Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Reports claimed that between three and 28 civilians were killed, including 11 children and two women, in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources blamed both The Syrian regime and Russia for the raids.
Multiple sources did however report that four of the dead were wounded from a previous strike and died on this exact day. Whether that was from the raids or wounds it is unclear. 28 victims were named overall, two were unidentified.
Dozens of civilians were reportedly wounded.
There were as many as 20 strikes with 30 artillery shells fired onto the residential neighbourhood.
According to Syria TV, “Saeed al-Masri, a member of the civil defence, saved his three-month-old son from the rubble. He never imagined that his mission would be to save his child from the rubble of his home.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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.
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A father rescues his own son while on duty with the Syrian Civil Defence, Douma, March 4th 2018. (via Syria TV)
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Wounded civilians in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Douma Medical)
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Wounded civilians in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Douma Medical)
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Wounded civilians in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Douma Medical)
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Wounded civilians in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Douma Medical)
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Two bodies in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via @SyriaCivilDefe)
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Ahmad al-Hawaid (Abu Ziad), killed in airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Abo Hamoud Douma)
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Bodies in the aftermath of airstrikes on Douma, 4th March 2018. (via Syrian Revolution)