Incident Code
RS1472
Incident Date
16 October 2016
Location
الحيدرية, al Haydariya, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.2372814,
37.1923256
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.2372814,
37.1923256
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1337RS1468)
At least one civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Haydariya neighbourhood, local sources reported.
According to Syrian Press Center, “the Russian air force on Sunday [Oct 16th] launched rock-based attacks on the neighborhoods of Haidariyah, Bab al-Nayrab, Sheikh Fares, Karam al-Tarab, al-Miser, Dahra Awwad, al-Jazmati, Al Qatana. There are dozens of people trapped under the rubble. Civil Defense teams are still searching for survivors under the rubble”.
A number of sources didn’t identify the warplanes that carried out the attack.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
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.