Incident Code
RS0350
Incident Date
7 January 2016
Location
سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.40929,
37.57825
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.40929,
37.57825
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R299RS351)
Six non-combatants – three named women and three children – died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the village of al Saflaneh in the eastern suburbs of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies additionally named Sweilem Ahmed, a child, as also having died from “the indiscriminate shelling of the Russian Air Force.”
Victims
Family members (2)
Child
female
“due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Child
male
“due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Individuals
Adult
female
“due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Adult
female
“due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Adult
female
“due to Russian air forces shelling“
killed
Sweilem Ahmed
Child
named by The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
6
3 Children, 3 Women
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Suflaniyah (سفلانية), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.40929, 37.57825. 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.“