Incident Code
RS3838
Incident Date
23 June 2019
Location
كفربطيخ, Kafar Batikh, Idlib, Syria
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: July 23, 2025
(Previous Incident Codes: R3628RS3844)
Three civilians (a child and two women or two children and a woman) were wounded by a cluster bomb in an airstrike on the village of Kafar Batikh, according to local sources. @alhariri58 tweeted that three raids with vacuum and cluster rockets targeted the area.
Both Russian and Syrian regime forces were blamed for the attack. According to Shaam News, the attack was carried out by aircrafts and helicopter gunships.
Smart News depicted the child in a photograph and published a video that can be viewed on their website but are not available for distribution.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Civilians reported injured
3
1–2 Children, 1–2 Women
Military Statements
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed
Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed