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Airwars assessment
Three or four civilians were killed and several others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Jisr al Shoughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. Women and children were reportedly among the casualties.
A Baladi News correspondent added that civil defence teams rushed to the site after the strikes to rescue the injured and retrieve the bodies of the martyrs.
There was some confusion regarding who was responsible for the strikes. Sham Network claimed that the town was hit by a “double aerial bombardment” – first by a regime helicopter that dropped “several explosive barrels on the city […] followed by a direct raid by Russian warplanes on Al-Qalaa district in the center of the city.”
The Edlib Media Center implied over several Facebook posts that the initial helicopter attack was orchestrated by the Syrian regime, and the subsequent airstrikes were conducted by Russian warplanes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the two attacks were “in conjunction” with one another.
Vacuum missiles, barrel explosives and rockets were alleged to have been used in these attacks. Zeitoun reported that In addition to the human cost, Zeitoun reported that the strikes caused major damage to the city, having damaged “Al-Adawiya, Ja’far ibn Abi Talib Mosque, Askif Mosque and civilian houses”.
The incident occured in the morning.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Jisr al-Shughour, for which the generic coordinates are: 35.814269, 36.31994. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
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Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shaghour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe and the Syrian Network for Human Rights)
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Civil Defense teams (White Helmets) attempted to retrieve the bodies of martyrs and rescue the wounded in the wake of airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib Governorate on May 6th 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe Jisr Media Center)
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An image showing a cloud of smoke above Jisr al-Shughour caused by airstrikes on the city on 6th May 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe and Jisr Media Center)
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An image that shows the damage caused by airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
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An image that shows the damage caused by airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Syrian Network for Human Rights)
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Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
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Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
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Several structures, including mosques and residential houses, were destroyed by airstrikes in Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Edlib Media Center)
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Syrian Defense workers looked for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
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Syrian Defense workers rescue a man from the rubble following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
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A Syrian Defense worker runs through the smoke and rubble following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
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Syrian Defense workers looked for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
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Syrian Defense workers rescue a wounded child following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)
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Syrian Defense workers look for survivors and the bodies of martyrs following the airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour on May 6th 2018. (via Jisr Media Center)