Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Local media reported that 15 civilians including three children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Hor, outside Aleppo – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes of regime helicopters dropping barrel bombs were to blame.
Several sources reported twelve fatalities: for instance, Shahed-ayan news stated “12 people were killed and others wounded in a massacre committed by warplanes.
However, both Syria2011 News and Halab news published matching lists of 15 casualties.
Syria News Desk disagreed with claims that Russian planes were to blame and referred to helicopters instead. The source reported that “12 civilians, including three children, were killed and more than 15 others wounded yesterday [Sept 19th] when helicopters dropped two explosive barrels targeting houses in the center of Hor”.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who put the death toll at 14, blamed “government warplanes”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Family members (2)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Hor (حور), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.88256, 38.17169. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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One of the victims of the contested strikes targeting Her, Aleppo, possibly named Omar Shaggha (via HNN)
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One of the victims of the contested strikes targeting Her, Aleppo, possibly named Malek Omar Qanti (via HNN)
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One of the victims of the contested strikes targeting Her, Aleppo, possibly named Saleh al Akhras (via HNN)
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Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting the village Hor, Aleppo (via RFS Media Office)
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Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting the village Hor, Aleppo (via RFS Media Office)
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Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting the village Hor, Aleppo (via RFS Media Office)
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Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting the village Hor, Aleppo (via RFS Media Office)
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Aftermath of the contested strikes targeting the village Hor, Aleppo (via RFS Media Office)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.