Incident Code
RS0246
Incident Date
9 December 2015
Location
كفر نايا, Kafr Naya, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.4201,
37.07461
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.4201,
37.07461
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R213RS252)
Three children and a civilian man were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naya, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that three civilians were killed by Russian warplanes but listed all the victims as children.
The VDC named two victims and also included one Unidentified – child, male.
Victims
Individuals
Mohammad Aadel Assaf
Child
male
killed
Hussain Aadel Assaf
Child
male
killed
Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Al Abed
50 years old
male
Named as the fourth victim by Syria 2011.
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
4
3 Children, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
5
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Naya (كفر نايا), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.4201, 37.07461. 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 is not known to have publicly released any information relating to its airstrikes in Syria between December 9th and December 14th 2015.