Airwars assessment
Four or five civilians were reported killed including a woman and dozens wounded, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kaheel according to multiple sources.
The Shaam News Network reported that four non-combatants died when Russian warplanes struck the town. The seriously wounded were taken to field hospitals.
Five victims were listed by the Violations Documentation Center and one Unidentified adult female was also listed.
The Yaqueen Media Foundation posted two videos, one showing the body of Mustafa Mohammad Mehsen al Mefelani and another depicting his funeral.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
- Saeid Hamed al-Masri Adult male killed
- Fayez Naser al-Qaderi Adult male killed
- Mustafa Mohammad Mehsen al-Mefelani Child male killed
- Mohammad Tarek al-Naasan Adult male killed
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kaheel (كحيل), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.616784, 36.266117. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
For December 25th-28th, Russia has reported that “In the course of three days, since December 25, the Russian aviation group has performed 164 combat sorties engaging 556 terrorists’ objects located in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqah provinces.”