(Previous Incident Code: R1416)

Ten named civilians, including five children and two women, were killed in addition to “dozens” of injuries which included a child, in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes that struck a residential area of Mashmashan village in Jabal al-Wasatani.

The initial death toll was as high as eight civilians, however, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights pointed out that this was expected to rise due to many of those injured being in critical condition. Sources reported that the injured were transferred to Mercy Drakush hospital by the Civil Defence.

According to media Activist Ayman al-Hussein, the airstrikes struck civilian houses and caused the collapse of at least four buildings.

The majority of sources, including Syrian Network for Human Rights and Qasioun News, identified Russian warplanes as responsible for the airstrikes. However, in conflicting posts, the Local Coordination Committees in Syria identified Russian planes as being the culprits in one post and blamed Syrian regime planes in another, in addition to Al Jazeera identifying the regime as being responsible.

An image posted by the Syrian Network for Human Rights showed a severely injured young child who was covered in blood and had his head wrapped in gauze. The Syrian Civil Defence posted a video showing buildings that had been destroyed by the impact and the teams searching for any remaining survivors crushed in the rubble.