Incident Code
RS0769
Incident Date
26 April 2016
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.207438,
37.1990204
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.207438,
37.1990204
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R680RS767)
Local sources reported that warplanes targeted al Shi’ar and Tareeq al-Bab, Aleppo, killing up three civilians and wounding several, inlcluding children. Among others, the Syrian News Network (SNN) reported that “three others were killed in the neighborhoods of al Shi’ar and Tareeq al bab”
It was however contested who carried out the strikes. The SNN pointed to Russia but later reported that the warplanes belonged to both the Assad regime and Russia, the Twitter account Samirmaleh pointed to the Assad regime, while several sources did not identify the responsible.
The VDC named one civilian victim as Hasan al Amouri, a Aleppo City Council worker, but did not specify who the culprit was.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1–3
1 Man
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed