Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Various sources reported that airstrikes on a residential area in Kafr Hama, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians, including one boy.
BBC Arabic filed a report which read, “according to opposition source, Russian warplanes launched extensive shelling in Kafr Hamra”. Meanwhile, al Jazeera reported that both Russian and Assad regime warplanes were launching missiles in the area.
Enab Baladi News and Qasioun both blamed Russia for the raids, whereas Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime for the attack.
Halab News Network named three civilian fatalities, listed below.
Multiple sources reported that others were wounded, with no specific numbers.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Hamra (كفر حمرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.255362, 37.087714. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Civil Defence Forces carrying an injured civilian from the site of the airstrike in Kafra Hamra, 18th July 2016. (via, Kakaria Nassani tweet)
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Civil Defence Forces carrying an injured civilian from the site of the airstrike in Kafra Hamra, 18th July 2016. (via, Kakaria Nassani tweet)
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Civil Defence Forces carrying an injured civilian from the site of the airstrike in Kafra Hamra, 18th July 2016. (via, Kakaria Nassani tweet)
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Possibly iimage of the airstrike in Kafra Hamra, 18th July 2016. (via, Halab Today tweet)
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 16th – 27th 2016.