Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

R3472

Incident date

May 8, 2019

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed and at least 11 civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Hama governorate, on May 8th, 2019, according to local sources.

Several sources reported that a total of three civilians were killed, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The local monitor added that “Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles in parallel with shelling by their missile launcher on Khan Sheikhoun city”.

Smart News Agency initially reported that one man was killed and ten wounded in Khan Sheikhoun, but in a later post claimed that four civilians including a child were killed and 17 others wounded, including women and children. According to the source, 15 airstrikes were conducted in addition to four barrels of explosives dumped on the city by helicopters amid shelling with more than 100 rockets and 35 artillery shells.

The Syrian Civil Defense Forces that were present at the scene reported that a total of 11 people were killed and 11 others injured by “four airstrikes with 60 rocket-propelled grenades and 20 artillery shells struck residential neighbourhoods of the town of Khan Sheikoun in Idlib”.

Al Souria reported that 26 civilians had been injured. According to @DirarKhattab, the attacks occured during iftar, when Muslims break their fast around dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.

Radio Alkul reported that “39 schools have been bombed by the regime and Russia in the past two months, resulting in the departure of 17 schools from the service completely, and the destruction of some others in whole or in part, Mohammed al-Hussein, assistant director of education in Idlib, told Radio All.” Some 23 of these schools were reportedly in Khan Sheikhoun.

Al Nahar, a pro-regime paper, reported strikes against the al-Nusra front in Khan Sheikhoun.

The incident occured around dusk.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–26
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

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    An unidentified victim of an alleged airstrike on in the morning in Khan Shikhoun on May 8th (via Abuhuzaifa_ ).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteer aiding a man who was wounded by an alleged airstrike on the town of Khan Sheikoun on May 8th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • The White Helmets work to extinguish fires in Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th.
  • The White Helmets work to extinguish fires in Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th.
  • The White Helmets work to extinguish fires in Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th.
  • Video showing the moment of the strike on Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th.
  • Food covered with dust, prepared by a Syrian family, following a strike on Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th (via Alaraby)

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    The body of a victim of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, May 8th, 2019 (via @Abuhuzaifa_).

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 infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 4
  • (1 child1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    11–26
  • 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 (28) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3681

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

معرتماتر, Ma'aratmatar, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Two civilians, including a child, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma’aratmatar on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other woman and child were injured.

Several sources, among which the Syrian Human Rights Committee and Shaam News Network, reported that two people were killed in the town of Ma’aratmatar on May 7th. Fresh Syria also reported civilian deaths in the town but did not specify a number.

According to Zaiton Mag, “a man and a girl were killed by an airstrike by six warplanes targeting the town of Ma’aratmatar in Jabal Al Zawiyeh.”

While the sources did not mention injured civilians, a video by the Syrian Civil Defence shows SCD volunteers helping injured civilians into an ambulance, including a woman and a child.

Whereas some sources, such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that the Syrian regime had been responsible, others such as Shaam News Network and Edlib Media Center blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The arrival of the civil defense to the town of Ma’aretamater and the ambulance of those injured by aerial bombardment" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

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
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 child1 man)
  • 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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3680

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

عابدين, Abdin, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin village in Idlib governorate on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources.

Baladi News reported that two civilians were killed in airstrikes on the village of Abdin, Idlib countryside. Zaiton Mag reported one killed civilian by a helicopter strike. All other sources also reported only one death.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) wrote: “Ali al Zraiq, from Ma’ret Harma village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, was killed as Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the vicinity of Abdin village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on May 7.”

In another post, the SN4HR said that Al Salam Mosque in the village was targeted, partially destroying its building and damaging the furniture.

According to Zaman Al Wasl, the village was hit with two regime barrels. Whereas most sources blamed the regime, Al Araby and Edlib Media Center reported that both the Syrian regime and Russia had been responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Ali Al Zraiq
Age unknown male from Ma’ret Harma killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 2
  • (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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Syrian regime forces bombed a mosque in Abdin village in Idlib on May 7th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).

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
    1 – 2
  • (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
    Syrian Regime, Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (10) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3679

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in rural Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources.

Jorf News wrote that “a civilian was killed and others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in the southern suburb of Idlib.” Fresh Syria also reported that an unknown number of civilians was wounded.

The Facebook page Ma’aret Al Nu’man identified the victim as Bilal Al Mendil. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Bilal was a displaced civilian from Ma’aret al Numan city in Idlib. The source claimed that he was killed when Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles on the town.

Edlib Media Center blamed Russia and reported the use of missiles in the airstrike. Other sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Bilal Al Mandil بلال محمود المنديل
Adult male Ma’aret al Numan killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • 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 (15) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

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    Bilal al Mendil was killed by an alleged Syrian missile strike on Al Bara village in Jabal Al Zaweya on May 7th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Translation: "The effects of the destruction due to airstrikes by the regime's warplane in the town of Al Barah in Idlib countryside" (via Al Dorar Al Shamiya Network).
  • Translation: "We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. Go to God's mercy and kindness. The young Bilal Mahmoud Al Mandil after the bombing of the air force that hit the town of Al Bara. May God have mercy on him and make his resting place paradise" (via Ma'arat Al Numan).
  • Translation: "I belong to God, and to him, we will return to my brother Bilal Al-Mandeel, may God bless him in the gardens of paradise" (via Ammar Mandil on Facebook).
  • Bilal Al Mandil was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Bara, May 7th, 2019 (via Ammar Mandil on Facebook).

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
    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 (15) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3678

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

كفرموس, Kafar Mous, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that a helicopter bombed the village of Kfar Mous in Jabal Shahshabo with an “explosive barrel” in the evening. The Syrian Civil Defense forces reported that a man was killed and another man, two women and two children were wounded.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported “the martyrdom of a man and the injury of a man, two women and two children in the bombing [with] explosive barrels [coming from] a helicopter flying over the village of #Kafar Mous in Jabal Shashbou, Southern countryside Idlib.”

Smart News blamed Russia, whereas the Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed the event to the regime, reporting: “Mohammad Abdul Karim Al Yousef was killed as Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Kafar Mous village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on May 7.”

The incident occured in the evening.

The victims were named as:

Mohammad Abdul Karim al Yousef
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    5
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteer carrying a wounded child on May 7th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Translation: "The village of Kfarmous is bombed in Jabal Shahshabo with barrel bombs" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    Mohamed Abdel Karim Al Youssef was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Mous, May 7th, 2019 (via Mahmoud Al Yusef on Facebook).

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
    5
  • 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3676

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zuhour, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to four civilians were reported killed and eight others including two children were reported injured as Russian forces or Syrian regime targeted with airstrikes or artillery Marj Al Zohur in Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local reports.

Two of those killed were workers with a humanitarian organisation for food support.

The Local Coordination Committee Syria and Jisir Media Center reported that one civilian was killed. According to Jisir Media Center, eight other civilians including at least six members of the same family were wounded.

According to Step News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, two members of the same family were killed, while the Syria.liveuamap claimed a total of three and two wounded.

Syrian Network for Human Rights in a later post identified Jarrah Hadid as one of the victims. He was reportedly a humanitarian aid worker for al Amin Organization for humanitarian support, from Marj al Zohour village in Idlib, who died on May 8th due to wounds sustained in the attack on May 7th. Khaled Hadid was also reported killed.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (8)

Mohammad Hadid محمد حديد
21 years old male injured
Amjad Hadid أمجد حديد
24 years old injured
Mohammed Hadid محمد حديد
17 years old male injured
Hassan Yousef Hadid حسن يوسف حديد
50 years old male injured
Khaled Hadid خالد حديد
28 years old male killed
Maher Asa'ad Hadid ماهر اسعد حديد
30 years old injured
Fawaz Hadid فواز حديد
60 years old male killed
Jarrah Hadid جراح حديد
Adult male killed

The victims were named as:

Mustafa Shahtan مصطفى شحطان
40 years old male injured
Mohammed Shihab محمد شهاب
15 years old male injured
Abu Omar Al Sabe' أبو عمر السبع
Adult male Unclear whether this is the real name or a nickname. killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Jarrah Hadid, killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Marj al Zohour village in Idlib on May 8th (via SN4HR).

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    Fawaz Hadid was reported killed in Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Marj Al Zohour on May 7th, 2019. (via Khaled Al Aseer).

