Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A number of civilians were reportedly wounded due to airstrikes on Mar Shamsha. Only two sources attributed blame to Russia while the others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids.
According to Shbaballatamneh3, two civilians were wounded by Russian rockets. Qasioun on the other hand reported no civilian casualties.
Smart News Agency reported that a number of civilian houses were destroyed in the raid. They also blamed the Syrian regime.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Mar Shamsha (معرشمشة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.63508, 36.709421. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Mar Shamsha, 16th December 2017. (via Smart news Agency)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Mar Shamsha, 16th December 2017. (via Ebaa News)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Mar Shamsha, 16th December 2017. (via Ebaa News)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.