Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One man was killed, and as many as five civilians were injured – including a woman – in airstrikes on Urme Al-Jooz, local sources reported. Only two sources blamed Russian raids, while the others did not attribute blame.
Footage published shows fires engulfing infrastructure. The Syrian Civil Defence wrestled to put out the flames. Local media added that civilians were trapped under the rubble.
Step News – who blamed Russia – reported that the aerial bombardment consisted of rockets.
There are no other details at this time.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Media
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Urme Al-Jooz, 2nd January 2018. (via @Halap today)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
In an article published on January 30th 2018 Russia reported: ”crews of the Aerospace Forces of Russia had successfully performed 34,561 sorties. The Minister of Defence pointed out that the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, as well as the Su-24M, Su-34 and Su-35S short-range aircraft had proved to be efficient. The Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers delivered 66 strikes by cruise missiles, and each eliminated the assigned target. The Minister of Defence also stated that Russian UAVs provided complete control over the whole Syrian territory. The head of the military department paid attention to the significant contribution to the achievement of the operation made by the Navy. The naval surface forces carried out 171 combat missions. The ships and submarines carried out 100 high-precision attacks with the Kalibr cruise missiles. For the first time, the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Kuznetsov" participated in combat operations. Due to high professional skills of deck aircraft, 1,252 terrorist objects were eliminated.”