Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3436

Incident date

May 19, 2018

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk Refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.473938, 36.300631 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Smart News Agency reported that three civilians, among them one child and a woman, were killed after alleged Russian airstrikes on Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus governorate, on May 19th 2018.

Smart wrote that “two women, one old, and one child were killed by the shelling that targeted a residential basement in the camp. [Local activists] said that the victims were from Deir Ezzor and resided in Al Tadamon district, but fled to the camp to escape the fighting and the shelling.”

Currently, further details are unavailable to Airwars.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1 child2 women)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (1) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3434

Incident date

May 17, 2018

Location

تل صندل, Tal Sandel, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.065201, 36.747095 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A civilian was killed and four others, including women, were wounded as a result of airstrikes on the village of Tal Sandal, Idlib governorate, according to local sources. These blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime.

Orient News reported that “a civilian was killed and four others, including women, were injured on Thursday evening [May 17th, 2018] by airstrikes on the town of Tal Sandal.” Their correspondent stated that “the warplanes of the Assad regime targeted the town of Tal Sandal with four missiles”, adding that Syrian Civil Defence teams evacuated the injured to nearby hospitals.

Step News Agency and Edlib Media Center instead reported the airstrikes were Russian.

In the aftermath of the airstrikes, the Syrian Civil Defence team worked to remove the rubble and re-open the main road in the village.

The incident occured in the evening.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes on Tal Sandel, 17th May 2018. (via White Helmets)
  • One person was killed and others wounded by an airstrike on the village of Tel Sandal in Idlib's northern countryside.

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
  • Civilians reported injured
    4
  • 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 (6) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3433

Incident date

May 15, 2018

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.81374, 36.60964 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two children and a woman were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on May 15th 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded.

The Syrian Civil Defence reported that the children Bara’ah Haj Ali (aged 6) and Rayan Haj Ali (aged 12) were killed in alleged Syrian regime airstrikes on residential neighbourhoods in Ariha. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the two girls were siblings.

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria wrote that a woman had also died in the airstrikes, also blaming the Syrian regime.

According to Ariha Today however, Russian warplanes targeted the town at exactly 10:16 AM, destroying a residential house completely. Hashtag Revolution stated that the alleged Russian airstrikes occurred in the eastern part of the town.

Idlib Media Center and Orient News reported that an unknown number of civilians had been injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that some of the injured remained in a critical condition.

Sources mentioned the use of rockets and missiles.

Photos of the incident showed Syrian Civil Defence volunteers searching the rubble to rescue the wounded and recover the bodies of those killed.

The incident occured at approximately 10:16 am local time.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Bara’a Haj Ali براءة حج علي
6 years old female killed
Rayan Haj Ali ريان حج علي
12 years old female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 3
  • (2 children1 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 (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (15) [ collapse]

  • The aftermath of airstrikes in Ariha, 10th May 2018. (via Orient News)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Orient News)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Orient News)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Orient News)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Twitter: @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Twitter: @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Twitter: @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Picture of Syria Civil Defense teams working on removing bodies and survivors from under the rubble in Ariha, after the alleged airstrike on residential areas in the town (via Twitter: @2011Hrs)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Idleb Media Center: Muhannad Al Yamani)
  • Pictures of Civil Defense Teams rescuing survivors from underneath the rubble after the alleged airstrike on Ariha on May 15th 2018 (via Idleb Media Center: Muhannad Al Yamani)
  • Picture showing the targeting of Ariha, taken during the alleged airstrike on the town on May 15th 2018 (via Facebook: Ariha Today)
  • Pictures of Syria Civil Defense teams working on removing bodies and survivors from under the rubble in Ariha, after the alleged airstrike on residential areas in the town (via Facebook: Ariha Today)
  • Pictures of Syria Civil Defense teams working on removing bodies and survivors from under the rubble in Ariha, after the alleged airstrike on residential areas in the town (via Facebook: Ariha Today)
  • Pictures of Syria Civil Defense teams working on removing bodies and survivors from under the rubble in Ariha, after the alleged airstrike on residential areas in the town (via Facebook: Ariha Today)
  • Translation: "The death of two children, Bara’ah Haj Ali aged 6, and Rayan Haj Ali aged 12 (girls) as a result of an airstrike by an Assad warplane that targeted residential neighborhoods in the city of Ariha in Idlib's southern countryside.

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 – 3
  • (2 children1 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 (11) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3432

Incident date

May 10, 2018

Location

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.499547, 36.540818 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A girl was killed in the village of Al Naqir in rural Idlib as a result of bombings by alleged Russian warplanes on May 10th 2018, local sources reported.

Idlib Media Center wrote that a child was killed “as a result of targeting with rockets by the Russian occupation aircraft in the town of Al Naquir in the southern Idlib countryside.”

Halab Today named the victim as Hala Abdel-Alim Rahmoun, a displaced girl from Latamna in northern Hama.

Step News stated that “Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the towns of Marza’ata and Al Naqir in the southern countryside, killing a girl from the displaced people of the town of Latamna and wounding a number of civilians at dawn today.” It is unclear if civilians were injured in Al Naqir, or in the other incident.

According to Smart News Agency, the incident occurred during the night. Smart quoted local fighters who stated that Russian airforces launched two missile attacks on the village.

Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Hala Abdel-Alim Rahmoun حلا عبد العليم
Child female killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3431

Incident date

May 9, 2018

Location

معرزيتا, Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.555418, 36.573707 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Up to ten civilians, among them five children and a woman, were killed in airstrikes on the town of Ma’arzita in rural Idlib, according to local sources. Sources reported that the airstrikes were likely carried out by Russian warplanes. One of the alleged Russian airstrikes targeted a shelter, reportedly killing at least five civilians from the same family.

Enab Baladi reported that “a Russian warplane targeted the town in the middle of the night [of May 9th], killing civilians and causing considerable material damage.” Several sources reported that civilian homes were targeted. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “six persons at least, including a man, his wife and three of their children were killed. The death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases, some of whom are in a serious condition”.

Several sources, such as Enab Baladi, reported at least eight killed civilians. Step News Agency and Idlib Media Centre later updated the death toll to 10 civilians. Raed Saleh reported a total of four airstrikes.

The victims were mostly members of the same family. They were reportedly taking shelter in a cave when a projectile hit. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein was killed along with his wife and a number of his children as suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on a shelter/cave in Ma’ar Zita village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, causing a massacre, on May 9, 2018.”

Some of the sources also mentioned multiple injuries as a result of the bombing. Numbers remained unspecified. Orient News reported that “video clips showed the moment the Civil Defence team pulled [civilians] out of the rubble and the wounded were rushed to nearby medical points.”

Smart News Agency reported that their Idlib correspondent Bilal Bios had also been injured, stating that “Bioch suffered a broken leg and bruises on his left arm, shoulder and back while covering the victims from the rubble in the village.” According to Boich, he was injured when the machine used to dig through the rubble to recover the bodies of victims slipped and fell on people, causing several injuries. As Bioch was not directly injured by the alleged Russian airstrikes, his name is not added to the casualties list.

The damage to the town was extensive, according to Orient News.

