Incident Code
RS1780
Incident Code
RS1780
Incident Date
8 December 2016
Location
الأتارب, al-Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.1375975,
36.8284035
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.1375975,
36.8284035
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R1635)
Local sources reported that a seven-months-old child, identified as Mahmoud al Said, died from a heart attack triggered by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib Aleppo.
@khaleedalkhteb reported that the child “was killed by a heart attack from the intensity of fear and panic after the brutal Russian shelling near his home”.
Another source added that internationally-banned cluster bombs were used in the strikes.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of al-Atarib, Aleppo (الأتارب), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.1375975, 36.8284035. 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 December 1st – 31st 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.