Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1013

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.287032, 37.08332
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R912RS1010)

Artillery and warplane shelling bombarded Hryatan leaving between three to four civilians dead, local media reported.

According to Halab News, Step and Al Jazeera, this was the work of the Assad regime.

However, TurkArab Now blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrike.

Al-Marsad News put the death toll at four. However the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that there were no casualties.

LCCSY reported that three people were killed in two Russian raids. This figure was also given by the Syrian Network for Human Rights who said it included a girl and two women – and named Russia as the culprit.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3–4
1 Child, 2 Women

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Hraytan (حريتان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.287032, 37.08332. 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 July 16th – 27th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed