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Airwars assessment
A woman was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, more civilians were killed and injured.
@SyriaCivilDefe reported that “a woman was injured and a large number of civilian property was destroyed, after an aerial bombardment targeted the homes of civilians in the village of Al Badriya, near the town of #Mahmal. Civil defence teams went to the site and worked to help the injured and inspect and secure the place.”
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Observatory had monitored “the death of four people including a man and his wife, and injured about eight others including two women with varying severity, in the shelling on Kafridin and the shelling on the vicinity of Al Janudiyyeh and Al Badriya.” The source did not specify how man civilian casualties fell in Al Badriya.
Al Ariha also reported civilian casualties in Al Badriya but also did not specify a number.
Ebaa News reported that Russian warplanes had targeted schools in the village of Badriya in the morning. According to @Mithaq_plus, the Al Badriya School for Basic Education was targeted.
All sources reported Russia as the belligerent of the airstrike.
Sputnik reported that during the night on September 4th, Russian airforces targeted Al Nusra drones. This seems to be a separate incident, where no civilian harm was reported.
The incident occured in the morning.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Badriya (البدرية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.83411, 36.2199. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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An injured woman is carred away by Syrian Civil Defence volunteers after alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
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Syrian Civil Defence volunteers helping an injured woman after alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).
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Aftermath of alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Badriya on September 4th, 2018 (via @SyriaCivilDefe).