Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes carried out airstrikes which struck and destroyed two family homes in Al Tabbani, killing ten civilians including five children, according to sources on the ground. The local news source, Deirezzor 24, said that the raids occurred at 10am.
Syrian PC and Baladi News both blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. SMO News and Al Jazeera however, blamed the Assad regime for the shelling against Dier Ezzor.
Multiple sources confirmed that 10 people were killed, including six people from the Al-Jijan family and four from the Yasin Al-Jouma’a family. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights argued that the civilian casualties were mostly women and children.
Shaam News Network and other local sources reported that the seriousness of those who were injured could increase the death toll.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Family members (5)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Tabbani (التبني), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.605833, 39.818611. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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A child who was killed in Al Tabbani by alleged Russian and Assad regime warplanes. (via Omar_madaniah tweet).
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Children who was killed in Al Tabbani by alleged Russian and Assad regime warplanes. (via Omar_madaniah tweet).
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A child who was killed in Al Tabbani by alleged Russian and Assad regime warplanes. (via Omar_madaniah tweet).
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Child victim of the contested airstrikes in al-Tabbni (via Deirezzor24) -
Photo of the children killed in the village following the contested airstrikes in al-Tabbani (via Deir Ezzor is being slaughtered silenty)
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 16th – 27th 2016.