha Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

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Media
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  • An elderly man injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • An elderly man injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Funeral for the father and son killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • After artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia today, Wednesday, June 21, targeted the village of Kafr Nouran, west of #Aleppo, killing 3 civilians and wounding 11 others.
  • A reporter of #Sham_Network in the town of Kafr Nouran in the western countryside of Aleppo transmits details of the artillery and missile shelling that targeted the town by Assad's forces and Iran's militias, which led to civilian deaths and injuries.
  • Martyrs, including a child and several injuries, in the shelling of the Assad regime's residential areas in Kafr Nouran, in the countryside of Aleppo, Maarat Al-Naasan and Katyan
  • Martyrs, including a child and several injuries, in the shelling of the Assad regime's residential areas in Kafr Nouran, in the countryside of Aleppo, Maarat Al-Naasan and Katyan
  • A massacre in Kafr Nouran by the missiles of the Russian external occupation. There are three martyrs and two injuries, including a woman.

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    Graphic images of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @anasanas84)
  • Salim Darwish, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @mzmgr941)
  • Leaving dead and wounded... Artillery shelling by #Assad's militia targets the town of Kafr Nuran in #Aleppo_rural

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    Very graphic image of Mohammad Mousab Barakat, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @khaleedalkhteb)
  • Salim Darwish, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @Hamoudi_Free_Sy)

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    Moments filled with oppression and death... After artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia today, Wednesday, June 21, targeted the village of Kafr Nouran, west of #Aleppo, killing 3 civilians and wounding 11 others.
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)

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    The child killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Baladi News)
  • Funeral for the victims of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by @raa_hma1)
  • A horrific massacre committed by the forces of the criminal regime in the town of Kafr Nuran in the western countryside of Aleppo
  • Civilian victims of artillery shelling by the Damascus government forces targeting the village of Kafr Nuran in the countryside of #Aleppo

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    Three martyrs. Among them is a child and more than ten injuries, as a result of the artillery shelling of the militia. Assad attacked the areas of Kafr Nouran in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo and Katyan in the countryside of Idlib, Maarat al-Naasan and the outskirts of Benin Jabal al-Zawiya were also targeted.

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    Very graphic image of Mohammad Mousab Barakat and his father, killed by alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Amer Amer via Facebook)

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    Blood from a victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

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    Victim of alleged Syrian regime and Russian shelling of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. (Image posted by Mustafa Hashem via Facebook)

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    7–11
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Belligerents reported injured
    6

Sources (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

R4507

Incident date

March 24, 2023

Location

الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

One civilian, a young man identified by sources as Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, was reportedly killed in the town of Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo on March 24th 2023 after a contested attack as a result of Russian forces and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the marketplace after midnight, according to the Syrian Civil Defense and other local sources.

Baladi reported that this attack took place during the time when residents were breaking their fast, after the first day of Ramadan.

Baladi also reported that there was material damage to shops, as well as other sources reporting that residential houses were also damaged too.

 

The incident occured in the evening.

  • Ayman Mamoun Hijazi Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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, Syrian Regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, reportedly killed by artillery fire in Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo (Image via @Ahmad__1alshble / Twitter)
  • "A person was killed and a fire broke out in the town of Al-Abzimo in the western countryside of #Aleppo, with artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia targeting the town's market after midnight. Our teams responded and made sure that there were no other casualties in the place." (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)
  • "The death of the young man, "Ayman Hijazi" and another injury, as a result of artillery shelling by the regime forces on the town of Al-Abzimo in the countryside of Aleppo." (Image ia @Sy_Press_Agency / Twitter)
  • "The death of the young man, "Ayman Hijazi" and another injury, as a result of artillery shelling by the regime forces on the town of Al-Abzimo in the countryside of Aleppo." (Image ia @Sy_Press_Agency / Twitter)
  • "The death of the young man, Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, as a result of artillery shelling by pro-Assad forces on the town of Al-Abzimo in the western countryside of Aleppo" (Image via @OrientNews / Twitter)
  • Jamil al Hasan / YouTube

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian 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
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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, Syrian Regime

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS159

Incident date

November 15, 2022

Location

اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria

Airwars assessment

Reported artillery shelling on the city of Azaz, in the countryside of Aleppo, Syria, on November 22nd 2022 resulted in between three and five civilians killed, according to @DeirEzzore.  The attack hit the market.  Five to eight civilians were reported wounded. Whilst most sources reported that this was an SDF strike, some sources mentioned that the shelling also came from areas controlled by the Syrian regime.

