Airwars assessment
Two brothers were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafarlata, Idlib governorate, on January 28th, 2020, according to local sources.
Step Agency reported that “two civilians were killed and others wounded due to artillery shelling by the Syrian regime forces targeting the village of Kafarlata in Jabal Al Arbaeen, south of Idlib”. Ariha Today reported the incident occurred around 8:50 PM and identified the victims as Walid and Mostafa Farouk Al Nemr. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the men were brothers.
Whereas most sources point to the Syrian regime as the belligerent, Shaam News Network blamed Russian airstrikes.
The incident occured at approximately 8:50 pm local time.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Walid Farouk Al Nemr male brother of Mostafa Farouk Al Nemr killed
- Mostafa Farouk Al Nemr male brother of Walid Farouk Al Nemr killed