Incident Code
RS4463
Incident Date
16 February 2020
Location
Ma`arat Masrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R4216b RS4455 )
At least one child was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Ma`arat Masrin on February 16, 2020.
The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a child was wounded by artillery shelling on Ma`arat Masrin and that the volunteers transferred the child to a nearby hospital.
Our Syria reported about artillery shelling in the vicinity of the Turkish point.
The majority of sources attributed the strikes to the regime. However, @NEDAAPOST reported that Russia carried out the artillery shelling of Ma`arat Masrin.
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