Incident Code
RS2423
Incident Date
31 August 2017
Location
صغير شامية, Saghir Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Geolocation
35.501347,
40.021305
Accuracy: Village
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.