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Airwars assessment
Five civilians including a woman and a child died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. A further 20 non-combatants were claimed wounded.
Syria News Desk reported: “five civilians: a child, a disabled man, an old man, a woman and a young man children and disabled and elderly woman and a young man, and wounded more than 20 others”. Furthermore, the media reported that “the bombing has led to widespread destruction of homes and in the streets”. The twitter account @Douma_revo even reported about the illegal use of cluster bombs.
It remained contested who carried out the strikes in the city of Douma, which was controlled by the opposition. Most pointed to the Assad regime, such as Madar daily, Syrian Civil Defense, Ara News, while Syria News Desk attributed the strike to both the Assad regime and Russia.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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.
Summary
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A civilian casualty is taken away from the scene by members of the White Helmets. (via SMO) -
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A disabled man and his wife were killed in an alleged raid. (via YousefAlboustany) -
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An injured man receives medical treatment in a hospital following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via Doumamedical) -
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An injured man receives medical treatment in a hospital following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid. (via Doumamedical) -
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Islam Al-Sheikh, killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Douma. (via Islam Al-Sheikh)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.