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(Previous Incident Codes: R3618RS3831)
Three civilians from the same family were reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime shelling or airstrikes on Kfar Zeita in Hama on June 20th, 2019, according to local sources.
Among the victims is Khalaf Al-Na’san, and his wife Wa’ad Al-Khalaf and their son. It was reported that Wa’ad died of her wounds.
Syria Civil Defense reported that “the cities and towns of liberated northern Syria are still under constant bombardment by the regime’s forces and their Russian allies,” listing a number of locations and casualties, among which the incident in Kfar Zeita is reported.
Similarly, Shaam News named both Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the attack, among others, in Kfar Zeita.
No other information is known at this time.
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Kfar Zeita (كفر زيتا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.374143, 36.601896. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.