Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3962

Location

Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتا

Geolocation

35.374143, 36.601896
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: May 7, 2026

(Previous Incident Codes: R3744a RS3961 )

Two civilians were reported killed and up to eight were injured in airstrikes on Kfar Zeita, Hama, in the evening on July 26th 2019.

Smart news initially alleged “a rocket attack on the city of Kfar Zeita in Hama from the positions of Russian forces in the city of Halfaia.”

Smart News later stated that “two people [were] killed by airstrikes of the regime forces on the city of Kfar Zeita, north of Hama.”

According to Jisr TV, on the 26th of July 2019, there were airstrikes of the regime’s fighters on Kfar Zeita’s city and the village of Zakat in the northern Hama countryside.

Masar Press Net reported that Russian warplanes targeted Kfar Zeita’s city in the northern countryside with several raids.

According to Shadi Al Mahmod tweets “Two martyrs by the air strikes that targeted the city of Kfar Zeita in the northern Hama countryside a short while ago.” the tweet dated back to the 26th of July 2019.

According to Ghassan El Hamawy tweet: “Russian warplanes targeted the city of Kfar Zeita in conjunction with the bombing of barrel bombs from helicopters on the village of Hasraya in the northern Hama countryside.”

Shabab Latamni via a tweet stated that “Two people were killed by the airstrikes that targeted the city of Kfar Zeita in the northern Hama countryside this evening.”

Syria Revolutionaries Gathering reported that two martyrs were killed due to the airstrikes on Kfar Zeita’s city in Hama.

In a related context, the Syrian opposition’s Air Traffic Tracking Observatory reported, on its social media pages, that since Friday morning, Syrian regime warplanes have bombed the cities of Saraqib, Maarat al-Numan, Kfar Zeita and Morek, the villages of Tal Malah and Jibin, and the ICARDA region. They are all located in the de-escalation zone.

 

 

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Kfar Zeita (كفر زيتا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.374143, 36.601896. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

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