Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3728

Incident date

May 28, 2019

Location

:خان السبل, Khan Al Subul, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

At least four civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 12 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Khan Al Sabin, Idlib governorate, on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources.

In what Shahba Press referred to as “heavy air raids”, Syria Civil Defense claimed that five civilians were killed, including three children and a woman, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that at least ten civilians, including three children and two women, died in the airstrikes.

Idlib Plus initially reported the “martyrdom of a girl and the injury of two others”, yet later stated that four were killed in the attack, as the understanding of events unfolded.

Sa’oud Sabah posted a list of the victims of Facebook, including the names of four killed victims. The children Hamdo Jaber Al Bakour and Weam Ghayath Al Bakour were among the victims. In addition, the source reported that 13 others were injured, including an unnamed two-month-old child. According to the source, the town was targeted with four raids by eight helicopters.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that three of the four killed civilians were children. @ShahbaPress reported “dozens of injured”.

Local Coordination Committee for Syria claimed that “eight helicopters bombarded the town with explosive barrels”, while Idlib plus referred to “high-explosive missiles”.

Multiple sources, including Idlib Plus, documented the “targeting of the Al Siddiq mosque”, and Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that the strike “partially destroyed the mosque’s building, and severely damaged its furniture” leading to the mosque being out of service. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria wrote that the mosque had been targeted with rocket-propelled grenades.

While some sources, such as the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime, others including @OrientNews, pointed to Russian forces or to both Russia and the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Hamdo Jaber Al Bakour حمدو جابر البكور
Child male killed
Weam Ghayath Al Bakour وئام غياث البكور
Child female killed

Family members

The victims were named as:

Diaa Al Sabouh ضياء الصبوح
Adult male worked as a blacksmith, from Ma'arat Al Numan killed
Jamil Nader Bakir جميل نادر باكير
Age unknown male killed
Yassin Ahmed Shanani ياسين احمد شناني
Adult male injured
Jana Abdel Baset Sifr جنى عبد الباسط صفر
Adult female injured
Jamil Hammoud Al Assad جميل حمود المراد الاسعد
Adult male injured
Ahmed Hussein Al Hussein احمد حسين الحسين
Age unknown male injured
Hussein Jihad Shaaban حسين جهاد شعبان
Adult male injured
Abdullah Saeed Al Shaban عبد الله سعيد الشعبان
Adult male injured
Ahmed Mohamed Al Hamoud احمد محمد الحمود
Age unknown male injured
Qasim Ahmed Mahmoud قاسم احمد محمود
Adult male injured
Omar Baroud Abu Samer عمر بارود ابو سامر
Adult male injured
Abdullah Fouad Satouf عبد الله فؤاد صطوف
Adult male injured
Child from the Baroud family طفل من بيت بارود عشر سنوات
10 years old male injured
Ghiath Mahmoud Abbas Bakour غياث محمود عبس بكور
Adult male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • (2–3 children1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (19) [ collapse]

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    Translation: "The martyrdom of a girl and the injury of two others as a result of the targeting of warplanes in the town of Khan Al Subul in the countryside of Idlib, with high-explosive missiles." (via Idlib Plus)
  • Caption translation: "The destruction caused by the targeting of the Al-Siddiq mosque in Khan Al Subul in rural Idlib." (via Idlib Plus)
  • Caption translation: "The destruction caused by the targeting of the Al-Siddiq mosque in Khan Al Subul in rural Idlib." (via Idlib Plus)
  • Caption translation: "The destruction caused by the targeting of the Al-Siddiq mosque in Khan Al Subul in rural Idlib." (via Idlib Plus)
  • Caption translation: "The destruction caused by the targeting of the Al-Siddiq mosque in Khan Al Subul in rural Idlib." (via Idlib Plus)

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    Caption translation: "Photos of wounded, injured by the military aircraft targeting the town of Khan Al Subul, including the mosque, with rockets." (via Edlib Media Center)

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    Caption translation: "Photos of wounded, injured by the military aircraft targeting the town of Khan Al Subul, including the mosque, with rockets." (via Edlib Media Center)

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    Caption translation: "Photos of wounded, injured by the military aircraft targeting the town of Khan Al Subul, including the mosque, with rockets." (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the air strike on Khan Al Subul, Idlib, on May 28th, from inside the mosque (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Translation: “The destruction of the Khan Al Sabil town mosque in the Idlib countryside with a raid from warplanes a little while ago. May God bless you with Assad and Russia” (via @4b7861052c8f4d6).
  • Translation: “Destruction of the mosque of the town of Khan Al Sabl in the countryside #Idlib with a raid from warplanes a little while ago... Oh God, you have Assad and Russia, and everyone who supported them even if he spoke” (via @Omar_Madaniah).
  • Translation: “Dead and wounded in raids by the regime and Russia on the town of Khan Al SabIl in the Syrian Idlib Governorate” (via @AJArabic).
  • Translation: “A child was killed and two were wounded by regime forces shelling in Khan Al Sabil town, Idlib, Syria” (via OrientTV).

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    Translation: “Russian planes bomb Khan al Sabil Mosque” (via Hawar News).
  • Translation: “Watch the moment the town of Khan has been bombarded with explosive bombs. 5/28/2019” (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Al Sabil, May 28th, 2019 (via Ebaa News).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Al Sabil, May 28th, 2019 (via Ebaa News).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Al Sabil, May 28th, 2019 (via HalabTV).

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    Diaa Al Sabouh, a blacksmith, was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Al Sabil on May 28th, 2019 (via Al Ma’ara News).

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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4 – 5
  • (2–3 children1 woman1–2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    12–24
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (25) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3727

Incident date

May 28, 2019

Location

معرة ماتر أو معرتماتر, Ma’ar Tamater, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

A mother and child were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrikes on Ma’ar Tamater, Idlib, on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was injured.

A number of sources stated that two civilians had been killed in the strike, whereas Step News Agency reported only one fatality. A mother and her child were claimed to be the victims of the attack, with the Syrian Network for Human Rights naming them as Khaled Ahmad Al Qaddour, and his mother, Aisha al Hmoud.

The Syrian Civil Defense stated that “a woman and a child from the town of Ma’ar Tamater were killed by a military airstrike targeting civilian houses this morning,” and documented the removal of their bodies “from the rubble of their houses”.

Several sources reported that an unknown number of other civilians had been injured in the strikes. According to the SCD, the village was targeted in the morning.

Several sources attributed the strike to the Syrian regime, while others, such as Step News Agency, named Russia as the active belligerent.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Khaled Ahmad al Qaddour خاد أحمد القدور
Child male killed
Aisha al Hmoud عائشة الحمود
Adult female mother of Khaled killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Translation: "A woman and a child were killed in the town of Ma’ar Tamater in rural Idlib by a military airstrike targeting civilian houses this morning." (via Idlib Plus)

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
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (16) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3724

Incident date

May 27, 2019

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma’arat Harma, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

A civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma’arat Al Harma, Hama governorate, on May 27th, 2019, according to local sources. Another civilian was reportedly injured.

Smart News wrote that “on May 27th, warplanes bombed the town of Ma’arat Harma, near Idlib, with explosive barrels and naval mines, causing destruction of residential buildings and fires on agricultural land.”

According to several sources, such as Syrian Network for Human Rights, 65-year old Gharib Al Habib was killed in the airstrikes. Zaman Al Wasl reported that another civilian had been injured.

@IdlibPlus reported the use of barrel bombs. @omaralhaj15 wrote that “more than 13 military and helicopter raids targeted the town of Ma’arat Harma within one hour, causing great damage.”

While most sources, such as the Syrian Network for Human Rights, named the Syrian regime as responsible for the attack, Step News attributed the strike to Russia. Zaman Al Wasl blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.

Smart News Agency wrote that “Idlib province has been under heavy artillery, missile and air raids for weeks. As a result, hundreds of civilians have been killed and wounded, homes, public buildings and facilities have been destroyed, and tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Gharib al Habib غريب الحبيب
65 years old male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The moment when explosive barrels were thrown at the town of Ma'ra Harma south of Idlib yesterday."
  • Translation: Martyrs on Monday 27/5/2019 in the province of Idlib. Ma’aret Harma martyr: Gharib Al Habib (via Idlib plus)
  • Translation: “A video showing the scale of the destruction caused by helicopter targeting the town of Ma'arat Horma in Idlib countryside, with dozens of explosive barrels” (via @IdlibPlus).
  • Translation: “Ma'arat Harma in Idlib” (via @MousaAlomar).

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    Gharib Al Habib was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Harma on May 27th, 2019 (via Ma’aret Harma News).
  • Translation: “Massive destruction and displacement movement in Maarat Horma, Idlib countryside, due to the regime’s shelling” (via JisrTV).
  • Translation: “Seven of the regime's helicopters drop explosive barrels on Ma'arat Al Harma, Idlib countryside” (via JisrTV).
  • Translation: “Huge destruction in Ma'arat Harma, Idlib countryside, due to aerial bombardments by the regime” (via JisrTV).

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
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1–2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (17) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3722

Incident date

May 27, 2019

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Three to eleven civilians were killed in an airstrike on Ariha on May 27th.

According to numerous sources, of those killed, two to four were children, including three siblings.

The Syrian regime was named by multiple sources as responsible for the attack, while many did not positively attribute blame. Russia was named by six sources as an active belligerent in the airstrike.

While Edlib Media Center initially estimated three civilians to have been killed, this source cited more deaths as understanding of the events unfolded, later claiming that eleven civilians perished as a result of the attack.

Ariha Today named 10 civilian fatalities, including six women and three young siblings, Zain, Sham and Wesam Fadel Fahham.

Furthermore, Syria.liveuamap claimed that as many as 28 civilians had been injured in the bombardment, while Syria Civil Defense initially estimated the figure to be 20.

Step news stated that “the toll of the dead and wounded in Jericho is likely to rise due to the continued lifting of the rubble and the removal of civilians under it.”

Shaam News reported that “the Assad forces are carrying out a genocide, with clear Russian political support, across the southern Idlib countryside.” This source stated that there was “a focus on bombing major markets, cities and communities, and displacing thousands from their homes.”

Multiple sources documented the enormous destruction to civilian property and infrastructure in both videos and photos.

According to Shaam News, the alleged Russian and Syrian regime military action on May 27th represents a “continuing of a systematic genocide against civilians, amid the silence of the world.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Sham Fadel Fahham شام فضل فحام
Child female killed
Zein Fadel Fahham زين فضل فحام
Child female killed
Wissam Fadel Fahham وسام فضل فحام
Child male killed
Lana Fadhel Fahham لانا فضل فحام
Child female killed

The victims were named as:

Huda Abo Sha’r هدى ابو شعر
Adult female killed
Khadija Attar خديجه عطار
Adult female killed
Wafa’a Al Yusuf وفاء اليوسف
Adult female killed
Nagham Qurabi نغم قربي
Child female killed
Abd Al Qader Qurabi عبد القادر قربي
Age unknown male killed
Samiha Al Zein سميحة الزين
Adult female killed
Ibtisam Shibab ابتسام شبب
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 11
  • (2–4 children1–6 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–28
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (50) [ collapse]

  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Shahba Press)

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    Two children killed in the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Hamah Now)
  • Damage to civilian property following the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The initial aftermath of the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Ariha Today)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Ariha Today)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Ariha Today)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Ariha Today)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)

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    Three siblings, Zain, Sham and Wesam Fadel Fahham, killed in the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Translation: "6 martyrs and 20 injured as a result of an air strike by an improvised explosive device fired by warplanes at on civilian houses in the center of the city of Jericho in Idlib." (via Idlib Plus)
  • Translation: "Two children were rescued from rubble in the city of Jericho in Idlib countryside" (via Maysar AL Hadidi)
  • "Russian raids hit #Ariha city southern of #Idlib" (via @MGhorab3)

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    Two twins killed in the airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib, on May 27th (via Myasar alhadidi)
  • Aftermath of an alleged Syrian regime airstrike on Ariha. (via @YousefAlbostany).
  • "Ariha Children today after Russia and Al Assad warplanes attacked Rif Idlib."

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    Children killed in an airstrike on Ariha on May 27th, 2019. (via @Omar_Madaniah).
  • SCD volunteers responding to the needs after an airstrike on Ariha on May 27th, 2019 (via https://twitter.com/HadiAlabdallah/status/1133006239632379904)
  • SCD volunteers responding to the needs after an airstrike on Ariha on May 27th, 2019 (via https://twitter.com/HadiAlabdallah/status/1133006239632379904)
  • The man standing is said to have lost his mother, wife and three children as a result of a Russian rocket. (via @ahmad_okde)
  • Russian raids hit Ariha city southern of Idlib. Via Syria.liveuamap).
  • "SNHR: at least three women were killed as Syrian regime fixed -wing warplanes fired missiles on the middle of Ariha city in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on May 27th."
  • Image including names of people killed in Ariha and other places on May 27th, 2019. (via @idlibPlus).
  • A number of civilians killed and injured in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • SCD volunteers in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Destruction in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Volunteers on scene in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Civilians in tears in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Huge destruction in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • ِA civilian in tears in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • A civilian being rescued in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • A number of civilians killed and injured in the aftermath of an airstrike on Ariha, May 27th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest.)
  • Alleged Russian raids on Ariha led to deaths and injuries among civilians. (via @Sy24ria).
  • Alleged Russian raids on Ariha led to deaths and injuries among civilians. (via @Sy24ria).
  • Alleged Russian raids on Ariha led to deaths and injuries among civilians. (via @Sy24ria).
  • Alleged Russian raids on Ariha led to deaths and injuries among civilians. (via @Sy24ria).

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 type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 11
  • (2–4 children1–6 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    20–28
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (53) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3723

Incident date

May 27, 2019

Location

حزارين, Hezarin, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Two to seven civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Hezarin, Idlib, May 27th.

Shahba News initially claimed that three were killed in the strikes from the same family, including one child, later reporting six deaths and “dozens wounded”. Edlib Media Center initially reported two killed, yet also stated that the figure rose to six as understanding of the events unfolded.

Both the Local Coordination Committee for Syria and Idlib Plus named six fatalities, including a father and a son.

Shahba Press referred to “Syrian and Russian raids”, as did a number of other sources, while others named either the Syrian regime or Russia as responsible for the attack.

Idlib Plus stated that there were eight airstrikes, while other sources reported the use of cluster munitions.

Shaam News wrote that “Russian warplanes continue to bombard the cities and towns of rural Idlib,” later stating that “the Assad forces are carrying out a genocide, with clear Russian political support, across the southern Idlib countryside.”

According to this source, there was a clear “focus on bombing major markets, cities and communities, and displacing thousands from their homes” in the attacks.

Also referring to the airstrikes on Ariha the same day, Shaam News reported that “the death of 18 civilians, mostly children and women” on May 27th represented a “continuing of a systematic genocide against civilians, amid the silence of the world.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Ahmad Abd Al Hamid Al Mohammad أحمد عبد الحميد المحمد
Adult male killed
Son of Ahmad Abd Al Hamid Al Mohammad ابن احمد عبد الحميد المحمد
Age unknown male killed

The victims were named as:

Deya’ Faris Koujak ضياء فارس كوجك
Age unknown male killed
Amina Abd Al Razzak Mar’i أمينة عبدالرزاق مرعي
Age unknown female killed
Jouriya Salah Qanatry جورية صلاح قناطري
Age unknown female killed
Aysha Al Mohammad عائشة المحمد
Child female killed
Mustafa Muhammad Mustafa Mar'i مصطفى محمد مصطفى مرعي
Child male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 7
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (30) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Translation: The martyrs from Monday 27/5/2019 in the province of Idlib. Hezarin martyrs: Ahmad Abd Al Hamid Al Zaki Son of Ahmad Abd Al Hamid Al Zaki Deya’ Faris Koujak Amina Mar’i (F) Jouriya Mar’i (F) Aysha Mar’i (child -F) (via Idlib Plus)
  • "Several consecutive raids with Russian warplanes on the villages of Hazaren on May 27th, 2019." (via @almo3tasem91)
  • "Several consecutive raids with Russian warplanes on the villages of Hazaren on May 27th, 2019." (via @almo3tasem91)
  • "Several consecutive raids with Russian warplanes on the villages of Hazaren on May 27th, 2019." (via @almo3tasem91)
  • Child Abdelhamid Ahmad Muhammad killed in an airstrike in Hazarin.
  • Civilians gathering around the bodies of two children killed in an airstrike in Hazarin on May 27th, 2019. (via Mustafa Kamal Nasan).

