Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between five and 50 non-combatants including two women died and up to 150 more were injured in multiple airstrikes on different targets in the city of Idlib, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime.
LCCSY attributed the incident to Russia, with dozens of civilians killed and wounded. It listed the struck areas as: “Shamaat roundabout, Shuaib Mosque, Amn Dawla roundabout, Yehia Dahnin school, vegetables marketplace, Mujamaa region, and Carlton Hotel.”
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights did not initially identify the “warplanes” responsible, but said that nine civilians including two women died in “about 10 strikes targeting the Shoaib mosque area and several other areas in the city of Idlib”. It added that the death toll was expected to rise because some of the wounded were in a critical condition.
However, a subsequent SO4HR video report said that the warplanes were “believed to be Russian”.
A later report said that there had been “some 10 strikes targeting Shoaib mosque” alone.
The Shaam News Network referred only to “warplanes” carrying out “tens of strikes with cluster bombs“, putting the death toll at at least five with many more wounded.
According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the regime was to blame – killing three civilians when warplanes fired on a “grocery and carpet market“.
The Syrian network for Human Rights blamed the “regime and its allies”, adding that one of the targets was “Yahya Dehneen school”, with the strike partially destroys the fence”.
Syria Direct put the death toll as high as 50, with 150 others injured, though it didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. It reported that “the raids targeted civilian sites, including residential buildings and a mosque and a football stadium, in addition to the two main hospitals.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Idlib (إدلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.93062, 36.63393. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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A burnt out car on the streets of Idlib following alleged Russian airstrikes (via Orient News)
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Destruction after alleged Russian strikes in Idlib (via Orient News)
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Destruction after alleged Russian strikes in Idlib (via Orient News)
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A fire blazes in the city of Idlib following an alleged Russian raid, June 5th (via LCCSY)
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A fire blazes in the city of Idlib following an alleged Russian raid, June 5th (via LCCSY)
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A fire blazes in the city of Idlib following an alleged Russian raid, June 5th (via LCCSY)
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.