Incident Code
RS2018
Incident Date
25 March 2017
Location
Al-Hanoute, Hama, Syria
الحانوتة
Geolocation
35.051667,
37.548333
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.051667,
37.548333
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1897 RS2030 )
In this single-source event, the Smart News Agency reported that an alleged Russian airstrike killed four civilians, including a woman and her child, and wounded another six in village of al-Hanoute in eastern Hama.
According to Smart, who cited a activist on the ground, Russian warplanes had launched “a rocket-propelled grenade attack” on the village, which at the time was under the control of ISIS.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-Hanoute (الحانوتة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.051667, 37.548333. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.