Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4393

Location

الجانوديه, Al Janoudiya, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R4141RS4386)

A child was wounded on January 30th 2020 during a bombing raid in the town of Al Janoudiya. The young girl was the only reported casualty of this raid.

The victim, identified as Rua’a Ghazal, was wounded under her left eye, as reported by Smart News and locals tweeting about the event.

The bombing took place north of Jisr Al-Shughur in the town Al Janoudiya with significant damage to civilian property as well as the destruction of several of the town’s main roads, according to local sources.

Shaam Network said that Russian forces and Syrian regime forces launched many airstrikes in the area on that day, while SMART Agency reported that “a child was wounded by missile strikes that targeted the town of Al-Janoudiya near Jisr al-Shughour, west of Idlib, from the headquarters of the regime forces in Jurin and Jabal al-Akrad, which caused great damage to civilian property and sabotaged some of the main roads in the area.”

Victims

Individuals

Child female injured

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 injured
1
1 Child

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 (2)