Incident Code

RS3176

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.528464, 36.389472
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2969)

Between 12 and 23 civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a reported chloride attack on Hamouriya, local media reported. Media blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes which reportedly included cluster and barrel bombs, and surface-surface missiles.

Twenty civilians were named, however, three additional victims were named as unidentified adult males. Sources reported as many as 30 cases of suffocation, with “dozens of martyrs, wounded and trapped under the rubble.”

Sources reported not only chloride gas, but the use of cluster munitions, barrel bombs and surface-surface missiles.

@SiegeWatch reported that there was a “chemical attack today after UN aid convoy left #EasternGhouta. A barrel bomb hit a residential area of Hamouriya & started emitting a chlorine-like gas. Several families rushed to a medical centre.”

@SiegeWatch added that there had been “Devastation today [March 5th] in Hamouriya , where an estimated 23 civilians were killed in Syrian government and Russian attacks using cluster munitions, barrel bombs, surface-surface missiles, and airstrikes”.

Syria Noor said the attack happened “in the middle of the night, [when] the regime targeted a town of Hamouriya with toxic gases believed to be chlorine gas, causing dozens of civilians to suffer suffocation.”

According to Syria Noor – who blamed the regime – the attack came “in the middle of the night”.

Victims

Invidivuals

Muayyed Kharban
Age unknown killed
Haneen Ali Sursq
Age unknown killed
Abdel Salam El Masry
Age unknown killed
Bilal Badra
Age unknown killed
Yeheya Bakir
Adult male killed
Yahya Mohammed Shaho
Age unknown killed
Ghaieth Bakir
Adult male killed
Ali al-Aghawani
Adult male killed
Diyab Aghawani
Adult male killed
Talal
Adult male killed
Rateb al-Erbeni
Adult male killed
Sariya Issa
Adult male killed
Ahmad Issa
Adult male killed
Abdelrahman Issa
Adult male killed
Tareiq Hamdou
Adult male killed
Fayez al-Tereh Omar
Adult male killed
Muhammed Ekhshou
Adult male killed
Ammar Al-Masri
Age unknown killed
Samer Badra
Age unknown killed
Yahya Bakr
Age unknown killed
Majed Iyass
Age unknown killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Civilians reported killed
12–23
12 Men
Civilians reported injured
12–36
1 Child

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Hamouriya (حمورية), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.528464, 36.389472. 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

Media From Sources (10)