Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4320

Location

Shelter for displaced people near Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
مركز ايواء النازحين قرب عنجارة

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 21, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R4063 )

Four civilians from the same family including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a shelter for IDPs near Anjara in Aleppo countryside, Syria, on January 18th, 2020 according to a local source.

SMART Agency reported that “Two children and their parents were killed on Friday-Saturday night, by Russian airstrikes targeting a shelter center near the village of Anjara (16 km west of Aleppo) in northern Syria.”

Also according to SMART Agency, “The Directorate of Education in Aleppo” announced the suspension of school days for two days in the southern and western areas of Aleppo, northern Syria, due to the military campaign launched by the Syrian regime and Russia on the region.”

Assessment Updates

21 October 2025
This incident was updated to include infrastructure coding and observations.

Key Information

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