Geolocation
Airwars assessment
A Children’s Protection Centre in Khan al Sheikh camp was reportedly struck and “almost totally destroyed” in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes. Local sources added that the shelling also destroyed houses, killing four civilians and wounding five more.
According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian planes launched air raids on farms and on the outskirts of Khan al Sheikh camp in the western countryside”.
According to sources the wounded were in a “critical condition”. Damascus Media Centre mentioned that the majority of the people wounded were women.
Local news networks and residents reported the warplanes to be Russian, with some speculation of the Syrian regime.
The Palestinian Refugee Portal claim that there are 120,000 Palestinian refugees and 4,000 displaced Syrian refugees living in Khan al Sheikh camp.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Khan al Sheikh (خان الشيح), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.373059, 36.112682. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Media
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4th July 2016: The extent of the damage caused by Russian and Assad regime airstrikes in Khan al Sheikh camp, Damascus.
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A photo of interior destruction and poster at Khan al Sheikh , Palestinian refugee camp. (Tweet by @55Z_)[Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive]
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Damage to buildings in the Khan al Sheikh refugee camp (Tweet via @HalabTodayTV)
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.