Incident Code
RS0831
Incident Date
1 June 2016
Location
Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي خان العسل
Geolocation
36.169667,
37.040255
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.169667,
37.040255
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R734 RS827 )
Three civilians including one child died and five more were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Assal, according to local sources.
Orient News put the death toll at three and said that one of those killed was a child. It blamed Russia.
Step News Agency also said that Russia was responsible, while SRG reported that Russia had carried out raids on the neighborhood.
Radio Al Kul also put the death toll at three, with “many” injured – and attributed the incident to Russia.
Other sources, including Syrian Press Center and Baladi News Network also put the number killed at three – but did not identify the warplanes that carried out the strike.
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.