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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3601
Location
كفريا والفوعة, Kafriya and Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident on March 22, 2019, which several sources referred to as a "massacre", up to 28 civilians died and as many as 30 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on the towns of Kafriya and Al Fou’a in Idlib. According to Baladi, Russia launched "more than 15 successive…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious
(
Mosque
),
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
),
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
9–28
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM210
Location
Bu'aale, Middle Juba, Somalia
A reported precision airstrike by an unidentified aircraft at Buaale, Middle Juba was said to have killed up to 50 fighters with local Al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab - along with a named senior leader. The event was first reported by Kenyan media - though reports did not identify which nation had conducted the alleged…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
40–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20–21 March, 2019
Incident Code
RS3599
Location
الفقيع, Al-Faqee, Idlib, Syria
The children Mariam, Fatima, Abdullah and Islam al Mer'e, IDP's from Al Traimsa village in Hama, were killed alongside their father Ismail while their mother was injured, along with five others in what was believed to be a Russian airstrike on a house in al-Faqee in Idlib, according to local media. The airstrike was reportedly…
Summary
Published
21 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20–21 March, 2019
Incident Code
RS3598
Location
قرية بسيدا, Bsida village, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that six Russian aircrafts carried out airstrikes on a number of villages in rural Idlib including Bsida village. One woman was reported injured in this particular village, while an airstrike on Al Faqee caused a number of fatalities and wounded civilians that Airwars documented in assessment R3397.
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3600
Location
بلدات متعددة في ريف إدلب, Several towns in Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that Russian warplanes carried out strikes on a number of towns and villages in Idlib on March 20th and 21st, resulting in the death of up to five civilians. According to the Step News Agency, "Russia launched several air raids on the towns of Sheikh Mustafa and Basida and the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2019
Incident Code
Lib2011-038
Location
قاعدة طرابلس وبنغازي ومصراتة وسرت والوطية الجوية, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata, Sirte and Al Watyah airbase, Surt, Libya
Between 48 and 64 civilians were killed during the first day of NATO airstrikes in Libya, according to Gaddafi regime media. However, these numbers are heavily contested by non-partisan sources. Doualia wrote at the time: "Air strikes on several Libyan cities killed 48 people and wounded 150 in 'civilian areas,' a statement on Libyan state…
Summary
Published
19 March 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
48–64
Civilians reported injured
150
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
15–16 March, 2019
Incident Code
USSOM208
Location
Jilib Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A Mareeg Media report from March 16th 2019 asserted that US-backed Somali forces had carried out an "air and ground operation" near Marka Town in Jilib Marka, 91km southwest of Mogadishu. Citing anonymous Somali military officials, Mareeg said that "at least" 22 "militants" were killed in the operation, including 'senior al Shabaab commanders' Abu Yasin…
Summary
Published
16 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 March 2019
Incident Code
CS1909
Location
الباغوز, Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
During intensive air raids, a farm in Al-Baghouz was struck by air- and artillery fire on the outskirts of Al-Baghouz town. Step News was the only source that reported over 20 civilians were killed in the strike. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces while all other sources…
Summary
Published
14 March 2019
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3592
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Two women were reported wounded in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Saraqeb on March 13th, 2019, according to sources on the ground. On March 13th Neda reported: "At night, Russian aircraft fired heavy artillery at the town of Sarqab in the eastern suburb of Idlib using high-explosive rockets, injuring two women." Al…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3593
Location
Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Subul, Idlib governorate, on March 13th, 2019. Edlib Media Center reported that "civilians were wounded by Russian airstrikes with high-explosive missiles on the town of Khan Al Sabul east of Idlib." Step Agency wrote that "Russian Air Force…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3594
Location
تل مرديخ, Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Mardikh, Idlib governorate, on March 13th, 2019. Horrya wrote: "According to a reporter, Russian warplanes launched heavy air raids, on Tuesday night [March 12th], with rockets and vacuum and concussion missiles on the city of Sarakib and…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3595
Location
سجن ادلب المركزي, Idlib Central Prison, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that two Russian planes launched eight raids on the city of Idlib, including residential areas. Baladi News reported that six airstrikes struck the central prison west of the city of Idlib causing the destructing of one of the buildings. Multiple civilians including prisoners and prison staff were reported killed and wounded while…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–26
Civilians reported injured
40–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM207
Location
Malayle, between Bar Sanguni and Jamame, Lower Juba, Somalia
US Africa Command stated in a press release issued the following day that it carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Malayle, Lower Juba region on March 13th 2019. AFRICOM stated unusually that it had carried out "a collective self-defense airstrike," explaining that "Somali National Security Forces (SNSF) were conducting a presence patrol in…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3596
Location
كفر عميم, Kafr A’mem, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians - both reportedly women - died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in Kafr A’mem, according to multiple local sources. Edlib Media Center reported: "Two women were killed and about 20 others were injured, mostly children, when the Russian occupation aircraft…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3597
