Airwars assessment
Three people including a child, a woman, and an elderly man, were injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Sheikh Ahmed in the southern Aleppo countryside on the evening of December 3rd 2021, according to local reports.
The description of the victims matched across several sources.
The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said that four strikes were carried out by Russian warplanes, according to Syria Tv. The Civil Defense reportedly transported the injured to a nearby medical facility for first aid.
Twitter users @MP3oTCD1LCEr0k5 and @Ahmad_1alshble, said two raids had targeted the outskirts of the village.
A correspondent for Baladi said the strikes had occurred at midnight on Tuesday and that “vacuum missiles” had been used.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that more than 10 airstrikes took place in locations including the White River area near the city of Jisr al-Shughour west of Idlib and Sheikh Ahmad village.
The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo reported there were material losses in the village as a result of the strikes.
All of the sources said that Russian aircraft had been responsible for the strikes.
The incident occured around midnight.
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Destruction in Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Dec 3rd 2019 (via Baladi)
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Destruction in Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Dec 3rd 2019 (via White Helmets)
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Destruction in Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Dec 3rd 2019 (via White Helmets)
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Destruction in the village of Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @fawaz_jwaid)
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Destruction in the village of Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @fawaz_jwaid)
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Rescue workers in the village of Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @fawaz_jwaid)
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Destruction in the village of Sheikh Ahmed following an alleged Russian airstrike on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @fawaz_jwaid)
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A rescue worker is seen amongst the rubble following an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Sheikh Ahmed on December 3rd, 2019. (Image uploaded by @zerba.media.office)