Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS0951

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.859101, 36.797731
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R850RS947)

One civilian died and another eight were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Saraqib, local sources on the ground reported.

According to Baladi, “Warplanes launched two raids targeting residential neighborhoods in the city with Saraqib, resulting in martyrs and eight wounded, White Helmets teams went to the place and worked to dig out one the martyr and to take the wounded to nearby hospitals in the region”.

Smart News Agency blamed Russia, reporting a first raided “targeted a house” whiile a second was “carried out on the local council building in the city”. It also put the death toll at one with eight wounded.

LCCSY, Syrian PressCenter, Syrianewsdesk, @TomasFadi, @jisirtv, @RadioAlKul all reported that Russia had carried out strikes on Saraqib.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Saraqib (سراقب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.859101, 36.797731. 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.

Media From Sources (6)