Geolocation
Airwars assessment
In the evening of April 1st, warplanes, likely to be Russian, bombed the city of Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media. A man and a woman were allegedly both wounded, however the man later succumbed to his wounds in the hospital. Some reports allocated this strike to the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian warplanes.
Local sources reported that this airstrike followed strikes in the vicinity earlier that night, including one on an Ahrar al Sham headquarters in Harim, close to the Turkish border.
There are no other details at this time.
The incident occured around midnight.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Jisr al Shoughour (جسر الشغور), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.814269, 36.31994. 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 an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr al Shoughour, 1st April 2017. (via Idlib Media Center).
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Destruction caused by an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr al Shoughour, 1st April 2017. (via Idlib Media Center).
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Destruction caused by an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr al Shoughour, 1st April 2017. (via Idlib Media Center).
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Unknown.