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(Previous Incident Codes: R2978 RS3186 )
Between seven and ten civilians were killed in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Kafar Batna, local media reported. Sources were contested as to which belligerent was to blame, with some blaming Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime.
Barrel bombs were dropped onto the vicinity in conjunction with heavy shelling, according to @SiegeWatch.
Sources reported that dozens were wounded, with one source putting the toll as high as 30.
Violations Documentation Centre published a list of ten unidentified adult male civilians.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafar Batna (كفر بطنا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.511853, 36.372857. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.