Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to five civilians reportedly died in an air raid on Maskanah which most sources said involved cluster munitions. Egypt Today put the death toll at five, “including a woman and her two daughters and her child”. Reportedly, the strikes injured up to 12 civilians, including six children.
While most reports blamed Russia, Baladi News claimed either the Coalition or the Syrian regime was responsible.
In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
Family members (2)
The victims were named as:
Summary
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Media
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between September 1st – 30th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment:
US-led Coalition Assessment:
Civilian casualty statements
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Sept. 16, 2016, in Maskanah, Syria via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 3051/CS314 37SDV130802
Original strike reports
For September 15th-17th 2016, the Coalition publicly reported no strikes in the vicnity of Manbij.