Incident Code

RS1567

Location

كفر داعل, Kafr Dael, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.216015, 37.021403
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R1432)

Between four and ten civilians were killed and up to 30 more were wounded, some critically, in airstrikes targeting Kafr Dael, Aleppo, described as “systematic bombing” by one report.

According to sources, two of the victims were from the same family. There is confusion as to who is the blame for the alleged raids, with some sources blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Additionally, a few sources do not name a belligerent.

While most sources say that cluster bombs were used in the bombardment, there are also claims which suggest “stereochemistry rockets”, “napalm bombs” and “white phosphorous” was used.

Despite varying reports on the numbers of civilians wounded, between 12 and 30, it is made clear through multiple reports that some of the wounded were critically so, as they were taken to a field hospital for treatment. 

Syria News Desk additionally stated that “those in a critical condition were moved  to Turkish hospitals across the Bab Hawa border under the control of the opposition, north-west crossing.”

Images of the event showed much material damage to civilian homes in the aftermath of the incident, with one source reporting that vehicles were burned.

Victims

Invidivuals

Amer Sheikh Mohammad
19 years old male killed
Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad
13 years old male killed
Hanin Sheikh Mohammad
3 years old male killed
Haydar al Taweel
46 years old male killed
Emad Alaya
40 years old male killed
Munther ~Alaya
13 years old male killed
Omar Salim Kaddah
30 years old male killed
Unidentified person from Ghazal family
Age unknown killed
Unidentified person
Age unknown 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
4–10
3 Children, 5 Men
Civilians reported injured
12–30

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Dael, Aleppo (كفر داعل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.216015, 37.021403. 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 specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016. On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones”. Additionally, Russia reported that its air forces have carried out strikes in Aleppo during November and December 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (7)