Geolocation
Airwars assessment
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that eight civilians from a single family – including three children and two women – died when Russian warplanes allegedly shelled residential homes in Al Saloom.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “six people were killed in warplane shelling in Al-Saloom village – five were from one family including two women”. Other sources also put the death toll at eight, with the majority of sources blaming Russia for the incident. According to Shahed_alep as many as 15 civilians were wounded. Some sources, however, didn’t identify the “warplanes” responsible.
Syrian Human Rights Committee named the following victims “following raids on the town” (without saying who was responsible).
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (5)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Saloom (السلوم), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.2376881, 36.9403696. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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An injured child receives medical treatment following an alleged Russian airstrike. (via, Syria Pulse) -
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An injured child following an alleged Russian airstrike. (via, Syria Pulse)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 17th – February 29th.