Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS350

Incident date

January 7, 2016

Location

أبو طلطل, Abu Taltal, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.33714, 37.52333 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Four named civilians from one family including a child died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the town of Abou Taltal in Aleppo governorate.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (4)

Adult male VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“ killed
Child female VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“ killed
Adult male VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“ killed
Adult male VDC has named the following as having died “due to Russian air forces shelling“ killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Abu Taltal (أبو طلطل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.33714, 37.52333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military

In its report for military actions on January 11 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Aleppo governorate: “In the course of 10 days of the year 2016, the Russian aircraft have performed 311 combat sorties engaging 1097 objects in the Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah, Daraa, and Raqqah provinces.“

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    4
  • (1 child3 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military