Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1212

Location

Al Ghia, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.381935, 40.136107
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1102 RS1211 )

Between three and 16 civilians died and up to 20 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Giah, according to local media.

Halabnews, Islammemo_cc, Wesal_TV, Alnateq1, Zaman Masdar, Alnaba, Eldorar and HNN all attributed the event to Russia, putting the death toll at either 15 or 16 civilians.

Euphrates Post, also blaming Russia, said that three died: two children and their mother.

According to SRG, the victims of the attack were “mostly women and children”, though the source didn’t provide numbers.

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Ghia, for which the generic coordinates are: 35.381935, 40.136107. 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 September 1st – 30th 2016.