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Airwars assessment
One child died and six or seven other civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bennesh in Idlib, according to local media.
Sources reported that the strike hit Fatima Al-Zahra mosque. The Shaam News Network reported that the mosque was destroyed in the attack – while reports put the number on non-combatants wounded at either six or seven.
Atfalalsham named one child, as killed by “warplanes”.
However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the girl died in “alleged Russian shelling”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of al Tah (التح), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.539525, 36.725383. 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 girl Rama Jahjah died in alleged Russian warplanes missiles fired on Bennesh city in Idlib governorate, September 9, 2016.' (via SN4HR)
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Rubble and destruction at Fatima AL-Zahra mosque in Bennesh - the consequence of suspected Russian warplane shelling (via Smart)
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Rama Jahjah, the child killed in suspect Russian warplane attacks on Bennesh (via @Atfalalsham) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.