Incident Code
RS2535
Incident Date
26 September 2017
Location
مشمشان كنيسة نخلة, Kanissa Nakhla and Mashmashan, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria
Geolocation
35.859696,
36.367021
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.859696,
36.367021
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2386RS2536)
One woman died and up to six civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Mashmashan in rural Idlib, according to sources on the ground.
Idlib Media centre pointed to Russia, though the Smart News Agency – who said that six civilians were wounded in the attack – didn’t identify the culprit.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Kanissa Nakhla and Mashmashan, Jisr al Shoughour countryside (مشمشان كنيسة نخلة ), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.859696, 36.367021. 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
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed