Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0897

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.287032, 37.08332
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R798RS893)

Up to six civilians including a member of the White Helmets and a child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hraytan, according to local sources.

LCCSY said that four non-combatants were killed in a Russian raid.

@azazmedia2011 was among sources who said that Russia used phosphorous bombs.

The Shaam News Network also put the death toll at four and blamed Russia.

Activists informed SNN that the planes targeted civilian homes.

According to the White Helmets, a member of their team, “died after entering a coma that lasted around 20 days” following a raid by “warplanes” – though they didn’t identify the planes.

Additionally, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the death of a member of the White Helmets, but it didn’t name him.

SO4HR said in an earlier report that “four militants” did in a raid on Hraytan, but it didn’t name the culprit. Another report said that regime shelling had killed “four fighters from the al-Sham Islamic Freedom movement”.

Other sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible or reported that raids were carried out by both Russian and regime aircraft.

@Jamshidzal690 named a ten-year-old girl victim following the attack.

Victims

Family members (1)

Fares Mohammad Ali
Adult male A member of the White Helmets. killed

Family members (1)

Ahlam Hayek
10 years old female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
2–6
1 Child, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Hraytan (حريتان), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.287032, 37.08332. 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 not reported any strikes between June 1st – 31st 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (3)

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