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Airwars assessment
Three civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on A’zaz, according to multiple sources.
The Shaam News Network reported that four Russian airstrikes struck the city.
Activists told SNN that the raids targeted a field hospital and a women’s and children’s hospital, causing severe damage and huge fires which the White Helmets attempted to extinguish. They stated that three civilians were killed, that the hospitals were put out of service and that there were other raids on non-combatants’ homes.
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named one young man, Nasser Abd Al H’alia, from the village of Dibssi Afnan, as killed in a Russian air raid that targeted the Aleppo countryside as he traveled to A’zaz and Bab Al Salama on business.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of A`zaz (أعزاز), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.586273, 37.04739. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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The White Helmets extinguishing flames at a children's hospital which was targeted by alleged Russian raids. (via, SNN)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.