The dead were identified as from the city of Saraqib. According to @DeirEzzore they were: Ali Al Qabo, aged 17, Omar Musa al-Najjar,  aged 21, Ragheb Al-Khaled, and Shaaban Hilal or Shaaban bin Muhammad, aged 66.  The Syrian Civil Defense also reported that a young child was killed.  @Omar_Madaniah tweetd that the child was Saad al-Din Taftanazi.  He was also an internally displaced person from the city of Aleppo, who lived with his mother and brothers. A local source reported that “most of the time he slept in his workplace, looking for a livelihood for his family.”

Sources reported that Omar Musa Al-Najjar was an internally displaced person from Kafrouma, and his wedding was five or ten days previously.

@Qasemqt tweeted that “at the end of this street, there was a cafe showing the World Cup matches in the city of Azaz, many were watching, and many people were happening about what happened for a day and a moment. Every day turned into a bloody day for the entire city.”

Enab Baladi news correspondent in Azaz reported that the bombing hit a butchers shop in the marketplace. The news site also reported that a resident of the area, Nour Junaid, said that “the neighbourhood is a residential community that includes shops, and that there is no headquarters or military point in it.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

  • Ali Al Qabo 17 years old male killed
  • Omar Musa al-Najjar 21 years old male killed
  • Ragheb Al-Khaled Age unknown male
  • and Shaaban Hilal or Shaaban bin Muhammad 66 years old male killed
  • Saad al-Din Taftanazi Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–8
  • 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
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (54) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (50) [ collapse]

  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • "the young man "Omar Musa Al-Najjar" from the Kafrouma IDPs, one of the victims of the bombing today on Azaz, his wedding was (5) days ago, may God have mercy on him and he was with the help of his family and lovers." (Deir Ezzore / Twitter)
  • "civilians, including a child, were killed, and 5 others were wounded, as a preliminary result of a massacre, as a result of missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting a popular market and residential neighborhoods in the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo, on Tuesday evening, November 22." (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)
  • "civilians, including a child, were killed, and 5 others were wounded, as a preliminary result of a massacre, as a result of missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting a popular market and residential neighborhoods in the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo, on Tuesday evening, November 22." (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)
  • "civilians, including a child, were killed, and 5 others were wounded, as a preliminary result of a massacre, as a result of missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting a popular market and residential neighborhoods in the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo, on Tuesday evening, November 22." (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)
  • "civilians, including a child, were killed, and 5 others were wounded, as a preliminary result of a massacre, as a result of missile strikes coming from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting a popular market and residential neighborhoods in the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo, on Tuesday evening, November 22." (Image via @SyriaCivilDefe / Twitter)
  • ""Omair al-Najjar" was very happy when he invited his friends to share the joy of his wedding, that was 10 days ago, today they meet again to bid him farewell after his soul was kidnapped by terrorist missile attacks originating in areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces, targeting the city of Azaz, north of #Aleppo." (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • "A long night shrouded in sadness mixed with deadly silence. Weeping hearts lament their children, and others grapple with pain with their injured in hospitals after the massacre in the city of Azaz, north of #Aleppo, this evening, Tuesday, November 22, as a result of terrorist missile attacks emanating from areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces." (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • "Blood-laden messages... With the start of the 19th Astana meeting on Syria, civilians were killed and injured in the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo The city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo witnessed an escalation of terrorist attacks on the evening of Tuesday, November 22, originating in areas controlled by the regime forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces. What is practiced by the Assad regime, Russia and the militias loyal to them against the Syrians, in the absence of a firm international position on stopping it." (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • "Extensive damage caused by the missile attack carried out by the SDF militia on the city of Azaz this evening." (image via Azzaz media centre)
  • "Extensive damage caused by the missile attack carried out by the SDF militia on the city of Azaz this evening." (image via Azzaz media centre)
  • "Extensive damage caused by the missile attack carried out by the SDF militia on the city of Azaz this evening." (image via Azzaz media centre)
  • "Extensive damage caused by the missile attack carried out by the SDF militia on the city of Azaz this evening." (image via Azzaz media centre)
  • "The boy, "Saad al-Din Taftanazi", devoted his life to support his family, and often slept in his workplace. His life ended yesterday, when #SDF bombed the market of the city of #Azaz in the countryside of Aleppo" (Image via @Omar_Madaniah / Twitter)
  • "Martyrs of the #Azaz attack by the #SDF: 1 - Ali Walid Al-Qabou from #Saraqib 2 - Ragheb Al-Khaled from #Saraqib 3 - Shaaban Hilal from #Saraqib 4 - Omair Musa Al-Najjar from #Kafruma 5 - Unidentified" (Image via @IdlibCallingSy / Twitter)
  • "This is the blood of our people.. 5 martyrs and several injuries as a result of the targeting of Azaz by the terrorist #Qasd militia.. And by the way, these people were like us, happy with the joy of the Arabs, and gathered normally until they were bombed." (Image via @Wejden_231 / Twitter)
  • And by the way, these people were like us, happy with the joy of the Arabs, and gathered normally until they were bombed." (Image via @Wejden_231 / Twitter)
  • And by the way, these people were like us, happy with the joy of the Arabs, and gathered normally until they were bombed." (Image via @Wejden_231 / Twitter)
  • And by the way, these people were like us, happy with the joy of the Arabs, and gathered normally until they were bombed." (Image via @Wejden_231 / Twitter)
  • "Mourners bury victims of bombing of the city of Azaz in the Syrian Aleppo governorate, in the towns of Binnish and Afis in the Idlib governorate, on November 23, 2022. The Britain-based Observatory said that the missiles were launched from the Aleppo governorate, which is under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces." (Image via @omar_hajkadour /Twitter)
  • "Mourners bury victims of bombing of the city of Azaz in the Syrian Aleppo governorate, in the towns of Binnish and Afis in the Idlib governorate, on November 23, 2022. The Britain-based Observatory said that the missiles were launched from the Aleppo governorate, which is under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces." (Image via @omar_hajkadour /Twitter)
  • "Mourners bury victims of bombing of the city of Azaz in the Syrian Aleppo governorate, in the towns of Binnish and Afis in the Idlib governorate, on November 23, 2022. The Britain-based Observatory said that the missiles were launched from the Aleppo governorate, which is under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces." (Image via @omar_hajkadour /Twitter)
  • "Mourners bury victims of bombing of the city of Azaz in the Syrian Aleppo governorate, in the towns of Binnish and Afis in the Idlib governorate, on November 23, 2022. The Britain-based Observatory said that the missiles were launched from the Aleppo governorate, which is under the control of the Syrian regime and Kurdish forces." (Image via @omar_hajkadour /Twitter)
  • "Painful are the scenes in the city of Azaz today, and a night shrouded in sadness and the crying of the mothers of the victims, and the pain of the families of the injured. The terrorist attacks of the regime and its allies killed 5 civilians and wounded 5 others in a new massacre against innocent civilians. Condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy recovery for the injured" (Image via @NadaAlRashed6 / Twitter)
  • "Painful are the scenes in the city of Azaz today, and a night shrouded in sadness and the crying of the mothers of the victims, and the pain of the families of the injured. The terrorist attacks of the regime and its allies killed 5 civilians and wounded 5 others in a new massacre against innocent civilians. Condolences to the families of the victims and a speedy recovery for the injured" (Image via @NadaAlRashed6 / Twitter)
  • "SDF missiles killed the boy Saad al-Din Taftanazi, the displaced from the city of #Aleppo, who devoted his life to support his family, so he slept inside his workplace most of the days, until his life ended in a bombing that targeted the market of the city of #Azaz in the countryside of Aleppo, accompanied by 4 civilian victims with him." (Image via @OrientNews / Twitter)
  • "In short, he got married nine days ago and was martyred today!" (Image via @bkdadaksa / Twitter)
  • "The systematic terrorist attacks on the city of Azaz, north of Aleppo, and the intentional targeting of civilians, indicates the criminal approach of these alliances based on killing and taking lives without any regard for the sanctity of human lives. Terrorism." (Image via @RaedAlSaleh3 / Twitter)
  • "A sad night with a new massacre in the city of #Azaz in the western countryside of Aleppo. May God have mercy on our martyrs and forgive them, and may God grant patience to their families." (Image via @molhamteam / Twitter)
  • "A sad night with a new massacre in the city of #Azaz in the western countryside of Aleppo. May God have mercy on our martyrs and forgive them, and may God grant patience to their families." (Image via @molhamteam / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via @sul6an_21 / Twitter)
  • "Ghaith Kaddour bin Khaled, 19 years old Muhammad Jamal bin Kno bin Fahd, 28 years old Muhammad Al-Ali bin Ahmed, 26 years old Mazen Hussein Hilal, 47 years old" (@yzUY6rpVfupA9vb / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via @wisamalkassom / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via @wisamalkassom / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via @wisamalkassom / Twitter)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Syrianewsagency)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Orient)
  • "Five people were killed and others injured in the bombing of the city of Azaz Five civilians were killed and five others were injured, in an indefinite toll, in the shelling of the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo today, Tuesday, November 22." (Image via Enab Baladi)
  • "Five people were killed and others injured in the bombing of the city of Azaz Five civilians were killed and five others were injured, in an indefinite toll, in the shelling of the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo today, Tuesday, November 22." (Image via Enab Baladi)
  • "Five people were killed and others injured in the bombing of the city of Azaz
  • "Five people were killed and others injured in the bombing of the city of Azaz" (Image via Enab Baladi)
  • "Five people were killed and others injured in the bombing of the city of Azaz" (Image via Enab Baladi)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Arabia)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via Zaitunmag)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via MolhamTeam)
  • Three to five civilians were reported killed in Azaz as a result of either a Syrian regime or SDF rocket on November 22nd 2022 (Image via MolhamTeam)

