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Incident Date
29 August 2021
Incident Code
IRS011
Location
جلين, Jillen, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman, were killed and four others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Iranian or regime strikes on Jillin on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, two civilians were killed and four others were injured in missile and artillery shelling by the regime in the neighborhoods…
Summary
Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2021
Incident Code
IRS012
Location
طريق السد, Tareeq Al Sad, Daraa, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two men from the same family, were killed and up to four others were wounded in alleged Iranian or regime surface-to-surface missile strikes and artillery shelling on Tareeq al-Sad on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), two civilians were killed and four others were injured in…
Summary
Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
23 August 2021
Incident Codes
IRS010 RS4631
Location
تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child was injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian shelling of Taqad on August 23, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a child was injured during artillery shelling of the village of Taqad. All other sources that reported on civilian harm identified one child as being injured in the shelling…
Summary
Published
23 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
23 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4632
Location
درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on August 23, 2021. A tweet from @Almohrar1 reported that the young man Yazn Al-Omari was killed in the strikes on Daraa Al Balad. @omar_alharir added that a number of civilians were…
Summary
Published
23 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
20 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4629
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
At least four children from the same family were killed and their mother and two other men were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kansafra on August 20, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported "four children from one family were killed, and two civilians were injured, this morning, Friday, August 20, by artillery…
Summary
Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4625
Location
كفرتعال, Kafr Taal, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kafr Taal village on August 14, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, "a two-year-old child was injured by missile strikes by the regime and Russia forces, this morning, Saturday, August 14, targeting civilian homes…
Summary
Published
14 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
8 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4620
Location
عين لاروز, Ain Larouz, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilians was killed and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian, Iranian or regime artillery shelling on the town of Ain Larouz on August 8, 2021. @syriapostnew1 reported that "a civilian was killed and 3 others were wounded as a result of artillery shelling by the Syrian regime forces targeting…
Summary
Published
8 August 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
31 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4614
Location
درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian/regime/Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on July 31, 2021. @mohammed_asakra and Horan Free Media reported that civilians were injured but did not specify how many civilians. Images posted by Horan Free Media show extensive damage to civilian homes caused by the shelling. The majority of sources…
Summary
Published
31 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4612
Location
دَرْعَا, Daraa, Daraa, Syria
The journalist Atef Al-Saadi was injured while covering the conflict in Daraa by alleged Russian or regime strikes on July 29, 2021. According to @Nabel_othman023, "the revolutionary journalist, Atef Al-Saadi, was injured due to the shelling and clashes in Daraa". @FARED_ALHOR identified Atef as being a photographer. @syria1agency added that Atef was injured "while covering…
Summary
Published
29 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2021
Incident Codes
IRS008 YS105 RS4570
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces and/or Russian and/or Iranian airstrikes on agricultural lands and the al-Shifa Hospital on the outskirts of Afrin, Syria, on June 12, 2021. According to the Macro Media Center, "a civilian was killed and others were wounded as a result of…
Summary
Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Hospital
),
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
,
YPG
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Incident Date
12 June 2021
Incident Codes
IRS009 YS106 RS4567
Location
مشفى الشفاء, Al Shifaa Hospital, Aleppo, Syria
At least 13 civilians, including four hospital staff and a pregnant woman, two to five other women, and one to three children, were killed and up to 50 others, including 11 hospital staff, were injured in alleged airstrikes and/or artillery shelling of Al-Shifaa Hospital in Afrin on June 12, 2021. Responsibility for the strikes is…
Summary
Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
13–23
Civilians reported injured
15–50
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
YPG
,
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2021
Incident Codes
IRS007 RS4558
Location
الفوعة, Al Fu'ah, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 11 others, including five children to six children and three women, were wounded in an alleged Iranian or Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near the Al-Furousiya camp for the displaced, in the vicinity of the town of Al-Foah…
