Incident Code
RS418
Incident Code
RS418
Incident Date
18 January 2016
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.32417,
37.05886
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
36.32417,
37.05886
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R355b)
One adult female civilian, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
No further details are currently available.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Hayyan (حيان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.32417, 37.05886. 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 19 2016, the Kremlin reports carrying out strikes in Aleppo governorate: “In the course of the last four days, aircraft of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 157 combat sorties engaging 579 objects of terrorists’ infrastructure in the provinces of Aleppo, Raqqah, Latakia, Homs, Hama and Deir ez-Zor.“