Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Nine named civilians including six children died and up to 11 more were injured in an airstrike on Burj Qai, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime.
The Syrian Human Rights Committee, Homs Media Centre, LCCSY and other local news centres in Homs accused Russia of the shelling.
Despite this, Halab Today, Shahba Press and several other local news sources pointed to the regime.
According to Halab Today, “regime warplane shelling in Burj Qai’ killed eight civilians and wounded 10. Most of them are in a critical condition.” Cluster bombs reportedly accompanied the airstrike which struck the Civil Defence and wounded three first aiders.
Ara News reported that the eight killed were from the same family. Furthermore, a local resident said that the family were displaced from Sneysel village.
Photographic and video evidence from the airstrike indicates that many victims were indeed children.
Local Homs Media Centre reported that seven civilians were wounded, however, the Syrian Human Rights Committee placed the numbers slightly higher at 11.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (6)
Family members
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention the village of Burj Qai’ (برج قاية), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.883537, 36.576233. 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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10th July 2016: A child under the rubble following shelling in Burj Qai'. (via Homs Media Centre). -
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A civilian carried away from the scene on a stretcher - the result of alleged Russian shelling (via Homs Media Center) -
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A child wrapped in blankets, victim of suspected Russian attacks on Burj Qai (via Homs Media Center) -
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A small child killed in suspected Russian attacks (via Homs Media Center) -
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Local search through the rubble for victims in Burj Qai (via Homs Media Center) -
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A wounded civilian carried away from the destruction in Burj Qai (via Ara) -
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Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.