Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One civilian, a named adult male, was reportedly killed in airstrikes which hit the river crossing in Al-Baqan. Sources either blamed Russia for the strikes or did not attribute blame to a belligerent.
The shelling did not injury any civilians, according to local media.
Smart News Agency reported that the strikes were “likely to be Russian”.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Baqan (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
Sources (5) [ collapse]
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.