Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least three airstrikes on Ariha killed between up to six civilians and wounded up to 20 more including five women, according to local media.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Smart News Agency attributed the shelling to regime warplanes.
The Smart News agency reported that “regime warplanes launched three raids on the city of Ariha in the southern countryside, killing five civilians and wounding 14 others, including five women”.
However, @811syria, @ShahbaPress and the Shaam News Network (SNN) were among other sources that blamed Russia. SNN put the death toll at six.
A video posted by The White Helmets showed the clouds of dust caused by the destruction of buildings, and the bodies of injured civilians being carried on stretchers. Reports said that the strikes hit the main market of the city.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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A deceased civilian is pulled from the rubble following an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid. (via, AmerBakri89) -
The aftermath of a local market being the target of an alleged raid. (via, SN4HR)
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Destruction of civilian housing in the aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids. (via ShahbaPress)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Ariha (أريحا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.81374, 36.60964. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 1st – 10th 2016.