Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1628

Location

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.371972, 37.51631
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1495RS1633)

Between four and ten civilians including a woman and up to three children died and as many as 17 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo’s Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to Russia, putting the death toll at a minimum of four including two children and a woman.

Accoridng to @shahed_alep, there were  “six martyrs, including three children with 15 more wounded in a Russian bombardment”.

According to Syrian News Desk, seven civilians were killed, all of them from one family, and more than 13 others wounded, in the afternoon, due to the Russian warplanes.

Syriansnews put the death toll higher at 10.

But Aawsat said that the regime had also carried out strikes. It reported: “warplanes launched more 50 air strikes and 300 artillery and missile shells, and distributed the bombing on the neighborhoods of Sakhour, logo, Dhahra Awad, Hananoo, Tareeq Al Bab, Qatraji, Ansari Khadr, Al Fardous, Al Salhin, the Maadi, land in Hamra and Jabal Badro. These raids led to the fall of more than 35 martyrs and hundreds of wounded.”

A number of other sources said that chlorine gas had been dropped on the neighbourhood by helicopters.

Victims

Family members (2)

male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
4–10
2–3 Children, 1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
17

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

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