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
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 7
  • (1–3 children2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–12
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (30) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3721

Incident date

May 26, 2019

Location

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

A young man was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on agricultural land near Morek, in the northern Hama countryside, on May 26th, 2019, according to local sources.

Halfaya Media Center reported the death of the young man Taher Suleiman Al Ahmad, who died “as a result of being targeted by artillery shells while working on agricultural lands near Morek.”

The Violations Documentation Center of Syria wrote that Al Ahmad had been targeted by artillery shells coming from Russian forces at the Kabari Camp. The Syrian Civil Defence, however, blamed the Syrian regime for the death of a man near Morek.

The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that Al Ahmad died in the airstrikes on the city of Ma’arat Al Numan on May 26th. All other sources, however, reported that the victim died near Morek.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Taher Suleiman Al Ahmad طاهر سليمان الأحمد
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: “Four civilians were killed and others injured as a result of the continued escalation of the regime forces in the towns and villages of Hama, where two martyrs were killed in the city of Latamna, one on the outskirts of the city trying to extinguish the fires in the agricultural land, while a man rose in the city of Kafr Zeita and a man in Morek. Civil Defence teams assist the civilian population and respond to their appeals in all regions” (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Translation: “The youth Taher Suleiman Al Ahmad was elevated as a result of being targeted by artillery shells while working on agricultural lands near Morek, in the northern Hama countryside” (via Halfaya Media Center).

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
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3716

Incident date

May 26, 2019

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

At least six civilians, including a woman and child, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ma’arat Al Numan, Idlib governorate, on May 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to 45 others were injured.

Numerous sources reported the use of high explosive rockets and missiles in an airstrike on a residential area in Ma’arat Al Numan, Idlib, on May 26th. Other sources reported that a popular market in the city had been targeted.

A number of sources reported the death of four to six civilians, while Smart News Agency claimed as many as 13 had been killed in the airstrikes. @AlarabyTV tweeted that 11 civilians had been killed in the shelling, blaming the Syrian regime.

@ahmadalhadi77 tweeted photos of the funeral of Muhammad Abd Al Hamid Jahjah, who died of his injuries sustained in the strikes. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported the names of five other killed victims, among which the child Fatima Al Tayfour.

The Syrian Civil Defence stated that 45 civilians were injured as a result of the bombardment, while other sources referred to 15 to 25, “dozens” or “several wounded”. Syria Civil Defense named a child, Marwa Al Mahloul, as injured in the airstrikes.

In another post, Smart News Agency reported 38 wounded, including nine women. According to Zaman Al Wasl, the incident occurred during the evening before Iftar, when Muslims break their fast at sunset in the holy month of Ramadan.

According to Abdullah Abu Ali, a Step News correspondent, an “airstrike loaded with two missiles targeted the market and houses in the centre of the city of Ma’aratAl Numan, killing four people and injuring more than fifteen civilians,” as well as causing significant “material damage to property”.

Step News Agency stated that “military escalation by the regime and its Russian ally has left hundreds of victims since the end of the last round of talks in Astana last month.”

