Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib, according to local sources.
Siryahora reported that “three warplanes fired thermobaric missiles resulting death of three people and several injuries, most serious“, though didn’t identify the warplanes.
Step also said three died and that one was “burned” while many were injured – but didn’t report who was responsible.
The VDC named a victim as killed in a Russian strike on Saraqib. The victim was also named by Syrian Martrys, but they didn’t say where he died in Idlib.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Saraqib (سراقب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.864249, 36.804977. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (4) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
-
Images of the aftermath of the alleged Russian raid. (via, Syriahora)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 17th – February 29th.