Incident Code
RS1200
Incident Date
27 August 2016
Location
صلخ, Salakh, Idlib, Syria
Geolocation
36.12706,
36.73477
Accuracy:
Geolocation
36.12706,
36.73477
Accuracy:
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1085RS1195)
Two civilians including a child died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taftanaz, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights’ attributed the event to “government warplanes and its allies”. Alsharq also blamed the regime.
@SyrianArwad , @SyrianFnn, @ShahbaPress, @EdlibEMC all pointed to Russia, putting the death toll at two with 10 more injured.
According to LCCSY, “a man and a child died and dozens were wounded in Russian raids on Shalakh near the village of Taftanaz”.
The Violations Documentation Center listed and unidentified adult male and and unidentified female child as fatalities.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed