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A “brutal bombardment” by Russian and Syrian forces on the city of Douma killed up to 45 civilians and left at least another 50 wounded, local media reported.
At least eight children were reported killed, with some sources claiming up to 100 civilians were wounded, including numerous women and children.
Warplanes allegedly struck residential neighbourhoods with up to 50 raids in a “systematic” campaign, organised alongside missile and artillery attacks.
The Syrian Civil Defense said that regime forces hit the city with more than 150 Grad rockets and 40 barrels of explosives delivered by helicopters.
The attack followed the breakdown of negotiations between Russian forces and Jaysh al-Islam, according to Step News.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Douma (دوما), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.5714804, 36.4033699. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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More than 30 civilians died in the bombing of Douma, April 2018 (Civil Defense Center)https://twitter.com/SyriaCivilDefe/status/982290089920245761 -
The destruction in Douma, April 2018 (via Douma Revolution)https://www.facebook.com/Douma.Revolution.2011/posts/1737983386282569
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The destruction in Douma, April 2018 (via Douma Revolution)https://www.facebook.com/Douma.Revolution.2011/posts/1737983386282569
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The destruction in Douma, April 2018 (via Douma Revolution)https://www.facebook.com/Douma.Revolution.2011/posts/1737983386282569
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The destruction in Douma, April 2018 (via Douma Revolution)https://www.facebook.com/Douma.Revolution.2011/posts/1737983386282569