Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One to two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Manbij, according to the Violations Documentation Center.
It named one adult male, Osama al-Halak, as killed due to “Russian airforce shelling in Manbij.” An additional male child, Mustafa Ghazal, is also listed as a victim of a Russian strike in Aleppo on December 25th, though no specific location is given.
The SHRC also named 27-year old Khalid Asaad Hussein from Al Saffira, noting “He died from his injuries from bombing by the Russian offensive on the city of Manbij.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Manbij (منبج), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.52815, 37.95495. 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
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.