Incident Code

RS125

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R111)

News media and casualty recorders reported that between 25 and 26 civilians were killed including eight children and seven women – and more than a dozen injured – in airstrikes targeting a market where people were queuing to buy heating fuel.

It remains unclear whether the Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible for the attack.

According to The White Helmets – which came to the aid of casualties – there were three raids, with more than one missile strike. Both The White Helmets and Shaam News Network reported that at least ten non-combatants were killed as a result of Russian airstrikes and predicted that the death toll would rise. Severe damage was caused by fires in several shops.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said the death toll rose to 26 and initially blamed the regime. However, following an investigation, it declared that Russia was responsible. Radio Al Kul said the city had come under attack from both Russian airstrikes and “regime bombing with rockets and heavy artillery.” But the opposition station insisted the attack on the market was the work of Russian aircraft.

The Violations Documentation Centre published 25 victims by names.

 

Victims

Family members (2)

Rateb Basheer al-Nisreen
Adult male killed
Mohammad Natheer al-Nisreen
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Taghreed Abdul Naser Taha
Child female killed
Mohammad Abdul Naser Taha
Child male killed

Family members (3)

Khawla Yousef Ameen
Adult female killed
Ghusoun Hasan Ameen
Adult female
Hadiye Yousef Ameen
Adult female killed

Family members (2)

Husam Yousef al-Nisreen
Child male killed
Redwan Basheer al-Nisreen
Adult male killed

Family members (2)

Hana al-Sayed
Adult female killed
Rafaela Nadam
Adult female killed

Invidivuals

Mohammad Ibraheem Arbour
Child male killed
Muhannad Subhi Khebiye
Child male killed
Mahmoud Ihsan al-Jaje
Adult male killed
Bilal Tayseer Subhiye
Child male killed
Ghaydaa Haytham Seesan
Adult female killed
Ahmad Merie Nafeest
Adult male killed
Waleed Jamal al-Sabbagh
Adult male killed
Hani Omar Hanan
Adult male killed
Aamer Omar Urabi
Adult male killed
Yaser Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh Bakri
Adult male killed
Jalapa Bakkar
Adult female killed
Fadi Nadam
Child male killed
Mohammad al-Sleek
Child male killed
Khaleel Badran
Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
25–26
8 Children, 7 Women, 10 Men
Civilians reported injured
12–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Douma (دوما), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.5714804, 36.4033699. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Unknown Strike Report
Russia confirms in its report covering November 6th-9th 2015 carrying out strikes in Damascus governorate: “Near Jebel-Mgar mountain (Damascus province), an ammunition depot with improvised unguided rockets of the ISIS illegal armed group was destroyed. This object regularly provided militants with ammunition used for constant bombardment of residential areas of Damascus.”
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

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