Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1391

Location

الشيخ فارس, al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.228731, 37.177649
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1261RS1389)

Up to four civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo’s al Sheikh Faress neighbourhood, according to local media.

Information was sparse but al-Hayat reported that “according to the Syrian Observatory, two children were killed in Sheikh Fares due to warplanes shelling” while Halab News Network reported that the strikes led to four unidentified casualties.

@MohAlkhatib tweeted that “more than 15 warplanes carried out raids in Sheikh Fares and Sheik Khodur in Aleppo in half an hour”.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
2–4
2 Children

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 October 1st – 19th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed