Incident Code
RS2341
Incident Date
16 July 2017
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Geolocation
33.52034,
36.36494
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
33.52034,
36.36494
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2207RS2345)
As many as four children died and dozens more civilians were reported wounded in an airstrike on Hazza, according to sources on the ground. Most reports blamed the Assad regime, though there was also an allegation against Russia.
According to Akhbaralaan, “Activists said that the warplanes of the Assad forces fired several rockets on residential neighborhoods in the town of Haza on the outskirts of Zamalka, leaving four dead, including three children and a number of wounded”.
Aladeyehnews reported that “a medical source said four children were killed and more than a dozen others injured”.
@HadiAlabdallah put the death toll at five.
Jobar attributed the civilian harm to Russia.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
4–5
3–4 Children
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed