Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3930

Location

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3729476, 36.6820998
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3715RS3932)

Four civilians were killed and at least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the city of Morek, Hama governorate, on July 21st, 2019, according to local sources.

@Step_Agency reported that “four civilians were killed and another injured when the city of Morek in the northern countryside of Hama was targeted by air raids from the Russian airlines”.

@syr_television tweeted that “four displaced civilians were killed in an airstrike on Morek in Hama countryside.” @HalabTodayTV also reported that four civilians were killed and added that an unknown number of others were wounded.

According to @OrientNews, five Russian and Syrian regime planes bombed Morek and Kafar Zeita. @suriye_u_a_dr, among other sources, solely blamed Russia for the strikes.

@shabablatamni was the only source reporting artillery strikes, mentioning “artillery shelling of the Russian camp in the village of Kabaria on the city of Morek in the northern Hama countryside.”

Assessment Updates

22 October 2025
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

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 killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Morek (مورك), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.3729476, 36.6820998. 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