Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between two and three civilians, including a woman and up to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of Bidama on July 24, 2021.
According to Syrian Civil Defense, “a woman and her child were injured by artillery shelling by the regime and Russia forces targeting residential neighborhoods in the town of Badama”. The majority of other sources also identified a woman and a child as being injured.
A tweet from @abo_aljod84 identified “the injury of two children and a woman” from the strikes while @jisrtv referred to “children and women” but did not identify how many.
Syria TV reported that a woman and her child “sustained moderate injuries” from the shelling.
Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the strikes. While @EdlibNN attributed the strikes to Russia, @baladinetwork blamed the regime.
The incident occured in the morning.
Summary
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Media
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A woman and her child were injured by artillery shelling by the regime and Russia forces in Bidama on July 24, 2021. (Image posted by Syrian Civil Defense)
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Strikes on Bidama on July 24, 2021. (Image posted by @EdlibNN)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Bidama (بداما), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.811903, 36.202275. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.