Incident Code

RS2347

Location

عقيربات خالد هلال, Khaled Hilal village, Akeirbat district, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.00201, 37.46025
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2209)

Local media reported that a man and a woman died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khaled Hilal village.

According to AadaAlSham, “two civilians were killed and others injured on Monday evening [July 17th] in air strikes by Russian warplanes on a village controlled by Daesh in the eastern Hama countryside.

Field sources said that ‘a man and his wife were killed when Russian airstrikes targeted the village of Khaled Hilal’.”

The source noted that civilian homes were struck, resulting in injuries, with one person critically wounded.

Smart News Agency said “warplanes likely to be Russian launched a raid on the village of Khaled Hilal, killing a woman and her husband and seriously wounding another civilian.”

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
2
1 Woman, 1 Man
Civilians reported injured
1–2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Khaled Hilal village, Akeirbat district (عقيربات خالد هلال), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.00201, 37.46025. 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