Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS470

Incident date

January 27, 2016

Location

تراحيل, Tal Rahil (Taraheil), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2295966, 37.352829 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between three and six civilians including two women were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Taraheil, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Shaam News Network.

SN4HR reported that three non-combatants, including two women, died when “suspected Russian warplanes” shelled Taraheil.

The Shaam News Network – also blaming Russia – put the death toll higher at six, again including two women.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 6
  • (2 women)
  • 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

Sources (3) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

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

Original strike reports

Russian Military

In its military report published on 1st February 2016, the Kremlin said: “In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory…Near Jeb Ghabishah (Aleppo province), a Su-24M bomber destroyed ammunition and POL storages of the ISIS terrorists.“

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    3 – 6
  • (2 women)
  • 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

Sources (3) [ collapse]