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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Codes: R2682RS2877)
As many as two civilians, including a child and a member of the Syrian Civil Defence, were wounded following a double airstrike on Al-Lataminah. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the Syrian regime while others blamed Russia.
According to local media, a child was injured in the first strike and a member of the Civil Defence was injured in a second strike whist attempting to rescue civilians from the original strike.
Media reported that “high explosive rockets”, as many as 100, were used on the vicinity, causing damage to residential homes.
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Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Lataminah (اللطامنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3219885, 36.6234398. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Media From Sources (6)
Footage showing the exact moment the strike occurred, 9th Jan 2018. (via Step News Agency)