Incident Code
RS4026
Incident Date
14 August 2019
Location
كصنفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R3798RS4020)
Civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kansafra, Idlib, on August 14th.
Macro Media Center reported that “civilians [were] wounded as a result of the shelling by Russian warplanes with vacuum missiles on the residential neighborhoods of Kansafra town in the southern countryside of Idlib.”
Edlib Media Center also reported that “civilians were injured when Russian warplanes targeted the town of Kansafra south of Idlib with rockets.”
Most sources blamed Russia, but Step News said that Russian and Syrian warplanes and helicopters targeted with the barrels many towns including Kansafra in that day.
No other information is known at this time.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
2
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