Geolocation
Airwars assessment
An alleged Russian airstrike, described as a “massacre”, hit a five-story building in Idlib, killing up to 12 civilians, including children and women, most from the same family and wounded as many as 25, local media reported.
Euphrates Post described how “raids by Russian warplanes targeted the city by several air strikes, which led to the collapse of a five-story building and four families were left under the rubble.” Several sources mentioned that four entire families were buried under the rubble.
The exact name of the area was, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), the Wadi al Nasim area.
The initial death toll was, according to Step News Agency, at four. However, SN4HR and Al Latamna youth group later reported that a total of 12 civilians were killed, including five to six children and four to five women.
The number of wounded spanned from 21 to 25, including four children and four women as reported by Al Latamna youth group.
All known sources identified Russia as the culprit. Even though Step News Agency, initially described how both “Syrian and Russian warplanes” were striking in Idlib on Sunday the 4th of February, the media later specified that it was Russian warplanes struck the residential complex.
The incident occured in the evening.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Idlib (ادلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.9266201, 36.6180588. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Media
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The Civil Defence trying to rescue civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strikes in Idlib, February 4th, 2018 (via Smart News Agency)
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Many of the victims of the alleged Russian strike in Idlib, February 4th, were children. However, it should be noted that this image was also published by Orient News in association with a strike in Saraqeb, Idlib, also on February 4th and it is unclear which incidents it belongs to (via Al Latamna youth group) -
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Many of the victims of the alleged Russian strike in Idlib, February 4th, were children. However, it should be noted that this image was also published by Orient News in association with a strike in Saraqeb, Idlib, also on February 4th and it is unclear which incidents it belongs to (via Al Latamna youth group) -
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Many of the victims of the alleged Russian strike in Idlib, February 4th, were children. However, it should be noted that this image was also published by Orient News in association with a strike in Saraqeb, Idlib, also on February 4th and it is unclear which incidents it belongs to (via Al Latamna youth group) -
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Many of the victims of the alleged Russian strike in Idlib, February 4th, were children. This photo was also published by SN4HR who reported the child was wounded in Wadi al Naseem area, Idlib. However, it should be noted that this image was also published by Orient News in association with a strike in Saraqeb, Idlib, also on February 4th and it is unclear which incidents it belongs to (via Al Latamna youth group) -
The Civil Defence trying to rescue civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strike on a residential building in Idlib, February 4th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
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The Civil Defence trying to rescue civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strike on a residential building in Idlib, February 4th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
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The Civil Defence trying to rescue civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strike on a residential building in Idlib, February 4th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
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The Civil Defence trying to rescue civilians from under the rubble following the alleged Russian strike on a residential building in Idlib, February 4th, 2018 (via Edlib Media Center)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.