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Airwars assessment
At least five children were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling in Kafr Anna, Syria on October 12th 2021. Two sources mentioned another civilian was also injured; one source mentioned that a woman and a man were injured alongside four children.
The names of the children were widely reported as: Mahmoud Khalil, 10 years old, Youssef Razzouk, 17 years old, Suhaib Abdul Rahman, 7 years old, Bashar Yassin, 17 years old and Moayad Abdel Halim Al-Omar, who’s age is not known at this time.
It was reported that Youssef had injuries to his leg and abdomen, while Moayad had injuries to his leg and foot. One of the children, Bashar Yassin, was reported to have had his legs amputated as a result of the injuries.
The Syrian Civil Defense team reported that they transferred the injured children from Al-Atareb Hospital to Bab Al-Hawa Hospital.
Most sources attributed the artillery shelling to Syrian regime forces, although at least three sources, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, attributed the shelling to Russian forces. Almodon news network cited both Iranian militias and Syrian regime forces as being responsible for the shelling.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Amma (كفرعمة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.14524, 36.87256. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Image of four of the five children severely injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling. Image posted on Twitter via @Almohrar1. -
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One of the children injured in either Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on October 12th 2021. Image via @YusufAd76532779 on Twitter. -
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One of the children injured in Syrian regime or Russian artillery shelling on October 12th 2021. Image posted on Twitter by @YusufAd76532779. -
One of the five children severely injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on October 12th 2021. Image posted on Twitter by @YusufAd76532779
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Five children were severely injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on 12th October 2021; image shows one of the boys. Image posted on Twitter by @YusufAd76532779.