Airwars assessment
Two to five non-combatants were reported killed following an alleged Russian airstrike targeting the Al Makassem area in Tabaqa.
The victims were named by Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered. The group also posted images of homes which were allegedly targeted in the morning of November 28th.
Additionally, three individuals used their Twitter accounts to report the alleged attack, with @LccSy saying there were three strikes, killing a total of five non-combatants. @Khaled_qahtan reported destruction of the town and injuries. And @Abobakr33A said there had been a raid “on Al Makassem area in the town of Tabaqa in western Raqqa countryside.”
The Daesh-linked agency Al A’maq published a video showing aftermath of an assault by ‘warplanes’.
The incident occured in the morning.
- Hassan Al Hussay Adult male named by Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
- Ahmad A’jaj Al Mohammad Adult male named by Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Tabaqa, for which the generic coordinates are: 35.8295049, 38.5360909. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia reported that “In the course of the last week, November 26 – December 4, the Russian aircraft have performed 431 combat sorties from the Hmeymim airbase making pinpoint strikes on 1458 terrorist objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqah provinces.”