Airwars assessment
A woman and child (and possibly a third civilian) were killed in an alleged Russian morning airstrike at Ar Rastan.
According to the Union of Hama rebels, those killed were “an orphan and his grandmother“. They were later named by VDC.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Hamameh Abbas Adult female Grand mother killed
- Abdul Kareem Adnan al-Shaikh Child male Grand son killed
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Ar Rastan, for which the generic coordinates are: 34.93, 36.74. 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. A monthly summary was issued on the evening of October 30th.