Incident Code
RS0069
Incident Date
23 October 2015
Location
برقوم, Barkoum, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.03733,
36.96627
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.03733,
36.96627
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R056RS072)
Six or more civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Barkoum. The Violations Documentation Center (which in English said the attack was by unidentified warplanes, and in Arabic attributed it to the Assad regime) later named the dead.
However other sources described the attack as the work of the Russian airforce.
Victims
Family members (2)
Fatema Abdul Aziz Bakkar
Child
female
15 years old
killed
Abdul Aziz Bakkar
Adult
male
40 years old
killed
Family members (3)
Yasmeen al-Mustafa
Adult
female
20 years old
killed
Meriam al-Mustafa
Child
female
9 years old
Nour al-Mustafa
Child
female
12 years old
Individuals
Aysha al-Khather
Adult
female
40 years old
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
6–8
3 Children, 2 Women, 1 Man
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Barkoum (برقوم), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.03733, 36.96627. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Unknown Strike Report
There is no published Russian Defence Ministry record for October 23rd-24th 2015.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed