Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3436

Location

التمانعة, Al-Tamana, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.458501, 36.747808
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 30, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3248RS3448)

A child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous Russian shelling on Al-Tamana in southern Idlib, Syria, exploded on June 12th, 2018.

Edlib Media Center reported on Facebook that ” A child from the town of Sinjar was killed by a cluster bomb explosion from previous bombing on farms of al-Tamana town in the southern suburb of Idlib.”

SMART News reported from locals that the child “found a cluster bomb while harvesting grass in a farm town, and it led to his death immediately.”

Assessment Updates

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

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Al-Tamana (التمانعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.458501, 36.747808. 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