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Abdullah Redwan Al Mathbouh عبدالله المديوح
Adult male killed
Marwa al Mahloul
Child female injured
Muhammad Abd al-Hamid Jahjah محمد عبد الحميد
Age unknown male killed
Noha Mahloul نهى محلول
Adult female killed
Taher Al-Ahmad طاهر الأحمد
Adult male from Halfaya killed
Fatima Al-Tayfour فاطمة الطيفور
Child female killed
Muhammad Youssef محمد يوسف
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 13
  • (1 child1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–45
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (36) [ collapse]

  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria Civil Defense)

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    Civilian casualty as a result of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria Civil Defense)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Halab Today TV)
  • Civilian casualty as a result of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Halab Today TV)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria.liveuamap)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syria.liveuamap)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma’aret Al Nu’man Media Center)
  • The May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma’aret Al Nu’man Media Center)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Civilian casualty as a result of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • The aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Damage to civilian property in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the May 26th airstrikes on Ma'arat al-Nu'man (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Translation: "Martyrs and wounded as a result of air raids on the city of Ma'arat al - Nu'man south of Idlib" (via Ma'arat al-Nu'man Media Center)
  • Translation: “While people are preparing to break their fast during these hours around the world.. In the city of Ma'arat Al Numan, the Assad regime and Russia are committing a massacre by bombing a popular market in the city center. Three martyrs are like the first toll and dozens of wounded” (via @HadiAlabdallah).
  • Translation: “These scenes returned to death, killing, killing, blood and fire. Ma'arat Al Numan, #Ref_Idleb today” (via @HadiAlabdallah).
  • Translation: “Ma'aran Al Numan today is the war criminals of the Assad gangs” (via @ahmadalhadi77).
  • Translation: “Killed and wounded, and extensive destruction of civilian homes, as a result of the regime's warplanes targeting with highly explosive missiles, the northern district of Ma'arat Al Numan city in the southern countryside of Idlib” (via @Sy24ria).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers on the site after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @Sy24ria).
  • A Syrian Civil Defence volunteer in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @Sy24ria).
  • Destroyed vehicle after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @Sy24ria).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers on the site after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @Sy24ria).
  • Translation: “Russian terrorism shocking scenes from Ma'arat Al Numan” (via @aboalhodaalhoms).
  • Translation: “The funeral of the martyr, God willing, Muhammad Abd Al Hamid Jahjah, who was injured by his wounds, by the warplane shelling of the Assad militia on residential neighborhoods in the middle of #Ma'aret_Al-Nu'man” (via @ahmadalhadi77).
  • Muhammad Abd Al Hamid Jahjah was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @ahmadalhadi77).
  • The funeral of Muhammad Abd Al Hamid Jahjah, who was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'arat Al Numan on May 26th, 2019 (via @ahmadalhadi77).
  • Translation: “A side of the devastation caused by the regime's warplane shelling in the town of Ma'arat Al Numan in Idlib countryside; Which caused great damage to the infrastructure and left many martyrs and wounded among the residents” (via Al Dorar).
  • Translation: “The young man, Muhammad Abdel Hamid Jahjah, was killed as a result of the regime's warplane shelling with vacuum missiles in the middle of the city of Ma`rat al-Numan today afternoon” (via Rami Al Maree).

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
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 13
  • (1 child1 woman4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5–45
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (32) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3715

Incident date

May 26, 2019

Location

الشيخ مصطفى, Al Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

Step Agency and Smart News reported that one civilian was killed in air raids on the village of Al Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, on May 26th.

Step News agency attributed the attack to Russia, initially reporting that “several people were injured” in the “Russian raids” that “coincided with a rocket attack”. In a later post, Step News stated that “a civilian was killed by an explosive barrage”.

Smart News claimed it was an air strike by “regime helicopters” that killed one civilian and wounded others.

Without naming any casualties, Edlib Media Center documented the air raids in photos, depicting “smoke escalating after the helicopter system dropped explosive barrels on the town.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]

  • May 26th airstrikes on Al Sheikh Mustafa (via Edlib Media Center)
  • May 26th airstrikes on Al Sheikh Mustafa (via Edlib Media Center)
  • May 26th airstrikes on Al Sheikh Mustafa (via Edlib Media Center)
  • May 26th airstrikes on Al Sheikh Mustafa (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Translation: "The effects of the destruction in Sheikh Mustafa village due to the regime’s bombing and Russian occupation of Idlib countryside" (via Al Jisr TV).
  • Translation: "Helicopter dropped the explosive barrels on the town of Sheikh Mustafa south of Idlib" (via Edlib Media Center)

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
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]