Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017.
Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations Documentation published four names, while Markaz.naba named four other people.
The Aleppo Media Centre mentioned that the wounded included a woman and two children.
The White Helmets uploaded a video showcasing their efforts to rescue the survivors and retrieve the bodies of the martyrs from under the rubble, while multiple other sources posted images and videos displaying the destruction in the wake of this attack.
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 Urma Al-Kubra (اورم الكبرى ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.147179, 36.9367003. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (18) [ collapse]
Media
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A body is pulled from the rubble by the White Helmets following an alleged Russian strike on Urma Al-Kubra, March 17th 2017 (via White Helmets)
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The aftermath of a strike on Urma Al-Kubra, March 17th (via RFS)
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The aftermath of a strike on Urma Al-Kubra, March 17th (via RFS)
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The aftermath of a strike on Urma Al-Kubra, March 17th (via RFS)
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The aftermath of the alleged Russian raid on Urma Al-Kubra, March 17th (via Markaz.naba)