Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to Smart, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed following a “likely Russian” airstrike on Rabi’a.
It was reported that “the aircraft fired missiles on the outskirts of the village which was under the control of ‘Islamic State’, killing three civilians, including a child, and injuring five others, including a woman, some of them in critical condition.”
The other sources is, according to Airwars researchers, a pro-Assad source. It reported that “the terrorist groups targeted the villages of Jab al-Jarrah with a number of rocket-propelled grenades”.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Rabi’a (ربيعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.784346, 36.037978. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between February 1st - 31st 2017.