Incident Code
RS1457
Incident Code
RS1457
Incident Date
15 October 2016
Location
كفرلاها, Hoola, Homs, Syria
Geolocation
34.88305556,
36.5
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
34.88305556,
36.5
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R1329)
According to the Smart News Agency, “the head of the Hula sector of the civil defence was injured on Saturday [Oct 15th] as a result of an airstrike by regime planes targeting the city of Hula in rural Homs.”
According to Homs Media Centre, this raid struck a school. They published a video showing damage to the school building.
Other sources said that Russia carried out raids on Al Hoola.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Hoola (كفرلاها), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.88305556, 36.5. 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.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed