Incident Code

RS3669

Location

صهيان, Sahiyan, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3458)

Up to four women and a child were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Sahyan, Idlib governorate, on May 6th, 2010, according to local sources. Four other civilians were injured.

@ShahbaPress reported that four women and a child were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when an alleged Russian airstrike struck the village of Sahyan in the southern countryside of Idlib after midnight. @Fawas_Eibish tweeted that four civilians had been killed and that four others were injured.

Al Etihad Press, however, wrote that one child had been killed while four others were injured. SyriaTV, also blaming Russia, said that four civilians were wounded, and added that at the time of their report, the wounded were still underneath the rubble.

Whereas most sources blamed Russia for the airstrikes, others, such as Baladi News, reported that both Russia and the Syrian regime were responsible for the strikes.

According to Awatan, Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the “supply lines of terrorists”.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1–5
1 Child, 4 Women
Civilians reported injured
4

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