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(Previous Incident Codes: R3371RS3582)
A number of injuries among civilians were reported after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces rocket attack on Kafr Nabl in Idlib on January 28th, 2019 according to sources on the ground.
abds02747 tweeted that “Hossam al-Hassani and Mohammed al-Khatib were injured by the rocket attack that targeted the city of Kafr Nabl.”
Smart News was one of several sources that blamed the Russian forces, claiming that the rocket was launched from a base in the village Qubaybat Abu Hud. “Civilians were injured in a missile attack by Russian forces on the town of Kafr Nabl south of Idlib from its headquarters in the village of Qubaybat Abu Huda.”
However, other sources blamed the Syrian regime.
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Nabl (كفر نبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.613963, 36.567670. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.