Incident Code

RS3212

Location

مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.55027, 36.39659
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3004)

Nine or more civilians – mainly women and children – were killed and dozens were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Mesraba, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids on the vicinity.

Sources reported that there were as many as 27 barrel bombs, as well as 18 airstrikes and over 150 artillery and mortar shells, leaving nine dead.

@SiegeWatch tweeted that “A group of five government helicopters today [March 9th] flew together, dropping at least a dozen barrel bombs on the people of Misraba, nine civilians were killed.”

Photographs show extensive damage to the residential vicinity.

Baladi said that the strikes occurred in the evening.

Graphic images of two child fatalities were published by several sources.

Victims

Invidivuals

Adult female killed
Adult male killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female 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
Civilians reported killed
9–11
2 Children, 8 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
12–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Mesraba (مسرابا), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.55027, 36.39659. 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 (6)