Incident Code
RS0406
Incident Date
16 January 2016
Location
قصر البريج, Qasr al Burayj, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.31798,
37.70512
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.31798,
37.70512
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Code: R347c)
Alaan TV reported Russian raids on Qasr el Bureji, but did not provide information on casualties.
According to Halab News, eight civilians died in a bombardment by warplanes, though they did not identify the planes.
Step also put the death toll at eight, though it was unclear from their report whether Russia or the regime were responsible.
According to Zaiton magazine, Russia carried out the raids.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
8
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Qasr al Burayj (قصر البريج), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.31798, 37.70512. 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 19 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Aleppo governorate: “In the course of the last four days, aircraft of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 157 combat sorties engaging 579 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure in the provinces of Aleppo, Raqqah, Latakia, Homs, Hama and Deir ez-Zor.“