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
  • Strike target
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (2 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–8
  • 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
    YPG, Syrian Regime

Sources (54) [ collapse]

Incident Code

TS553

Incident date

August 24, 2022

Location

تل رفعت, city centre of Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.472576, 37.096272 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians were killed and between five to nine others were injured when a Turkish drone was reported to target a market in the city centre of Tal Rifaat in the countryside of Aleppo, on August 24th 2022.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the market was targeted in Tal Rifaat city, close to where the Syrian regime’s military security headquarters are located.

Most reports indicated that the initial death toll was two, which then rose to three.  Two days later, on August 26th 2022, it was reported by two sources, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and ANHA English that the fourth civilian died from wounds sustained in this drone striike.

News outlet, ANHA English, reported that one civilian who was allegedly killed in this attack was named Rashin Aliko and Anf also reported that another civilian killed was Fatime Osman Mamo, aged 22.  She was also referenced as “injured” by various news sources, indicating that she could have died as a result of her injuries. A local source also referred to another “martyr” as “Hamza.” In a post they published, “Hamza, where did you go, my soul… not yesterday, you spoke with me, and today is your wedding…this is your wedding that you are martyred.”

ANHA English identified among the injured:

Hussein Murad Garouki, aged 13
Manan Rashid Hussein, aged 57
Akid Fakhri Sheikho, aged 32
Samir Abdel Qader Rasho, aged 31
Zuhair Abdul Rahman Muhammad, aged 36. Muhammad was later confirmed dead by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and ANHA English.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

  • Rashin Aliko Age unknown male killed
  • Fatime Osman Mamo 22 years old male killed
  • Hussein Murad Garouki 13 years old male injured
  • Manan Rashid Hussein 57 years old male injured
  • Akid Fakhri Sheikho 32 years old male injured
  • Samir Abdel Qader Rasho 31 years old male
  • Zuhair Abdul Rahman Muhammad 36 years old
  • Hamza Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–9
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Image of aftermath of alleged Turkish airstrike on Tal Rifaat on August 24th 2022 (Image via Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
  • North Press Agency reported that two civilians were killed and seven others injured when an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Tel Rifaat on August 24th 2022
  • North Press Agency reported that two civilians were killed and seven others injured when an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Tel Rifaat on August 24th 2022
  • North Press Agency reported that two civilians were killed and seven others injured when an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Tel Rifaat on August 24th 2022
  • North Press Agency reported that two civilians were killed and seven others injured when an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Tel Rifaat on August 24th 2022
  • The aftermath of the alleged Turkish drone strike on Tel Rifaat on August 24th 2022 (Image via Anf)
  • "Hamza, where did you go, my soul... not yesterday, you spoke with me, and today this is your wedding... this is your wedding that you are martyred." A message for "Hamza" allegedly killed in a reported Turkish strike on August 24th 202 (Image via دليل آخين / Facebook)
  • "Hamza, where did you go, my soul... not yesterday, you spoke with me, and today this is your wedding... this is your wedding that you are martyred." A message for "Hamza" allegedly killed in a reported Turkish strike on August 24th 202 (Image via دليل آخين / Facebook)
  • Bissan Fm reported from the site where an alleged Turkish drone strike hit Tel Rifaat, killing two to three civilians.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the city center of Tel Rifaat (تل رفعت), for which the generic coordinates are; 36.472576, 37.096272. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–9
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

