Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A father and son were killed in airstrikes on Abo Shahri and the countryside in the surrounding vicinity. There were no reports of wounded civilians.
All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes.
According to Baladi “Russian aircraft and aircraft launched intensive raids, targeting the town (Ma’adan) with rockets and explosive bombs, as well as targeting the eastern countryside about 100 air strikes.”
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Abo Shahri (ابو شهري), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.751769, 39.61639. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (3) [ collapse]
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between August 1st - 31st 2017.