(Previous Incident Codes: R3263bRS3466)

Two civilians from the same family were reported killed and other civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces bombing on Eastern Ghariya in Dara’a on June 26th, 2018. Local sources said the town was attacked with explosive barrels.

The two victims were identified as Yasser Muhammad Mousa Al-Hajj Ali  who died as a result of wounds he sustained because of the bombing, and the child Muhammad Samir Al-Haj Ali who is a displaced from Khirbet Ghazaleh.

@KhirbitGhazala tweeted “Child Muhammad Samir Musa Irsheed, was killed by shelling with explosive barrels that targeted the eastern town of Eastern Ghariya in the eastern countryside of Daraa.”, and “Yasser Muhammad Musa Irsheed Al-Hajj Ali died due to his wounds sustained as a result of targeting the eastern town of Ghariya with explosive barrels.”

Also @Step_Agency tweeted “Helicopters targeted with barrel bombs the eastern town of Ghariya, killing two and wounding civilians in Daraa countryside.”

Local sources blamed both Russian forces and the Syrian regime for the incident. @omar_hariri_dr said that Russian warplanes targeted areas in Dara’a including Al Ghariya and @Step_Agency blamed the regime.