Incident Code

RS3838

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.647038, 36.679174
Accuracy: City

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: April 8, 2025

(Previous Incident Code: R3624)

Two children, twin brothers, were killed in an airstrike conducted by either the Russian or Syrian regime forces in Ma’aret al-Nu’man, according to local sources. Up to six other civilians were reported wounded.

Orient News said: “Two dead as a result of an air strike by the Russian occupation on Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib.”

It later added in a more detailed report: “The Orient correspondent said that at least two twin brothers were killed by the Assad militia’s bombing of a car repair workshop on the outskirts of Ma’aret al-Nu’man, south of Idlib, with rockets and barrel bombs, and the bombing killed two people each in Khan al-Sobul and Kansafra.

EdlibNN reported: “Two children were killed and five were wounded by the bombing of the Assad militia’s warplanes, the city of Maarat al-Numan in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

Syrian Coalition tweeted: “Two children were killed, and 6 civilians were wounded, including a child, as a result of the terrorism of the Assad regime and Russia, with their aerial bombardment on the outskirts of Ma’aret al-Nu’man in the Idlib countryside.”

Syria Civil Defense wrote that “a fire broke out in a store on the outskirts of the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man in Idlib countryside, after it was targeted by an air strike, as the fire was extinguished by firefighting teams.”

According to Step News, the twins were IDP’s from Ma’saram village.

Victims

Invidivuals

Child male killed

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
2
2 Children
Civilians reported injured
2–6

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the city of Ma’aret al-Nu’man (معرة النعمان), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.647038, 36.679174. 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 (11)