Incident Code
RS0445
Incident Date
22 January 2016
Location
أم حوش, Umm Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.41168,
37.21252
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.41168,
37.21252
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R387ARS449)
A single source, Thefreesyria.org, named two civilians killed when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed a road near the village of Umm elhosh in the Aleppo countryside.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights Tweeted an image of the child Sarah and said she died when warplanes launched several missiles near the village, though they did not identify the planes.
Victims
Individuals
Bushra Khadr Hwail
named by Thefreesyria.org, from Homs – Palmyra
killed
Sarah Moatasem Barakat alMutlak
Child
female
named by Thefreesyria.org, from Homs – Palmyra
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Umm Hawsh (أم حوش), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.41168, 37.21252. 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 military report published on 25th January, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last three days, January 22-24, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic performed 169 combat sorties engaging 484 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure…crews of Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed 18 combat sorties from the territory of the Russian Federation in order to engage manpower and hardware of the ISIS near Deir ez-Zor on January 22-24. Flight range reached more than 2,000 kilometers.“