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Airwars assessment
Several civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian rocket strikes which targeted Al-Jinah, Aleppo, local media said. There were no reports of civilian deaths.
Footage shows that not only were residential homes destroyed in the alleged raid, but Osman bin Affan mosque was also partially destroyed.
@AnasAlhage, reported that two rockets were fired on the village.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Al-Jinah, 27th December 2016. (via HNN)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Al-Jinah, 27th December 2016. (via HNN)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Al-Jinah, 27th December 2016. (via HNN)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Al-Jinah, 27th December 2016. (via HNN)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Al-Jinah, 27th December 2016. (via HNN)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between December 1st – 31st 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.