(Previous Incident Codes: R2605bRS2784)

Six civilians were reportedly killed, and others were “seriously” wounded, in air and artillery strikes on the Al-Sha’fa river crossing in Al-Shamiya. Local media was conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes, some blaming Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime.

Local media described the incident as a massacre.

Euphrates initially reported that there were “three martyrs and a number of wounded in the initial result [due to] the fall of mortar shells on the town of Sha’afa”. It added that the raid occurred in the morning and hit the southern side of the Euphrates River.

Footage was published by @asharqasouri showing the damage and destruction caused to shops in the local vicinity, which were engulfed in flames.

One local news Agency named Alfayha News, reported that a bakery was burned down due to the shelling and rendered out of service. It also blamed Moscow.