Geolocation
Airwars assessment
As many as six civilians were killed – and dozens more were wounded – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime.
According to reports, three rockets – allegedly vacuum missiles – struck residential housing. Two sources, however, reported that Martyr Mohamad Bath Hospital was struck by the Syrian regime.
Many sources reported that members of the Civil Defence were digging civilians out of the rubble, hours after the incident. Reportedly, there were many missing civilians, and many who were seriously injured in the attack. One source reported that many women and children were included amongst the wounded. Civilians were admitted to field hospitals.
Two of the civilians remained unidentified.
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 city of Maarat Misrin (معرة مصرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.012172, 36.6730499. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (19) [ collapse]
Media
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The exact moment an alleged airstrike targeted Maarat Misrin, 21st Feb 2017. (via Idlib Media Centre)
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The aftermath of an alleged airstrike targeted Maarat Misrin, 21st Feb 2017. (via Idlib Media Centre)
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The aftermath of an alleged airstrike targeted Maarat Misrin, 21st Feb 2017. (via Idlib Media Centre)
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The aftermath of an alleged airstrike targeted Maarat Misrin, 21st Feb 2017. (via Idlib Media Centre)
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Civilians bodies being pulled from the rubble in the aftermath of the alleged airstrike which targeted Maarat Misrin, 21st Feb 2017. (via All4Syria)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between January 1st – 31st 2017.