Incident Code

RS3122

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5714804, 36.4033699
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2917)

Between two and four civilians were killed and others were injured in air and artillery strikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids.

Sources reported that there were both rocket launchers and artillery shelling on the residential neighbourhood.

Alaraby reported that “the regime renewed it’s shelling of the city of Douma in the eastern Ghouta, killing a man and a woman”.

The Facebook page, Doma, reported that four civilians were killed in the raid and four more died of injures from a previous shelling on the vicinity.

Victims

Invidivuals

Kasem Fahd al-Hamouri
Age unknown killed
Hatem Abboud
Age unknown killed
Ibrahim Tufour
Age unknown killed
Amira Balila
Age unknown killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
2–4
1 Child
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Douma (دوما), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.5714804, 36.4033699. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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