Incident Code
RS0354
Incident Date
9 January 2016
Location
Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
سفلانية
Geolocation
36.40929,
37.57825
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.40929,
37.57825
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R306 RS359 )
Five civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
Victims
Family members (2)
Child
female
killed
Child
female
killed
Individuals
Adult
female
killed
Adult
female
killed
Adult
female
killed
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.“