Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to five civilians including one woman were killed and dozens were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.
The death toll amounted to three or four, sources on the ground said. However, a total of five fatalities were identified by name by Zaman al-Wasl and Damascus Media Center; four men and one woman. Three of the men were most likely related.
While most sources only mentioned aerial shelling, RFS Media Office, who did not identify the culprit, also reported artillery strikes.
Sources were conflicted in terms of culpability. Damascus Media Center pointed to Russia, while Baladi News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (3)
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Jisreen (جسرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.5112138, 36.3881891. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (10) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (4) [ collapse]
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Jisreen, Damascus, after being subject to the contested shelling on February 19th, 2018 (via Damascus Media Center)
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Jisreen, Damascus, after being subject to the contested shelling on February 19th, 2018 (via Damascus Media Center)
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Wounded civilian receiving treatment following the contested shelling in Jisreen, Damascus, February 19th, 2018 (via Damascus Media Center)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.