Incident Code

RS359

Location

سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.40929, 37.57825
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R306)

Five civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.

 

Victims

Family members (2)

Child female killed
Child female killed

Invidivuals

Adult female killed
Adult female killed
Adult female 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
2 Children, 3 Women

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Suflaniyah (سفلانية), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.40929, 37.57825. 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
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.“