Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4271

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Ash Shughur, Idlib, Syria

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

(Previous Incident Codes: R4019RS4267)

One child was reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Jisr Al Shughur on December 18th, 2019, according to local sources.

@Baladinetwork tweeted that “a child was injured due to a raid by the warplane, which targeted the city of Jisr Al Shughour in the western Idlib countryside”.

@Sy_intelligence reported that there was joint Russian-Syrian “artillery and missile shelling on the headquarters and movements of militants in the villages of Badama and Al Najiya in the Jisr Al Shughour countryside, west of Idlib”. Other sources attribute the attack to only the regime forces.

It is unclear if the airstrike on the city of Al Shughour was part of the same raid as the artillery strikes on the villages of Badama and Al Najiya.

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Strike Status
Contested strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Contested
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Child

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