Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On March 24, 2017, one civilian was reportedly killed and up to nine were wounded in an alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, local media reported.
Ahmed Khatib, a correspondent for the Mirror of Syria in Idlib, said that “warplanes carried out several air raids on the residential neighbourhoods and the popular market in the city of Khan Sheikhoun, killing one person and injuring eight others.”
Another source, @ahmadalsheiko, reported that the strikes were carried out by “S-24 warplanes”.
Most sources pointed to Russia as the responsible party while @SPRINGNOWTIME reported that both the Syrian regime and Russia were to blame.
Khan Shakhoun was most likely subject to two different attacks that day (or the morning of the 25th). The two incidents have been treated separately. Also see event RS2019a.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.440813, 36.6493607. 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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Aftermath of residential areas in Khan Shakhoun in Idlib after being targeted by the contested airstrikes on March 24, 2017 (via Idlib Media Centre)
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Aftermath of residential areas in Khan Shakhoun in Idlib after being targeted by the contested airstrikes on March 24, 2017 (via Idlib Media Centre)
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Aftermath of residential areas in Khan Shakhoun in Idlib after being targeted by the contested airstrikes on March 24, 2017 (via Idlib Media Centre)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between March 1st - 31st 2017.