Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3009

Incident date

February 9, 2018

Location

كفرحلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.062057, 36.871512 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

An unspecified number of civilians were wounded, some possibly killed, as an alleged Russian airstrike hit the Aleppo town of Kafr Halab, local media reported.

According to all of the available reports, a number of civilians were left wounded as the town of Kafr Halab was struck. However, Aleppo24 reported that civilians were both “killed and wounded.”

All sources reporting about the incident, agreed that Russia was to blame.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (4) [ collapse]

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
    0 – 2
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3007

Incident date

February 8, 2018

Location

كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5261134, 36.5813398 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and another three children were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out airstrikes in Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, local media reported.

The raids were reportedly launched in the centre of the village, and according to locals on the ground, cited by Smart News Agency, they killed a pregnant woman and a man and wounded three children.

Other sources, including Edlib Media Center, said that a woman and a child were killed. Anas Tracy tweeted, as the only one, that the strikes killed three civilians.

Like Smart News Agency, several sources mentioned that three children were left wounded.

While most sources, including Edlib Media Center and Masar Press Net, pointed to Russian culpability, the incident remains contested as al-Jisa blamed regime warplanes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (0–1 children1 woman0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of the contested strike in Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via al-Jisa)
  • Aftermath of the contested strike in Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via Yahya)

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
    2 – 3
  • (0–1 children1 woman0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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 (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2997

Incident date

February 8, 2018

Location

مشمشان, Mishmishan, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.859696, 36.367021 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to eight civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to 40, including children, local media reported, after the town of Mishmishan, Idlib, was struck.

Ebaa News cited locals on the ground who told them how alleged Russian warplanes had “hovered around the area and then returned and carried out four violent raids, targeting both the health centre and the school in the vicinity of the town.”

Several sources reported that the raids had destroyed the local health centre and a school. An employee at the health centre told Ebaa News that “Russian raids deliberately targeted health centre, because of the services provided by the Center.”

Enab Baladi News said that among the eight fatalities were four children and two women. Meanwhile, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) who put the death toll at “at least five”, said that one child and one woman were among these.

The number of wounded spanned from around 12 to as many as 40. Ebba News, who reported about at least 12 wounded said that six of them were children. Enab Baladi reported as many as 40 wounded, which included a full team of volunteers, which according to Step News Agency entailed staff of the clinic and the auditors, including children.

Also, the Syria Civil Defence said that among the wounded was at least four civil defence volunteers.

All sources, who identified a culprit, pointed to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • (1–4 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–40
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Footage from Mishmishan, Idlib, in the aftermath of the alleged Russian aerial shelling on February 8th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
  • Footage from Mishmishan, Idlib, in the aftermath of the alleged Russian aerial shelling on February 8th, 2018 (via Baladi News)
  • Footage from Mishmishan, Idlib, in the aftermath of the alleged Russian aerial shelling on February 8th, 2018, where the civil defence is working to rescue civilians (via Syria Civil Defence)
  • Images from Mishmishan, Idlib, in the aftermath of the alleged Russian aerial shelling on February 8th, 2018 (via Syria Civil Defence)
  • The moment the alleged Russian airstrikes hit Mishmishan, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via Hadi Abdullah)
  • The moment the alleged Russian airstrikes hit Mishmishan, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via Wesal)
  • A boys' school was struck by the alleged Russian strikes in Mishmishan, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via SN4HR)

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
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5 – 8
  • (1–4 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–40
  • 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 (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3006

Incident date

February 8, 2018

Location

حزة , Hazza, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.52034, 36.36494 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and four civilians were killed and several were left wounded as Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes hit Hazza in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.

In this poorly reported incident, some sources mentioned one fatality along with two wounded. As the only one, Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) put the death toll at four.

Only two of the reports identified the responsible, namely al-Araby and LCCSY, who respectively blame the Syria regime and Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Reportedly the victim of the contested airstrikes in Hazza, Damascus on February 8th, 2018 (via Om Youssef)

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
    1 – 4
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3005

Incident date

February 8, 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 six civilians, including one child, were killed and up to dozens were wounded as alleged Russian and/or Assad warplanes launched a series of air raids in Hamouriya in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.

The strike, described by Local Coordination Committees of Syria, as “heavy night raids” hit a popular market and residential neighbourhoods, as reported by several media, including Orient News.

The death toll spanned from four to six. However, most sources agreed that the toll reached six, including one child, as reported by Damascus Media Center (DMC) and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR). DMC identified the six fatalities by name.

At least two and as many as dozens civilians were wounded with many buried in the rubble, as several buildings were left completely destroyed.

It remains contested who carried out the strike. While SN4HR pointed to regime warplanes, Syrianoor pointed to Russia, while some other sources including al-Araby, pointed to shared Russian/Assad responsibility.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ismail Qusair
Age unknown male killed
Mohamed El Masry
Age unknown male killed
Wassim Abdel Gawad
Age unknown male killed
Tayseer Abdel-Jawad
Age unknown male killed
Ahmed Shaml
Age unknown from Deir Al-Asafeer killed
Son of Abu Salah Attaya
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 6
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 8th, 2018, that claimed many civilian victims left parts of the city in rubble (via Alaa Ahmad)
  • The aftermath of the contested shelling of Hamouriya, Damascus, February 8th, 2018, that claimed many civilian victims and left parts of the city in rubble (via Orient News)

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 – 6
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS2996

Incident date

February 8, 2018

Location

سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.859101, 36.797731 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported one civilian was killed and several were left wounded as alleged Russian airstrikes hit a grain production in Saraqeb, Idlib.

Footage from the aftermath of the incident showed how the area, containing a farm for grain production was struck and largely left destroyed.

Among the sources who reported the death toll, all reported one fatality. It should, however, be noted that al-Jazeera reported that alleged Russain airstrikes killed a total of seven civilians in both Saraqeb the village of Meshmshan in the countryside of Idlib, but did not specify how many in each town.

Finally, all the sources who identified the culprit, pointed to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Footage from the aftermath of the alleged strikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018, that inflicted great damage to large parts of the town (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
  • A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)

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
  • Civilians reported injured
    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 (8) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3004

Incident date

February 8, 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

According to local reports, three civilians, most likely two children and one woman, were killed and up to dozens were wounded as Russian and/or Assad warplanes launched air raids in Saqba town in eastern Ghouta, Damascus.

The strikes, which Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) described as “heavy night raids”, left large parts of the town, including a mosque, in complete rubble, as depicted on several videos and images.

Sources agreed that the strikes had claimed three fatalities, and most mentioned that the victims were two children and one woman. Only Enab Baladi, who also put the death toll at three, stating that just one child and her mother were among the victims.

The number of wounded spanned from two to as many as “dozens,” the latter reported by Damascus Media Center. Among the wounded was at least one female child as reported by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR).

Sources were conflicting in terms of culpability. The majority, including al-Araby and SN4HR, attributed blame to the Syrian regime, while al-Araby identified Russia as the responsible. Finally, LCCSY believed that both parties were to blame.

The incident occured during the night.

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • The remains of a mosque that was hit by the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018 (via Step News Agency)
  • The aftermath of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018 (via Step News Agency)
  • The immediate aftermath of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via Alaa Alahmad)
  • The immediate and chaotic aftermath of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via Alresalah)
  • The immediate and chaotic aftermath of the contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, left large parts of the city in rubble (via Damascus Media Center)
  • The contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, left large parts of the city in rubble (via Damascus Media Center)
  • The contested shelling of Saqba, Damascus, on February 8th, 2018, left large parts of the city in rubble (via Damascus Media Center)
  • A wounded girl left in the rubble following the contested shelling fo Saqba, Damascus, February 8th, 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.

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
    3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–24
  • 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 (13) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3002

Incident date

February 8, 2018

Location

دوما, Douma, Damasus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes carried out airstrikes in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, killing between four and eight civilians, including one woman and one child, as well as wounding several others, local media reported.

Reports mentioned heavy shelling in several parts of eastern Ghouta around February 8th, 2018, including the shelling of Douma.

The death toll spanned from four to eight, the highest reported by al-Araby. Both the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) and SCDrifdimashq said that at least four were killed, including one woman and one female child. The latter identified four fatalities by name.

While al-Araby and Local Coordination Committees of Syria said that both Syrian and Russian warplanes had launched the missiles, other reports, including SN4HR, only identified the Syrian regime as the responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Alaa Abdel Hamid Badran
Age unknown male killed
Ismail Khebya
Child male killed
Jana Abdul Jalil
Age unknown female killed
Mustafa Al Tabaji
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 8
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Aftermath of the contested shelling in Douma, Damascus, February 8th, 2018, that left large parts of the city in rubble (via Smart News Agency)
  • Civil defence members rescuing civilians from under the rubble following the contested shelling in Douma, Damascus, February 8th, 2018 (via Halab Today)

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 – 8
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 (8) [ collapse]