Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four or five civilians died in an airstrike on Sarmada, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.
Qasioun, Almntsrbalaah and Halabtoday all said that Russia was responsible, while Syria News Desk added that Russian warplanes had dropped cluster bombs on Sarmada’s main market.
Derynews, LCCSY and EMC also reported that the regime carried out strikes.
The Syrian Network, again blaming the regime, put the death toll at five including three women.
Some other sources didn’t identify the warplanes that carried out the attack.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Sarmada (سرمدا), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.18553, 36.72231. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 29th – 31st 2016.