Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to four civilians including a child and one woman died in airstrikes on Zafarana, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible for the attacks.
The majority of sources, including Yaarabaladeli9, Step News Agency, Alghad Alsoury, and NabdSyria, blamed Russia.
Baladi, also blaming Russia, put the death toll at three including one woman and a child.
According to SND, Russia used phosphorous bombs, leading to the deaths of three civilians.
One sources, Smart, attributed the event to the regime, while a number of others referred only to “warplanes”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Zafarana (الزعفرانة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.8933447, 36.7788246. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.