Incident Code
RS2644
Incident Date
17 October 2017
Location
Al-ruweida, Idlib, Syria
الرويضة
Geolocation
35.428704,
36.993403
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
35.428704,
36.993403
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R2488 RS2646 )
According to local media “A number of civilians were injured as a result of the targeting of a number of air raids by the Russian airliner on the village of Ruwaydeh in the south-eastern Idlib countryside.”
Footage published by the White Helmets shows wounded civilians being treated in the aftermath of what they described was four raids. They did not attribute any blame.
There were no reported civilian deaths.
There are no more details at this time.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al-ruweida (الرويضة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.428704, 36.993403. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.