Incident Code
RS1175
Incident Date
20 August 2016
Location
Qubtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria
قبطان الجبل
Geolocation
36.2642792,
36.9494636
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.2642792,
36.9494636
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1063 RS1171 )
Three civilians including one child and one woman died and several more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qubtan Al-Jabal, according to sources on the ground. Reports cited the use of cluster bombs in the attack.
There are no other details at this time.
Victims
Individuals
Sheikh Ibrahim Shehadeh Shahoud
11 years old
killed
Safa Omar Sharif Barakat.
26 years old
female
killed
Ali Abdul-Jabbar Mohammed Hamidi
named by Halab News
killed
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Qubtan al Jabal (قبطان الجبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.2642792, 36.9494636. 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
Russia has not reported any strikes between August 20th – 31st 2016.