Incident Code

RS2385

Location

حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.025374, 37.423313
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R2245)

An unspecific number of civilians were wounded due to an aerial bombardment of Hamada Omar and the surrounding vicinity, according to local media. All the sources either attributed blame to Russia or did not attribute any blame.

There are no reports of civilian fatalities.

AE News reported that ” warplanes continude intensive shelling since yesterday evening [Aug 13th], on areas of controlled by Daesh in the eastern Hama countryside. More strikes targeted areas in the villages of Hamada Omar and Akash and Koleb Taurus and the wounded civilians in in the area of Aqirbat”.

One source reported that rockets were fired onto the town.

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 injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hamada Omar (حمادة عمر), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.025374, 37.423313. 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 August 1st - 31st 2017.