Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0153

Location

التمانعة, At Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.457626, 36.750314
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 21, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R135RS152)

One woman was killed, and two men travelling with her badly injured when alleged Russian warplanes struck a car carrying displaced people on the road leading to Al Tamaanah in Idlib governorate. One of the men may later have died.

Smart News has published an interview with an eyewitness: “At 09:30 this morning exactly an air raid by Russian planes targeted the eastern road from al Taman’a hitting a civilian car carrying a woman and two other people which led to the death of the woman and the injury of the two men. One of the men lost his foot, and the other one lost his hand and had a neck injury. Here are the effects of the hit, it was a Sukhoi 93.”

“The Free Syrian Army reported that “In al Taman’a south Russian fighter jets carried out two air raids targeting with one of them a civilian car on the main road which led to the martyrdom of two people and the wounding of one other. Russian planes continue to circle the skies.”

Assessment Updates

21 October 2025
This incident was updated to include strike status, cause of death, strike type, infrastructure, and observations.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1–2
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of At Tamani’ah (التمانعة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.457626, 36.750314. 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
Russian Military Strike Report
Russia has published no details of its Syria airstrikes for the period November 13th-16th 2015 inclusive.

Media From Sources (3)