Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Five civilians were killed in a heavy airstrike on Talbiseh, according to reports.
Most attributed the attack to Russia, though at least one local report said the strike was the work of Syrian regime aircraft.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Adult
female
killed
Adult
male
killed in Teir Maala
killed
Adult
female
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Talbisah (تلبيسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.840505, 36.72922. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]
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Faraj Al Naji, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Talbisah, 15th October 2015. (via: VDC)
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia made no reference to strikes in Homs for October 15th-16th 2015, despite its aircraft clearly having been filmed in action in the governorate.