Airwars assessment
On Thursday, October 12th, 2023, a 39 year-old-man was killed and a number of civilians were injured due to an alleged artillery attack conducted by the Russian military and/or the Syrian regime in the village of Kafar Ammad [Kafr Amma/Kafr Amah/Kafar’ama] in the western countryside of Aleppo, Syria. Reportedly, a 39-year old man named Izz Al Din Badet [Izzedin Badit] died as a result of heavy artillery strikes with rocket launchers.
At 3:13 PM, Twitter/X user Macromediacenter (@MMCSYR) reported about death of a man and injury of others, posting a picture showing the destroyed wall of a building. Aleppo Today correspondent and Syrian press agency also reported on the man’s death. Facebook user DCRN photograph shared pictures of the aftermath of the alleged shelling, portraying a broken down stone wall and a blood splatter covering a paved road and extending to the dried up grass.
Wissam Abo al Zain reported on Facebook: “Continuous shooting on the axis of Al-Qasr Al-Watasa, Kafr Ta’al, and Kafar’ama. A martyr in Kafr Amma now”. The user exemplified the information with a picture of a seemingly dead man lying on a hospital bed with his right arm and left leg covered in blood. Rashid Al Othamn shared a photo of the dead man’s ID confirming his identity and age.
Sources were conflicted on whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime forces was responsible for the attack.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Source: @MMCSYR
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Source: DCRN photograph
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Source: DCRN photograph
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Source: DCRN photograph
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Source: Rashid Al Othamn