Incident Code

RS059

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.371972, 37.51631
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R043)

An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports.

Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the Al A’taba family and an elderly man named as Fahd Salim Al Hamad, whose family was recovered from under the rubble.”

 

 

Victims

Family members (3)

Ahmad Mustafa Ataba
Adult male killed
wife of Ahmad Mustafa Ataba
Adult female killed
son of Ahmad Mustafa Ataba
Child male killed

Invidivuals

Mahmoud al-Nashef
Adult male killed
Fahd al-Saleem al-Hamad
Adult male 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
5–10
1 Child, 1 Woman, 3 Men

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Bab (الباب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.371972, 37.51631. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Unknown Strike Report
Russia has confirmed carrying out strikes in Aleppo governorate on October 19th-20th 2015: “The Russian pilots carried out 55 combat sorties from the Hmeymim airbase engaging 60 targets in the Hama, Idlib, Lattakia, Damascus, Aleppo and Deir ez-Zor provinces.” No further details were given.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (4)