Incident Code
Incident Date
Location
Geolocation
Geolocation
Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Codes: R3286 RS3491 )
Two male civilians were killed in alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on the town of Tal Shihab on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources.
@asfyhbjinnkhvgz reported the deaths of Ayman Ahmed Al Amyan and journalist Ali Al Rifai Abu Hussein in Tal Shihab. Hamza Al Shaheed wrote on Facebook that Al Rifai had been killed in Russian shelling on the town. It is unclear whether Al Rifai was working at the time of the shelling.
Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Tal Shihab (تل شهاب), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.686231, 35.980525. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.