Incident Code

RS3132

Location

جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.5112138, 36.3881891
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2927)

Warplanes, alleged to be Russian, wounded an unspecified number civilians as the town of Jisreen, Damascus, was struck with airstrikes.

Only two known sources reported about this strike. Smart News Agency reported, “wounded civilians with aerial bombardment likely to be Russian on the towns of Jisreen and Beat Sawa and Kafar Batna east of Damascus.”

Meanwhile, @SYR_REV_NEWS only reported about aerial shelling of Jisreen without identifying the responsible nor mentioning any civilian harm.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Civilians reported injured
2

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.

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any strikes between March 1st - 31st 2018.