Incident Code
RS0348
Incident Date
7 January 2016
Location
Abu Taltal, Aleppo, Syria
أبو طلطل
Geolocation
36.33714,
37.52333
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.33714,
37.52333
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R298 RS350 )
Four named civilians from one family including a child died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the town of Abou Taltal in Aleppo governorate.
Victims
Family members (4)
Adult
male
VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Child
female
VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Adult
male
VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Adult
male
VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Abu Taltal (أبو طلطل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.33714, 37.52333. 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
In its report for military actions on January 11 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Aleppo 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.“