Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3666

Incident date

May 6, 2019

Location

شنان, Shnan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A child and a woman were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes near Al Tawhid mosque in the middle of Shnan village on May 6th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded.

Warplanes fired missiles near Al Tawhid Mosque in the middle of Shnan village in Jabal al-Zawiyeh south of Idlib, according to sources on the ground. The missiles reportedly damaged the mosque and killed two internally displaced civilians from Damascus; a child and a woman. An unknown number of others were reported wounded. Local sources claimed the attack was carried out with rockets.

Step and Baladi were among sources reporting the death of “a mother and her child”, while other sources only reported the death of a child. @EuphratesPost reported an unknown number of injured civilians.

Baladi News wrote that “a woman and her child were martyred, and several civilians were wounded by shelling, after targeting the farms surrounding the town of Shnan in Idlib countryside.”

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the building and furniture of the Al Tawhid mosque were partially damaged. Several sources reported that the incident took place around dawn or in the morning.

Whereas most sources pointed to Russia as the responsible belligerents, others reported that the Syrian regime had attacked the village.

The incident occured around dawn.

Summary

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

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

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    Child killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Shanan, south of Idlib on May 5th (via Euphrates Post).

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    Translation: “The martyrdom of the first child and the injury of others injured with the entry of the month of Ramadan as a result of raids by Russian warplanes with space rockets on the village of Shnan in Jabal al-Zawia shortly before” (via @EuphratesPost).

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 – 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 (49) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3665

Incident date

May 5, 2019

Location

ربع الجور, Rab’a Al Jwar, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to five civilians including two sisters and their mother and possibly their father died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Rab’a al Jwar village located in the northeast of Khan Sheikhoun city in Idlib, local media reported.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that a family of four was killed, including two children and their parents. Edlib Media Center claimed that three women and one child were killed instead.

In a tweet, @abuhuzaifa_ claimed that a total of five civilians were killed, including only one child.

France24 reported: “In the village of Raba al-Jwar in Idlib, an AFP correspondent saw a man preparing to flee with his son after a night raid on their home killed his wife and daughter-in-law with two of her children. Sunday’s raids targeted three hospitals, two in southern Idlib and one in the northern Hama countryside, leaving two of them out of service. The Syrian Observatory accused the Russian planes of launching the raids.”

Horrya put the death toll at four women and a girl, also blaming Russia.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Jana Anas Khaled Sallal جنى أنس خالد
Child female killed
Hamida Anas Khaled Sallal حميدة أنس خالد
Child female killed
Anas Khaled أنس خالد
Adult male Father of the two children killed
Mother
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–2 children1–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

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    A child was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Rab’a Al-Jour on May 5th (via @abuhuzaifa_).
  • Translation: "Civilian casualties after an aerial bombardment which targeted the village of Rab`a al jwar near Khan Sheikhan - White Helmets"

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    An infant killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Rab’a Al Jowr on May 5th, 2019 (via EMC1).

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 5
  • (1–2 children1–4 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–4
  • 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
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (18) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3663

Incident date

May 5, 2019

Location

كفرنبل, Kafar Nubul , Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime strike on the surgical hospital of Kafar Nubul, according to local media.

The New York Times later published audiofile transcripts which it said proved Russia had deliberately targeted the hospital.

According to Syria TV at the time: “A Syrian television correspondent reported that two civilians (Hussein al-Diri and Ahmad al-Rahal, who worked in the ambulances) were killed in air raids by the regime which targeted the center of the city of Kafar Nabil in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

However, a number of other sources blamed Russia.

@HadiAlabdallah tweeted: “War crime! Russian planes destroy three hospitals in one day in the countryside # Idlib and Hama, the last one was the hospital Kfarnbul surgical 5-5-2019”

The UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria described the attack in its September 2019 report, noting: “Also on 5 May, at approximately 5.30 p.m., pro-Government forces attacked Orient hospital in Kafr Nabl (Idlib) three times, with 3 to 5 minutes between each strike. Orient hospital was the closest medical facility to the Hass cave hospital, and had served up to 500 patients per day. The first air strike struck the main entrance. Two persons were killed and another five injured. The attacks rendered Orient hospital completely destroyed and inoperable.

Some 8,000 families fled Kafr Nubl since the first onslaught of aerial attacks in February, many of whom were left with no choice but to shelter under olive trees throughout northern Idlib. Also on 5 May, pro-Government forces launched air strikes against al-Sham hospital.”

In October 2019, the New York Times published what it said was proof that Russia was responsible for this attack and three other hospitals targeted on May 5th-6th: “An analysis of previously unpublished Russian Air Force radio recordings, plane spotter logs and witness accounts allowed The Times to trace bombings of four hospitals in just 12 hours in May and tie Russian pilots to each one.”

The Times gave the following account: “A doctor who worked there said that the hospital was struck four times, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The strikes landed about five minutes apart, without warning, he said, killing a man who was standing outside and forcing patients and members of the medical staff to use oxygen tanks to breathe through the choking dust.

A spotter logged a Russian jet circling above at the time of the strike, and in another Russian Air Force transmission, a pilot reports that he has “worked” his target at 5:30 p.m., the time of the strike. He then reports three more strikes, each about five minutes apart, matching the doctor’s chronology.”

Accoridng to Human Rights Watch report “The hospital was closed for a week while they repaired the damage. It was closed again in January 2020 because of Syrian army advances, and has remained closed since. Syria Sentry messages indicate that flight spotters sighted attack aircraft circling Kafr Nabl at 5:37 p.m., 5:40 p.m., and again at 5:49 p.m. In the 5:37 and 5:49 p.m. instances, spotters identified Russian “warplanes,” while at 5:40 pm the spotter identified a Russian-made Sukhoi-24 (Su-24) “Fencer,” which is flown by both the Russian and Syrian air forces in Syria. Intercepted radio communications between a Russian air force pilot and Russian ground control obtained by the New York Times also implicate a Russian aircraft in this attack.”

The incident occured at approximately 5:30 pm local time.

The victims were named as:

Hussein al-Diri حسين الديري
Adult male killed
Ahmad al-Rahhal أحمد رحال
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (49) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (27) [ collapse]

  • An alleged Russian airstrike struck the surgical hospital of Kafar Nabil on May 5th (via Edllib Media Center).
  • An alleged Russian airstrike struck the surgical hospital of Kafar Nabil on May 5th (via Edllib Media Center).
  • An alleged Russian airstrike struck the surgical hospital of Kafar Nabil on May 5th (via Edllib Media Center).
  • An alleged Russian airstrike struck the surgical hospital of Kafar Nabil on May 5th (via Edllib Media Center).
  • The destructed surgical hospital in Kafar Nabil after it was struck by an alleged Russian airstrike on May 5th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • The aftermath of an alleged regime strike on Kafar Nabil, May 5th.
  • An alleged Russia airstrike on the surgical hospital of Kafar Nabil, May 5th.
  • Explosive barrels, allegedly dropped by the regime, hit Kafar Nabil, May 5th.
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian strike on Kafar Nabil, May 5th.
  • The aftermath of a strike on Kafar Nabil, May 5th.
  • Translation: "Air raids and explosive ordnance targeted at the environs of the city of Kafarnabil in the southern suburb of Idlib"
  • The aftermath of strikes on Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via SY24)
  • The aftermath of strikes on Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via SY24)
  • The aftermath of strikes on Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via SY24)
  • The aftermath of strikes on Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via Syrianmosaic)
  • The hospital in Kafar Nubul following the May 5th strikes. (Via @AleppoAMC).
  • Translation: "A patient in the streets of kafar nabil fleeing the hospital for fear of bombing"
  • @HadiAlabdallah tweeted: "War crime! Russian planes destroy three hospitals in one day in the countryside # Idlib and Hama, the last one was the hospital Kfarnbul surgical 5-5-2019"
  • An unnamed victim of a strike on Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via Justice Organisation)
  • Ruins of the hospital in Kafar Nabil, May 5th (via MMC)
  • The aftermath of a strike on the hospital in Kafr Nabil, May 5th (via Alitihad)
  • An image of a hospital in Kafr Nubul in the aftermath of a Russian/Syrian regime airstrikes on May 5th. 2019 (via @Fouadhallak89)
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the hospital in Kafar Nubul on May 5th 2019. (Via @AleppoAMC).
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the hospital in Kafar Nubul on May 5th 2019. (Via @AleppoAMC).
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the hospital in Kafar Nubul on May 5th 2019. (Via @AleppoAMC).
  • Aftermath of an airstrike on the hospital in Kafar Nubul on May 5th 2019. (Via @AleppoAMC).
  • Screenshot of messages from Syrian Observatory flight spotters indicating that a Russian-made Sukhoi-24 (Su-24) “Fencer” aircraft, which is flown by both the Russian and Syrian air forces in Syria, was in the area during the attack on Orient Hospital near the town of Kafr Nabl, Idlib, on May 5, 2019. (via HRW).

