Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to 20 civilians were killed, including two women and seven children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orm Al-Jouz, according to multiple sources.
All of the known sources attributed responsibility to Russian warplanes or suspected Russian warplanes.
Qasioun News reported that “five raids with rockets and other cluster bombs” were carried out on Orm Al-Jouz. They stated that more than 19 civilians had died and dozens of others were in a critical condition.
Syrian Press Centre, who initially put the death toll at 14, reported that “the Russian warplanes launched several aerial bombardments of civilian houses in the town”
Up to 21 civilians were also wounded in the attack, according to Step News who added that a residential complex in which there was a number of shops was targeted.
Syrian Network for Human Rights detailed that a “RBK-500 cluster munitions incubator carrying ShOAB-0.5 munitions were fired by suspected Russian warplanes on Orm al Jouz town”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Orm Al-Jouz (اورم الجوز), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.790833, 36.565833. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Image of RBK-500 cluster munitions incubator carrying ShOAB-0.5 munitions fired by suspected Russian warplanes on Orm al Jouz town in Idlib governorate southern suburbs on April 8, 2017. (Via: SN4HR)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via:SyriaHR)
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Rescue operations following an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via: SHRC)
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Damage from an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via: Qasioun)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via: Enab Baladi News)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via: RFS Media Office)
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The aftermath of an alleged Russian airstrike in Orm Al-Jouz, 8th April 2017. (Via: RozanaFM)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.