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(Previous Incident Code: R4359)
The journalist Atef Al-Saadi was injured while covering the conflict in Daraa by alleged Russian or regime strikes on July 29, 2021.
According to @Nabel_othman023, “the revolutionary journalist, Atef Al-Saadi, was injured due to the shelling and clashes in Daraa”. @FARED_ALHOR identified Atef as being a photographer.
@syria1agency added that Atef was injured “while covering the military confrontations in the western countryside of Daraa”.
The majority of sources did not identify who was responsible. However, a tweet from @FARED_ALHOR blamed “Iranian militias and Assad forces” for the shelling while the Syrian Civil Defense attributed strikes across the countryside to both Russia and the regime.
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Reports of the incident mention strikes on the city of Daraa (دَرْعَا), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.616667, 36.100011. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.