Summary
Published
3 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
,
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
14 April 2021
Incident Code
IRI003
Location
جيدو, Gedo, Nineveh, Iraq
At least one civilian, a child, was injured in addition to a Turkish soldier being killed in alleged Iranian-affiliated militia strikes on the village of Gedo in Kurdistan Iraq on April 14, 2021. According to Rudaw, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced "a missile attack was carried out on the village of Gedo in Bashiqa,…
Summary
Published
14 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4541
Location
نحلية, Nahliya, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed, and three others, including one elderly woman, were injured as a result of alleged Russian or Iranian airstrikes or explosion of a suicide drone in the village of Nahlia, in the vicinity of the town of Ariha, south of Idlib on the afternoon of October 31st, 2020 according to Local…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2020
Incident Code
RS4542
Location
تلتونه, Taltuna, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reportedly killed and five others were injured after an alleged airstrike by a Russian or Syrian or Iranian drone on agricultural lands in the village of Taltuna, west of Ma'arat Misrin north of Idlib on the morning of October 31st, 2020 according to local sources. According to sources including Orient news and…
Summary
Published
31 October 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2020
Incident Code
IRS005
Location
الفوعه, Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
Five children were reportedly injured in alleged Iranian airstrikes on the town of Al Fou’a, Idlib governorate, on June 12th, 2020, according to conflicting reports. @FdzPWRe6ruAGFPd tweeted that "five children were injured due to an unknown explosion in the town of Al Fou'a in the northern countryside of Idlib. Conflicting reports stated that it was…
Summary
Published
12 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Codes
IRS004 RS4299
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians including seven children and two women were reported killed, and up to 25 others including three children and three women - one of whom was pregnant - were injured in an alleged Russian, Iranian forces or Syrian regime shelling with a cluster missile or a rocket carrying cluster bombs on 'Martyr…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
),
Education
(
Nursery
,
Primary School
)
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Codes
IRS003 RS4190
Location
مخيم قاح, Qah refugee camp, near Syrian-Turkish border, Idlib, Syria
Between 16-30 civilians, including at least seven children and at least six women, were killed and up to 46 others, most of them children, were wounded in an airstrike with the use of cluster bombs which struck attack Qah refugee camp and was allegedly carried out by Russian, Syrian regime or Iranian forces at 7:30…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
16–30
Civilians reported injured
15–46
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Codes
TI024a IRI002
Location
ديري, Dere, Erbil, Iraq
One to two civilians, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed and up to four others injured in alleged Turkish or Iranian artillery strikes in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on July 10th, 2019 according to local media reports. Al-Monitor reported that Iranian artillery shelled the Sidakan border area in Erbil province on July 10th…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
IRS002
Location
هجين, Between the town of Hajin and the village of Abu al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five and as many as eight people – either civilians or ISIS fighters – were killed in an Iranian missile and air strike near Hajin. According to local site Jarf News, at least five civilians were killed and more than 10 others were wounded between Hajin and the neighboring village of Abu al-Hassan,…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
IRI001
Location
كوية, Koya, Erbil, Iraq
Multiple sources reported the death of up to 14 individuals and as many as 42 wounded, allegedly as a result of Iranian bombardment on the Koya area. Most reports did not specify whether or not the victims were civilian. Shafaq however quoted the First Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) who stressed…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–14
Civilians reported injured
30–42
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3483
Location
طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria
Alleged Russian, Syrian regime and/or Iranian air and/or artillery strikes targeted the town of Tafas, Dara'a countryside, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, civilians were injured and killed. Shaam News Network reported that "the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods…
Summary
Published
29 June 2018
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2017
Incident Codes
CS1679 IRS001 RS2747
Location
القريا, Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed by a drone strike in al Qouriya, local media said, though neither source has said who was responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “two men were killed and another was wounded after being targeted by a drone in the al-Quriyah area”. Sharqiya Voice provided some more detail,…
Summary
Published
20 November 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Iranian Military
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