Incident Code
RS1863
Incident Date
29 January 2017
Location
جبال البلعاس, Al Bila’as mountains, Hama, Syria
Geolocation
34.8964056,
37.5909674
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
34.8964056,
37.5909674
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1743RS1869)
In what several sources called a “massacre”, between five and eight civilians including two children and three women died and as many as 10 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a camp for displaced people that is located in ISIS territory in the Al Bila’as mountains in eastern Hama governorate.
The number of wounded remains unclear, with some sources claiming 10 people were injured, while others noted “at least 10 children” were wounded.
Step News Agency reported that those with serious injuries were moved to the National Hospital in Raqqa, while the others were moved to field hospitals in the vicinity.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
5–8
2 Children, 3 Women, 3 Men
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed