Incident Code
RS4492
Incident Date
25 February 2020
Location
Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
كنصفرة
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R4244 RS4481 )
Four civilians were killed and one wounded in the town of Kansfara following an airstrike by warplanes from the Assad regime on Tuesday, February 25th.
Shahba Press was the first to tweet about the assault upon Kansafra. HalabTV later tweeted that four civilians were killed, and a tweet from @civil_hama, Syrian Civil Defense, noted that four men who were killed and one wounded. No names were released.
Shaam News reported that Russian and Assad regime warplanes struck homes and civilian areas within Kansfara, launching artillery and missile shelling.
Shahba Press, Shaam News, and Syrian Civil Defense all noted that Russian and Assad regime planes struck the town of Kansfara.
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