Incident Code

RS2201

Location

النعيمة, Al Naima, Daraa, Syria

Geolocation

32.6317313, 36.1592245
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: April 17, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R2061)

A mother and a child were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the town of Al-Naima on April 30, 2017, according to local media.

A number of raids were launched on the town over several days, local sources reported. A father, Rabi al-Aboud was left holding his dead child Mohamad Rabi (Rami) Issam al-Aboud, after artillery and military incursions hit the town. According to Daraa Martyrs, a woman named Sabah Qasim al-Aboud was also killed.

The airstrikes came from Russian warplanes according to the Independent journalists of Houran – though the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the “Syrian-Russian alliance”.

Victims

Family members (2)

5 years old male killed
Adult female killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Child, 1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Naima (النعيمة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.6317313, 36.1592245. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (1)