Airwars assessment
Two or three civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrike/artillery strikes on Harasta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources.
Sham Network reported that “Harasta was fired on by land to- land missiles and artillery shells, which led to the fall of two martyrs and the wounded.”
Shaam Network and ShahbaPress blamed both the Syrian regime and the Russian forces for the attack, while Salamtk2011 and @HalabTodayTV reported that Russian warplanes did the attack.
According to Harasta city page on Facebook, more than 30 raids targeted Harasta on that day, killing two civilians. However, the Violations Documentation Center in Syria (VDC) said there were three fatalities.
Qudspress mentioned the use of rockets in Harasta and Douma.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
- Ali Sadeq "Abu Ahmad Adult male killed
- Ahmed Ghoneim Adult male killed
- Omar Basala Adult killed