Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS3987

Location

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria

Geolocation

35.3729476, 36.6820998
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3768RS3988)

One civilian was reported killed and up to three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Morek, Hama, on August 1st, 2019, according to local sources.

@IdlibPlus tweeted that “a civilian was killed as a result of the targeting of Russian warplanes by the city of Morek in the northern suburbs of Hama by air raids.”

The Syria Civil Defence stated that “a man was injured by the targeting of the city of Morek in the countryside of Hama, by explosive barrels at noon today”, adding that their teams were at the site.

According to@OrientNews, “three civilians were injured due to the barrel bombing of the city of Morek, Hama.” @Step_Agency reported one injured civilian.

@NagiNajjar blamed the Syrian regime for the strikes, writing that “the regime’s warplanes and helicopters bombard with vacuum missiles and barrel bombs the city of Morek in the northern Hama countryside.” @syrian191124 also blamed the Syrian regime, while other sources reported Russia as the belligerent of the strikes.

Assessment Updates

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

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
1 Man

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
Unknown Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Unknown
Unknown position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media from Sources (5)