Incident Code

RS1462

Location

جزرايا, Jazaria, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

35.8605148, 36.9862043
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1331)

Between five and 20 civilians including a child and two women died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Jazaria village, according to sources on the ground.

Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “at least four civilians including one girl and two women died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Jazaria village in Aleppo governorate southern suburbs, October 15, 2016.”

Most other sources put the death toll at five or six, though the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that as many as 20 people died, including children and women.

While most reports blamed Russia, SRG Syria and the Smart News Agency said that both Moscow and Assad had carried out the strikes. Halab News referred to both raids by warplanes and helicopters.

Victims

Invidivuals

Mohammad Abd al Jneid
Age unknown male named by Halab News killed
Nour al Jassem
Child named by Halab News killed
Tarfa al Ahmad
Age unknown named by Halab News killed
Anoud Haj Hashem
Age unknown named by Halab News killed
Abd al Juneil al Jassem
Age unknown named by Halab News killed

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 killed
5–20
1 Child, 2 Women
Civilians reported injured
12–20

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Jazaria (جزرايا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.8605148, 36.9862043. 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

Media From Sources (8)