Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4196

Location

قرية الشيخ بحر, al-Sheikh Bahr village, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3954aRS4193)

Three civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Sheikh Bahr village in Idlib, Syria on November 23rd, 2019 according to local sources.

IdlibPlus reported that “three people were also injured in the village of Sheikh Al- Bahr west of Idlib as a result of being targeted by four raids by Russian aircraft” and also tweeted that the strikes occurred at Sheikh Bahr camp.

Orient News also reported that there were three civilian casualties from the strikes but didn’t specify whether they were injuries or deaths.

According to a tweet from @SyriawatanNews, warplanes were targeting “terrorist groups in the Sheikh Bahr area”.

@HalabTodayTV identified four raids as being carried out by Russian forces while a tweet from @1zb0Yyh41tvDqU7 put the number of raids at two. All of the other sources attributed the strikes to Russia.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
3

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (3)