Incident Code
RS0203
Incident Date
28 November 2015
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
Geolocation
36.136728,
36.829274
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.136728,
36.829274
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R179a RS207 )
Two civilians were killed including one child in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib. There were two events several hours apart. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others, one attack struck a school which suffered major damage and was no longer in use.
Two victims were named SNHR.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Atarib (الأتارب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.136728, 36.829274. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia reported that “In the course of the last week, November 26 – December 4, the Russian aircraft have performed 431 combat sorties from the Hmeymim airbase making pinpoint strikes on 1458 terrorist objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Deir ez-Zor and Raqqah provinces.”