Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male civilian and one woman or girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Mayadeen.
Local media activist Hussein al Ahmad reported that “One of them targeted Al Quds mosque in the town which led to its destruction.” Photos show a severely damaged building.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al Mayadeen (ميادين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.01982, 40.45154. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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A picture of the aftermath of an alleged Russian strike on Mayadeen, Nov 20th (via Syria 24)
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The body of a man killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mayadeen Nov 20th (via All4Syria)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mayadeen, Nov 2oth (via All 4 Syria)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia reported that “On November 20, the ships of the Caspian flotilla performed launches of 18 cruise missiles against 7 targets in the Raqqah, Idlib and Aleppo provinces. All the aims were hit.” It added that “29 aircraft of long-range and bomber aviation made strikes from the zone of the Caspian Sea,” though gave no details of the areas targeted.