Incident Code
RS2071
Incident Date
5 April 2017
Location
Abo Al-Zuhur, Idlib, Syria
ابو الضهور
Geolocation
35.738674,
37.047791
Accuracy: Town
Geolocation
35.738674,
37.047791
Accuracy: Town
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R1946 RS2077 )
One adult male was killed, and another man was injured in an airstrike on Abo Al-Zuhur. All sources blamed Russian raids for the airstrike.
Smart news reported that “shelling took [place in] the town of Abu-Zuhurt (50 km east of Idlib), killing one civilian and injuring another from the village of Umm al-Karamil in Aleppo. The injured man was taken to a medical point in the area.”
There are no other details at this time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Abo Al-Zuhur (ابو الضهور), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.738674, 37.047791. 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 April 1st – 31st 2017.