Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Twelve civilians – most of which were women and children – were killed and several injured in an airstrike on Al Soussa – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. One source also blames the Coalition.
The Shaam News Network initially reported that 10 non-combatants – most of them from the same family – died when Russian warplanes struck. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed regime warplanes, and put the death toll at nine.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (12)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Soussa (السوسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.53366, 40.95819. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (24) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]
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Although this video is no longer available, this screengrab shows part of the aftermath of the airstrike. (via, Syrialander)
Russian Military 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.