Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4137

Location

الدار الكبيرة, Dar al Kabira, Idlib, Syria

Geolocation

35.606682, 36.516139
Accuracy: Village

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R3903RS4134)

Three children (brothers), named as Israa (6 years old), Bara’a (1.5 years old), and Hakem Khaled Adnan al Saleh (4 years old), died and their mother and others were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on their home in Dar al Kabira at dawn on November 5, 2019, according to local media.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: “The sibling children Israa, Bara’a and Hakem Khaled Adnan al Saleh, displaced from al Latamena town in the northwestern suburbs of Hama governorate, were killed and their mother was injured as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on their house in al Dar al Kabira village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on November 5, 2019.” A tweet from @asseraaalsham identified Israa and Baraa as “daughters.”

@abuhuzaifa_ also pointed to the regime, tweeting: “Bashar al-Assad and his regime writes its constitution with the blood of children and the massacres he makes daily with the Russian occupation. This criminal is protected by his constitution shedding the blood of innocent people”.

A tweet from @muhammad_salhab reported “three children were killed and a number of civilians were wounded, as a result of Russian high-explosive missiles targeting the town of al-Dar al-Kabira in the southern countryside of Idlib.” @0120541i also identified “several” people as being wounded.

@NEDAAPOST identified that the children and mother were trapped under the rubble following the airstrikes. @media_idlib reported that “civil defense teams recovered the bodies of the children and rescued the injured woman to the nearest medical point.”

Sources published exceptionally graphic images of the dead children.

The vast majority of the sources attributed the strikes to Russia. However, a tweet by @asseraaalsham blamed the regime for the strikes.

Victims

Family members (4)

6 years old female killed
1 years old female killed
4 years old male killed
Adult female injured

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
3
3 Children
Civilians reported injured
1–2
1 Woman

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Dar al Kabira (الدار الكبيرة), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.606682, 36.516139. 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
Syrian Regime Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Syrian Regime
Syrian Regime position on incident
Not yet assessed

Media From Sources (5)

Sources (41)

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