Incident Code

RS1098

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1855676, 37.1802235
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R990)

In what has been described by reporters as a “massacre”, no less than 11 civilians, including seven children and one woman, died following an aerial bombardment on the residential neighbourhood al Marja. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights however, noted that the numbers were most likely to rise due to the nature of the injures. Sources blame both Syrian regime helicopters and Russian warplanes carried out strikes on the area on this date.

According to LCCSY, the neighbourhood was targeted with rockets containing spatial cluster bombs. The source later said that the Russian air force carried out at least four raids, with the use of rocket spatial cluster bombs on Al Marjah neighbourhood.

LCCSY also reported that a minimum of 18 other civilians were injured.

Reports of material damage were confirmed by the Shaam News Network, which said that hundreds of civilian homes were hit with “violently explosive barrel bombs”.

Victims

Family members (7)

Reda son of Ahmed Qarfaa
4 years old male named by LCCSY killed
Reda son of Abdu Qarfaa
6 years old male named by LCCSY killed
Obaid son of Hassan Qarfaa
7 years old male named by LCCSY killed
Omar Ibnson of Hassan Qarfaa
5 years old male named by LCCSY killed
Reem Hassan Qarfaa
8 years old female named by LCCSY killed
Mona Radwan Qarfaa
35 years old female named by LCCSY killed
Mohamed son of Radwan Qarfaa,
23 years old male named by LCCSY killed

Family members (2)

Child from the Jadou family 1
Age unknown under the age of 10, named by LCCSY killed
Child from the Jadou family 2
Age unknown under the age of 10, named by LCCSY killed

Invidivuals

Mahmoud Abboud Khurmah
45 years old male killed
Adult male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
11
7 Children, 1 Woman, 3 Men
Civilians reported injured
13–24

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 August 1st – 10th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (16)