Geolocation
Airwars assessment
The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of civilian buildings, and property.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Qaryatayn (القريتين), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.22989, 37.238245. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
No Russian airstrikes were publicly reported in Homs governorate for October 6th 2015.