Incident Code

RS877

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.255362, 37.087714
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R784)

Seven civilians including  two children died in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was an attack by Russia or regime forces.

LCCSY reported that Russian strikes had killed four civilians, with one “infant body” being dug out from the rubble – though a second post referred only to “warplanes” and didn’t identify them.

However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, putting the death toll at four.

According to So_ria9, “regime helicopters threw barrels in Kafr Hamra causing fires.”

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that a number of civilians had been wounded in Kafr Hamra, but didn’t mention any deaths nor who was responsible.

According to the White Helmets, two children died and two men were injured following a raid by vacuum missiles.

It also published a distressing video showing the body of a child being removed from the rubble though they did not say who carried out the attack.

Step News Agency reported that “more than ten civilians were under the rubble” following “Russian shelling”.

Victims

Family members (7)

Abdul Naser Dello
9 months years old male killed
Hamida Bushra
5 months years old killed
Shahud Kajo (haj Ali)
47 years years old killed
Mahmoud Youssef Da’bul
19 years years old male killed
Youssef Da’bul
21 years years old male killed
Malik Abdo Yassin Majri
26 years years old killed
Yasser Khalifa
male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported killed
7
2 Children, 1 Woman, 3 Men
Civilians reported injured
5–10

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Hamra (كفر حمرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.255362, 37.087714. 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
Russia has not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (5)