Incident Code

RS4078

Location

احسم, Ahsem, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: R3854 )

Five or six civilians including two children were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ahsem. Sources said that both a secondary school and a mosque were struck.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “Fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Ihsem Secondary School in Ihsem town in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, partially destroying its building and severely damaging its furniture, on August 26. We note that the school was attacked by Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes, on June 14.”

In a separate post, SN4HR added: “Fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on al Qadim Mosque, known as al Arab’in Mosque, in Ihsem town in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, severely damaging its building, on August 26. We note that the mosque was attacked by Syrian regime fixed- wing warplanes, on June 14.”

The White Helmets reported: “Five civilians, including three children and a woman, were injured due to warplanes shelling civilian houses in the center of Ihsam town in Edlib countryside. Our teams were there with civilians.”

Many sources blamed Russia, and others blamed the Syrian regime. @NagiNajjar tweeted “Helicopters target with barrel bombs the town of Ahsam in the southern countryside of Idlib.”

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
Civilians reported injured
5–6
2–3 Children, 1–3 Women, 1–2 Men

Military Statements

Russian Military Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Russian Military
Russian Military position on incident
Not yet assessed
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (9)