Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0789

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1995518, 37.1815538
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R697RS785)

Up to five people, including a woman and child, were killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Qaterji on April 29th 2016.

Shaam News Network, reported “For the eighth day in a row Assad’s and Russian aircraft continue to pour their lava on residential neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, causing dozens of massacres“. They reported one death (a woman) in Al Qaterji.

According to the Syrian Network, “government warplanes (allies) fired missiles on Al Hussein Mosque in Al Qaterji“. In a tweet by Mansoorhoseen it was reported that “the death toll of the Russian and Assad [regimes] has reached 17 martyrs in the following neighbourhoods: #Alfardous, #Al-Maghayer #Al-Qaterji #Bustan Al-Qaser.” And Shahba Press reported in a tweet that the shelling of that day on Al Qateri had led to the death of a woman and a child.

JisrTV News blamed the Syrian regime and reported that five people were killed and ten wounded in the massacre. In another tweet by Shahba Press the death toll was put at 2, including a woman, and the number of injured was reportedly nine. Hope_Iran tweeted a photo showing “The destruction caused by regime shelling on Al-Qaterji today”.

 

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
2–5
1 Child, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
9–10

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
The Kremlin has issued no public accounts of airstrikes in Syria from April 1st – 30th.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (6)