Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS2533

Location

Al Qanatar village, Aleppo, Syria
قرية القناطر

Geolocation

36.056385, 36.903623
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R2383 )

As many as five airstrikes on Al Qanatar killed and wounded a number of civilians, according to sources on the ground.

Step News Agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that warplanes, suspected to be Russian, struck a school in the village of Al Qanatar in the southern Aleppo countryside on September 26th.

Step News Agency reported the killing of six civilians, although SN4HR only mentioned severe destruction to the school building, rendering it inoperable.

Other sources also said that Russia carried out a strike and reported that a number of civilians were wounded.

 

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Qanatar village (قرية القناطر ), for which the generic coordinates are: 36.056385, 36.903623. 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

Media from Sources (3)