Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to local sources, up to six civilians died including a child in Talbissa and Ar-Rastan, though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame.
Elbiseh, Syrian Press Center and StepAgency identified on of the victims.
LCCSY attributed the strike to Russia, while the twitter account KkhaledWw pointed to the Syrian regime.
However, according to Arabstoday, five civilians were killed by helicopters “throwing explosive barrels” in Ar-Rastam, while a “bombardment by government forces on areas in the city of Talbisah” led to the death of a child.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Talbisah (تلبيسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.8420186, 36.711974. 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.