Geolocation
Airwars assessment
At least 10 civilians including three women and two children were killed and ten to 12 wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aratsa Al Khan, according to multiple sources. The targets appear to have included a civilian bus.
The Shaam News Network reported that “Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the town of Ma’arasta Al Khan west of the two Shi’ite villages“, claiming 13 lives and wounding more than a dozen.
The White Helmets put the death toll at 10, with 12 others wounded, but did not say who the “warplanes” that carried out the two raids belonged to.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights produced three reports.The first blamed the Assad regime and said 10 civilians including three women were killed.
However, subsequent reports said Russian warplanes were responsible for shelling the road that leads to the town of Hayyan, next to “the Great Mosque in Ma’ar Setat Al Khan town in northern Aleppo suburbs that is under the control of armed opposition.” It put the death toll at 12 civilians including two children and two women, adding that almost 12 others were injured.
Orient TV interviewed a survivor who placed the death toll as high as 22: “We don’t understand why we are being targeted; the front line is over there, why are we civilians being targeted? Not a single military person is here, yet more than 5 women and 7 or 8 children and 10 men waiting to collect bread were killed.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Ma’arasta Al Khan (معرسة الخان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.38032, 37.0744. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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Members of the White Helmets rescue victims of an airstrike by "warplanes" on Ma'arasta Al Khan, January 12th 2016. (via, The White Helmets)
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White Helmets who attempt to clear the rubble of a civilian home which was destroyed by an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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White Helmets clearing the rubble, possibly in an attempt to rescue a trapped civilian, 12th January 2016. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Chaos in Ma'arasta Al Khan as civilians and White Helmets attempt to clear the rubble in the aftermath of an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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A car damaged in the raids. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Another photograph showing the extent of damage to the residential homes in Ma'arasta Al Khan. (via Radio Al Kul)
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A damaged van from the alleged raid on Ma'arasta Al Khan. In the background an Ambulance can be seen. (via. Radio Al Kul)
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Another car damaged in the raids. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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A photograph showing the extent of the damage to the inside of a Mosque in Ma'arasta Al Khan. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Another image showing the extent of the internal damage to the Mosque in the aftermath of the incident. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Another image showing the extent of the internal damage to the Mosque in the aftermath of the incident. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Damage to the infrastructure of the Mosque following an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid on 12th January 2016. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Part of a shop or market which was damaged in the alleged airstrikes. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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Damage to the infrastructure of the Mosque following an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid on 12th January 2016. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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A civilian casualty is carried from the scene where the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike hit. (via Radio Al Kul)
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Valuable items are transported form the Mosque in order to protect them from the rubble. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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An injured civilian is rescued from the rubble. (via, Radio Al Kul)
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An injured civilian is rescued from the rubble by the White Helmets. (via, Radio Al Kul) -
Damage to the infrastructure of civilian homes. (via, Radio Al Kul)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between 11-15 January.