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(Previous Incident Codes: R3956RS4195)
On November 24th, 2019, in Ma’aret al-Nu’man, Idlib, local and social media reported that civilians were wounded as a result an alleged Russian airstrike. Four missiles were alleged to have been fired, and at least one man was reported injured.
According to the White Helmets, “a man was injured as a result of four airstrikes from Russian warplanes, targeting the outskirts of the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man, this Sunday evening [Nov 24th].”
Various Twitter accounts reported the airstrikes, with @media_idlib reporting “A man was injured as a result of 4 air strikes by Russian warplanes targeting the outskirts of the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man.”
All of the sources attributed the strikes to Russia, with a tweet from @wseemalkade identifying “high-explosive missiles” as being used in the attack. Between three and four airstrikes were reportedly carried out.
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Reports of the incident mention the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man (معرة النعمان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.647038, 36.679174. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.