Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2542

Location

حوير العيس, Hawir al Eis, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

35.919397, 36.97575
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2381RS2531)

As many as six civilians including a woman and an unspecified number of children were killed and at least two others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hawir al Eis in the southern suburbs of Aleppo, according to local media.

The Smart News Agency did not give an estimate of how any civilians were killed or wounded but Syrian Network for Human Rights included the estimate of six civilians killed in its report.

Both sources that reported on the incident, Smart News Agency and Syrian Network for Human Rights, identified Russian planes as the suspected source of the airstrikes.

At 0’20” in a video published by the Step News Agency, the reporter says: “We are now in the village of Huweir al Iss which Russian planes targeted with several air raids today  [Sept 26th] in which several people were killed and wounded. Russia has launched a campaign on Aleppo’s southern countryside with more than 20 daily raids. The civil defence has removed the dead and tended to the wounded.”

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2–6
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2–15

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hawir al Eis (حوير العيس), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.919397, 36.97575. 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

Media from Sources (3)