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
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–5
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (49) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3662

Incident date

May 5, 2019

Location

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 10 more were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of Tarmala, local media reported.

Several sources reported only one fatality, though it was widely reported that a man and his seven-year-old daughter were killed, and that the rest of the family got injured.

Other reports mentioned the deaths of a man and a woman. For example, according to the White Helmets, the strikes caused “the death of a man and a woman and the injury of two other children from the town of Tarmala in the countryside of south Idlib South.” The report added that  civilian homes had been targeted with “artillery shelling that originated from regime forces ”

Tarmala village in Idlib. Six others were reported wounded.

SY24 suggested that two children were killed and several others wounded, adding that a school and mosque were damaged. Several other reports said that a hospital in the town was struck and rendered out of service.

Smart News Agency put the death count at three civilians “including a woman and a girl with 10 others injured as a result of dozens of raids with explosive barrels fired by Russian and regime forces”.

Sada.pro noted: “On Sunday [May 5th], the local councils in both the towns of Tarmala and Homs south of Idlib announced in separate statements that the two areas were devastated by the continuing shelling of Russia and the regime.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Khaled al Fahd
Adult male killed
Daughter of Khaled al Fahd
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (8) [ collapse]

  • Khaled al Fahd was killed along with his daughter in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tarmala village in Idlib on May 5th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Translation: 'A child and her father were killed by an air strike on the town of Tremala, south of Idlib, Syria'
  • An alleged Russian or regime raid hits Tarmala, May 5th 2019 (via Ebaa )
  • An alleged Russian or regime raid hits Tarmala, May 5th 2019 (via Ebaa )
  • An alleged Russian or regime raid hits Tarmala, May 5th 2019 (via Ebaa )
  • The aftermath of strikes on Tarmala, May 5th.
  • Aftermath of a barrel bomb attack on Tarmala, May 5th.
  • Translation: "Helicopter aircraft throws explosive barrels on the outskirts of the village of Tarmala in southern countryside Idlib"

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
    Healthcare facility, School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–2 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–10
  • 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 (40) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3655

Incident date

May 4, 2019

Location

أرنبة, Arnaba, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

A woman and two children of the same family were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Arnaba, Idlib governorate, on May 4th, 2019, according to local sources.

According to the White Helmets, “two children were killed and a child was seriously injured as a result of a military airstrike near a school and a mosque in the centre of the village of Arnaba in Jabal Al Zawiya. Immediately, the Civil Defense went to the site of the raids.”

The Syrian Network for Human Right wrote that “the child Majed Abdullah Al Ahmad and his sister An’am, aged respectively 10 and 20, were killed as fixed-wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Arnaba village in Jabal Al Zawiya area in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on May 4.”

On May 5th, Hasan Al Ahmad wrote on Facebook that “the death of the child Ibrahim Ahmed Al Ahmad from the village of Aranba resulted into three martyrs [caused by] the Russian bombing that targeted the centre of the village yesterday.”

Local sources reported that the missiles, also described as rockets, caused damage to the Arnaba Primary School and the Omar Bin al Khattab Mosque when they struck near the buildings.

Whereas most sources blamed Russian airstrikes, TRT Arabic pointed to the regime while @HalabTodayTV blamed both Russia and the regime.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Ibrahim Ahmed Al Ahmad ابراهيم احمد الاحمد
Child male died on May 5th of his injuries killed
An’am Al Ahmad
20 years old female sister of Ibrahim Ahmed Al Ahmad
Majed Abdullah Al Ahmad
10 years old male brother of An’am Al Ahmad killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (13) [ collapse]

  • Omar Bin al Khattab Mosque in Arnaba village in Jabal al Zaweya area in Idlib governorate was partially destroyed by an alleged Russian bombardment on May 5th (via SN4HR).
  • Alleged Russian missiles struck near Arnaba Primary School in Arnaba village in Idlib governorate and partially destroyed the building on May 4th (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).
  • Destruction in the town of Arnaba south of Idlib, allegedly caused by a Russian airstrike on May 4th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Destruction in the town of Arnaba south of Idlib, allegedly caused by a Russian airstrike on May 4th (via Edlib Media Center).

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    Blood of one of the victims of an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Arnaba south of Idlib on May 4th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Destruction in the town of Arnaba south of Idlib, allegedly caused by a Russian airstrike on May 4th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Blood of one of the victims of an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of town of Arnaba south of Idlib on May 4th (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Translation: "The arrival of the civil defense teams at the site of the air raid in the village of Arnaba, which left two martyrs" (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Translation: "The arrival of the civil defense teams at the site of the air raid in the village of Arnaba, which left two martyrs" (via Syrian Civil Defence).
  • Translation: "Documenting the destruction of the Mosque of Arenba in Jabal al-Zawiya after being targeted by the Russian occupation aircraft" (via Edlib Media Center).
  • Translation: "The martyrdom of a woman and a child and the injury of others as a result of the targeting of the Russian occupation aircraft town of Arnaba south of Idlib with rockets" (via Edli 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 infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children1 woman)
  • 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 (24) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3654

Incident date

May 4, 2019

Location

الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria

Airwars assessment

Alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, killed up to four civilians on May 4th, 2019, local media reported.

Multiple sources reported the shelling of civilian infrastructure. According to @AishaSapri, the health centre was struck, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported damage to three schools in the town: Khalid Al Mousa Secondary School, Khawla Primary School, and Al Qadisiya School. Additionally, several farms in the town were struck by what was described as “rocket attacks”.

Khan Sheikhoun reported on Facebook that Sobhia Mohammed Bashir Aburas and Abdel Qadir Fadl Aburas were killed in Syrian regime rocket attacks on farms in the area, in addition to a third unidentified man. The Syrian Network for Human Rights wrote that a woman and a child were killed.

Edlib Media Center reported that two people were killed and several were wounded, pointing to Russia as the belligerent. However, Khan Sheikhoun, along with many other sources, stated that the regime was responsible.

Baladi News wrote that “a man and his wife were killed and their three children were hit by a missile bombardment by the regime forces, who targeted the farms of the town of Habit, south of Idlib, at dawn today.”

@SyrianHNC reported that three people from a displaced family from Srihin, Hama, died. According to the White Helmets, “two women and four children from a single family were rescued from the rubble of their demolished house as a result of the targeting of civilian houses in the town of Habit in rural Idlib, with six explosive drums and two warplanes.”

According to Syrian Mosaic, two women and four children from the same family were injured.

Syrian Mosaic said that the town had been bombarded “with 19 explosive barrels, 27 airstrikes, 160 rockets, and 30 artillery shells.”

@NagiNajjar reported that rockets were fired from a Russian military camp in Bridij.

The incident occured around dawn.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Sobhia Mohammed Bashir Aburas صبحية محمد بشيرابوراس
Age unknown female killed
Abdel Qadir Fadl Aburas عبد القادر فضل ابوراس
Age unknown male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 4
  • (1 child1–2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (47) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (16) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "The picture is of smoke rising from the town of Habit in the countryside #Idlib South following air raids" (via @AbazidMohamad).
  • Translation: "Two women and four children from a single family were rescued from the rubble of their demolished house as a result of the targeting of civilian houses in the town of Habit in rural Idlib, with six explosive drums and two warplanes” (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • An airstrike hits Al Habit, May 4th (via NPA).
  • "The bombing of a fixed wing aircraft belonging to the Syrian regime forces several missiles near the Martyr Khaled al-Bakr School for Basic Education in the village of Habit in the southern governorate of Idlib, resulting in partial damage to the entrance and the wall, and the damage to its construction and furniture with moderate material damage, on 4 May 2019" (via SN4HR).
  • "The bombing of a fixed-wing aircraft belonging to the Syrian regime with rockets, a gathering of 3 schools, "Khalid Al-Mousa Secondary School, Khawla Primary School, Al-Qadisiya School" in the village of Habit in the southern governorate of Idlib. In partial damage to school buildings and damage to furniture, on May 3, 2019." (via SN4HR).

