Incident Code
RS1100
Incident Date
4 August 2016
Location
Heesh, Idlib, Syria
حيش
Geolocation
35.549065,
36.644537
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
35.549065,
36.644537
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R989a RS1097 )
One adult male died in an airstrike on Heesh, Idlib, according to local media. According to Amagharib Today, he died on August 5th from injures he sustained in the attack.
Only one source, the Violations Documentation Center, blamed Russia for his death.
Other sources didn’t apportion blame and there are no other details present at this time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Heesh (حيش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.549065, 36.644537. 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 August 1st – 10th 2016.
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed