Incident Code
RS1948
Incident Code
RS1948
Incident Date
7 March 2017
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
35.963172,
38.035655
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
35.963172,
38.035655
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R1818)
Between 10 and 13 civilians, including children, were killed and up to another nine were wounded as airstrikes on Maskanah, Aleppo, local sources reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.
Sources reported between 10 and 13 civilian casualties, however, most said there had been 10 fatalities. @alrefaira added that children were among the victims.
@ameer_alabad blamed “Russian and Syrian raids”.
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
10–13
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Maskanah, Aleppo (مسكنة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.963172, 38.035655. 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 strikes between March 1st - 31st 2017.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed