Incident Code
RS3136
Incident Date
3 March 2018
Location
أوتايا, Otaya, Damascus, Syria
Geolocation
33.524241,
36.455908
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
33.524241,
36.455908
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2947RS3152)
One civilian was killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Otaya, local media reported.
There were not many specific details reported, but it is clear that Otaya was one of many small towns struck in Idlib on the 3rd.
Arabic Euro reported “the latest air raids and shelling of Douma, Beit Sawa , Otayya, Masraba, Saqba, Kafr Batna and Ash’ari in the eastern Ghouta resulted in at least 22 deaths.”
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Otaya (أوتايا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.524241, 36.455908. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed