Incident Code
RS1359
Incident Date
26 September 2016
Location
كرم حومد, Karam Homad, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.196287,
37.181253
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.196287,
37.181253
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1225RS1353)
Between two and six people were reportedly killed in Russian airstrikes on the Karam Homad neighbourhood of Aleppo.
Rfsmediaoffice reported: “Our correspondent in Aleppo said that the warplanes bombed the neighborhood of Karam Homad with several rockets, causing the death of three people and a number of wounded, noting that they are trapped under the rubble and seriously wounded.”
Several sources such as the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that two children were amongst the dead.
SyrianArwad and Thiqanewsagency named the child victims.
Several people were also injured in the attack, according to various sources.
Victims
Family members (2)
Mahmoud Junaid
10 years old
male
killed
Mohammed Junaid
6 years old
male
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2–6
2 Children
Civilians reported injured
2–24
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.