Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between three and 13 civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a fuel market in Arab Said, according to local media. The majority of victims were reportedly so badly burnt that it was impossible to identify them.
The lowest death count was give by Radio AlKul, who said that three civilians died and several more were wounded – though the source added that this was just the initial count. All other reports put the death toll higher.
According to Syria News Desk, “ten civilians were killed and more than five others injured when Russian warplanes targeted a fuel shop in the village of Arab Said”. Laith al-Assi, the media opposition activist from the countryside of Idlib, said that most of the bodies were charred as a result of the huge fire which broke out after the Russian raid.
He added that the civil defence teams took the wounded to medical points in the region and also completely extinguished the fire which had burnt thousands of litres of fuel and caused much damage to the area.
LCCSY – who put the death toll at 10 – reported that a truck “near a petrol station” was struck by Russian jets.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the strike was on “a fuel market”, killing 13 non-combatants. A number of other sources added that “dozens” more were injured.
However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to “government warplanes and its allies”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Arab Said (عرب سعيد), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.960397, 36.554818. 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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A civilian casualty being lifted from a burnt car following a targeted attack on a gas station. (via, SN4HR) -
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A civilian casualty being lifted from a burnt car following a targeted attack on a gas station. (via, SN4HR) -
Fires are extinguished at a gas station following an alleged Russian and Syrian raid. (via, Shaam News)
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A civilian casualty being lifted from a burnt car following a targeted attack on a gas station. (via, Orient News) -
A burnt car in the aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, SHRC)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 12th – 13th 2016.