Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2423

Location

صغير شامية, Saghir Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Geolocation

35.501347, 40.021305
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R2273RS2413)

In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency reported that “five civilians from one family were killed on Thursday night [Aug 31st] in an air strike likely to be a Russian attack on the village of Zaghir Shamiya”.

There are no further details currently available.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
5

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Saghir Shamiya (صغير شامية), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.501347, 40.021305. 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 August 1st - 31st 2017.