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Airwars assessment
Four to five civilians were killed – and many wounded – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Hoash Al Salhiya, according to the Shaam News Network.
SNN referred to the incident as “a new massacre to be added to the series of daily massacres committed by the Russian aggression in the cities and towns of eastern Ghouta“.
Activists told the Network that the Russian airforce targeted the town with six high-explosive rockets which landed on civilian homes, killing four and wounding many others.
The report concluded by noting that “the Marj region saw a day of violent clashes between Assad’s forces and factions Gervo turf operations ended with the rebels on several farms and killed more than two dozen of the elements of Assad’s forces.”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Hoash (حوش الصالحية), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.51471, 36.4654. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Summary
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The White Helmets place a body in an ambulance after an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Houash. (via, The White Helmets)
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Khaled Qallaa, killed by an alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raid. (via, VDC)
Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between 11-15 January.