Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4747

Location

Al-Bara, Idlib, Syria
البارة,ادلب

Geolocation

35.685990, 36.542390
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: May 27, 2026

(Previous Incident Code: R4494 )

A child was injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of the town of Al-Bara on November 30, 2022.

The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that artillery shelling by the Syrian regime and Russian forces resulted in the minor injury of a child and the destruction of civilian homes. @HalabTodayTV also reported that a child was injured.

Local sources put the time of the shelling at midnight local time.

Sources were conflicted as to who carried out the shelling, with @Almohrar1 attributing the attack to Russian forces while the majority of others blamed the Syrian regime.

Assessment Updates

27 May 2026
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Al-Bara (البارة,ادلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.685990, 36.542390. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (7)