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Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Codes: R2786RS2982)
According to local sources, a child was killed in Afis, Idlib, as alleged Russain warplanes struck the town.
Step News Agency reported that “the Russian military launched successive raids” mentioning several locations, including Afis, and that it caused the death of one child.
Unlike other sources, Step News Agency, wrote on February 6th that the strike took place “last night”. Therefore, the strike most likely took place at some point between February 5th and 6th.
All sources pointed to Russia as responsible.
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Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Afis ( آفس), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.904707, 36.800796. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.