Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian attack by helicopters on southern rural villages of Hassaka, according to Siraj Al Hasskawi, an activist from the region.
Hasskawi noted that if the helicopters proved to be Russian then this would be the first raid in the area since the announcement of Russian strikes.
No further details are currently available.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Saba’a wa Arba’een (سبع و اربعين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.0811704, 40.6566453. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (2) [ collapse]
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russian position: Russia is not known to have publicly released any information relating to its airstrikes in Syria between December 9th and December 14th 2015.