Twelve civilians were killed including two to three women and two to four children and as many as 85 injured in airstrikes on Arbeen, according to multiple sources – although reports were conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 non-combatants died including women and children – with tens injured – in regime airstrikes and shelling in Eastern Ghouta. Among the casualties were four children and two women “killed in the aerial bombardment and shelling by the regime forces which targeted cities of Arbeen and Zamalka.”
However, a subsequent SOHR report blamed “warplanes believed to be Russian“, adding that they killed at least 10 people, including two women in “intense bombing“.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights said regime shelling claimed the lives of at least 10 civilians, including one child and two women, adding that “even the rescue and aid teams were targeted with a Russian raid“. According to Shaam News Network, however, Russian warplanes killed 12 and injured more than 80.
The White Helmets published several reports on the incident but referred only to “warplanes” carrying out up to 13 raids with vacuum missiles which left 12 dead and up to 85 injured, including women and children, but said that the number of dead was likely to rise due to the severity of injuries. They added that there had been great destruction of civilian neighbourhoods.
The White Helmets as also named one unidentified victim.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members
(4)
Ala’a Sleiman Al Najjar
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Nadia Mamdouh Al Najjar
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Abd Al Rahman Adnan Al Najjar
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Mohammad Adnan Al Najar
Age unknown
male
named by the White Helmets
killed
The victims were named as:
Sleiman Ramadan
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Ameer Abdo Al Marji
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Mohammad Deeb Omar Al Bakouni
Age unknown
male
named by the White Helmets
killed
Mahmoud Al Kahhala
Age unknown
male
named by the White Helmets
killed
Mohammad Omar Rihan
Age unknown
male
named by the White Helmets
killed
Ahmad Al Harbawi
Age unknown
named by the White Helmets
killed
Jihad Al Sheikh
Child
named by the White Helmets
killed