30/09/2026
On this day in September 2015, the Russian Federation Council approved Russian President Vladimir Putin’s request to use force in Syria, thereby marking the start of Russian military operations on Syrian territory.
Over the following years, Syrian Archive documented Russian airstrikes and attacks that targeted medical, educational, and other civilian facilities in various parts of Syria, including reports circulated by several news networks and activist pages just a few hours after the Russian authorization, regarding airstrikes carried out by the Russian Air Force on the city of Talbiseh in the Homs countryside. An airstrike targeted the northern part of Talbiseh, followed by a second strike at the same location during rescue operations, resulting in a higher number of casualties, particularly among Civil Defense personnel. The two strikes left 18 people dead and many others wounded.
The full report can be read here https://shorturl.at/JUsHS