Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita.
The victims were named by the VDC.
While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham.
Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
Summary
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Media
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Deceased body of Ahmad Mohammad Al A’bboud, following an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike. (via, The Syrian revolution in the town of Kafr Zita) -
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The bodies of three adult males. This tweet suggests that the deceased are Islamist Militants. The tweet states that "Ajnad al Sham" announces the death, which is the name of an Islamist Militant Group. (via, Husain)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Zita (كفر زيتة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.37425, 36.6033. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia is not known to have publicly released any information relating to its airstrikes in Syria between December 9th and December 14th 2015.