Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the eastern town of Ma’saran, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported.
Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to “several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting” on February 10th, including Ma’saran.
Meanwhile, Syria_Omar and Masar Press Net, who both posted the same report, described how “Al-Assad helicopter gunships” had targeted the town with explosive barrels.
However, only Sham News Network who reported about injury of civilians following the strikes.
It was unclear among the reports who were to blame, as sources pointed to either Russia or Assad. Sham News Network pointed to both “Russian and Asiad military aircraft.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Ma’saran (معصران), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.70683, 36.802053. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.