Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between three and six civilians, including an elderly man, two children and three women, died in an alleged Russian strike on the town on Orm al Kubra, according to multiple local sources.
The White Helmets reported five raids in which “warplanes” (they didn’t identify them) threw “parachutes carrying cluster bombs”, which killed “an old man” and three women, as well as injuring two children, “who were transported to Bab al Hawa hospital for treatment.”
However, there were five separate raids in the Aleppo region as part of this offensive according to multiple sources, which has led to some confusion. For instance, Alaraby News cited an activist, Muhannad-old, who said that an airstrike was conducted by the Syrian regime on a residential building that resulted in the deaths of two children and three more wounded from one family. The majority of other sources however, including Syria News and Nabd Syria News have cited Russian warplanes as the perpetrators.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights also blamed Russia and put the death toll at three civilians including two girls.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Orm al Kubra (أورم الكبرى), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.1475457, 36.9448239. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Destruction caused by alleged Russian airstrikes and/or regime shelling in Urma Al Kubra May 27th 2016 (via Nabd Syria News)
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Children are treated by members of the White Helmets following raids on Orm al Kubra, May 27th (via White Helmets) -
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Warplanes throw parachutes carrying cluster bomb on the town of Orm al Kubra - the first seen of this kind - leading to the deaths of 3 women and the injury of a man. The bomb has been removed and the area secured. 27/5/2016 -
aftermath of the strike
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between May 1st – 31st