Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3470

Location

طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria

Geolocation

32.735600, 36.066900
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: September 2, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3277RS3481)

Local sources reported that alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Tafas in Daraa on June 27th, 2018 led to injuries among civilians.

Shaam Network reported that “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, Al Shaikh Saad, Tafas and al Taibeh.”

@OrientNews tweeted that on that day there were “Russian raids on the cities of Nawa, Tafas, the town of Al Sheikh Saad and Tasil in # Daraa.” @AishaSapri also tweeted that Russian raids targeted the area on that day.

No further information is available.

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 town of Tafas (طفس), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.735600, 36.066900. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed