Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS1578

Incident date

November 14, 2016

Location

خان العسل , Khan Assal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.169667, 37.040255 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A woman and her three children died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Assal, Aleppo, local media reported.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “four civilians (a mother and her three children) died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Khan Al Asal town in Aleppo governorate western suburbs, November 14, 2016.”

Halab News and @aboalhasan.shaar also blamed Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Adult female killed
Child killed
Child killed
Child killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

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.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]