Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3663

Location

Um Neir, Idlib, Syria
أم نير,

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3459 RS3670 )

One civilian died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Um Neir, Idlib governorate, on May 6th, according to local media.

Hmaid al Mohammad was killed as fixed-wing warplanes believed to be Russian fired a missile on Um Neir village in Idlib, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. An unknown number of civilians were also wounded.

Anadolu Agency wrote that, according to the Observatory of the Air Traffic Department of the opposition, “Russian planes took off from the Humimim airbase in rural Lattakia (west) and bombed the three towns of Um Neir in the southern countryside of Idlib, and the towns of Kafrna and Zahra al-Madain in the western countryside of Aleppo.”

All sources blamed Russia for the airstrikes.

Victims

Individuals

male killed

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