Incident Code
RS0517
Incident Date
1 February 2016
Location
Garnata, Homs, Syria
غرناطة
Geolocation
34.8937633,
36.6794443
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
34.8937633,
36.6794443
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R451 RS521 )
One male child, Reda Waleed Othman, was named by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Garnata. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies also reported the death of Othman, stating that he was killed by “indiscriminate” Russian shelling.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Garnata (غرناطة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.8937633, 36.6794443. 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
Russia has published no known record of strikes in Syria from February 1st – February 3rd.