Incident Code
RS2994
Incident Date
8 February 2018
Location
Hazza, Damascus, Syria
حزة
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: R2810 RS3006 )
Between one and four civilians were killed and several were left wounded as Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes hit Hazza in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.
In this poorly reported incident, some sources mentioned one fatality along with two wounded. As the only one, Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) put the death toll at four.
Only two of the reports identified the responsible, namely al-Araby and LCCSY, who respectively blame the Syria regime and Russia.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed