Geolocation
Airwars assessment
In what local media described as a ‘massacre’, 52 civilians including up to 10 children and seven women died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Bustan al-Qasr in Aleppo – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. There were reports of bunker-busting missiles and helicopters being used in the attacks.
According to The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), “the death toll rose to at least 40 including 10 children and five women due to suspected Russian warplanes firing missiles on Bustan Al Qasr neighbourhood in Aleppo city”.
Multiple sources said that residential buildings were destroyed, leaving many civilians trapped under the rubble. According to Revolution Syria, a children’s medical center was struck, while IranArabSpring reported that “a children’s school’ was shelled.
Shahed Ayan reported that “warplanes fired five missiles at residential building in Bustan Al-Qaser and killed 25 civilians and wounded more than 30”. However, according to Halab News Network (HNN) and Video Documentation Center Syria (VDC) the total number of victims rose to 52, and the two media identified the names of 47 of the victims.
The exact number of wounded also varied, but as shown above, most sources reported put the number at between 20 and 30. The Twitter account Mhridadnikiskyar identified one of the injured as the child Raghad Ibrahim.
Most sources – VDC, Ara News, Syria Press Center, ShahbaPress, SN4HR, LCCSY and Step News Agency – blamed Russia. Only one sources. al-Hal, pointed to the Assad regime, while Human Rights Watch, Orient News, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Shaam News Network attributed the event to both Russia and the Assad regime.
Halab News Network and VDC named 47 victims and also listed 5 unidentified males.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Abd al-Hadi Mardanli Adult male killed
- Sister of Abd al-Hadi Mardanli Adult female
Family members (3)
- Alae Moneer Meshemshan Adult male killed
- Mohammad Alae Moneer Meshemshan Adult male killed
- The wife of Alaa Mishmshan Adult female killed
Family members (2)
- Yousef Khaled Ein al-Shams Adult male killed
- Khaled Mohammad Ein al-Shams Adult killed
Family members (7)
- Hasan Deeb Adult male killed
- Sojoud Deeb Adult male killed
- Ahed Deeb Adult male killed
- Bader al-Deen Deeb Adult male killed
- Mohammad Rabei Deeb Adult male killed
- Wardshan Deeb Adult male killed
- Adeeb Deeb Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Mustapha A’raj Adult male killed
- Mukhliss Mustapha A’raj Adult male killed
Family members (8)
- Ahmad Jakel Adult male killed
- Sobhi Mohammad Jakel 6 years old male killed
- Laith Mohammad Jakel Child male
- Mohammad Abdallah Jakel Adult male killed
- Majid Sobhi Jakel Adult male killed
- Wife of Majid Sobhi Jakel 1 Adult female killed
- Wife of Majid Sobhi Jakel 2 Adult female killed
- The mother of Sobhi Jakel Adult female killed
Family members (3)
- Mohammad Jamil Eij Adult male killed
- Ammar Mohammad Eij Adult male killed
- Saleh Mohammad Eij Adult male killed
Family members (2)
- Ammar Khayyat Child female killed
- Hadi Khayyat Child male killed
Family members (3)
- Ahmad Jamil Fleiss Adult male killed
- Mohammad Abdo Fleiss Adult male killed
- Ahmad Mohammad Fleiss 4 months old years old male killed
- Ahmad al-Ismaeil Adult male killed
- Abd al-Qader Saleh Hamdan Adult male killed
- Anas Arbas Adult male killed
- Alae Amin Jlailati Adult female killed
- Samae Abd al-Razzaq Shihaiber Adult female killed
- Mohammad Hlaiwi 15 years old male killed
- Naeim Raei Adult male killed
- Diae Nasri Adult male killed
- Saleh Karyawi 13 years old male killed
- Yusuf Boudka Adult male killed
- Mujeeb Safi 50 years old male killed
- Omar Jamil Abu Hashish Adult male killed
- Amin Mohammad Hamami 35 years old male killed
- Noura Sabbagh Adult female killed
- Abdo Abd al Rahman Harhar Adult male killed
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Russian Military Assessment:
Original strike reports
Russia has not reported any strikes between October 1st – 19th 2016.