Incident Code
RS1087
Incident Date
2 August 2016
Location
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.197971,
37.1656697
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.197971,
37.1656697
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R978aRS1082)
According to Syria News Desk, “three media opposition activists were killed yesterday while covering the fighting south of Aleppo, one of them a reporter for Step News agency. They were killed as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the building they were inside.”
No further details are currently available.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
3
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Aleppo (ﺣﻠﺐ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.197971, 37.1656697. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.