Incident Code

RS1424

Location

Sadd al Loz, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.211051, 37.18144
Accuracy: Street

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 18, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R1297)

Up to five civilians including a child and a woman died and up to 20 more people were injured in air and/or artillery strikes on Sad al-Luz in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports blamed the Assad regime, though there was also an allegation against Russia.

The media opposition activist Abdul Majid al-Halabi told t Syria News Desk that “five civilians, including a child, were killed and seven others wounded in the Sadd al Loz neighborhood east of Aleppo, following two raids targeting residential sites. The strikes  resulted in widespread destruction to property”.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a woman was among the victims.

The number of injured varied among the sources, but Ara News reported that up to that 20 were left wounded.

According to the Step News Agency, “a man and a child were killed when civilian homes were targeted in Sadd al Loz by regime forces”

Most sources pointed to the Assad regime as the culprit. Among these were Ara News, Step News and Syrian PC. However, Shaam News Network and Syria News Desk attributed the strikes to both the Assad regime and Russia, and the incident is therefore contested.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3–5
1 Child, 1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
7–20

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 October 1st – 19th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (3)