Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Local sources reported one civilian was killed and several were left wounded as alleged Russian airstrikes hit a grain production in Saraqeb, Idlib.
Footage from the aftermath of the incident showed how the area, containing a farm for grain production was struck and largely left destroyed.
Among the sources who reported the death toll, all reported one fatality. It should, however, be noted that al-Jazeera reported that alleged Russain airstrikes killed a total of seven civilians in both Saraqeb the village of Meshmshan in the countryside of Idlib, but did not specify how many in each town.
Finally, all the sources who identified the culprit, pointed to Russia.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Saraqeb (سراقب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.859101, 36.797731. 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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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
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A grain production was struck and largely left destroyed by the alleged Russian airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, February 8th, 2018 (via EMC)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.