Incident Code
RS1961
Incident Date
15 March 2017
Location
Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
معرة مصرين
Geolocation
36.012172,
36.6730499
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
36.012172,
36.6730499
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1842 RS1973 )
A woman was killed and other civlians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid on property in Maarat Misrin, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or blamed unknown warplanes.
According to Syrian-mirror, the wounded were taken to nearby medical points where they were treated for their injuries.
Step news agency specified that there were two raids on the neighborhood.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Maarat Misrin (معرة مصرين), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.012172, 36.6730499. 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 March 1st – 31st 2017.