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    A severely injured man laying underneath the rubble, after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Al Habit, May 4th, 2019 (via @Alma8900).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers evacuating a wounded man after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Al Habit, May 4th, 2019 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers in front of an ambulance after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Al Habit, May 4th, 2019 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Aftermath of alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Al Habit, May 4th, 2019 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Syrian Civil Defence volunteers evacuating a wounded man after alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Al Habit, May 4th, 2019 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
  • Translation: "With high-explosive missiles, a military aircraft unloaded its cargo on the town of Al Habit south Idlib" (via Step News Agency).
  • Translation: "The town of Habit in the village of Idlib at the mercy of bombing and explosive barrels" (via Shaam News Network).
  • Translation: "The moment when the helicopter bombed the explosive barrel on the town of Habit in rural Idlib" (via Baladi News).
  • Translation: "The effects of the destruction of the Habit in the countryside of Idlib as a result of the bombing of the regime and the Russian occupation" (via Aljesr Tv).
  • Translation: " A violent line of rocket launchers targets the town of Habit, north of Hama" (via Qasioun News).
  • Translation: A woman was rescued from the rubble in the town of Habit and the rest of her family - white helmets" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

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
    2 – 4
  • (1 child1–2 women2 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2–6
  • 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 (47) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3652

Incident date

May 3, 2019

Location

بيدر شمسو, Baydar Shamsou, Idlib , Syria

Airwars assessment

A young girl, named as Bisan Hasan al Atrash, died and five or six other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Baydar Shamsou, local media reported.

In a video posted by Baladi News, a member of the White Helmets says that “warplanes raided the village of Baydar Shamsou, leading to the death of a girl and wounding two men and two women and a child. There was also a great deal of destruction to houses.” Baladi pointed to regime warplanes. Al Ghadal Soury reported that two children had been injured.

According to an Orient TV video post, “a child was killed and more than six civilians were injured as Russian air force planes targeted the village of Baydar Shamsou. A resident of the village said ‘’all the village’s residents are farmers. There is no base, or headquarters of anything here… Just farmers.’’’

Several sources, among which the Syrian Network for Human Rights and OrientTV, blamed Russian warplanes for the shelling, whereas others, such as Shaam News Network, blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.

Whereas nearly all sources reported airstrikes, Shaam News Network also reported artillery strikes on the village. Ebaa News wrote that the village was targeted during the night, but both Anadolu Agency and SyrianNoor reported that the incident occured in the morning.

Al Ghadal Soury gave some context, reporting on May 4th: “For the fifth day in a row, the regime and its allies have been targeting the towns and villages of Idlib and its surrounding areas under the control of the opposition factions. Russian warplanes are carrying out dozens of raids, while the regime’s helicopters have been dropping dozens of explosive barrels in different areas of the region, killing and wounding dozens of civilians in the past few days.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Bisan Hasan al Atrash
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    The girl Bisan Hasan al Atrash was killed when an alleged Russian missiles struck the west of Baydar Shamsou village in Jabal al Zaweya area in Idlib governorate's southern suburbs, on May 3 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights).

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
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6
  • 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 (27) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3651

Incident date

May 3, 2019

Location

باب الطاقة, Bab Al Taqa, Hama, Syria

Airwars assessment

At least one civilian was wounded when alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes hit the village of Bab Al Taqa, west of Hama, on May 3rd, 2019, local media reported.

Smart News Agency wrote that, according to activists, “a civilian was wounded by Russian airstrikes on the village of Bab Al Taqa, west of Hama.”

@addouniatv noted that  “units of the army destroyed the mechanisms and gatherings of terrorist groups in the Bab al Taka and Alsermaina rural West Hama”.

Al Hayat also reported that dens of terrorist groups were targeted in the morning, resulting in the “elimination of a number of terrorists, and the destruction of mechanisms and platforms for firing missiles.”

Al Jazeera shared a video of a man finding the body of his friend “Walid”. It is unclear if the victim is a civilian.

Other sources reported barrel bombing from helicopters as well as artillery shelling. Baladi News blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the shelling.

The incident occured in the morning.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (26) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Translation: "Walid. He found a martyr in the bombing of Russian-Assad terrorism on the village of Bab Al- Taqa in Hama countryside" (via Shaam News Network).
  • Translation: "Targeting the village of Bab Al Taqa in the northern suburb of Hama, with an explosive barrel thrown by helicopters belonging to the regime forces, causing heavy damage and destruction to civilian houses" (via Syrian Civil Defence).

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
    0 – 1
  • (0–1 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    1
  • 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
  • Belligerents reported killed
    2

Sources (26) [ collapse]