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| Dozens killed in ‘suspected US strike’ on Aleppo mosque (GRAPHIC VIDEO) | |
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| Dozens of worshipers were killed when at least one missile reportedly struck a mosque in Aleppo province. While both Russian and US-led coalition warplanes operate in the area, unconfirmed reports from the scene suggest US missile debris were recovered from the rubble. | |
| Details of the strike on the Al-Jinah mosque are scarce, but over 50 people might have been killed in the incident, according to various reports. Images from the scene shared on social media show the wide-scale destruction. | |
| None of the forces present in the area have taken responsibility for the strike yet. Both Russian and Syrian planes in addition to American-led air power are conducting operations against terrorist units in the area. | None of the forces present in the area have taken responsibility for the strike yet. Both Russian and Syrian planes in addition to American-led air power are conducting operations against terrorist units in the area. |
| WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO | |
| Some rushed to blame Moscow or Damascus for the carnage, after activists of the so-called White Helmets rescue organization and no less the notorious UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shared first images from the scene. | Some rushed to blame Moscow or Damascus for the carnage, after activists of the so-called White Helmets rescue organization and no less the notorious UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights shared first images from the scene. |
| However, according to journalist Samuel Oakford, who was previously UN correspondent at Vice News, the US central Command confirmed it had carried out a strike in relative close proximity to the mosque. | However, according to journalist Samuel Oakford, who was previously UN correspondent at Vice News, the US central Command confirmed it had carried out a strike in relative close proximity to the mosque. |
| “US official says that they were targeting an 'Al Qaeda meeting place" that was across from the mosque in Aleppo. 'We took the strike'”, he tweeted. Earlier, the reporter claimed the US Central Command told him the Americans conducted a strike on a target just several miles away, in the bordering Idlib province, and was looking into the Aleppo suburb mosque strike. | “US official says that they were targeting an 'Al Qaeda meeting place" that was across from the mosque in Aleppo. 'We took the strike'”, he tweeted. Earlier, the reporter claimed the US Central Command told him the Americans conducted a strike on a target just several miles away, in the bordering Idlib province, and was looking into the Aleppo suburb mosque strike. |
| CENTCOM spokesperson, Maj. Josh Jacques, told the London-based Airwars monitoring group that the target was “assessed to be a meeting place for al Qaeda, and we took the strike.” | CENTCOM spokesperson, Maj. Josh Jacques, told the London-based Airwars monitoring group that the target was “assessed to be a meeting place for al Qaeda, and we took the strike.” |
| “It happened to be across the street from where there is a mosque,” said Jacques, specifying that the mosque was not the target and that it wasn’t hit directly. | “It happened to be across the street from where there is a mosque,” said Jacques, specifying that the mosque was not the target and that it wasn’t hit directly. |
| “To be clear: this was a unilateral US strike, not part of anti-ISIS Coalition activities,” Oakford emphasized in another tweet. | “To be clear: this was a unilateral US strike, not part of anti-ISIS Coalition activities,” Oakford emphasized in another tweet. |
| Meanwhile Sakir Khader, who identifies himself as a journalist with a focus on Syria, Turkey, and the wider Middle East, posted a picture of the missile debris, which he claims to have come from the rubble of the destroyed mosque. | Meanwhile Sakir Khader, who identifies himself as a journalist with a focus on Syria, Turkey, and the wider Middle East, posted a picture of the missile debris, which he claims to have come from the rubble of the destroyed mosque. |
| While the location and authenticity of the photo are yet to be independently investigated, the picture shows latin inscription on a metal plate alleged to be a piece of the missile. | While the location and authenticity of the photo are yet to be independently investigated, the picture shows latin inscription on a metal plate alleged to be a piece of the missile. |
| “WT: 52.0 kg” is written in Latin letters and not in the Cyrillic alphabet. According to a Bellingcat investigation, the photo could depict an AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. There is also a theory that the missile could have been launched by a drone. | “WT: 52.0 kg” is written in Latin letters and not in the Cyrillic alphabet. According to a Bellingcat investigation, the photo could depict an AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. There is also a theory that the missile could have been launched by a drone. |
| “Perhaps even more noteworthy is that the exact same label on a weapon remnant was found at the site of an alleged drone strike on a high value target (HVT) in Syria’s Idlib province in October 2016," the Bellingcat report says. | “Perhaps even more noteworthy is that the exact same label on a weapon remnant was found at the site of an alleged drone strike on a high value target (HVT) in Syria’s Idlib province in October 2016," the Bellingcat report says. |
| Neither the Russian nor the US militaries, as well as Damascus, have yet to officially comment on the incident. | Neither the Russian nor the US militaries, as well as Damascus, have yet to officially comment on the incident. |