Incident Code
RS0485
Incident Date
27 January 2016
Location
جرابلس, Jarablus, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.818256,
38.009676
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.818256,
38.009676
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R421RS484)
In a news roundup, Shaam News reported that several civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jarablus.
The Network said this was part of raids on neighbourhoods in the city of Al Bab, including the villages of Berlhan, Trahil and the city of Manbij. It added that civilians were directly targeted.
VDC lists one unidentified civilian male as having been killed.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1–2
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Jarablus (جرابلس), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.818256, 38.009676. 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 1st February 2016, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory…Near Jeb Ghabishah (Aleppo province), a Su-24M bomber destroyed ammunition and POL storages of the ISIS terrorists.“