Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1444

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1306RS1434)

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.

Victims

Individuals

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
killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3
1–2 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
10–30

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

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
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

Media From Sources (3)