Geolocation
Airwars assessment
An eight-year-old boy was killed, and as many as six other civilians were wounded – including a child and an elderly man – when airstrikes reportedly hit Kafr Nabil. Sources mostly blamed Russia, however, there was one allegation against the Syrian regime. Additionally, some sources didn’t identify the “warplanes” responsible for the strikes.
The raids roccurred in the night, according to a source, and “targeted a civilian home”.
The “intensive airstrikes” caused extensive destruction.
It was noted that shelling had “targeted the cities and towns of two villages, Khan al-Sabeel, Kafar nubul and Sarqeb”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Nabil (كفرنبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6155094, 36.5471898. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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The aftermath of an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via Revolutionary Forces of Syrian Media Office)
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Mohammed Ahmed Aldani, killed in an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via MARD)
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Mohammed Ahmed Aldani, killed in an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via KNN) -
The aftermath of an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via EdlibEmc1)
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The aftermath of an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via EdlibEmc1)
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The aftermath of an airstrike which hit Kafr Nabil, 6th January 2018. (via EdlibEmc1)
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.”