YS149

Incident date

August 19, 2022

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Syria

Geolocation

36.370731, 37.520964 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between nine to seventeen civilians were killed, including five to six children, and 26 to 42 others were injured, including eleven children, as a result of missile fire which hit a “crowded” marketplace and residential homes and a school in Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria, on August 19th 2022. The missile fire was an alleged Syrian regime or SDF (PYD/PKK) action.  Local sources were reporting the event as the “Al Bab massacre” due to the high death toll.

One of the missiles hit the four way intersection known as Khamis Local Market in Al-Bab’s Al Sharqi neighbourhood, according to Syrian Network for Human Rights.

MMC reported that the death toll rose to 14 with up to 38 wounded including five civilians who remained unidentified.

One woman who was killed was allegedly displaced from Deir ez-Zor governorate. Another civilian reportedly killed, Tayseer Ramadan, was reportedly displaced from Maarat al-Numan. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that the area, Al Bab, has become “the last refuge for thousands of families that have been displaced by the regime forces and Russia and are living in an acute humanitarian crisis.”

MMC reported that the Director of the Media Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shami said, “our forces have nothing to do with the bombing of the city of Al-Bab”, denying the responsibility of the PYD/PKK.  Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that six missiles hit the town of Al Bab and they have so far been unable to identify the source of the missiles. They believe that it is a result of either Syrian regime forces or by the Syrian Democratic Forces due to the location of the strike, coming from areas jointly controlled by both actors.

One volunteer from the Syrian Civil Defense reported, “everything is stained with blood, the smell of death is everywhere, the scene is very harsh, people, body parts and children, they are all people descending looking for their livelihood…it is clear that the criminal who bombed the city aimed to kill the largest number of civilians and children, because a missile targeted a school, and thank God, today is a holiday, otherwise the tragedy would have been greater.”

The incident occured during the day.

  • Iyad Al-Mustafa Age unknown male killed
  • Juma Al Hamdan Age unknown male killed
  • Zahraa Al Hamdan Age unknown female killed
  • Mahmoud Al Suwid Child male killed
  • Ahmed Al Abdullah Age unknown male killed
  • Yasser Zeidan Child male killed
  • Mohammad Al Zaiter Child male killed
  • Ahmed Elhayani Age unknown male killed
  • Firas Al-Sloo Age unknown female killed
  • Abdul Hamid Al Shelash Age unknown male killed
  • Ahmed Taha Abu Yasser Age unknown male killed
  • Lhaled Havani Age unknown male injured
  • Majed Maatramawy Age unknown male injured
  • Mustafa Haj Hamdan Age unknown male injured
  • Ibrahim Sheikh Age unknown male injured
  • Ismail Al Nashif Age unknown male injured
  • Izdihar Al Taha Age unknown injured
  • Abdel Hamid Shalash Age unknown male injured
  • Abdul Hakim Hussein Age unknown male injured
  • Abdul Basit Al-Ezzo Age unknown male injured
  • Abdul Karim Al Samou Age unknown male injured
  • Laith Al Mahmoud Age unknown male injured
  • Ali Mu'atal Age unknown male injured
  • Muhammad Al Suwaid Age unknown male injured
  • Bilal Al-Abdullah Age unknown male injured
  • Hassan Shalash Age unknown male injured
  • Abboud Al-Faki Age unknown male injured
  • Amira Al-Faki Age unknown female injured
  • Issa Al-Faki Age unknown injured
  • Walaa Al-Faki Age unknown injured
  • Elaf Al Faki Age unknown female injured
  • Elaf Al Faki Age unknown injured
  • Mays Maarawi Age unknown injured
  • Mahmoud Birawi Age unknown injured
  • Salma Huma Age unknown injured
  • Abdul Hadi Al Hammadi Age unknown male injured
  • Muhammad Al Tadfi Age unknown male injured
  • Abdul Hadi Al Kadi Age unknown male injured
  • Mustafa Hamdan Age unknown male injured
  • Ahmed Hazoum Age unknown male injured
  • Ghabath Atabi Age unknown male injured
  • Ali Mu'atal Age unknown
  • Marwan Al-Khamis Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Strike target
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9 – 17
  • (5–6 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    26–42
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, YPG

