Airwars assessment
At least one child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Bashnarta, Aleppo governorate, on January 21st, 2020, according to local sources.
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that a russian raid targeted the village at 12:42 PM, injuring the child Khaled Al Raslan. The Syrian Civil Defence in Aleppo stated that “a child, Muhammad Raslan, was injured when an air strike was targeted in Bashnartah village in the western countryside of Aleppo”. As all sources only reported one child being injured, it is unclear if these are two different victims, or if these sources reported on the same boy.
SCD Aleppo furthermore posted photos of the damage of an industrial facility.
The incident occured at approximately 12:42 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Khaled Al-Raslan Child male injured
- Muhammad Raslan Child male injured