Incident Codes

RS1269 CS314

Location

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

35.963172, 38.035655
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Codes: R1157S281)

Up to five civilians reportedly died in an air raid on Maskanah which most sources said involved cluster munitions. Egypt Today put the death toll at five, “including a woman and her two daughters and her child”. Reportedly, the strikes injured up to 12 civilians, including six children.

While most reports blamed Russia, Baladi News claimed either the Coalition or the Syrian regime was responsible.

In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area at that time.

Victims

Family members (3)

45 years old years old female Wife of Issa Mohammed killed
Asma or Ismat al Obeid
13 or 14 years old female Daughter of Issa Mohammed and Sara killed

Family members (2)

Age unknown male injured
Age unknown female injured

Invidivuals

Age unknown male injured
55 years old female injured
27 years old female injured
32 years old male injured
11 years old male injured
7 years old female injured
7 years old female injured
6 years old male injured
14 years old male injured
45 years old female injured

Key Information

Country
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
4–5
1–2 Children, 1–2 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
12–15

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Maskanah (مسكنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.963172, 38.035655. 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 September 1st – 30th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed
U.S.-led Coalition Assessment
Suspected belligerent
U.S.-led Coalition
U.S.-led Coalition position on incident
Non credible / Unsubstantiated
Reason for non-credible assessment
No Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographical area
Civilian deaths conceded
None
Civilian injuries conceded
None
MGRS coordinate
37SDV130802
U.S.-led Coalition Strike Report
For September 15th-17th 2016, the Coalition publicly reported no strikes in the vicnity of Manbij.
U.S.-led Coalition Civilian Casualty Statement
2020-05-01
Original Source
Sept. 16, 2016, in Maskanah, Syria via Airwars report. After a review of all available records it was assessed that no Coalition actions were conducted in the geographical area that corresponds to the report of civilian casualties. 3051/CS314 37SDV130802

Media From Sources (10)