Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3774

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria

Geolocation

35.440813, 36.649361
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: August 13, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3565RS3777)

Smart News Agency reported that one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on June 9th, 2019. Another source reported that a civilian was injured. Other sources blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrikes.

Smart News Agency reported that “the Russian air force launched several airstrikes targeting Khan Sheikhoun,” as well as on a number of other locations, on June 9th. According to the source, this resulted in the death of one civilian in Khan Sheikhoun.

According to @MasarPressNet, “a civilian was injured as a result of airstrikes by Assad’s forces on the city of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside.”

@NagiNajjar reported that “the Russian occupation air forces targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city of Khan Sheikhoun, south of Idlib, with several airstrikes”, but did not report any civilian harm. @HalabTodayTV tweeted that the city had been targeted with four raids by Russian warplanes.

Syrian Civil Defence reported that its volunteer Bilal Al Salloum broke his leg while aiming to put out a fire in the aftermath of the strikes.

Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the attacks.

Assessment Updates

13 August 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.440813, 36.649361. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (5)