Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Eight people were reported killed and 40 wounded in three alleged Russian night time airstrikes on Al Bab according to multiple sources. Though the ISIL-lnked news agency Al A’maq claimed the deaths were “as a result of the Russian strikes” VDC blamed the fatalities on “the regime air forces’ shelling with explosive barrels on a popular market.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
25 years old
male
killed
Adult
female
killed
Wife of Redwan al-Bzaighi’s
Age unknown
female
killed
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention a market in the city of Al Bab (الباب).Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Al Bab are: 371972, 37.51631.
Summary
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
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Abd al-Hamid Abo Kasheh, killed in Al Bab by alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids. (via, VDC)
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Yehya Kazkaz, killed in a contested airstrike. (via, VDC)