Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC.
Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (1)
Family members (1)
Family members (1)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes (7) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention that up to six people were killed in an airstrike in the village of Abu al Khanadak (أبو خنادق) in Hama. After investigating visual material from sources, we narrowed this location down to a compound on the northwest outskirts of the village, for which the exact coordinates are: 35.406795, 37.199541.
Summary
Sources (6) [ collapse]
Media
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Rescuers at scene of alleged Russian strike at Abuu, Oct 21 2015 (via SNN)
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Rescuers at scene of alleged Russian strike at Abuu, Oct 21 2015 (via SNN)
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Rescuers at scene of alleged Russian strike at Abuu, Oct 21 2015 (via SNN)
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Photos from SNN of the aftermath of the bombing of Russian planes of civiian homes in Abu Al Khanadeq in the eastern countryside.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed carrying out strikes in Hama governorate for October 21st-22nd 2015: “For the last 24 hours, the Russian Su-34, Su-24M, Su-25SM aircraft performed 53 combat sorties engaging 72 terrorist facilities in the Hama, Idlib, Lattakia, Damascus, Aleppo and Deir ez-Zor provinces.”