Incident Code

RS3528

Location

الطريق بين عين ذكر و خنيزيرية في حوض اليرموك, the road between Ain Zakr and Ain Khanizyara in Al Yarmouk Basin, Daraa, Syria

Geolocation

32.858333, 35.906389
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3319)

An unknown number of civilians was killed and injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the road between Ain Zakr and Ain Khenizra, west of Dara’a, on July 23rd, 2018, according to local sources.

Step News Agency reported “civilians killed and injured as a result of the Russian raids targeting the road between Ain Zakr and Ain Khanizyara in Yarmouk Basin in western Dara’a.” @soolangel886 tweeted that “Russian occupation aviation committed a massacre against civilians, as a result of being targeted by several airstrikes on the road between Ain Zekr – Khenizira, west of Dara’a.”

Step News later reported that eight civilians were killed in air raids on the Yarmouk Basin, but did not specify whether these airstrikes targeted the road between Ain Zakr and Ain Khenizra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported four civilian deaths in the area of the Yarmouk Basin, including the death of a woman.

@now_damascus reported that Syrian warfighters targeted ISIS in the Ain Zekr and Nafaa area with a number of airstrikes.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
2–8
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of the road between Ain Zakr and Ain Khanizyara in Al Yarmouk Basin (الطريق بين عين ذكر و خنيزيرية في حوض اليرموك), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.858333, 35.906389. 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