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    Abu Omar Al Sabe' was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime attacks on Marj Al Zohour on May 7th, 2019. (via Khaled Al Aseer)
  • Khaled Hadid, a worker with a food support organization died as a result of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Marj Al Zohour in Idlib on May 7th 2019. (via Al-Ameen for Humanitarian Support).
  • Jarrah Hadid, a worker with a humanitarian organisation was reported killed in airstrikes that struck Mari Al Zohour in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Mohammad Harsouny)

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
  • (4 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • 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 (29) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3675

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

رأس العين, Ras Al A’in, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Local sources reported that airstrikes struck a popular market in Ras al Ein village east of the city of Abu-Thabet in Idlib. According to Step News, shelling was carried out by “Russian airliners and helicopters”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime instead. The sources said that the market was attacked with four highly-explosive vacuum missiles. Other sourced said that airstrikes targeted civilians houses.

Most sources reported that four civilians were killed and others raised the toll to seven including women and children. Smart News claimed that among the victims were two children, while Step News and the Local Coordination Committee of Syria claimed three children were killed. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, all four fatalities were children.

The  Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) forces that were present at the scene initially reported that three civilians were killed and eight wounded, while in a later post claimed that the death toll had risen to seven civilians, including three children. It added that the number of wounded had gone up from eight to 20 civilians. The SCD reported that it searched for hours under the rubble and Orient news reported that a family of six members was stuck under the rubble.

Smart News posted several photographs and a video. Links to the these reports on the website of Smart News are included in this assessment.

Images and reported tell that the airstrikes caused huge destruction to the infrastructure.

 

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 7
  • (2–4 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–20
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (39) [ collapse]

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    Syrian Civil Defense forces carrying one of the victims of a missile strike on the market square of of Ras al Ein village on May 7th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Syrian Civil Defense teams searching through the rubble after a missile strike struck the market square of Ras al-Ayn on May 7th (via Syrian Civil Defense).

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    Man wounded by missile strike on the market square of Ras al-Ayn on May 7th (via Syrian Civil Defense).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Syrian Civil Defense volunteer putting out a fire after a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Aftermath of a missile strike on a market square in Ras al-Ain on May 7th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes in Ras al-A'in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via El dorar).
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes in Ras al-A'in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via El dorar).
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes in Ras al-A'in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via El dorar).
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes in Ras al-A'in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via El dorar).
  • Destruction caused by airstrikes in Ras al-A'in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via El dorar).
  • Aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Civilians gathering in the aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Destruction caused by Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • A civilian checking the destruction caused by Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Aftermath of Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (via Horrya press)
  • Aftermath of Russian airstrikes on Ras Al A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Via @ShehabAgency).
  • Aftermath of Russian airstrikes on Ras Al A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Via @ShehabAgency).
  • Aftermath of Russian airstrikes on Ras Al A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Via @ShehabAgency).
  • Aftermath of Russian airstrikes on Ras Al A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Via @ShehabAgency).
  • "Casualties reported as a result of an attack by the Assad regime and Russia who bombed the popular market in the village of Ras al-Ein in Idlib with 4 rockets." Via @SyrianCoalition
  • A child injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • A child injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • SCD volunteers in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • SCD volunteers rescuing civilians in the aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).
  • Civilians injured as a result of alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ras Al-A'in in Idlib on May 7th, 2019. (Copyright SMART, published in the public interest).

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
    3 – 7
  • (2–4 children1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8–20
  • 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 (39) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3674

Incident date

May 7, 2019

Location

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

A woman named Sabah Al Hamidi was alleged killed by artillery shelling in the village of Zakat, north of Hama. Smart News and Step News blamed Russia, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime

SY 24, Syria TV, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said that the regime was responsible for the woman’s death.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Sabah al Hamidi صباح الحميدي
Adult female Wife of Khaled Sattouf Al-Faraj killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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 (41) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Translation: 'heavy artillery and missile shelling targeted the Zakat village north of Hama'
  • A news report which mentions the death of a woman in shelling of Al Zakat, May 7th.
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian strike in Hama, though it's unclear if the location shown is Al Zakat (via Sada)

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 and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 woman)
  • 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

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