Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1183

Location

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.1658391, 36.9767189
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1067RS1178)

Two civilians – reportedly children – died and up to nine other non-combatants were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Naha, local media said.

According to LCCSY, “two children died and others were wounded when Russian warplanes carried out a cluster bomb attack on Kafr Naha”.

@syriapost1 and @ShahbaPress tweeted that “nine people were injured as a result of air strikes on the village of Kafr Naha”.

Radio AL Kul reported that Russian jet launched “15 rockets and cluster bombs on the towns of Kafr Naha and Urma al Kubra”.

A number of other sources reported that civilians were wounded in the attack but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Children
Civilians reported injured
2–9

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kafr Naha (كفر ناها), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.1658391, 36.9767189. 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 20th – 31st 2016.