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Airwars assessment
Two civilians were killed, including a Civil Defence volunteer, in airstrikes which struck civilian housing and a popular market in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes. Many didn’t name a culprit but pointed only to “military aircraft” and “helicopters”.
Footage published by the Syrian Civil Defence shows a victim while he was alive, talking about his role in the SCD. A later video published shows his funeral, with footage of friends and family mourning over the much loved man.
@AleppoAMC put the number of other victims wounded as high as eight.
@SyrianCoaltion was the first to report that two civilians had been killed in the raids when “helicopters targeted civilian houses at Al Azizia farm east of Khan Sheikhoun”. Images show children being dragged form the rubble of their homes.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
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.
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Bashar al-Dedo, killed in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, 26th December 2017. (via @RaedAlSaleh3) -
Bashar al-Dedo, killed in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, 26th December 2017. (via @RaedAlSaleh3)
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Injured children dragged from their homes which were struck by airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun, 26th December 2017. (via @SyrianCoaltion)
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The aftermath of airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun, 26th December 2017. (via @SyrianCoaltion)
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Bashar al-Dedo, killed in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, 26th December 2017. (via Syria Civil Defence)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017.