Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3111

Incident date

February 25, 2018

Location

حوش الضواهرة, Hawsh Al Dawahra, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.54731, 36.46001 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians were killed and more than 15 were wounded in airstrikes on Hawsh Al Dawahra, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids.

Wesal reported that there was an “Aerial bombardment of a residential neighbourhood, leaving 5 martyrs and more than 15 wounded, mostly women and children in the town of Hawash Al-Dahahra in Al-Ghouta”.

In addition, Al Jazeera reported that the raids were both “the regime and Russia” and that they “targeted residential buildings with internationally banned cluster bombs, explosive barrels and napalm bombs”.

According to the source the raids struck not only Hawash al-Dahahra, but “Zamalek, Irbid, Harasta, Duma, Haza, Masraba, Saqba, Ein Tirma, Bayt Noh, Shifuniyah, Otayya, Kfarbatna, Ash’ari and Muhammadiyah.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hawsh Al Dawahra (حوش الضواهرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.54731, 36.46001. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    15
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (3) [ collapse]