Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2820

Location

المشيرفة, Mushrifah, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.767778, 36.393333
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2637bRS2822)

A mother and between three and five children were killed in airstrikes which “targeted” their home in Mushrifah, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible, with some attributing blame to Moscow, while others pointed to the Syrian regime.

Manahi Al Ahmad reported that the victims died as a result of “targeting the house with an explosive barrel [from] flying helicopters at 8.45 am.” They added that all the children were under the age of 12.

Both @mohamed1aldaher and @abdkramalhalbi reported that only four people were killed in the raid. But the Violations Documentation Centre named six victims

Victims

Family members (6)

60 years old female killed
Child male killed
Child male killed
Child male killed
Child female killed
Child female killed

Individuals

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
4–6
3–5 Children, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Mushrifah (المشيرفة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.767778, 36.393333. 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
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced being active in unspecified parts of Syria until December 11th, 2017. http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12154621@egNews http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12154688@egNews http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12154776@egNews http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12154751@egNews
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (1)