Incident Code

RS1147

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria

Geolocation

34.840505, 36.72922
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1038)

Three named civilians including a baby girl died and several more were wounded in a strike on Talbissa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame.

The Shaam News Network reported that “a baby girl died as a result of warplanes carrying out air strikes on residential neighbourhoods in Talbiaa. Her brother and her mother, Maha Damour, were also killed.”

Talbisah and @RadioAlKul attributed the event to Russia. However, according to the Smart News Network, the regime was to blame for the death of three civilians including a baby girl.

LCCSY also pointed to the regime, citing the use of a “surface to surface missile”, which caused civilian casualties.

Victims

Invidivuals

Dam Al -Hana Abdul Qader Alqajo
Child female named by VDC killed
Sayf al-Din Abdul Qadir Alqajo
Child male named by VDC killed
Maha Damour
Adult female named by VDC 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
3
2 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Talbisah (تلبيسة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.840505, 36.72922. 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
On August 14th 2016, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported that, "Tu-22M3 long-range bombers took off from the territory of the Russian Federation and carried out concentrated strike with high-explosive fragmentation munitions on objects of the ISIS terrorist grouping in the regions located to the south-west, east, and north-east from Deir ez-Zor. Two command and control centers, six large storages with ammunition and armament, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, seven off-roaders with large-caliber weaponry, and a lot of insurgents have been eliminated by the aviation strike." They also added that "Terrorists have suffered significant material damage. A lot of insurgents have been eliminated." According to the report the bombers took off from Hmeymim airbase.

Media From Sources (6)