Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to two civilians, hereof at least one woman, were killed and several more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hitting the town of Ayyash, Deir Ezzor.
The female victim was identified by name by several sources and @Soheb Al-Haskawi added that she was the wife of Salem Rajwan. One source, JFLngo reported the death of two people following the strikes.
Additionally, most sources reported the use of cluster bombs. Jsirtv, for example, said that “a woman was killed in the village of Ayyash in the western suburb of Deir al-Azur in an aerial bombardment of cluster bombs by the Russian occupation airliner”.
The majority of the sources agreed that Russia was behind the strikes, however, JFLngo reported that the strikes were carried out by the Syrian regime.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Aayash (عياش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.42022, 40.05303. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 1st - 31st 2017.