Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Shamico near Kafr Naha, according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs were used in the attack and that civilian homes were destroyed.
The majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”, though Smart and Syria News Desk blamed Russia.
According to Syria News Desk, “civilians were killed and wounded while they were leaving Friday prayers after Russian warplanes targeted a mosque with cluster bombs”.
Most sources put the death toll at two, though Syria News Desk said one person died and dozens more were wounded.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Shamico, near Kafr Naha (كفر ناها), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.1658391, 36.9767189. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.