Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2046

Location

Watba, Idlib, Syria
وطبة

Geolocation

35.810879, 36.406717
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1922 RS2056 )

Some civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid which struck Watba, Idlib, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of civilian fatalities.

Both reports blamed Russian warplanes for the strike.

There are no other details at this time.

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Watba (وطبة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.810879, 36.406717. 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 specific strikes between April 1st - 31st 2017.

Sources (2)