Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Three civilians (one man and his two children) died in an airstrike on Jassem, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.
Shaam News Network reported three deaths – “a father and his two children” – and blamed Russia. It also said one person was injured: “the sister of the PM in Assad’s government Wael Al Halki was injured. She lives in the town of Jaseem.”
Al Jazeera also said that Russia was responsible – though some other sources didn’t say who carried out the raids.
Syrianpc News – which blamed Russia – named the three victims.
The VDC also named these victims but said they died in regime shelling. Some sources claim the victims were from Ankhel, Dara’a, while others claimed they were from Jassem, Dara’a.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Jassem (جاسم), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.991344, 36.060136. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Abdul Majeed, age 24, killed alongside his two sons in a strike on Jassem, Feb 16th (via Etihad Ahrar Syria) -
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Picture of the father and his sons allegedly killed in the strike. (via Etihad Ahrar, deleted from Facebook)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
From February 10th – February 16th, Russia reported: “On February 10-16, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 444 combat sorties engaging 1593 terrorists’ objects in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Homs, Hama, Latakia and Aleppo.”