Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS3121

Incident date

February 26, 2018

Location

اوتايا, Otaya, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.524241, 36.455908 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One child was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Otaya, local media reported. All sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes.

Members of the Syrian Civil Defence were seen to be rescuing victims from the rubble.

There are no other details at this time.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Otaya (اوتايا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.524241, 36.455908. 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
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (3) [ collapse]