Incident Code
RS0307
Incident Date
24 December 2015
Location
Um al Qura, Aleppo, Syria
أم القرى
Geolocation
36.3804373,
37.2295277
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.3804373,
37.2295277
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Code: R255 )
One adult male civilian, Ali Al Akhras, was killed in an airstrike on Um Al Qura town, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
SN4HR reported that he died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on Um Al Qura.
The Violations Documentation Center listed him as killed “due to Russian air forces shelling” but did not state where he was killed.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Um al Qura (أم القرى), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.3804373, 37.2295277. 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
There were no published Russian reports for strikes in Syria on December 24th-25th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed