Incident Code
RS0574
Incident Date
8 February 2016
Location
Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Geolocation
34.840505,
36.72922
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
34.840505,
36.72922
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R501 RS572 )
One woman, Fatima al-Yousef, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Talbiseh according to local sources.
The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center, Damascus Center for Human Rights and Talbisah Media Center.
According to Talbisah Media Center, “many” civilians were also injured and there was “huge” destruction to private property. It also published a video showing a little girl who had been removed from the rubble.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Talbisah (تلبيسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.840505, 36.72922. 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
From February 4th – February 11th, Russia reported: “In the course of the last week, February 4-11, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 510 combat sorties engaging 1,888 terrorists’ objects in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Homs, Hasakah and Raqqah.” It added: “During air duty mission, Su-25 attack aircraft detected 3 hardware columns transporting militants, armament and munitions along the highway Al-Qaryatayn – Homs. The strike resulted in elimination of 9 heavy trucks with munitions and more than 40 militants.“