Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least three named civilians, including a child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan and nearby Kafr Hamra.
There was some confusion about the incident, with Zaitonmag reporting that seven anti-government fighters were killed along with three civilians: “A Brigade commander working for Ahrar Syria in Aleppo said that seven of his fighters were martyred Tuesday evening as a result of bombing by Russian warplanes targeting a headquarters of the brigade near the city of Anadan in the Aleppo countryside. Zaitoun’s correspondent in Aleppo reported that Russian warplanes launched four raids on the perimeter of Anadan city.
One of the raids raids targeted a mosque, killing a child and two men – one of whom is a media activist. The mosque was nearly totally destroyed. Members of the civil defence were also injured after being targeted by the Russian aviation during the rescue mission that followed the first raid.”
Violations Documentation Center has listed the following as civilians killed in the attack.
Other reports instead listed three civilians (a man, his child and his mother) killed at nearby Kafr Hamra. According to the White Helmets, “Members of the civil defence pulled out this morning the body of the martyr Haytham Garisha who was martyred with his child and mother following the targeting of his house by warplanes in the town of Kafr Hamra on Tuesday evening October 27th.” Mr Garisha [probably Haytham Ismail Qoraifi n VDC’s list] was described by the Syrian Observatory as a media activist.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
- Mahmoud Ahmad Gazal male killed
- Ahmad Gazal Adult male killed
- Mohammad Gazal Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Mohammad Eido Adult male killed
- Mohammad Mostafa Eido Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Abdullah Haytham Qoraifi Child male killed
- Haytham Ismaeil Qoraifi Adult male killed
- Kheder Ali Hamsho Adult male killed
- Mohammad al-Shaelan Adult male killed
Summary
Sources (8) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Anadan (عندان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.29353, 37.04466. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian MoD issued no report for the period October 28th-30th 2015.