Incident Code
RS1037
Incident Date
23 July 2016
Location
ضهرة عواد, Dahrat Awwad, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.201724,
37.188892
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.201724,
37.188892
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R936RS1036)
Alleged Russian warplanes and/or Assad regime helicopters were both reported to have dropped missiles on the neighbourhood of Dahrat Awwad, killing between 10 and 17 civilians and wounding at least 15 more.
According to Ara News, 13 civilians were killed and “10s were injured”. A local news source put the number of killed civilians as high as 17 including “15 injured due to Russian warplane shelling with a missile thrown in a parachute on Dahrat Awwad.”
LCCSY said that 10 people were killed in this airstrike and that in the area, six hospitals were put out of service.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
10–17
1–2 Children, 1–2 Women
Civilians reported injured
15
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 July 16th – 27th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed