Conflict

Russian Military in Syria

Incident Code

RS4738

Location

Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا

Geolocation

35.814142, 36.601797
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: June 5, 2026

(Previous Incident Code: R4485 )

On November 6th, 2022, between one and two civilians were reportedly injured as a result of a bombing by artillery and/or missile shelling on the outskirts of Ariha city, South of Idlib. The injured were either described by local sources as a child and/or as a woman. Syria TV noted that “two civilians were wounded including a 13 years old girl”, while @Sharqya_reporte claimed that “civilians were wounded, including women and children”, without further precisions. The Syrian Civil Defence said the strike was conducted by Russian and Syrian forces, other local sources claimed that  Syrian forces were responsible for the strike.

@Step_Agency also recorded “dozens of missiles and artillery shells” by the Syrian regime in several villages located South of Idlib”, with no precisions regarding any civilian casualities.

 

Assessment Updates

5 June 2026
Geolocation added. Incident had not been geolocated when originally published.

Key Information

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Ariha, Idlib (مدينة أريحا), for which the generic coordinates are: 35.814142, 36.601797. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Media from Sources (5)