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(Previous Incident Codes: R3468 RS3679 )
A civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in rural Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources.
Jorf News wrote that “a civilian was killed and others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in the southern suburb of Idlib.” Fresh Syria also reported that an unknown number of civilians was wounded.
The Facebook page Ma’aret Al Nu’man identified the victim as Bilal Al Mendil. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Bilal was a displaced civilian from Ma’aret al Numan city in Idlib. The source claimed that he was killed when Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes fired missiles on the town.
Edlib Media Center blamed Russia and reported the use of missiles in the airstrike. Other sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.
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Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Bara (البارة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.685990, 36.542390. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.