Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between nine and 12 civilians – the majority from one family – were killed and up to 24 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tefef, Aleppo, according to source son the ground.
Graphic images published showed four child victims.
According to one source nine civilians came from the same family.
Dawaalhaq reported: “in support of the army of Erdogan… Russian aircraft crush children’s skulls in the town of # Tadef near Al Bab city in Aleppo countryside”.
The highest death toll was given by Ara at 12 civilians.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (9)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Tedef, Aleppo (تادف), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.34857, 37.531501. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Graphic image of a dead child killed in an alleged Russian raid on Tedef, 30th December 2016. (via @PrimoAhmad) -
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Graphic image of a dead child killed in an alleged Russian raid on Tedef, 30th December 2016. (via @PrimoAhmad) -
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Graphic image of dead children killed in an alleged Russian raid on Tedef, 30th December 2016. (via @PrimoAhmad)
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.