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Airwars assessment
Up to three civilians died and 30 more were injured in alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tabqaqa, local media reported.
According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently – who later blamed Russia – “three people died and more than 30 were injured raids by warplanes on a carpet factory in the city of Tabaqa”. The source later published graphic images showing charred bodies following the incident, adding that the carpet factory – which was reportedly put out of service – was near the Hamza mosque.
According to @AlSaharqia24, who also pointed to Russia, the entire mosque was destroyed in the strike. RBSS went on to report that another raid “targeted a kindergarten by the church in the city”.
The Step News Agency also attributed the strikes to Russia – though some other sources didn’t identify the responsible party – including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights who said one civilian had died.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Tabqaqa (الرقة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9505639, 39.0094148. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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A civilian casualty who was burnt alive following an alleged Russian raid on Ar Raqqa. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently) -
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A civilian casualty who was burnt alive following an alleged Russian raid on Ar Raqqa. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently) -
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A civilian casualty who was burnt alive following an alleged Russian raid on Ar Raqqa. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.