Incident Code

RS1270

Location

دير حافر‎, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.151494, 37.707842
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1157a)

Four civilians of whom between two or four were children died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafer, Aleppo, local media reported. Halab News said that the four victims were from the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari.

According to LCCSY, “warplanes, believed to be Russian, launched several airstrikes on Abu Souseh village, which led to the death of four children and massive damage to buildings.” AlmaghribToday also put the death toll at four but said that two of these were children.

Al Araby al Jaded reported that “the media activist, Mohammed al-Halabi, told Al Araby al Jaded that Russian military aircraft ‘targeted the tents for the displaced people in the villages of Abu Soussa and al Imam north of Deir Hafer City, killing four children from one family and injuring others to varying degrees”.

Victims

Family members (4)

Member of the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari
Age unknown killed
Member of the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari
Age unknown killed
Member of the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari
Age unknown killed
Member of the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari
Age unknown killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
4
2–4 Children
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Dayr Hafir (دير حافر‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.151494, 37.707842. 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.