Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS313

Incident date

December 25, 2015

Location

حي باب قنسرين, Bab Qansreen, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.19432, 37.15575 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Three civilians including two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bab Qansreen, according to multiple sources.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes shelled the Bab Qansreen neighbourhood on December 25th, while the Shaam News Network posted a video by Aleppo Media Center showing the body of a child and a father crying over the dead body of his daughter.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Child female likely to be brother and sister killed
Child male likely to be brother and sister killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

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    Graphic image of a family grieving over the bodies of two children, likely to be brother and sister, killed in an alleged Russian raid. (via, SNN)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    3
  • (2 children)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Sources (4) [ collapse]