Incident Code
RS470
Incident Code
RS470
Incident Date
27 January 2016
Location
تراحيل, Tal Rahil (Taraheil), Aleppo, Syria
Geolocation
36.2295966,
37.352829
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
36.2295966,
37.352829
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: R404)
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.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
No
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
3–6
2 Women
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Tal Rahil (Taraheil) (تراحيل), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.2295966, 37.352829. 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 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.“