Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1236

Location

معر شورين, Maarshorine, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.6675976, 36.7290564
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1124RS1233)

One civilian died in Maarshorine, a village in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to numerous reports. Multiple sources, including @edlepnews and Alamawi, alleged Russia culprit.

LCCSY said that “a young man was martyed” due to the strikes. The source reported a qualitative similarity between the strike on Maarshorine and earlier strikes on Maardibsa which it described as “Russian airstrikes with vacuum missiles”.

Reports that did not apportion blame referred only to “warplanes.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Maarshorine (معر شورين), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.6675976, 36.7290564. 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.