Incident Code
RS2258
Incident Date
1 June 2017
Location
Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
Geolocation
35.6477913,
36.6591881
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
35.6477913,
36.6591881
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2125 RS2265 )
A nine year old girl was killed, and another girl was wounded, due to the explosion of cluster bomb remnants, dropped earlier by an airstrike, according to local media. The bomb dropped earlier, the date is unspecified, was likely to be Russian.
The girls were reportedly playing close to the remnants, in the town of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, when they were struck.
There are no other details at this time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man (معرة النعمان ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6477913, 36.6591881. 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