Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Nineteen named civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a suspected chemical wepaon attack on Saqba, local media reported. Sources blamed the Russian and Syrian regime alliance.
@SiegeWatch, who published a video documenting the strike, tweeted that “Multiple chemical attacks reported, with a very strong chlorine smell.”
Sources reported that dozens of wounded were trapped under the rubble in the aftermath of the raid.
Two children, five women and two members of Civil Defence were killed in the raids on the residential neighbourhood.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Saqba (سقبا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.519286, 36.382427. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
Sources (25) [ collapse]
Media
from sources (6) [ collapse]
-
Mahmoud Othman Halawa, killed in suspected chloride gas attack on Saqba, 7th March 2018. (via H-syria)
-
The aftermath of a suspected chloride gas attack on Saqba, 7th March 2018. (via Barada
-
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.
-
This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.