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(Previous Incident Code: R2582)
At least one civilian was wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media reported.
According to Smart News Agency and Fresh News, both citing sources on the ground, the warplanes launched four airstrikes, striking the headquarters of “Al Ezza Army” which belongs to the Free Syrian Army.
While both reported that one civilian was left lightly injured, Smart News Agency did not apportion blame while Fresh News pointed to Russian culpability.
Abd Alrazak Sbeh reported as the only one that numerous civilians were left wounded in this incident.
Regarding the culprit, the remaining sources agreed with Fresh News, all identifying Russia as responsible.
However, Mohamed Salom Ala blamed both Russian warplanes in combination with unidentified surface-to-surface missiles.
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Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.440813, 36.6493607. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.