Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One civilian, reportedly a child, was killed as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported.
As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, residential areas of Saqba were reportedly been struck on February 23rd.
The incident claimed one civilian fatality, as reported by several sources. According to SYR_REV_NEWS, the victim was a child.
Few reports apportioned blame, and those who did, such as Baladi News and LCCSY, pointed to shared Russian/Assad culpability.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Saqba (سقبا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.519286, 36.382427. 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 February 1st - 28th 2018.