Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3033

Incident date

February 19, 2018

Location

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.519286, 36.382427 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least four and as many as 14 civilians including ar least one woman and one child were killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.

The strikes in Saqba were part of a widespread intensified shelling of multiple residential neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta on February 19th, local media reported. Orient News described the shelling as a “genocide.”

While several sources reported four fatalities, including one woman, other reports spanned from nine to 14 civilian deaths, the highest reported by Smart News Agency. Zaman al-Wasl and Ghouta_GMC identified 14 victims by name, hereof two women and one child. Besides the child, none of the remaining victims’ ages were specified.

Sources were conflicted in terms of culpability. While several, including Smart News Agency and Orient News pointed to both the Syrian regime and Russia, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Baladi News blamed only the Syrian regime. Baladi News’ correspondent reported that “regime warplanes” launched more than 60 rockets.

According to Smart News Agency’s report, it is likely that both belligerents were responsible. The news channel cited the Civil Defence, who wrote on Facebook that Russian airstrikes had killed four civilians while adding that additionally ten civilians had been killed just hours previously by regime warplanes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abu Nizar al-Jamal
Age unknown male killed
Adel Obeid, Jamal Saad al-Din
Age unknown male killed
Abu Jamal Sheikh Qatana
Age unknown male killed
Abu 'Adab al-Sheikh
Age unknown male killed
Walid Korgik
Age unknown male killed
Abu Na'im al-Bashash
Age unknown male killed
Khadija al-Sheikh Khalil
Age unknown female killed
Hossam Zaidlani
Age unknown male killed
Jamal Saad Eddin
Age unknown male killed
Firas Al Dokki
Age unknown male killed
Haytham Al Sin
Age unknown male killed
Girl daughter of Abu Hassan Kalthoum
Child female killed
Basima Al-Masri
Age unknown female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 14
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The civil defense treating wounded civilians following the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)

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    A wounded girl, victim of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Qusay)
  • A wounded child, victim of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018(via Damascus Media Center)
  • One of the many wounded of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • One of the many wounded of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • One of the many wounded of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • One of the many wounded of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • Footage from under and after the contested aerial shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018, that inflicted great civilian harm and left parts of the city in rubble (via Orient News)
  • Footage from under and after the contested aerial shelling of Saqba, Damascus, February 19th, 2018, that inflicted great civilian harm and left parts of the city in rubble (Smart News Agency)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 14
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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 (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3032

Incident date

February 19, 2018

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.528464, 36.389472 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

As many as 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed and up to dozens more were left wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hamouriya, Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.

The strikes in Hamouriya were part of a widespread shelling of multiple neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta on February 19th, local media reported. However, according to Zaman al-Wasl, the incident in Hamouriya was the largest and had been carried out in a total of three raids. According to the Smart News Agency, mainly residential buildings were struck.

While the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported  “at least 15 fatalities”, the remaining reports mentioned 20 civilian deaths, including women and children.

Zaman al-Wasl, who put the death toll at 20, identified 14 by name; ten men and four women, and according to the surnames, some of the victims were most likely related. However, the report did not specify the age of the victims, meaning it’s unclear how many were children.

Sakr121 blamed Russia, SN4HR the regime, and  Free Deir Al Zour Radio pointed to both belligerents. But many sources didn’t apportion blame.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Amir Khaled Al-Jabbawi
Age unknown male killed
Imad Khalid Al-Jabbawi
Age unknown male killed
Mariam Haidar Jabbawi
Age unknown female killed

Family members (2)

Abdullah Ahmed Laila
Age unknown male killed
Ali Mohamed Laila
Age unknown male killed

The victims were named as:

Hamdu Qadoura
Age unknown male killed
Abdel Latif Bakri
Age unknown male from Malihah killed
Dia El Ghourani
Age unknown female killed
Mahmoud Abdel Majid El Zein
Age unknown male killed
Dalal El Hageh
Age unknown female from Otaya killed
Hamouda El Asali - Goober
Age unknown male killed
Noor Adnan Tohma
Age unknown female killed
Yahya Homs Abou El Zahab
Age unknown male killed
Mamoun Said Badra
Age unknown

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 20
  • Civilians reported injured
    24
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • The immediate, chaotic aftermath of the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Up to 20 civilians were reportedly killed by the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (al-Souria News)
  • The immediate, chaotic aftermath of the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Hadi Abdullah)
  • Members of the Civil Defense trying to extinguish fire that broke out following the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Up to 20 civilians were reportedly killed by the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (Sakr 121)
  • Many civilians were trapped under the rubble following the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (Syria Civil Defense)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    15 – 20
  • Civilians reported injured
    24
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3030

Incident date

February 17, 2018

Location

حزانو, Hazano, Idlib , Syria

Geolocation

36.08965, 36.71404 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians, all children, were killed and as many as seven, including women and children, were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Hazano, Idlib, local media reported.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that the air raids had hit “near al Kabir Mosque in Hazano village”

Like the majority of reports, the Smart News Agency, who cited the local police in Hazano, reported that two children were killed and seven others were injured, adding that the strikes occurred in the morning.

