Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3459

Location

درعا البلد, دَرْعَا, Daraa al-Balad, Daraa, Daraa, Syria

Geolocation

32.610100, 36.098869
Accuracy: Neighbourhood/area

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: September 2, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3279RS3483)

A number of civilians were injured in Daraa al-Balad in Syria on June 27th, 2018 as a result of alleged Russian forces, Iranian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes.

@alaraby_ar blamed the Syrian regime, @Horan_now1 accused “Iranian militias” and Shaam Networked blamed Russia for the incident and said “the raids also resulted in  a number of wounded in  Daraa al-Balad, Ghariyah al-Sharqiya, al-Harak, Saida, Nahata, Kahil, Nawa, Tasil, al Soura, Ibta’a, Shaikh Saad, Tafas and al Taibeh.”

No further information is available on this incident.

 

Assessment Updates

2 September 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Daraa al-Balad (درعا البلد) to the south of Daraa (دَرْعَا), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.610100, 36.098869. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed
Iranian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Iranian Military
Iranian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed