Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2956

Location

الهوتة, al-Houta, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.43222222, 37.74444444
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2760RS2958)

Three children were killed and another one was injured as remnants from a possible Russian-launched cluster bomb exploded in al-Houta, Aleppo, local media reported.

HalabTodayTV’s correspondent reported “the death of three children in the town of Hoota rural southern Aleppo by a bomb explosion from the remnants of the previous shelling of the town.”

The Civil Defence added to the reports that two of the victims were the children of a volunteer named Younis Mahmoud.

Jsirtv reported that besides the three fatalities, one person was left wounded.

Step News Agency reported that the cluster bomb was carried out by Russia in a previous strike. The remaining sources did not identify the responsible.

Victims

Individuals

Child of Younis Mahmoud
Child killed
Child of Younis Mahmoud
Child killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3
3 Children
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of al-Houta, Aleppo (الهوتة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.43222222, 37.74444444. 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 strikes between February 1st - 28th 2018.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (1)