Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul.
Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.”
The VDC (which blamed the deaths on unspecified ‘airstrikes’) has named the five of the victims.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (4)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Subul (خان السبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.754949, 36.756941. 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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Destruction following the airstrike on Khan Subul, Nov 21st (via Khan al Sabil facebook page)
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The aftermath of the alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Subul, Nov 21st (via Khan al Sabil facebook page)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia confirmed the following for November 21st-23rd 2015: “Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 141 combat sorties engaging 472 terrorist objects in the Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Raqqah, and Deir ez-Zor provinces.” Videos showed at least six separate targets in Idlib governorate struck by Russia.