Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1427

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.93062, 36.63393
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1296RS1423)

One woman died and up to 20 more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Idlib, according to sources on the ground.

The Twitter account Maaramc12 reported that “there was an unidentified female martyr and 20 wounded in Idlib as a result of three Russian raids in Idlib”.

Other sources, reported that two civilians were killed, while SDU Syria put the death toll at four.

Most of the sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, but one source, the twitter account mohmd111981, attributed the strike to both the Assad regime and Russia.

Victims

Individuals

Nadia Masri.
Adult female local media EMC identified killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
1–4
1 Woman
Civilians reported injured
20

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Idlib (إدلب), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.93062, 36.63393. 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 October 1st – 19th 2016.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed