Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Two to five civilians died in airstrikes on Al Fardous, Aleppo. The strikes on the neighbourhood took place among many more strikes across Aleppo on November 16th. The majority of sources reported that Russia responsible – however some sources pointed towards the Syrian regime.
Sdusyria claimed two people died, as did Syria News Desk. However @mhmdfaisel reported the death toll could be as high as five.
HNN, provided the most detailed list, alleging three killed, including two children and a woman.
Alarabiye reported, “In Aleppo, the Air Force, supported by the Russian Air Force and its fleet based in the Mediterranean Sea, renewed its shelling of Al-Fardous, Al-Masar, Al-Ansari”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016.
On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones”.
Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.