Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between one and seven civilians were reported killed and as many as 90 more wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Idlib.
According to Step News there were “one dead and several injured following three raids by Russian warplanes that targeted the neighbourhoods of the city.”
Step News also reported that the Sheikh Talt neighbourhood was hit by explosive barrels from Syrian regime helicopters resulting in 15 injured civilians.
Syriansnews put the death toll at five and the number of injured as high as 90, blaming “bombing by Su-22 warplanes in several areas of Idlib with high-powered parachute-propelled grenades.”
Syria News Desk gave the highest death toll with seven dead but accused the Syrian regime of the attack.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Idlib (إدلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.93062, 36.63393. 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.