Incident Code
RS0344
Incident Date
6 January 2016
Location
حزة, Hazzah, Damascus, Syria
Geolocation
33.52034,
36.36494
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
33.52034,
36.36494
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R294RS347)
Six civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazzah village near Kafr Batna.
Two victims were named by the VDC as having died at Kafr Batna itself, though all other sources placed their deaths at Hazzah.
The VDC also listed two unnamed members of the al Sadiq family as having died in Russian airstrikes at Hazzah.
Victims
Individuals
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
killed
Adult
male
Listed by VDC
killed
Adult
male
Listed by VDC
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
6
4 Men
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
In its report for military actions on January 11 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Damascus governorate: “In the course of 10 days of the year 2016, the Russian aircraft have performed 311 combat sorties engaging 1097 objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, Daraa, and Raqqah provinces.“