The incident occured during the night.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein
Adult male killed
Wife of Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein
Adult female first name unknown killed
Child of Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein
Age unknown killed
Child of Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 10
  • (3–5 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (22) [ collapse]

  • Smart News Agency
  • Orient News
  • WH

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    Hadi Abdullah
  • Abdulnaser

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    Pictures taken from the scene as White Helmets search for survivors and retrieve the bodies of the victims from their shelter, after the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: White Helmets)

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    Pictures taken from the scene as White Helmets search for survivors and retrieve the bodies of the victims from their shelter, after the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: White Helmets)
  • Pictures taken from the scene as White Helmets search for survivors and retrieve the bodies of the victims from their shelter, after the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: White Helmets)

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    Picture of one of the victims with his deceased daughter, taken after the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: Mohammed)

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    Pictures of the rescue operation of the White Helmets after an alleged airstrike on a civilian house in Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: Raed Saleh)
  • Pictures of the rescue operation of the White Helmets after an alleged airstrike on a civilian house in Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Twitter: Raed Saleh)
  • Picture of smoke rising after the alleged airstrikes on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Picture of smoke rising after the alleged airstrikes on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)

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    Picture of one of the children who died as a result of the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Picture of Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein, the father of the family that got hit by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Pictures of the destruction to the civilian house left behind by the alleged airstrike on Ma’arzita on May 9th 2018 (via Facebook: Idleb Media Center)
  • Mohammad Abdul Karim al Hussein was killed along with his wife and a number of his children as suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on a shelter in Ma’ar Zita village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, causing a massacre, on May 9, 2018. (via SN4HR)

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6 – 10
  • (3–5 children1 woman1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (22) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3430

Incident date

May 8, 2018

Location

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.499547, 36.540818 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between one and three civilians were killed and several more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Naqir in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2018. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three of those killed were children, who according to the Syrian Network, were from the same family.

Sources on the ground told the Shaam Network that the strikes hit caves being used as underground shelters for civilians.Civil Defense teams managed to retrieve the bodies of the martyrs and rescued two others from the rubble, according to the White Helmets.

Multiple sources alleged the use of rockets in the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (21) [ collapse]

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    The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via @SyriaCivilDefe and Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Workers tried to rescue survivors and retrieve the bodies of martyrs rom under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News and @hayyanfreedom)
  • An image showing the devastation in the village of Naqier, Idlib Governorate, that was hit by alleged Russian airstrikes on May 8th 2017. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • An image showing the devastation in the village of Naqier, Idlib Governorate, that was hit by alleged Russian airstrikes on May 8th 2017. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • An image showing the devastation in the village of Naqier, Idlib Governorate, that was hit by alleged Russian airstrikes on May 8th 2017. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • An image showing the devastation in the village of Naqier, Idlib Governorate, that was hit by alleged Russian airstrikes on May 8th 2017. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • A plume of smoke rises about Naqier, the village that was hit by alleged Russian airstrikes on May 8th 2017. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The Syria Defense teams retrieved the bodies of martyrs and rescued two survivors from under the rubble following alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Naqier in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2017. (via Smart News)
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Naqier village, May 8th.
  • The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Naqier village, May 8th.
  • Al Naqir, two children killed and a third injured after they suffocated in the shelter, which is destroyed on their heads as a result of the fierce attack that lasted more than a month on the village, and today its share was four raids, Including vacuum ones.
  • Footage of destruction in the Al Naqir village in rural Idlib as a result of Russian airstrikes.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1 – 3
  • (1–3 children)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • 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 attacker
    Russian Military
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (19) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3429

Incident date

May 6, 2018

Location

Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.814269, 36.31994 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three or four civilians were killed and several others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Jisr al Shoughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. Women and children were reportedly among the casualties.

A Baladi News correspondent added that civil defence teams rushed to the site after the strikes to rescue the injured and retrieve the bodies of the martyrs.

There was some confusion regarding who was responsible for the strikes. Sham Network claimed that the town was hit by a “double aerial bombardment” – first by a regime helicopter that dropped “several explosive barrels on the city […] followed by a direct raid by Russian warplanes on Al-Qalaa district in the center of the city.”

The Edlib Media Center implied over several Facebook posts that the initial helicopter attack was orchestrated by the Syrian regime, and the subsequent airstrikes were conducted by Russian warplanes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the two attacks were “in conjunction” with one another.

