Incident Code
RS0314
Incident Date
25 December 2015
Location
حي باب قنسرين, Bab Qansreen, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.19432,
37.15575
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.19432,
37.15575
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R261RS313)
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.
Victims
Family members (2)
Child
female
likely to be brother and sister
killed
Child
male
likely to be brother and sister
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3
2 Children
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.