Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Four men were killed in an airstrike which has been described by local media as a “violent bombardment”, by alleged Russian aircraft at a river crossing in Baq’an. Sources either blamed Russia for the strikes or named “warplanes”.
According to sources “there are missing people” from the civilians fleeing the bombing.
Four men were named dead. There were many missing according to sources, and some unidentified bodies.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Baq’an (البقعان), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.62772, 40.861717. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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The exact moment a raid struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via ALQURIAHCINTER)
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The exact moment a raid struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via ALQURIAHCINTER)
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One of the victims of a raid struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via Lawhat Bukmalna)
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One of the victims of a raid struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via Lawhat Bukmalna)
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Hamoud Ghadhban Al Ali Mutlaq, killed in a raid which struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via Al Boukamalna)
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Bassam Ghaleb Al-Sharji, killed in a raid which struck the river crossing in Baq'an, 11th November 2017. (via Euphrates Post)