Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One woman died and other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab city, Aleppo governorate, local sources reported.
According to LCCYS, “The Russian warplanes used internationally-banned phosphorous bombs and vacuum missiles on Bab city and Mahdoum in the eastern suburb, resulting in the death of one woman and injury of other people”.
HalabNow reported “more than 20 Russian raids” on Al Bab, while Syrian Press Center said that Russia had used cluster bombs in the attack.
Other sources who reported the incident did not identify the “warplanes” responsible.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Bab (الباب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.371972, 37.51631. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.