Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One or two civilians, including a man, were killed, and others were injured, including children, in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma. Sources are conflicted as to who was responsible, with some blaming Syrian regime and others Russia.
According to one source, three missiles were launched on Douma. A different source claims there were four raids.
Sources suggest that it was residential homes which were struck in the raid.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
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Mohammad Ibrahim Al Hablana, killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, 28th December 2016. (via @SN4HR)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between December 1st – 31st 2016.
On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones.”