Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4643

Location

بلدة الحمامة, Al Hamama town, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.924672, 36.355597
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R4390)

At least three children were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Hamamah on September 15, 2021.

A tweet from @alfuratyalatiqe that three children were wounded in Russian strikes near the village of Al Hamamah and that this was the preliminary result of the attack. @anasanas84 also reported that there were wounded civilians, including children, but did not identify how many.

@Almohrar1 identified the location as being near Istanbul Alan camp and put the number of raids at seven with four warplanes in the area. All of the 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
Civilians reported injured
3
3 Children

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Hamama (الحمامة‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.924672, 36.355597. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (2)