Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4624

Location

كفر نوران, Kafr Nouran, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

36.079694, 36.8061947
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R4371)

At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery and machine gun fire on the village of Kafr Nouran on August 11, 2021.

@spc_fr reported that “a civilian was injured as the #regime forces bombed the village of #Kafr Noran in the western countryside of #Aleppo with heavy machine guns”. Other sources reported that “civilians” were injured but did not specify how many.

Both shelling and machine guns were identified by various sources as being used in the attack.

@syria55s attributed the strikes to Russia and @Tb7FgaFJwxqQlKu pointed out that Russian reconnaissance planes were flying in the area. However, the other sources that reported on this incident blamed the regime for the strikes.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery, Ground operation
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
1–2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Kafr Nouran (كفر نوران), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.079694, 36.8061947. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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