Incident Code

RS050

Location

كفر كرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.16432, 36.79017
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R034a)

Between ten and 13 civilians including five children died in a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Kafr Karmin.

The Syrian Network later named some eight of the including one man, two women and five children.

One eyewitness said the attack came “Exactly after Friday prayer [when] Russian planes targeted the village of Kafr Karmeen and killed between five and ten martyrs.”

While most sources blamed Russia, Smart News, Ara News and Al Araby said regime aircraft were responsible.

Victims

Invidivuals

Adult male 38 years old from Darkoush town killed
Adult female 60 years old killed
Adult female 35 years old killed
Child female 12 years old killed
Child female 2 or 3 years old killed
Child female 5 months old or 2 years old killed
Child female 2 years old killed
Child female 1 year old killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
10–13
5 Children, 2 Women, 1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Karmin (كفر كرمين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.16432, 36.79017. 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
According to the Kremlin “Russian aviation performed 36 combat sorties from the Hmeymim airbase engaging 49 ISIS facilities in the Hama, Idlib, Lattakia, Damascus and Aleppo provinces” on October 16th-17th 2015.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (3)