A Russian combat aircraft at Khmeimim airbase in Syria being prepared for action. (Russian Ministry of Defence)
Several civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes that targeted Jabab Hamad, Homs, local sources said.
All the sources – who identified a culprit – pointed to Russia.
There is currently no further information available.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Russia has not reported any strikes for January 28th, 2017.
Local sources reported that an alleged Russian aircraft struck the village of Shandkhiyat in the vicinity of Palmyra.
Reportedly, the incident wounded several civilians.
No further information is currently available.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Russia has not reported any strikes for January 28th, 2017.
Seven civilians from one family were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish or Russian airstrikes or artillery shelling on Jeb Makhzoum near Al Arima.
The Syrian Obseratory for Human Rights said it “learned that a man was killed along with his wife and five of their children who are under the age of eighteen. They were killed when warplanes bombed the outskirts of Al Arima, which is located about 20 km to the northeast of Al Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo. It is not known whether the warplanes were Russian or Turkish.”
Syria News Desk agreed on the casualty numbers and provided more information on the location of the strike: “Seven civilians from one family were killed and others injured this morning by Turkish artillery shelling of the village of Jeb Makhzoum under the control of the Islamic State Organization, located south of the town of Al Arima, controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces.
The media activist Anas al-Khatib, quoting a civilian source from Al Arima, told the Syrian News Agency that the Turkish artillery targeted the village with more than 11 shells, which fell on houses in the center of the village, killing a whole family consisting of the father and his wife and their five children. Others were taken to a hospital in the city of Ta’ad, in addition to the total destruction of two houses, partial destruction of two other houses and substantial damage to other property.“
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Reports of the incident mention the village of Jeb Makhzoum, Aleppo (جب مخزوم ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.431667, 37.744167. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Between four and 10 civilians died, including two children and two women, and up to a another dozen were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Al Bab, local media reported. It was unclear who the culprit was – with allegations against Turkey and Russia. Moreover, one report added that regime helicopters were also active over Al Bab on this day.
RT quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense, who said there had been joint Russian and Turkish airstrikes on ISIS locations near the city of Al Bab. The report made no mention of civilian harm.
According to Al Jazeera, “at least ten people were killed and others wounded by Russian and Turkish air raids on the city of Bab and its environs. Turkish artillery also targeted the organization’s [ISIS’s] positions in Bab and Ta’ad (east of Aleppo). Eight civilians were wounded in a renewed Turkish artillery shelling on the city.
Al-Jazeera’s correspondent pointed out that the IS media agency A’maq broadcast pictures of what it said was heavy shelling by regime helicopters struck the south and south-west of the city, pointing out that the final statistics of the number of victims are still unknown.”
The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at four (two children and two women), and attributed the civilian harm to Turkey.
Alquds alarabi also blamed Turkey, putting the number killed at ten civilians including a child.
Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu [IS propaganda] added that there were “seven dead and six wounded from one family following Turkish artillery shelling”.
Syria News Desk, also blaming Turkey, put the death toll at eight with 12 more wounded. It reported that “Turkish aerial and artillery bombardment targeted the city near the Osama bin Zayd mosque at the southern entrance of the city, which also led to the destruction of two houses completely. There was also damage to a number of residential buildings and shops and other property.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Bab, Aleppo (مدينة الباب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.371972, 37.51631. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.
An unspecific number of civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on Hawaij Bu Mas’a. There are no reports of any civilian deaths. Additionally, all reporting blamed Russia for the strikes.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.
Eight civilians were killed – including an entire family of seven – and dozens more were injured following an alleged Russian airstrike on Oummal neighbourhood, local media reported. All sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strike.
A later source confirmed that the family of seven were found under the rubble three days after the airstrike initially took place. This was due to the collapse of huge residential buildings.
Allegedly missiles struck the vicinity.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Russia has not reported any specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.
Three named civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Muhassan, according to local media.
Orient news reported: “Russian warplanes on Tuesday [Jan 24th] targeted the town of Mohsin in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour, resulting in civilian casualties: a martyr and wounded.
“According to Deir Ezzor 24, Russian aircraft launched intensive air raids on the Al-Labad neighborhood in the city of Mohsin, resulting in the massacre of civilians, along with many wounded, and extensive destruction in the neighbourhood”.
Deir Ezzor noted that “a civilian and his wife were injured” in a Russian strike.
Microsyria, All4Syria said that the regime carried out raids on the town. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime, reporting: “3 civilians, including 2 women, died in Syrian regime warplanes missiles fired on Al Labed neighborhood in Mohasan city in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs, January 24, 2017.”
According to LCCSY, “two women were killed and others injured after air raids on Muhassan in the eastern countryside”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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As many as 30 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike which on cotton mill in Al-Salhiya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russian forces, and others blaming the Syrian regime. One source reported that six Russian warplanes were sighted in the vicinity.
Sources were also conflicted as to what was struck. Many talk of a cotton mill as the location of the strike, which was used to make sacks for agricultural workers. Another source reported that a shop was selling second hand things was struck – named as ‘Al Rakkaz shop’.
According to a number of other reports, residential homes were struck. Finally, one source claimed that a weapons and ammunition store was struck. It can be educed from this that the entire vicinity was struck with a thorough aerial bombardment.
Additionally, many reports claimed that civilians were burned, charred and disfigured in the aftermath of the raid. One source reported that many of the wounded were in a serious condition and the death toll was likely to rise.
According to a source, six unidentified civilians were also found dead.
A single source reported that 15 members of ISIS were killed in this airstrike. There are no other reports of ISIS, all other sources reported that the victims were civilians.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Russia has not reported any specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.
