Incident Code
RS0827
Incident Date
31 May 2016
Location
السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
Geolocation
34.8848748,
38.8711739
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
34.8848748,
38.8711739
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R733RS826)
A single source, LCCSY, reported that nine civilians were killed in Homs – “most of them in Russian airstrikes on Sukhnah city”.
No further details are presently known.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
9
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of As Sukhnah (السخنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.8848748, 38.8711739. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.