Incident Code
RS1443
Incident Date
12 October 2016
Location
Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناها
Geolocation
36.1658391,
36.9767189
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.1658391,
36.9767189
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1318 RS1446 )
Five civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local media.
SRG_Syria tweeted that there were “five martyrs and many wounded due to Russian warplanes raids in Kafr Naha in Aleppo.”
Al Jazeera, Syria Press and Syria News Dersk also put the death toll at five, while Halab News listed five unidentified civilians as killed. All of these sources blamed Russia.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Naha (كفر ناها), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.1658391, 36.9767189. 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 October 1st – 19th 2016.