Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1233

Location

Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان

Geolocation

36.29353, 37.04466
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1121a RS1230 )

One civilian male died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the grand mosque in Anadan, according to local media.

On Sept 12th, HNN reported his death was “due to wounds sustained following Russian enemy raid on the Great Mosque in Anadan a week ago, he is from the town, and a civilian.”

Other sources reported that Russian had destroyed the mosque and published images showing the ruins – though none of these reports mentioned civilian casualties.

Qasioun, blaming “warplanes”, said that the building was “the oldest mosque in Anadan”.

Victims

Individuals

Mahmoud Abdallah Za’rour
39 years old male killed

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Anadan (عندان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.29353, 37.04466. 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 September 1st – 30th 2016.

Media from Sources (4)