Geolocation
Airwars assessment
As many as 21 civilians were killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on the residential town of Al-Fa’loul, according to sources on the ground. Local media blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the airstrikes.
Although most sources report that 12 were killed, the totoal named death count is 16 civilians. In addition to this, Masrawy News, put the death toll as high as 21 including eight children, however they are the only source to put the figure this high.
Gergnaz reported that as well as named victims there were five unidentified bodies due to deformities. They also named four injured victims.
The strikes – which occurred during the night – left dozens wounded and missing, according to local media, “between houses and agricultural land.”
Shahed_alep1 reported the use of internationally banned phosphorous bombs while @abuzied reported the use of rockets and naplam. Both sources attributed blame to Moscow.
One source reported that the bomb was highly explosive – they blamed Russia.
The bombing was one of a series of blanket bombings of the vicinity of Idlib. Local media reported there had been “dozens of raids on many towns”.
The incident occured during the night.
The victims were named as:
Family members (9)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Fa’loul (الفعلول), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.636442, 36.829906. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via @abuzied)
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A victim of of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via Jarjanaz) -
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A victim of of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via Jarjanaz) -
A victim of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via Jarjanaz)
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Wounded in the aftermath of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via JGergnaz)
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A victim of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via Jarjanaz)
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Dr. al Shehada, killed in airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via SN4HR)
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Victims of airstrikes on Al-Fa'loul, 7th Jan 2018. (via Zuhair MHMD)