Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between 11 and 14 civilians were killed – from two families – and others were wounded, following an airstrike on Samouma, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strikes. Some sources attributed blame to the Syrian regime, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, however most blamed Russia.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights specified that the Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the vicinity. Local journalist, Ahmad al Shibli, however reported Russian warplanes were responsible.
Sources reported that the victims were from the family of Abdel Wahab Al-Ahmad and the family of Abdul Aziz Jassim Al-Mahmoud, as well as two other young people – according to Step News.
The bombing consisted of seven raids, and destroyed as many as five houses.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (5)
Family members (7)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Samouma, Aleppo (سمومة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.933019, 38.094621. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]
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The list of casualties in the aftermath of the airstrike on Samouma, 10th May 2017. (via Ahmad al Shibli)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.