Airwars assessment
An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.”
The local Talbiseh Network claimed that four Russian strikes dropped thermobaric munitions on the town.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
Sources (5) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Umm Sharshuh (أم شرشوح), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.87573, 36.68765. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Kremlin made no mention of strikes in Homs governorate between October 3rd-5th 2015.