Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Airstrikes killed up to two civilians including at least one child and wounded up to ten others in the city of Binish, local media said. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime.
Most local sources reported the death of up to two children.
According to The Syrian News Network (SNN), “the bombing left one martyr, a child aged 10 years”.
The Syrian Network for Human Rigts (SN4HR) reported that “two children died due to government warplanes missiles fired on Binnesh city in Idlib governorate”.
According to an Idlib correspondent, who reported to Nabd News, the incident led to “the martyrdom of two children and injury of others”. Jsirtv said the victims were Palestinian.
Sources including SN4HR and LCCSY attributed the strike to the Syrian regime, while SNN and Halab News Network reported that the strike was carried out by Russia.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Binnish (بنش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.958429, 36.711587. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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The aftermath of an airstrike on Binish, which reportedly killed at leats one child on June 26th (via SNN)
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Scene of the destruction at Binish following alleged raids (via SNN Facebook)
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A fire engine attends the scene at Binish (via SNN Facebook)
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The White Helmets at the site of alleged raids on Binish (via SNN Facebook)
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A street in Binish following alleged aerial bombardement (via SNN Facebook)
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Image of a chile rescued from the rubble following alleged "government warplane" attack on Binish (via SN4HR) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive)
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"Warplanes launched several air raids on the towns of Craze and nudity surroundings western city of Idlib and 4 raids on the city Binnish In the countryside Idlib north and another raid on the town of Alhbit where the child was killed in the Binnish and 10 other injuries" (via Step News)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.