Vacuum missiles, barrel explosives and rockets were alleged to have been used in these attacks. Zeitoun reported that In addition to the human cost, Zeitoun reported that the strikes caused major damage to the city, having damaged “Al-Adawiya, Ja’far ibn Abi Talib Mosque, Askif Mosque and civilian houses”.

The incident occured in the morning.

The victims were named as:

Anmar Sharout انمار شاروط
Age unknown killed
Yasser Sharout ياسر شاروط
Age unknown male killed
Mohammed Zaki (Zamzam) محمد اكتع (زمزم)
80 years old male killed
Hiba Shehadeh هبة شحادة
Age unknown female injured
Abdullah Rajab عبدالله رجب
Age unknown male injured
Ahmed Hassan Shehadeh احمد حسن شحادة
Age unknown male injured
Omar Shehadeh عمر شحادة
Age unknown male injured

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 4
  • (1 child1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–24
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (18) [ collapse]

  • Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shaghour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe and the Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe Jisr Media Center)
  • An image showing a cloud of smoke above Jisr al-Shughour caused by airstrikes on the city on 6th May 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe and Jisr Media Center)
  • An image that shows the damage caused by airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • An image that shows the damage caused by airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
  • Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
  • Syrian Defense workers looked for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • Syrian Defense workers rescue a man from the rubble following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • A Syrian Defense worker runs through the smoke and rubble following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • Syrian Defense workers looked for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • Syrian Defense workers rescue a wounded child following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • Syrian Defense workers look for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
  • Translation: "Four civilians were killed and six others wounded on Sunday (May 6th, 2018) in a bombardment by warplanes likely to be Russian on the city of Jisr al-Shughour, west of the city of Idlib in northern Syria.
  • Translation: "Four martyrs and several civilian casualties as an initial toll in the town of Jisr al-Shaghoor in Idlib's western countryside, after being targeted by several airborne missiles of the regime's forces. The Civil Defense teams are working to pull out the martyrs and the wounded and search for those trapped under the rubble."

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
    3 – 4
  • (1 child1–2 women)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–24
  • 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 (22) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS3428

Incident date

May 6, 2018

Location

بلدة حيان, Hayan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.32417, 37.05886 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Town level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two children were locally reported killed when a bomb exploded in the town of Hayan, Aleppo Governorate.

According to the Syrian Civil Defence, the cluster bomb that exploded was allegedly a remnant of earlier airstrikes, for which multiple sources blame Russian warplanes. The victims, two young brothers, were named as Firas Amor Orso and Amor Ahmed Orso.

It is unclear when the munition was initially dropped, though sources reported the explosion of the remnants on May 6th 2018.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Firas Amor Oso فراس عمور أوسلو
Child male 12 years old killed
Amor Ahmed Amor Oso عمور أحمد عمور أوسلو
Child male 10 years old killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (5) [ collapse]

  • Firas Amor Oso was one of two brothers killed when an unexploded bomb exploded in the town of Hayan on May 6th 2017. (via @HalabTodayTV and @SyriaCivilDefe)
  • Translation: Firas Amor Oso, aged 12, was killed by the explosion of a cluster bomb remnants of a previous aerial bombardment on the town of Hayan in Aleppo's northern countryside.
  • Translation: Our correspondent reported that two brothers (children) were killed by a cluster bomb that was left behind by a previous aerial bombardment on the town of Hayan in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
  • Translation: "The death of the children Amor Ahmed Oslo aged 10, and Firas Amor Oslo aged 12 in the explosion of cluster bomb remnants from a previous bombing on the city of Hayan in Aleppo's northern countryside. (picture of the child Firas)
  • Translation: "Death of two children Amor Ahmad Amor Oso and Firas Amor Oso as a result of the explosion of a cluster bomb left behind by the bombing of a former Russian warplane on the town of Hayyan in Aleppo's northern countryside.

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • (2 children)
  • Cause of injury / death
    Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
  • 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 (9) [ collapse]