Incident Code
RS0290
Incident Date
19 December 2015
Location
العثمانية, Al Othmaniya, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
35.87819,
36.97206
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.87819,
36.97206
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R239RS291)
A 50-year old woman named as Mrs. Salwa Al Shahadi, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Othmaniya.
The VDC reported that Mrs al Shadadi originally came from Zimar village, and died “due to Russian air forces shelling on Othmaniye town.“ The local Jisr TV station blamed her death and several injuries on “airstrikes with cluster bombs.”
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Othmaniya (العثمانية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.87819, 36.97206. 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
For December 18th-23rd, Russia reported that “In the course of five days, on December 18-23, aircraft of the Aerospace Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 302 combat sorties engaging 1093 objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Homs and Deir ez-Zor provinces… In Aleppo province, a Su-34 bomber made a strike on a command centre of one of the Ahrar ash-Sham illegal armed groups uncovered by UAVs. Direct hit on the building occupied by terrorists completely destroyed the facility.”