Incident Code

RS547

Location

تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.472576, 37.096272
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R476a)

Two civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tel Rifa’at, according to local sources.

According to Step, Russia launched three strikes on the area, while Shahba Press said one civilian died in four Russian raids.

Two victims of Russian warplanes were later named by Halab News.

 

Victims

Invidivuals

Samir Ahmed Hamdaoui
29 years old male Listed by Halab News killed
Ahmed Gamal Halabieh
21 years old male Listed by Halab News killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Men

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Tall Rif`at (تل رفعت), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.472576, 37.096272. 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
From February 4th – February 11th, Russia reported: “In the course of the last week, February 4-11, aircraft of the Russian aviation group in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 510 combat sorties engaging 1,888 terrorists’ objects in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Homs, Hasakah and Raqqah.” It added: “Two powerful field commanders were liquidated in the Aleppo province.In the suburbs of Kalaz-Tahtani, a large illegal armed group with its commander, “Abu Maher” (“Farid Al-Misri”) was eliminated by an airstrike.The field commander “Abu Anas Al-Sham” from the Jaysh al-Sham terrorist group was liquidated in the territory of the same province.” It also said that “Russian aviation eliminated open ISIS oil storages in the Aleppo province.”