Other sources, including SN4HR, only reported the death of a female child, who was identified by name.

According to the Shaam News Network, “heavy air raids” killed two brothers while wounding two children and two women from the same family.

The number of wounded spanned from two to as many as seven, including both women and children as reported by multiple media.

All of the known sources agreed that Russia was responsible.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Khawla Mohammad Othman
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

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    The Civil Defense digging up the body of a dead child from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Syria Noor News)
  • The alleged Russian strikes ignited fire to a civilian house as Hazano, Idlib, was subject to aerial shelling on February 17th, 2018 (via Mohammed Aldaher)
  • Civil Defence trying to extinguish the fire ignited upon civilian houses by the alleged Russian strikes in Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Some of the many civilians that were left wounded following the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Mohammed Aldaher)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the alleged Russian shelling of Hazano, Idlib, February 17th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–7
  • 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 (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

USYEMTr147

Incident date

February 16–17, 2018

Location

ال حميقان, Al Humayqan, Bayda, Yemen

Geolocation

14.070845, 45.499519 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

At least two alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Zahir  Al Humayqan, Bayda governorate, at around midnight, overnight from February 16th-17th 2018.

A US Central Command spokesperson later told the the Long War Journal that a strike had taken place in Bayda governorate on February 16th. Since there were no other known reports of US strikes in the period, this event is treated as declared. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm.

A security official told AFP that two suspected AQAP members were targeted as they travelled on a motorcycle in the area. The official named those killed as “local commander Abu Hussein al-Theriya [and] Dawoud al-Sanaani”.

According to Xinhua however, a military official suggested that three militants had died in the strike, which targeted a small pick-up truck. Residents near the scene told Xinhua that “the commander’s body along with two of his companions [were] left incinerated inside the car”.

The incident occured around midnight.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–3

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports on the incident mention the village of  Al Humayqan ( ال حميقان) for which the generic coordinates are:  14.070845, 45.499519. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

US Forces Assessment:

  • Known belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

US Forces
Official source

In a major move toward transparency, US Central Command (CENTCOM) provided details to FDD’s Long War Journal on US air strikes against Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen. Since early 2017, the military previously provided little information on the Yemen air campaign, typically providing only an aggregate number and limited detail on high-value target strikes.
In an email to LWJ, CENTCOM’s Major Josh T. Jacques disclosed the dates and locations of the last five months of strikes in Yemen. The information revealed that since the beginning of 2018, the US campaign against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in Yemen has focused on three governorates: Hadramout (eight strikes), Al Bayda (17), and Shabwa (three), demonstrating the eastern reach of the terrorist group.
Last year’s publicized strikes were concentrated in the central governorates of Al Bayda and Marib.
Location of US air strikes against AQAP and the Islamic State in 2018:
– Jan. 2018: Ten total strikes. The US conducted 8 strikes against AQAP in Bayda on Jan. 1, 3, 9, 12, 13, 20, 25, and 29. An additional strike against AQAP in Shabwah occurred on Jan. 26. An additional strike against the Islamic State occurred on Jan. 12 in Bayda.
– Feb. 2018: Six total strikes, all in Al Bayda governorate. Strikes occurred on Feb. 7, 11, 12, 16, and 24 (two strikes were conducted on Feb. 24).
– Mar. 2018: Seven total strikes, six of which occurred in Hadramout. Strikes occurred on Mar. 4 (two strikes), 5, 7, 8, and 13. An additional strike in Bayda occurred on March 29. [AQAP’s apparent entrenchment in eastern Yemen is concerning. In addition to the concentration of strikes in Hadramout, CENTCOM previously disclosed that AQAP operated training camps in the governorate as recently as April 2018, when they were targeted by American strikes.]
– Apr. 2018: Four total strikes, one each in Shabwah (April 26) and Al Bayda (April 23), and two in Hadramout (both on April 11).
– May 2018: One strike, in Shabwah on May 14.
– Jun. 2018: No strikes to date.
The US military has stepped up its counterterrorism campaign against al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen as well as the Islamic State since President Trump took office in 2017. Last year, the US launched 131 strikes (125 against AQAP and six against the Islamic State), nearly tripling the previous yearly high of 44 strikes in 2016.
At the current pace, the US will fall far short of that mark; there have been 28 strikes reported by CENTCOM in Yemen in the first five months of 2018.
This counterterrorism campaign has targeted AQAP’s infrastructure, including its training camps and media operations, which serve as a hub for al Qaeda’s global communications. The US has killed several mid-level AQAP leaders and media officials in its air campaign.
Despite suffering setbacks after seizing large areas of southern and central Yemen between 2015-2016, AQAP remains a persistent threat to both the embattled Yemeni government and US interests worldwide. AQAP still controls remote rural areas in Yemen and operates training camps. The group’s master bomb maker, Ibrahim al Asiri, who has engineered several bombs which have evaded airport security, remains one of the most wanted jihadists on the planet.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Known attacker
    US Forces
  • Known target
    Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2–3

Sources (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3025

Incident date

February 15, 2018

Location

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5250124, 36.4741687 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to six civilians, including two Civil Defence members, were killed, and as many as five were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck Tarmala, Idlib, local media reported.

