Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four civilians died and seven others were wounded in airstrikes on Anadan, local sources said, though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.
Most of the sources, however, attributed the event to Russia.
According to a Facebook post by Anadan Hospital, “Russian warplanes shelled the hospital with parachute missiles and poisonous missiles containing gas. This destroyed the hospital completely, which was the only one in the northern countryside still operating.” The hospital posted a series of images showing the destruction.
Anadan Media put the death toll at four.
According to the Shaam News Network, both Russian and regime warplanes carried out raids. It said that “warplanes targeted civilian houses and main streets in the city with rockets, resulting in three martyrs and the injury of several more people – some critically. Civil defense teams worked to transfer the bodies to hospitals, while raids caused widespread destruction to residential buildings and public facilities”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city 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.
Summary
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Media
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan Hospital, July 31st (images via Anadan Hospital on Facebook)
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A destroyed hospital interior in Anadan - the results of suspected Russian warplane shelling (via Anadan Hospital)
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Medical equipment strewn across the room in Anadan hospital - the impact of alleged Russian shelling (via Anadan Hospital)
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A room in Anadan hospital - Russian warplanes allegedly struck with parachute missiles and poisonous missiles (via Anadan Hospital)
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Dust settled on a room in Anadan Hospital - the aftermath of alleged Russian shelling (via Anadan Hospital)
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A room in Anadan Hospital - destroyed following alleged Russian warplane shelling (via Anadan Hospital)
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A hospital room left in ruin following alleged Russian shelling on Anadan (via Anadan Hospital)
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The night time scene in Anadan - flames and smoke rise above the hospital where alleged Russian warplanes struck (via Enab Baladi)
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Smoke clouds rise above Anadan - the source alleged Russia responsible (via Anadan media)
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Suspected Russian strikes on Anadan leave plumes of smoke above the neighbourhood (via Anadan media)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 29th – 31st 2016.