Incident Code
RS0497
Incident Date
29 January 2016
Location
Al Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصالحية
Geolocation
34.7133253,
40.7575607
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
34.7133253,
40.7575607
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R429 RS496 )
In a second day of alleged Russian strikes on the town, up to nine civilians including two children and one woman were killed at Al Salhiya, according to local sources.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at seven, including two children and one woman.
Victims
Individuals
Ahmad
male
“displaced from Al Jora neighbourhood“
killed
Mohammad Al Tarman
male
“displaced from Al Jora neighbourhood“
killed
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Salhiya (الصالحية), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.7133253, 40.7575607. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
In its military report published on 1st February 2016, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory…Long-range bomber aviation aircraft supported units of the Syrian governmental troops which defended the city of Deir ez-Zor. The airstrikes carried out by Tu-22M3 bombers from the territory of the Russian Federation jointly with tactical aviation from the Hmeymim airbase, engaged 23 important terrorists’ objects in that district. The attempt of terrorists to assault Deir ez-Zor was frustrated.“