Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4004

Location

حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.547312, 36.643567
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: October 22, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3787RS4007)

A source reported that one child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib governorate, on August 11t, 2019.

Edlib Media Center stated that “a child was injured when Russian warplanes targeted Heesh town, south of Idlib, with rockets.”

@baladinetwork also reported Russian airstrikes but did not mention civilian casualties. Hence, while the strike status for this event is graded as “fair”, the civilian harm status remains “weak”.

Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.

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
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Child

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Heesh (حيش), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.547312, 36.643567. 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