Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0921

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.255362, 37.087714
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R821RS917)

Multiple sources, including LCCSY, and a video by Halab TV, reported a female civilian was killed in raids on Kafr Hamra.

Umayyapress news reported that more than two dozen airstrikes’ took place on Kafr Hamra, and pointed to both the regime and Russia.

In a facebook post by LCCSY Russian action was also directly blamed for this strike the resultant loss of a civilian life.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published a report that connected this attack to warplane bombings, but did not identify the plane.

According to Syrian Press Center, bombs dropped contained phosphorous, though the source didn’t say who fired them.

In addition to the civilian death, RadioAlKul reported that five non-combatants were wounded in the strike.

Victims

Family members (1)

Zeineb Shihada
18 years old female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
5

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Hamra (كفر حمرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.255362, 37.087714. 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 (1)