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(Previous Incident Codes: R270RS322)
Eight civilians including four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a school in Jarjanaz, according to the Shaam News Network.
SNN reported that a Russian warplane launched four vacuum missiles on the gate of the Thee Qar school while students were leaving the premises to return to their homes. The Network said that there were a number of people at the gate at the time and that this led to the death of four students, four other non-combatants and the wounding of dozens more.
Activists told SNN the the death toll was likely to rise due to the severity of injuries.
Three victims including 2 unidentified male children were listed by the Violations Documentation Center.
Unidentified 1 – child, male
Unidentified 2 – child, male
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Jarjanaz (جرجناز), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.617076, 36.783132. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.