Smart News Agency, who cited local activists, said that a Russian missile targeted the Civil Defense team as they were approaching a military headquarters in the village that had been struck by the Russian warplanes. Reportedly, the warplanes then carried out a double strike.

The death toll spanned from one to six, the highest reported by the Syrian Civil Defence and Step News Agency. Multiple sources reported the death of Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, a Civil Defence volunteer, while others also identified a second Civil Defence fatality, an 18-year old paramedic.

At least one and as many as five were wounded, including members of the Civil Defence. Step News added that children and women also were wounded.

Additionally, the Smart News Agency reported that Russia had struck Tarmala by firing missiles from warships in the Mediterranean. According to Al Latamna Youth Group, cluster bombs had also had been used.

Finally, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that two Civil Defence ambulances also were struck, and rendered inoperable.

All known sources pointed to Russia as responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Haitham Al Taha
Adult male killed
Ryad al Alaiwi
18 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • The moment the alleged Russian airstrikes hit Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, and the immediate aftermath (via Smart News Agency)

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    Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • One of the victims of the alleged Russian aerial shelling of Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Coalition)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, member of the Civil Dfence was killed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Tamala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • 18-year old Ryad al Alaiwi, working as a paramedic, was among the killed following the alleged Russian shelling of Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2918 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Ahmed Haitham Al Taha, Civil Defence volunteer, was among the killed following the alleged Russian shelling of Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2918 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart news Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Two Civil Defence ambulances were hit by the alleged Russian shelling in Tarmala, Idlib, February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–5
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3026

Incident date

February 15, 2018

Location

الموزرة, al-Mozara, Idlib , Syria

Geolocation

35.659875, 36.439311 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of al-Mazara, Idlib, and wounded up to five civilians, including a woman, while leaving parts of the village completely destroyed, local media reported.

Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian” wounded five civilians, including a woman, and added that three houses were destroyed, as the village was struck.

Edlib Media Center added that the area had been struck by vacuum missiles.

No sources mentioned whether the strikes resulted in fatalities.

All known sources pointed to Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Jsirtv)
  • Footage from destroyed parts of al-Mazara, Idlib, after being subject to alleged Russian airstrikes on February 15th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3024

Incident date

February 14, 2018

Location

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.616349, 36.593399 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Haas, Idlib, killing up to three civilians, including one child, as well as wounding several more, local media reported.

The aerial shelling struck the Sham Surgical Hospital, rendering it inoperable. Al-Adiya’s correspondent reported that the hospital was left “completely out of service after three consecutive Russian raids targeting the hospital building directly.”

Smart News Agency, who cited activists, reported that two civilians were killed by shrapnel while riding a motorcycle in the near vicinity of the strike.

Moreover, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the death of a child named Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef, who died on February 15th due to the wounds he sustained on February 14th.

According to the local reports, at least one and up to several medical staff members were injured.

All known sources pointed to Russia as the culprit.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (10) [ collapse]

  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Al-adaeya News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Orient News)
  • The Sham Surgical Hospital in Haas, Idlib, was left in rubble following the alleged Russian shelling on February 14th, 2018 (via Hadi Abdullah)
  • The child Mohammad Mus’ab al Da’eef died on February 15th due to the wounds he sustained on February 14th, 2018, following alleged Russian shelling of Haas, Idlib (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3023

Incident date

February 14, 2018

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5497387, 36.5422624 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians, including as many as three children, were killed and as many as ten more people were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the town of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, local media reported.

In this event, described by many as a “massacre”, residential buildings were struck and left in complete rubble with numerous civilians trapped underneath.

The death toll spanned from two to four, the latter reported by Edlib Media Center, who after initially reporting one fatality, later amended that number to four.

Three child victims were identified by name by Local Coordination Committees of Syria and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Reports generally agreed that two or three of the fatalities were children, hereof two siblings.

However, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that an eight-year-old girl was killed together with her infant brother, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that three children died, including two brothers. It is therefore unclear whether all of the identified victims were siblings of just the girl and baby boy who shared their last name.

The number of wounded spanned from two to as many as ten.

Finally, all known sources pointed unanimously to Russia as responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Shahd Isam al Rayya
8 years old female killed
Issam al Raya
3 months years old male killed

The victims were named as:

Ahmed Ziad Al-Saleh
2 years old killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The immediate and chaotic aftermath of the alleged Russian strike in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Rescuing team trying to dig civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Alghad ALsoori)
  • The alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018, killed several children, including this baby boy (via Wesal TV)
  • The moment one of the child victims is being dug up from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Yasar Yavuz)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Destruction caused by the alleged Russian strikes in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Rescuing team trying to dig civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian shelling of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The moment Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, is being struck by the alleged Russian airstrikes, February 14th, 2018 (via Al Latamna Youth Group)
  • Shahd Isam al Rayya, eights years old, was among the fatalties of the alleged Russian strike in Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, February 14th, 2018 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (2–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (18) [ collapse]