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Shelling allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, wounded several civilians, local media reported.
Without identifying the responsible party, @mohamad_alshaar reported that the use of mortars injured civilians
Al-Jazeera reported that joint Russian and regime-shelling had been carried out in several areas in Eastern Ghouta, killing several civilians, mostly women and children, and wounding “dozens” more. However, there were no specific reports of casualties in Harasta.
While @RevoZamalka and Smart News attributed blame to the Syrian regime, al-Jazeera identified both the Syrian regime and Russia as the responsible.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Harasta, Eastern Ghouta (حرستا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.55869, 36.36515. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between May 1st - 31st 2017.