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Airwars assessment
A male child was killed, and his brother was injured, when alleged Russian or regime warplanes “targeted” and struck their home in Abu Kamal.
According to local media, the civilian housing was targeted and the roof of their home fell in, killing one child and wounding another – his brother.
Marsad Al Hasaka reported that the raids occurred in the morning.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrikes – but several other sources pointed to Russia.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Abu Kamal (البوكمال), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.466049, 40.907593. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Mahmoud Ahmad al-Hanish, killed in an airstrike on Abu Kamal, 21st October 2017. (via Euphrates Post)