Incident Code
RS3406
Incident Date
29 April 2018
Location
Al Zafarana village, Homs, Syria
قرية الزعفرانة
Geolocation
34.88979,
36.791667
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
34.88979,
36.791667
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R3215 RS3417 )
A hospital guard was killed in Al Zafarana as Russian and Syrian forces reportedly launched raids on the Homs village.
Syrian helicopters hit the local hospital with barrel bombs, according to Smart News, injuring an additional four civilians. An activist loyal to the regime told the news agency that the hospital was targeted to remove it from service while “killing and wounding the people working in it”.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Zafarana village (قرية الزعفرانة), for which the generic coordinates are: 34.88979, 36.791667. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Military Statements
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed