Incident Code

RS285

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

Geolocation

35.949949, 39.007363
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R233)

21 civilians were killed including two women and four children and 11 wounded in airstrikes on residential neighbourhoods in the centre and north and south of the city of Raqqa, according to multiple sources –  though it is unclear whether regime or Russian warplanes or shelling by the Assad regime were responsible for the casualties.

According to the IS news agency Al A’maq, Russian raids targeted a residential neighbourhood in the north of the city and also targeted the abandoned former Islamic Court building near the old bridge south of the city and the firefighting and rescue building.

The Shaam News Network also quoted the Al A’maq coverage.

Al Raqqa is Being Slaughtered silently also reported on the incident, listing the dead and adding that Russian raids after midnight targeted the finance building (leading to its total destruction), the train station (also completely destroying it) and burning out three fire fighting cars. They stated that six members of the fire fighting team were amongst those killed, while an entire family also died when their house was struck.

But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime for the shelling, which they said killed 12 civilians including two women and four children.

 

Victims

Family members (6)

Mohammad Abdullah al Ali
Adult male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
His daughter Wala’a Al Ali
Child female named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
His son Hassan al Ali
Child male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
His son Mohannad Al Ali
Child male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
His son Fadi Al Ali
Child male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
His wife Wissal Al Hajji
Adult female named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed

Family members (4)

Nasser Ibrahim Al Abd
Adult male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
Wife of Nasser Ibrahim Al Abd
Adult female named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
Daughter 1 of Nasser Ibrahim Al Abd
Child female named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
Daughter 2 of Nasser Ibrahim Al Abd
Child female named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed

Invidivuals

Omar Ibn Ibrahim Al Hajj Ahmad Al Saeed
Age unknown male named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
Ismail Al Hamdi
Age unknown male from Al Suwaida village, named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed
Maher al Abid Al Hajji
Adult male a fireman from from the Al Assadiya farm area, named by Al Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered killed

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
21
4 Children, 2 Women
Civilians reported injured
11

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Ar Raqqah (الرقة‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.949949, 39.007363. 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
No Russian reports were published for December 16th-18th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (14)