Incident Code
RS0451
Incident Date
23 January 2016
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
35.20253,
40.37126
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.20253,
40.37126
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R383RS450)
Two civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.
Victims
Individuals
Adult
male
also listed by Syrian Shuada as killed in a Russian strike, but it says that he died on Jan 19th. There is therefore the possibility the date of death in the VDC listing is incorrect. However, according to Syria 2011, who also listed him, claims he was killed in a regime strike on Jan 19th.
killed
Child
male
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child, 1 Man
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Buliyal (البوليل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.20253, 40.37126. 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.“