Incident Code
RS0576
Incident Date
8 February 2016
Location
الغارية, Al Gariya, Daraa, Syria
Geolocation
32.6854754,
36.2402058
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
32.6854754,
36.2402058
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R503RS574)
One woman and one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Gariya, according to the Violations Documentation Center.
All4Syria and Shams Houran reported that Russia had used cluster bombs on the town.
A local video also reports that “el Gharbiyah was targeted by Russian warplanes for secind week running with vacuum and cluster bombs“.
The two victims were named by the VDC.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child, 1 Woman
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Gariya (الغارية), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.6854754, 36.2402058. 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
From February 4th – February 11th, Russia reported: “In the course of the last week, February 4-11, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 510 combat sorties engaging 1,888 terrorists’ objects in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Homs, Hasakah and Raqqah.” It added: “Near al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah (Daraa province), a Su-34 bomber made a strike on an ISIS strong point. The direct hit of a guided munition caused complete destruction of the terrorists’ fortifications. Objective monitoring data confirmed elimination of 2 pieces of militants’ armored hardware.”