Incident Code
RS1059
Incident Date
26 July 2016
Location
Jel al Omar, Homs, Syria
Geolocation
34.899166,
38.285294
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
34.899166,
38.285294
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R952 RS1054 )
Local media reported that a woman and her two daughters died and the father was badly injured in an airstrike on Jel al Omar.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Arabstoday pointed towards Russia, though the Syrian Press Center didn’t identify the warplane responsible.
There are no other details available at this time.
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.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed