Airwars assessment
Two brothers were killed and others civilians were wounded – according to one source – following an airstrike on Soha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some reported that Russia was to blame, and others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the “Russian-Syrian alliance”.
According to Syrian Press Centre, “warplanes targeted the area of Akerbat and the villages of Suha and Hammadi Omar in the eastern Hama countryside on Monday afternoon with six air strikes with space rockets”. They did not specify a belligerent.
Only one source reported that some civilians were wounded in the raid.
Hasan Khalif said that Azzam al-Abo Ezo was 19-years-old, while the Violations Documentation Centre listed him as “a child”.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Azzam al-Abo Ezo Adult male brothers killed
- Bostan al-Abo Ezo Child male brothers killed
Summary
Sources (9) [ collapse]
Russian Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.