Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Five civilians including one child were reported killed – and five others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Najieh.
The Shaam News Network posted images on Facebook showing the remains of what it stated were missiles dropped by Russian warplanes, while Jisr TV described the weapons as “cluster rockets originating from Russian battleships.”
Four victims were later named by the Violations Documentation Center.
The VDC also later named a 60 year old man Abdul Wahhab Hsain as having died from wounds sustained in the strike.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
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Remains of missile allegedly dropped by Russian warplane on Najieh, December 3rd. (via, SNN)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Najieh (الناجية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.7894815, 36.2177181. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
For November 26th-December 4th 2015, Russia reported carrying out 431 combat sorties, including strikes in Idlib.