Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0701

Location

الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.3301466, 40.1456308
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R612RS697)

Three or four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hamidiya, according to local sources.

Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said two homes were destroyed killing 2 adult males.The victims were also named by the Violations Documentation Centre. According to Alarabay, tens of other civilians were also injured.

All4Syria reported that Russia had carried out three raids on Hamidiya. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , along with some other sources, reported strikes on Hamidiya, but did not say who the “warplanes” that carried then out belonged to.

Damascus Centre for Human Rights listed an unidentified civilian from Aleppo as killed in the neighbourhood, while Syrian Human Rights Committee later named an additional victim who died from “wounds sustained in a Russian strike the previous month”.

 

Victims

Individuals

Omar Ismail Al Kbeissi
named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently killed
Mohammad Madad
named by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently killed
male died from his wounds killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10

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 known record of strikes in Syria from February 17th – February 29th.