Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

RS495

Incident date

January 28, 2016

Location

معرسته الخان, Ma'arasta Al Khan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.3804885, 37.0744801 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One person was killed and three injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on civilian vehicles on the Ma’arasta al Khan road.

According to Halab Today, cluster rockets were used in the attack.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Ma’arasta Al Khan (معرسته الخان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.3804885, 37.0744801. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • A cluster bomb on the road following an alleged Russian raid on Ma’arasta Khan. (via, Halab Today TV)

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…Long-range bomber aviation aircraft supported units of the Syrian governmental troops which defended the city of Deir ez-Zor. The airstrikes carried out by Tu-22M3 bombers from the territory of the Russian Federation jointly with tactical aviation from the Hmeymim airbase, engaged 23 important terrorists’ objects in that district. The attempt of terrorists to assault Deir ez-Zor was frustrated.“

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    3
  • 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]