Incident Code
RS1288
Incident Code
RS1288
Incident Date
20 September 2016
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari , Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.17594,
37.14111
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.17594,
37.14111
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R1168)
Between two and five civilians including a child and up two women died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media. Al Jazeera said that a six-storey building was destroyed in the attack.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a child and two women died. Orient put the death toll at five civilians, while the lowest death count was given at two by the Step News Agency.
A number of sources reported that explosive barrel bombs were dropped on the neighbourhood.
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
2–5
1 Child, 2 Women
Civilians reported injured
2
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