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(Previous Incident Codes: R3533RS3744)
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Kfar Zeita, Hama governorate, on June 1st, 2019, according to local sources.
@ShahbaPress reported “civilian casualties following intensive Russian and Syrian regime raids on the town of Kfar Zeita in rural areas of the northern Hama.”
The Facebook account “Lens of Khan Sheikhoun and its countryside post” wrote: “Targeting the town of Kfar Zeita in the northern countryside of Hama with burning phosphorus and napalm missiles by the Russian camp in the village of Bredij.” No other sources reported the use of chemical weapons.
@MasarPressNet wrote that Russian aviation used vacuum missiles to target the town. @Step_Agency also reported airstrikes, but did not specify a belligerent and only reported material damage.
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Kfar Zeita (كفر زيتا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.374143, 36.601896. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.