Incident Code
RS1453
Incident Code
RS1453
13 October 2016
Location
الشيخ خضر, al Sheikh Kudar, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.2219801,
37.1749448
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
36.2219801,
37.1749448
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 18, 2025
(Previous Incident Code: R1325)
In what most sources said was a regime artillery strike, one female child died in Aleppo’s Al Sheikh Khader neighbourhood.
Syrian Press Center and Micro Syria, Jisrtv and Masar Press reported: “A female child was killed and others wounded due to artillery shelling in Sheikh Khader.”
Syria News Desk was the only source who blamed Russian airstrikes for the child fatality.
The Shaam News Network noted that “Assad and Russian enemy planes” carried out strikes in Aleppo on this day, including in the Al Sheikh Khader neighbourhood.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
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 October 1st – 19th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed