Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Twenty six named civilians including a child and eight women died and up to 70 more were wounded in an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood and popular market in Darkoush, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The strike reportedly took place at midday on July 8th.
Sources disputed claims over the aircraft used in this attack. Alan TV and Syrian PC reported that Russian warships and missiles were used. Ara News claims that missiles were fired from warships and warplanes followed with shelling. Both DW News and BBC Arabic reported shelling by warplanes.
Syrian Network for Human rights claimed that both Russian and Assad regime warplanes were responsible for the damage, whereas Syrian Newsdesk blamed only Russia.
Halab Today reported sighting the use of “long ranging missiles”.
Numerous sources reported the names of the dead which included a list compiled by Darkoush Hospital where the majority of the casualties and wounded civilians went.
A further 35-70 people were wounded in the airstrike. Syrian Newsdesk reported that the numbers of wounded were so high that “medical points in neighbouring areas asked people to donate blood”.
According to Shaam News Network, Assad regime warplanes did not only target Darkoush, but on the same day “targeted Kfrcharim city in the north-west of Idlib, which resulted in the fall of martyrs and wounded a number of civilians.”
Sambo1982ksa put the death toll as high as 30, and also blamed Russia.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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The damage caused to the residential buildings in Darkoush, 8th July 2016. (via Syria Live Network tweet).
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A vehicle ablaze in Darkoush after strikes launched from suspected Russian warship (via Syrianpc)
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Civilians tend to victims stuck under the rubble, after alleged Russian strikes launched from warships (via Ara news)
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The Civil Defense use a digger to remove victims from a destroyed building in Darkoush (via BBC Arabic) -
Vehicles and buildings in flames following alleged airstrikes on Darkoush (via DW news)
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The youngest civilian killed in the alleged strikes, Lian Milsho, three months old (via Eithad press) -
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Injured civilian children in Darkoush, the aftermath of suspected attack from Russian warship (via syriahr) -
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A civilian child under medical supervision following alleged airstrikes (via Smart) -
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A civilian child wounded by suspected Russian strikes (Tweet by @123Rania123) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive] -
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A civilian child covered in bandages, the aftermath of suspected Russian attacks on Darkoush (Tweet by @123Ranis123) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive] -
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People look after the wounded after a market in Darkoush was allegedly struck by Russian missiles (via @Sambo1982 ksa) -
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.