Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3604

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria

Geolocation

35.440813, 36.649361
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: August 13, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3402RS3611)

One woman was injured in an alleged regime or Russian artillery strike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media.

On March 28th, the Syrian Observatory said “that it had monitored more violations in the areas of the Russian-Turkish truce and surrounding areas” It added that it had “monitored intensive bombardment by regime forces with more than 30 rockets hitting areas in the city of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern sector of Idlib”.

Baladi added “the regime’s forces shelled rocket and artillery shells in the Khan Sheikhoun district with more than 15 rockets and artillery shells, causing widespread damage to private and public property.”

According to the White Helmets, “a woman was injured in the city of Khan Sheikhon after the targeting of residential areas this evening [March 28th], with 23 artillery shells coming regime forces. The civil defense teams worked to rescue the injured  and to take them to the nearest medical center”.

@syrianman967, @MasarPressNet, and Syria.liveuamap also reported the injury of a woman and pointed to the regime.

However, the Smart News agency blamed “Russian forces at the camp in the village of Al Qabariyah” for harming the woman.

Assessment Updates

13 August 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Khan Sheikhoun (خان شيخون), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.440813, 36.649361. 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

Media from Sources (7)