Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1434

Incident date

October 12, 2016

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians including a woman and her baby or foetus were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Douma.

RadioAlKul wrote: “More than 25 warplane raids in Douma in addition to extensive artillery shelling which killed two and wounded more than 30.”

Bof-sy reported the lowest death count saying that there were “more than ten warplane raids and more than 60 missiles in 10 minutes in addition to heavy machine gun fire which killed a child named Suleiman Tu’ma and wounded a number of civilians.”

Alaraby said one child was killed in the attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Suleiman Tu’ma
10 years old male named by Douma Revolution killed
Nour Ayoub
Adult female pregnant according to some sources she was nine months pregnant, though Abomaherdomair said her baby died and published an image killed
Qamar Ayoub
Age unknown killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–30
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Almost moments after the alleged raid on Douma, Oct 12th (via Rof)
  • The aftermath of the alleged raid on Douma, Oct 12th (via ZamanAlwasl)
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    Graphic image of a nine month old foetus killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Douma. (via Abomaherdomair)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (1–2 children1 woman)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10–30
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (14) [ collapse]