Geolocation
Airwars assessment
The Between 12 and 20 civilians were killed in air and artillery strikes which struck the residential vicinity of Hamouriya, local sources reported. The incident has been described as a “massacre”, with as many as 50 civilians wounded. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. Moroever, many sources including Yrian Network for Human Rights blamed the “Syrian-Russian alliance”.
Enabbaladi reported that “four children and two women” were included in the death toll. Additionally, “fires broke out as a result of the shelling. The civil defence teams worked to extinguish it and remove the victims from the rubble”.
Alahram News put the death toll as high as 20.
According to Syrian Reporter, the intensive bombardment led to as many as 30 homes were destroyed, 100 were partially damaged, 20 shops were destroyed and 10 cars.
There were missing people, with many buried under the rubble. Footage shows a man buried alive, being rescued. Another photograph shoes the body of a baby girl, who became a victim of the raids.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Hamouriya (حمورية), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.528464, 36.389472. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via Syrian reporter news)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via Syrian reporter news)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via Syrian reporter news)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via Syrian reporter news)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via Syrian reporter news)
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Fires in the aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via @shehap-agency)
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Children rescued in the aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via @shehap-agency)
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The aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via @shehap-agency)
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A civilian pulled from the rubble in the aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via @shehap-agency)
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A child pulled from the rubble in the aftermath of airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via SCDrifdimashq)
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A child killed in airstrikes on Hamouriya, 6th January 2018. (via SCDrifdimashq)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
In an article published on January 30th 2018 Russia reported: ”crews of the Aerospace Forces of Russia had successfully performed 34,561 sorties. The Minister of Defence pointed out that the Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, as well as the Su-24M, Su-34 and Su-35S short-range aircraft had proved to be efficient. The Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers delivered 66 strikes by cruise missiles, and each eliminated the assigned target. The Minister of Defence also stated that Russian UAVs provided complete control over the whole Syrian territory. The head of the military department paid attention to the significant contribution to the achievement of the operation made by the Navy. The naval surface forces carried out 171 combat missions. The ships and submarines carried out 100 high-precision attacks with the Kalibr cruise missiles. For the first time, the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Kuznetsov" participated in combat operations. Due to high professional skills of deck aircraft, 1,252 terrorist objects were eliminated.”