Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Seven or more civilians including two children were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ihress.
Al Safira News reported “the death of two children and the injuring of more than 15 others, after more than 15 cars and trucks were bombed with cluster bombs which targeted a convoy of vehicles at a checkpoint between the rebel zones and other areas.”
While most reports only cited one child death, a video issued by Shaam News shows multiple strikes and a second unnamed child victim (pictured.) Halab News placed the death toll as high as 15, which it said included members of the al-Akhras family.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
The victims were named as:
Summary
Sources (7) [ collapse]
Media
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Batoul Ahmad Hamida, a deceased baby, killed on 24th December 2015 by an alleged Russian raid. (via, VDC) -
Ahmad Ali Yehya al-Shami, killed by an alleged Russian raid. (via, VDC)
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Ibraheem Asi, killed by an alleged Russian raid. (via, VDC) -
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Geolocation notes (4) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention that airstrikes targeted several vehicles between Ahras and Harbul, Syria. After investigating visual material from sources, we narrowed this location down to a stretch of land near a checkpoint just north of Ahras, for which the generic coordinates are: 36.4077699, 37.1453087. The strikes targeted at least four locations within this strip of land.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.