Incident Code
RS2555
Incident Date
28 September 2017
Location
سهل الروجبلدة الحمو, Hamou town in al Roj plain in the Idlib western countryside, Idlib, Syria
Geolocation
35.882374,
36.468773
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Geolocation
35.882374,
36.468773
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2404RS2554)
Between three and eight civilians including women and children were killed and up to 15 other non-combatants wounded after an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of al Hamou on September 28th, according to local sources.
Most sources reported seven or eight people killed, whereas the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only three killed.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) blamed the Syrian regime for the strike, while other sources attributed the airstrike to Russian warplanes. SN4HR also reported four children and three women among the dead.
Victims
Family members (3)
25 years old
female
killed
55 years old
male
killed
Adult
female
killed
Family members (2)
Child
male
killed
Child
male
killed
Individuals
20 years old
female
killed
Child
male
killed
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
3–8
3–4 Children, 3 Women
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Statements
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed