Incident Code
RS1927
Incident Date
3 March 2017
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
Geolocation
34.569294,
38.291216
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
34.569294,
38.291216
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1807RS1937)
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency “that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital”. It said they had died in a bombing by “military aircraft” on Palmyra’s eastern desert – and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia.
It is unknown whether the victims were struck on the same day as they arrived at the hospital
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
5
1–2 Children, 1–2 Women
Civilians reported injured
14
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Palmyra (تدمر), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.569294, 38.291216. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.