Incident Code
RS0309
Incident Date
24 December 2015
Location
Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria
تل رفعت
Geolocation
36.472576,
37.096272
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.472576,
37.096272
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R257 RS310 )
Two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tel Rifa’at, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Center.
Al Souria placed the fatalities higher, noting: “The initial death toll following the targeting of the outskirts to the city of Tel Refaat with rockets by Russian warplanes is six martyrs, with additional injuries among civilians, including three children.”
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Tall Rif`at (تل رفعت), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.472576, 37.096272. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.