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Airwars assessment
Alleged Russian warplanes struck an oil market on the road between Termanin and Darat Ezza causing huge fires, chaos and destruction on July 11th 2016 and killing up to 20 civilians, according to sources on the ground. Reports referred to the attack as a “massacre” due to the level of destruction and high death toll.
None of the reports mentioned the Syrian regime. Local sources such as Zaman Alwasl News reported sighting Russian warplanes. Al Jazeera, Syrian Network for Human Rights and LCCSY also suspected Russian warplanes for the attack on the oil tanks.
According to the Halab News Network, “Russian warplanes launched more than six raids on the town of Turmanin. It was targeted with rockets on the outskirts of the town on the side near Dara Aza. It also targeted a public road between the two towns [A road dedicated to crossing vehicles and holding diesel tanks].”
The Shaam News Network said that Russian warplanes also targeted Altahmana – the outskirts of the Southern countryside of Idlib – with no documented injures.
Different sources claimed varying numbers of killed and wounded. Smart News put the numbers as high as 20 killed, whereas, Ana News reported the death of nine civilians. Halab News Network said that eight people were killed and several others wounded, “in addition to the burning of about 30 trucks to transport fuel oil, as a result of air strikes on the town of Turmanin”.
Smart News said that more than 20 were injured, the majority civil defence members left in critical conditions. It added that the critically injured were transferred to a hospital in Turkey. Ara News claimed that three members of the civil defence team who were injured were from Killi and Darat Ezza centres.
Quaison News put the numbers slightly lower, at 15 injured, but also reported that the death toll was likely to rise due to the seriousness of the injures.
Syrian Network for human rights use of cluster bombs have proved with photographic evidence that cluster bombs were used in Turmanin.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Civil Defence members mourn their friends who were killed by Russian warplanes in Turmanin on 11th July 2016.
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Image of cluster ammunition remnants fired by suspected Russian warplanes on Termanein town, July 11th 2016.
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Plumes of smoke rise from the oil market between Termanin and Darat Ezza - the aftermath of alleged Russian shelling (via Sin)
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Local people at the aftermath of an alleged Russian shelling on the oil market near Termanin (via Ana news)
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A large cloud of smoke rises from the oil market between Termanin and Darat Ezza - the result of alleged Russian strikes (via Syrian_newsdesk)
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The scene at the oil market between Termanin and Darat Ezza - following alleged Russian shelling (via Zamanalwasl)
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The White Helmets attempt to put out the blaze following an alleged attack on the oil market (via Aljazeera)
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A photograph of smoke rising from where alleged Russian warplanes targeted the oil market (via Syrianpc)
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The journalist Ibrahim Al Umar from aljazeera was killed by suspected Russian warplanes (via Enab baladi news)
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Suspected evidence of warplane shelling at the oil market (Tweet by @Hasan_khaleil) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive]
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A destroyed oil truck, allegedly struck by Russian warplanes (Tweet by @Hasan_khaleil) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive]
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Charred ground at the oil market following alleged Russian strikes (Tweet by @Hasan_khaleil) [Page no longer available - accessed via Airwars archive]
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A wounded man is treated in a clinic for injuries sustained during an alleged attack by Russian warplanes (via Smart) -
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Two civilians are treated in a clinic after sustaining injuries caused by alleged Russian attacks (via Smart) -
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A cluster incubator, suspected Russian, at Termanin (via SN4HR)
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The Yearly report by SN4HR includes details about the Aljazeera journalist, Ibrahim Mohammad Omar, killed in the alleged Russain attacks on the oil market (PDF by SN4HR) [English]
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The Yearly report by SN4HR includes details about the Aljazeera journalist, Ibrahim Mohammad Omar, killed in the alleged Russain attacks on the oil market (PDF by SN4HR) [Arabic]
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between July 1st – 14th 2016.