Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1571

Location

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.5250124, 36.4741687
Accuracy: Village
Sections

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1430RS1565)

In a single source claim, Syrian News Desk reported that Syrian regime and Russian warplanes struck and killed a civilian, wounding two others in the village of Tarmala.

According to the source, both warplanes targted Idlib in the same day with more than seven missile strikes including the use of spatial cluster bombs, which led to casualties and considerable material damage. They reported that “media opposition activist Khaled Aladalba of Idlib countryside, told Syrian news desk the aircraft bombed the outskirts of the village of Tarmala killing one civilian and leaving two others injured”

There are no other details at this time.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Tarmala (ترملا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.5250124, 36.4741687. 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
Original Source ↗
Russia has not reported any specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016. On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones”.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Sources (1)

Syria news desk ↗

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