Incident Code
RS0317
Incident Date
26 December 2015
Location
الصناعية الشيخ نجار, Sheikh Najjar (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.2691894,
37.2561836
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.2691894,
37.2561836
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R268RS320)
Up to seven civilians including an 85-year old man were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Sheikh Najjar.
SDU Syria said that “Russian warplanes have launched air strikes targeting residential neighborhoods in Sheikh Najjar City, which resulted in the deaths of five martyrs and dozens wounded.” The Syrian Observatory put the death toll at seven.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
5–7
2 Men
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
For December 25th-28th, Russia has reported that “In the course of three days, since December 25, the Russian aviation group has performed 164 combat sorties engaging 556 terrorists’ objects located in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqah provinces.”