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(Previous Incident Codes: R3824RS4049)
One civilian was reported killed at Ma’arat Hurma on August 18th during the ongoing assault on rebel held areas by Russia in support of the regime.
Shaam News reported the death of one civilian at the hands of suspected Russian aircraft at Ma’arat Hurma – giving the date as August 18th. Two named civilians had also been killed in the town the previous day.
The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified the civilian killed as Qusay Nizar Al-Kashto.
Both sources attributed the airstrike to Russian planes.
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Reports of the incident mention the town of Ma’arat Hurma (معرة حرمة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.549738, 36.542262. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.