Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3925

Location

بليون, Balyoun, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3706RS3921)

Up to eight civilians were reported injured in airstrikes on Balyoun, Idlib, on July 20th.

@muhammad_salhab said “Six injuries and major damage to the properties of the people as a result of the airstrike that targeted the town of Billion in the morning.”

@SY_plus tweeted reported “six injuries, including four men, a child and a woman, in an airstrike this morning [July 20th, 2019] that targeted civilian homes near a school in the town of Balyun in Jabal Al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib.

Syria Civil Defense stated that “eight civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by the targeting of the towns of Kansafra, Balyoun and Jabal al-Arba’een in the countryside of Idlib, with air raids from dawn until today.”

Meanwhile, Step News reported the incident, among others, but did not cite civilian harm. According to this source, “Syrian and Russian warplanes targeted [a range of locations] in Idlib with high-impact rockets.”

No other information is known at this time.

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
6–8
1 Child, 1 Woman, 4 Men

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

Media from Sources (2)