Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0896

Location

قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.43304, 37.5671053
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R797RS892)

Between six and ten civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qabasin, according to local media.

According to the Shaam News Network, “Activists said Russian warplanes targeted a popular market crowded with civilians in the city of Qabasin, north of Al Bab city in the eastern Aleppo countryside, leaving six dead and dozens wounded – at an initial count. There was also widespread damage to the marketplace and public property.”

Qasioun, also blaming Russia, put the death toll at eight and then at six.

Alaraby added more detail, reporting that the six people killed – again, at the hands of Moscow – were from the same family

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also put the death toll at six but didn’t say who was responsible.

Similarly, @AlMaghribToday didn’t identify the culprit, but said that as many as ten non-combatants died.

Other reports said that dozens of civilians were still trapped under the rubble.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Qabasin (قباسين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.43304, 37.5671053. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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.