Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A mother and son were killed, and two other children were wounded, in airstrikes which struck the vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun, “targeting civilian homes”, according to sources on the ground. Local media were conflicted as to who was to blame.
Some sources blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime.
According to Edlib Media Centre, C5 missiles struck the vicinity. Both Russian and regime planes were said to have been responsible.
Cars were destroyed and civilian housing was damaged in the raid, reports claimed.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.440813, 36.6493607. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Wounded civilians are treated in the aftermath of airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, 11th Jan 2018. (via Syrian Civil Defence)