Incident Code
RS3718
Incident Date
28 May 2019
Location
Khan al-Asal, Aleppo, Syria
خان العسل
Geolocation
36.169667,
37.040255
Accuracy: District
Geolocation
36.169667,
37.040255
Accuracy: District
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: October 22, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R3517 RS3730 )
Two civilians were killed and others injured in a Russian airstrike on the town of Khan al-Asal countryside, West Aleppo on May 28th, 2019.
Some of the local sources said that airstrike targeted a mosque there. @NagiNajjar tweeted “two martyrs, after an airstrike that targeted a mosque in the town of Khan al-Asal in the western countryside of Aleppo.”
Blame was attributed to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime.
Assessment Updates
22 October 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the district of Khan al-Asal (خان العسل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.169667, 37.040255. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed