Airwars assessment
Four non-combatants were reported killed – and several injured – following alleged Russian or Assad regime “violent raids” that struck civilian homes in Dayr al Asafeer, according to reports.
The White Helmets said the attack caused a huge fire which they extinguished but did not mention who the planes belonged to – referring only to “warplanes” which fired “four very heavy missiles”. Al Jazeera and Syria 2011 blamed Assad for the strikes. And Radio Al Kul said aircraft from both belligerents had battered the town.
The incident was first reported on November 28, 2015 at 11:42 am by Qasioun News Agency وكالة قاسيون للأنباء .
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Dayr Al Asafir (دير العصافير), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.466667, 36.419722. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Unknown Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia made no mention of strikes in Damascus governorate for the week of November 26th–December 4th 2015.