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(Previous Incident Codes: R493RS563)
Between three and four children and one woman died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tabya Shameih, according to local sources.
In a news brief, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said two victims (children) “died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Tabiyet Al Sham town in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern countryside, February 7, 2016.”
Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently initially reported that two children died and three houses were destroyed “after Russian planes targeted the village with three missiles.” A second report said that three people died: “1- the child Khudar Mohammad al Jada’an 2- the girl Russal Mohammad al Jada’an 3- the young woman Samaher Ismail Al Jada’an and there are many others in critical condition.“
According to Free Deir Ezzor radio, the “two twin sons of Mohammad Ismail Jadaan” died in a Russian strike.
Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also said that Russia was responsible and added that three children and another civilian had not yet been identified.
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Reports of the incident mention the village of Tabya Shameih (طابية شامية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.2500351, 40.2948475. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.