Airwars assessment
Eight civilians including three children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Arbeen, according to the Violations Documentation Center.
The White Helmets published a number of videos showing them attending the scene, fighting a fire and rescuing an injured person from under the rubble.
One unidentified victim was also accounted for:
Unidentified – adult, male
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Hassan Usama Ataya Adult male killed
- Bushra Ahmad Ataya Adult female killed
Family members (2)
- Yara al-Hasan Child female killed
- Layan al-Hasan Child female killed
- Fahed al-Qahwaji Adult male killed
- Fatme Aadel al-Naem Child female killed
- Rabea Basheer al-Hashash Adult killed
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Arbeen, for which the generic coordinates are: 33.538143, 36.364331. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.