Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A civilian man and a woman died and up to six civilians were wounded in alleged regime or Russian air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun on February 24th, 2019, according to sources on the ground.
@abuhuzaifa_ noted “5 days of continuous and daily shelling of my city”, stating that the smell of blood was everywhere.
According to the Smart News Agency, “one person was killed and others wounded by rocket-propelled grenades of the regime and Russia on the city of Khan Sheikhoun south of Idlib.”
Kafar Zeita reported “the martyrdom of “Bashar Ahmad al Taha” in a missile bombardment by the Russian camps on the city of Khan Sheikhoun.”
The White Helmets said that “a young man died and six other civilians were injured in shelling of the residential areas of the city of #Khan_Sheikhoun with high-explosive missiles land-to-land missiles by the regime forces.”
Horrya – also pointing to the regime – was alone in reporting the death of a woman, adding that “five other civilians” were wounded by regime artillery.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.44208, 36.65095. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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The White Helmets attend the scene in Khan Sheikhoun following strikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via White Helmets)
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The White Helmets attend the scene in Khan Sheikhoun following strikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via White Helmets)
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The White Helmets attend the scene in Khan Sheikhoun following strikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via White Helmets)
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Warning: extremely graphic: the dead body of Bashar Ahmad al-Taha. (via @sakeraldeen - twitter account now suspended, though Airwars has archived the image) -
Smoke rises above Khan Sheikhoun following airstrikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via Enab Baladi)
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Smoke rises above Khan Sheikhoun following airstrikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via Enab Baladi)
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Smoke rises above Khan Sheikhoun following airstrikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via Enab Baladi)
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Smoke rises above Khan Sheikhoun following airstrikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via Enab Baladi)
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Smoke rises above Khan Sheikhoun following airstrikes on Feb 24th 2019 (via Enab Baladi)