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Airwars assessment
Between 12 and 17 civilians including six children and five women from several families were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple air and artillery strikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources attributed blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime.
Arab 24 reported that “the airstrikes targeted Douma and Jisreen ahead of the convoy of aid, which includes 13 trucks carrying humanitarian and food items to the city of Douma.” This claim was repeated by a number of other sources, who said that the strikes occurred “at a time when aid agencies [were] preparing to deliver food and aid to the city.”
Twelve of the victims reportedly were from one family.
The raids included a guided missile, a heavy artillery bombardement and a helicopter bombardment.
There was huge destruction to buildings and streets in the local vicinity.
A member of the White Helmets, named as Muhammad Masarwa, reportedly died while helping evacuate people from the area.
The incident occured during the day.
The victims were named as:
Family members (8)
Family members (2)
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.