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In a major civilian harm incident, up to 21 civilians died and as many as 70 more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Zamalka. Many sources said that this was a chemical attack by the regime, though there were also multiple allegations against Russia.
The Violations Documentation Centre named “18 victims killed in warplane shelling by Syrian government and affiliated militias”.
@Mo7ameDAl_shami and other sources noted reports of “toxic gases”.
According to Micro Syria, the town was bombarded with barrel bombs dropped by the regime and warplane raids by Russa, along with artillery fire. The source said the bombardment had “hysterically targeted places crowded with civilians. It recorded:
30 Russian warplanes
24 barrel bombs
25 heavy artillery shells”
The White Helmets reported “Twenty-one martyrs, including three women and two children, with more than 70 others injured”. It added that residential neighbourhoods had been targeted with “16 air strikes, 18 barrel bombs, more than 60 rockets, rocket launchers and heavy artillery, along with incendiary Napalm bombs”.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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