Incident Code

RS183

Location

خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.754949, 36.756941
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R161)

At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul.

Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.”

The VDC (which blamed the deaths on unspecified ‘airstrikes’) has named the five of the victims.

Victims

Family members (4)

Adult female named by VDC killed
Adult male named by VDC killed
Child male named by VDC killed
Adult female named by VDC killed

Invidivuals

Child male named by VDC killed

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
5–8
2 Children, 2 Women, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Subul (خان السبل), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.754949, 36.756941. 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 confirmed the following for November 21st-23rd 2015: “Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have performed 141 combat sorties engaging 472 terrorist objects in the Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Raqqah, and Deir ez-Zor provinces.” Videos showed at least six separate targets in Idlib governorate struck by Russia.

Media From Sources (4)