Airwars assessment
Three named civilians including a baby girl died and several more were wounded in a strike on Talbissa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame.
The Shaam News Network reported that “a baby girl died as a result of warplanes carrying out air strikes on residential neighbourhoods in Talbiaa. Her brother and her mother, Maha Damour, were also killed.”
Talbisah and @RadioAlKul attributed the event to Russia. However, according to the Smart News Network, the regime was to blame for the death of three civilians including a baby girl.
LCCSY also pointed to the regime, citing the use of a “surface to surface missile”, which caused civilian casualties.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
- Dam Al -Hana Abdul Qader Alqajo Child female named by VDC killed
- Sayf al-Din Abdul Qadir Alqajo Child male named by VDC killed
- Maha Damour Adult female named by VDC killed
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Russian Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
On August 14th 2016, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported that, "Tu-22M3 long-range bombers took off from the territory of the Russian Federation and carried out concentrated strike with high-explosive fragmentation munitions on objects of the ISIS terrorist grouping in the regions located to the south-west, east, and north-east from Deir ez-Zor. Two command and control centers, six large storages with ammunition and armament, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, seven off-roaders with large-caliber weaponry, and a lot of insurgents have been eliminated by the aviation strike." They also added that "Terrorists have suffered significant material damage. A lot of insurgents have been eliminated." According to the report the bombers took off from Hmeymim airbase.