Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One civilian was killed in an airstrike which hit a river crossing in Hajeen, local sources said. There were no reports of any wounded civilians. Sources mostly blamed Russia for the strikes, however some did not attribute blame.
On December 5th, Euphrates Post reported that the strikes occurred two days ago, however all others sources reported that the strikes took place on the 5th.
In fact, Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office, reported that the civilian was ” was killed by his wounds” on the 7th, so it is unclear when he died.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Hajeen (هجين), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.6897222, 40.83. 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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Qusay Abdul Shweish, killed in airstrikes which struck Hajeen, 5th December 2017. (via Euphrates Post)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.