Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between five and 19 civilians were killed, including two women and two to three children, and several others were injured from airstrikes that struck Maarat al-Naasan. Among those killed were seven members of the same family. Following the airstrikes, the civil defense teams were mobilized to rescue those trapped in the rubble and transport them to local hospitals.
@egyptiontodayreported up to 19 civilians were killed – however they were the only source to report this high.
Local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with @shababRevolution blaming Russian planes while @twittbooknews and Smart News identified regime planes as the culprit.
Images published by various local news sources show cars that were completely destroyed from the strikes and the blood of those that were victims.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Maarat al Naasan (معارة النعسان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.0351379, 36.8356507. 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 the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid on Maarat al Naasan. (via, SO4HR)
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A car destroyed in an alleged raid. (via, SND)
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The aftermath of the alleged raid. (via, Madar Daily)
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Blood splattered inside a residential home. (via, Smart News) -
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An image of a deceased child, buried alive in the rubble, following an alleged raid on Maarat al Naasan. (via, shababRevolution)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.