Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS1547

Location

حزرما, Hazrama, Damascus, Syria

Geolocation

33.51718, 36.48874
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R1408RS1542)

At least two children were killed and others were wounded in multiple airstrikes launched against the town of Hazrama in Eastern Ghouta, according to local media. A graphic image of two dead children in body bags was published by the Syrian Network for Human Rights.

Reports were conflicted over who was responsible for the airstrikes. Sources such as @kansam881 and Local Coordination Committees of Syria attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Al Jazeera pointed to Syrian regime warplanes.

Victims

Family members (2)

Safa Hameed Kareem
Child named by Syrian Network for Human Rights killed
Abdul Hameed Kareem
Child named by Syrian Network for Human Rights killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Children
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hazrama (حزرما), for which the generic coordinates are: 33.51718, 36.48874. 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 specific strikes between November 1st – 30th 2016. On 6 January 2017, Russia, however, reported: “Since November 8, 2016, the aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet consisting of the heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy, the large ASW ship Severomorsk, as well as auxiliary vessels of the Black Sea Fleet, has been fulfilling counterterrorist missions on the territory of Syria”, adding that ”in the course of two months of their participation in the combat actions, naval aviation pilots have carried out 420 combat sorties, 117 of them were night ones”.
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)