Sources (81) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (94) [ collapse]

  • Up to fourteen people were killed when missiles hit Al Bab centre including a busy marketplace on August 19th 2022 (Image via EuphratsPostNews / Facebook)
  • Up to fourteen people were killed when missiles hit Al Bab centre including a busy marketplace on August 19th 2022 (Image via EuphratsPostNews / Facebook)
  • Up to fourteen people were killed when missiles hit Al Bab centre including a busy marketplace on August 19th 2022 (Image via EuphratsPostNews / Facebook)
  • Syrian Civil Defense reported from the damaged marketplace after reportedly rescuing fourteen bodies, and more than 30 wounded civilians (Image via Facebook)
  • Local source Alkhabour2011 reported on the destruction after up to fourteen civilians were reportedly killed when missiles hit the Al Bab marketplace (Image via Facebook)
  • Local source Alkhabour2011 reported on the destruction after up to fourteen civilians were reportedly killed when missiles hit the Al Bab marketplace (Image via Facebook)
  • Local source Alkhabour2011 reported on the destruction after up to fourteen civilians were reportedly killed when missiles hit the Al Bab marketplace (Image via Facebook)
  • Local source Alkhabour2011 reported on the destruction after up to fourteen civilians were reportedly killed when missiles hit the Al Bab marketplace (Image via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • MMC reported "The first moments of the location of the missile shelling that targeted residential neighborhoods and popular markets in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo" (Images via Facebook)
  • HalabTodayTV reported "The number of victims of the bombing on the market of the city of #Al-Bab, east of #Aleppo, has risen to 14, and more than 30 wounded" (Image via Facebook)
  • Up to fourteen civilians were reported killed after contested missiles hit Al Bab marketplace on August 19th 2022 (Image via Sham)
  • Up to fourteen civilians were reported killed after contested missiles hit Al Bab marketplace on August 19th 2022 (Image via EMC / Facebook)
  • Tayseer Ramadan was reportedly killed by a missile strike on Al Bab on August 19th 2022 (Image via MMC / Facebook)
  • @SyrianCoalition reported that civilians were crowding around blood donation centers after the "Al Bab Massacre" (Image via Twitter)
  • @SyrianCoalition reported that civilians were crowding around blood donation centers after the "Al Bab Massacre" (Image via Twitter)
  • @SyrianCoalition reported that civilians were crowding around blood donation centers after the "Al Bab Massacre" (Image via Twitter)
  • Up to 42 people were reported wounded including many children after the Al-Bab Massacre on August 19th 2022 (Image via @abuhuzaifa_ / Twitter)

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    @DeirEzzorNow reported Civilian casualties were caused by missile shelling from areas controlled by the "regime and SDF" that targeted a popular market in the city of #Al-Bab in the eastern countryside of Aleppo (Image via Twitter)
  • Syrian Civil Defense reported that their teams treated the injured and retrieved the bodies after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via Facebook)
  • Syrian Civil Defense reported that their teams treated the injured and retrieved the bodies after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via Facebook)
  • Syrian Civil Defense reported that their teams treated the injured and retrieved the bodies after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via Facebook)
  • Sham News reported from the scene as the death toll rose after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via Twitter)

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    "Pictures from the #Al-Bab_massacre that took place this morning, with the bombing of the regime forces and the SDF on the popular market." (Images via @shamnews / Twitter)
  • "Pictures from the #Al-Bab_massacre that took place this morning, with the bombing of the regime forces and the SDF on the popular market." (Images via @shamnews / Twitter)
  • "Pictures from the #Al-Bab_massacre that took place this morning, with the bombing of the regime forces and the SDF on the popular market." (Images via @shamnews / Twitter)
  • "Pictures from the #Al-Bab_massacre that took place this morning, with the bombing of the regime forces and the SDF on the popular market." (Images via @shamnews / Twitter)
  • "Exclusive photo from SNHR showing the damage caused by the missile strike on the main road in the area known as al Khamis Local Market in al Bab city." (Image via SNHR)
  • "Exclusive photo from SNHR showing the damage caused by the missile strike on the main road in the area known as al Khamis Local Market in al Bab city." (Image via SNHR)
  • "Exclusive photo from SNHR showing the damage caused by the missile strike on the main road in the area known as al Khamis Local Market in al Bab city." (Image via SNHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)

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    "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • "SOHR activists have confirmed that the number fatalities in today’s artillery attack on an outdoors market and residential neighbourhoods in Al-Bab city, which is controlled by Turkish forces and their proxy faction, has jumped to seven civilians, including children, as well as the injury of 23 others" (Images via SOHR)
  • Destruction after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 where up to fourteen people were killed (Image via @Syriacivildefe / Twitter)
  • “Everything is stained with blood, the smell of death is everywhere, the scene is very harsh, people, body parts and children, they are all people descending looking for their livelihood, at this moment, I already knew what the meaning of a bite dipped in blood." One Syrian Civil Defense volunteer (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • “Everything is stained with blood, the smell of death is everywhere, the scene is very harsh, people, body parts and children, they are all people descending looking for their livelihood, at this moment, I already knew what the meaning of a bite dipped in blood." One Syrian Civil Defense volunteer (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • “Everything is stained with blood, the smell of death is everywhere, the scene is very harsh, people, body parts and children, they are all people descending looking for their livelihood, at this moment, I already knew what the meaning of a bite dipped in blood." One Syrian Civil Defense volunteer (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • “Where did my son go, did he die or live??….there are many questions I encountered today while responding to the bombing that targeted the popular market in the city of Al-Bab," one mother told a Syrian Civil Defense Volunteer (Image via Syrian Civil Defense / Twitter)
  • The death toll according to the Syrian Civil Defense (Image via Twitter)
  • First responders after the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via @samerdaboul6 / Twitter)
  • "Initial images of the missile attack on the city of Al-Bab" (Image via @Jabalybaraa / Twitter)

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    "Initial images of the missile attack on the city of Al-Bab" (Image via @Jabalybaraa / Twitter)

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    A photo of a child killed by a missile strike which has become known as the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via @jabalybaraa / Twitter)
  • Two young children reportedly killed in the "Al Bab Massacre"(Image via @Omar_Madaniah / Twitter)
  • Baladi News showed the destruction after the "Al Bab Massacre"
  • Baladi News showed the destruction after the "Al Bab Massacre"
  • "Pictures of wounded children, except for 15 martyrs, most of whom are children, and wounded, whose number exceeded 33, including 8 cases of amputation by missiles of the internationally authorized crime" (Image via @bkdadaksa / Twitter)

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    Graphic image of man carrying body part of one of the civilians killed during the "Al Bab Massacre" (Image via @almo3tasem91 / Twitter)
  • A child reportedly killed during the "Al Bab Massacre" on August 19th 2022 (Image via Abo Hareth / Facebook)
  • "The martyr of the Al-Bab massacre today, for those who know him, the news of his family is in Al-Bab Hospital" (Image via Saker Al Jazrawi / Facebook)
  • "Moved to God's mercy #Ahmed_Taha_Abu_Yasser, succumbed to his injuries as a result of the bombing that targeted the city of Al-Bab in the name of Al-Arouj. We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return" (Image via Al Oruuj clan / Facebook)
  • "Moved to God's mercy #Ahmed_Taha_Abu_Yasser, succumbed to his injuries as a result of the bombing that targeted the city of Al-Bab in the name of Al-Arouj.
  • "Moved to God's mercy, the child Mahmoud Muhammad Al-Suwayd as a result of the bombing" (Image via Shareef / Facebook)
  • "The martyr, God willing, Marwan bin Muhammad Ali Khamis Al-Abrash, the funeral prayer at the Osama bin Zaid Mosque at three o’clock" (Image via Al Bab countryside / Facebook)
  • "The martyr, God willing, Ahmed Hayani" (Image via Al Bab countryside / Facebook)
  • "The martyr, God willing, Ahmed Hayani" (Image via Al Bab countryside / Facebook)
  • "The death of the child Yasser Zeidan as a result of the bombing" (Image via Al Bab countryside / Facebook)
  • "Praying for the funeral in Zamzam mosque after the afternoon prayer. Burial in the northern cemetery" (Image via Al Bab death / Facebook)
  • "The martyrdom of the child Muhammad Khalil Zuaiter" (Image via Al Bab Death / Facebook)
  • "The head and members of the local council of al-Bab city, the mayor of al-Bab, and the city’s attorney general, with the participation of the representative of the Syrian National Coalition, perform the duty of condolences to the families of the martyrs of the al-Bab city massacre, and check on the wounded in the city’s hospital." (Al Bab puls / Facebook)
  • "He passed away to the mercy of God Almighty, the martyr, God willing, Firas Mustafa Sabri Al-Sallo, succumbed to his wounds as a result of a missile attack this morning." (Image via AL Bab pul / Facebook)
  • "The child Marwan Al-Khamis from the city of Tadef, one of the martyrs of today" (Image via Al Bab puls)
  • "The names of the martyrs who were martyred this morning as a result of a missile attack on the city" (Image via Al Bab puls / Facebook)
  • "The names of the martyrs who were martyred this morning as a result of a missile attack on the city" (Image via Al Bab puls / Facebook)
  • "The martyrdom of the two young men, “Tayseer Ramadan” and his brother, “Mohamed Ramadan,” from the displaced people of the city of Maarat al-Numan, as a result of the missile shelling that targeted the city of al-Bab a while ago." (Image via Yusuf / Facebook)
  • "The martyrdom of the young man (("Mohamed Ramadan))" of the displaced from the city of #Maarat_al-Numan as a result of the missile shelling that targeted the city of #Al-Bab a while ago" Image via Malek Abo Yazan / Facebook)
  • "To God, the matter before and after belongs to God and to Him we shall return. The martyr, God willing, Iyad Ibrahim Al-Mustafa, may God have mercy on you and give patience to your family" (Image via Iyad Madmoud / Facebook)
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Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

YPG Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Strike target
    IDP or refugee camp, Marketplace, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    9 – 17
  • (5–6 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    26–42
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, YPG

Sources (81) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RUK125

Incident date

April 16, 2022

Location

Ocновянський, Osnovianskyi , Kharkiv, Ukraine

Geolocation

49.987016, 36.259331 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

On 16th April 2022, at 11:45 am, the Russian army allegedly launched Kalibr long-range cruise missiles at the Kharkiv region, hitting the districts of Sloboda and Osnovianskyi. Maksym Khoustov, director of the regional Department of Health, reported 18 injured.  Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, confirmed that the 18 wounded were being treated. However, Nastoyaschee vremia News reported that 30 were injured. The death toll was reported as one initially and then rose to two.

Twitter sources quoted a man whose friend was one of the people killed and he also reported that a 12 year old was wounded.

The rocket resulted in a large scale fire in an administrative building at the Osnoviansky district.  The State Emergency Services reported that 1500 square meters of the five story building were caught in the fire which also burned nine cars. The Services reported being able to evacuate 65 people in the area and firefighters put out the fire. The building was destroyed.  The rocket damaged nearby infrastructure including houses, cars, a market and shops including a pharmacy and the Proton shopping center. Suspilne News, Hromadske News, Kharkovskie izvestiya News all quoted this announcement. Vgorode and Suspile News specified that four neighbouring houses sustained damage and the market hit was a horse market. This detail was corroborated in pictures that sources submitted. Kharkiv Human Rights Union established that it had addresses for destroyed buildings but would not be publishing the information at the moment on request of the Ukranian military.

“Kharkiv Nash”, a Ukrainian Telegram channel based in Kharkiv with local correspondents in the city, acknowledged the strike but published conflicting comments about it. In one Telegram message, it claimed accounts of the damage were grossly exaggerated. In another it appeared to confirm the strike was Russian. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, investigators of the SBU Office in Kharkiv region initiated a pre-trial investigation.

This incident has ACLED reference code UKR55925.

The incident occured at 11:45:00 local time.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    18–30
  • 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
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (35) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the district of Osnovianskyi (Ocновянський). Analysing audio-visual material from sources we have narrowed down the location to these exact coordinates: 49.987016, 36.259331.

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  • Imagery:
    State Emergency Service of Ukraine

  • Imagery:
    State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Strike target
    Marketplace
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Civilians reported injured
    18–30
  • 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
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]