Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Reports said both Russian and Syrian regime warplanes caused destruction to Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, “before Iftar” (sunset) on July 4th, killing between four and seven civilians including two young girls.
Multiple sources including Al Jazeera described the use of missiles, explosive barrels and cluster bombs, which caused destruction to the local community of not only Kafr Hamra, but five other named local villages; These include “Anadan, Hraytan, Kafr Hamra, Mallah, Handarat and Castello.”
Furthermore, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there were multiple attacks: “Warplanes bombarded areas of Hayan town, no reported losses. Areas between Aazaz and Afrin were exposed to bombardment by regime forces. Helicopters dropped explosive barrels on the Castello road and Kafar Hamra which killed two children in Kafar Hamra. A man was killed with his child by a landmine around A’zaz city. Aerial bombardment targeted Hreitan and al-Mallah areas, no reported losses.”
Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that two Mosques, Hassan and Hussein, were “partially damaged and rendered inoperable” in the shelling.
Syrian Press Center put the death toll as high as seven.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Hamra (كفر حمرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.255362, 37.087714. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Kafr Hamra, 4th July 2016, 'Russian warplane shelling with cluster bombs.'
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Destruction of Hassan and Hussein mosque in Kafr Hamra following alleged Russian shelling (via SN4HR)
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Wounded civilians after alleged Russian raids on Kafr Hamra (via Thiqa)
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Smoke rises above Kafr Hamra after alleged Russian shelling with cluster bombs (via Syrianpc)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.