Location
الكسيح, Al-Kaseeh, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 17 civilians including as many as eight children and four women across multiple families died in alleged Russia airstrike on residential areas in Al Kaseeh area in Idlib, local media reported. Up to another 50 civilians including many women and children were also injured. Sources said that…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–17
Civilians reported injured
30–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM206
Location
Huley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US Africa Command confirmed that it had carried out an airstrike on March 12th 2019 in the vicinity of Huley, Lower Shabelle Region. According to AFRICOM, the airstrike killed two "terrorists", and "at this time, it is assessed no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike." In September 2019, the TRT World Research Centre…
Summary
Published
12 March 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3590
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafar Nbouda, Hama, Syria
One or two civilians were injured in alleged artillery strikes on Kafar Nbouda, local media reported. The majority of sources said that the Assad regime was responsible, though Russian actions were also reported within the vicinity. According to the Step News Agency, "an artillery bombardment by regime forces stationed at Camp of Bredig hit the…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
CS1907
Location
مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A number of ISIS family members were reportedly killed and injured, following air and artillery strikes on the Daesh stronghold, Al Baghouz camp. Sources blamed both the US-led Coalition and the SDF. Deir Ezzor 24 for example reported: "Killing and injuring a number of the families of # Da'ash who preferred to stay in the…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3591
Location
كفرزيتا,, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian artillery or rocket strike on Kafr Zeita, according to sources on the ground. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that "two civilians were wounded as a result of artillery shelling targeting the town of Kfar Zeita in the northern suburbs of Hama." Facebook page…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2019
Incident Code
CS1905
Location
مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians were killed - including children - and as many as 18 were wounded, following air and artillery on Al Baghouz camp. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Most media blamed the US-led Coalition, and more than seven sources attributed the blame to both the Coalition and the…
Summary
Published
10 March 2019
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
15–18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 March 2019
Incident Code
CS1906
Location
مخيم الباغوز, Al Baghouz camp, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what has been described as a massacre, between 50 and 70 civilians were reportedly killed - mostly women and children according to local media - by US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Baghouz camp. In addition to this, "dozens" were reportedly wounded. Sources described "devastating bombs of enormous proportions" which bombarded the vicinity in the…
Summary
Published
10 March 2019
Civilians reported killed
50–70
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3587
Location
قرية المنطار في جسر الشغور, Al Mentar village, Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that up to two women and a child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mentar village. All sources pointed to Russia. Shaam News Network said that one woman died, though according to Step News Agency two women and a girl were killed. JisrTV also noted…
Summary
Published
9 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3588
Location
قرية المنطار في جسر الشغور,, Al Mentar village in Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Following the alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mentar detailed in event R3385, local media said that Russian warplanes returned to the area during the rescue attempts and struck the Syrian Civil Defence as they went about their duties. Multiple sources reported that SCD volunteer and journalist Mahmoud Abdel Al was killed - in addition to…
Summary
Published
9 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3589
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that one child died and five members of his family were wounded in alleged regime or Russian artillery or airstrikes on Saraqeb. Additionally, an adult male was also reported killed on this day. According to Halab Today TV, "since yesterday [March 9th], the city of Idlib has been subjected to Russian air…
Summary
Published
9 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3586
Location
وادي العزيب أو وادي العذيب,, Wadi al-Azeeb, Hama, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians died and several others were wounded when remnants from a cluster bomb or landmine allegedly dropped by either Russia or the Assad regime back in 2017 exploded in Wadi al-Azeeb on February 8th 2019. Halab Today reported: "According to the correspondent of Halab Today, the explosions killed seven people and a…
Summary
Published
8 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM203
Location
Bur Madow area, Bay, Somalia
A possible US or Kenyan airstrike was conducted in the Bur Madow area, Bay region according to Mareeg Media. The article, published a day after the alleged strike, did not state if anybody had been killed. According to Mareeg: "Unknown fighter jets carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab foreign fighters in south west of Somalia. The…
Summary
Published
7 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM202
Location
Busaar/Waraha Kakuma, Gedo, Somalia
A possible US or Kenyan airstrike at Buusaar or Waraha-Kakuma left "scores" of al Shabaab fighters dead, according to local media sources. A regional official who asked Mareeg to remain anonymous, told the local news organisation that the strike had destroyed al Shabaab's base in 'Buzer, west Somalia.' The report did not note how many…
Summary
Published
6 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3584
Location
خان شيخون,, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child died and four or five others were wounded in a heavy bombardment of Khan Sheikhoun on March 1st, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed the Assad regime, though there were also allegations against Russia. The heavy shelling reportedly encompassed rockets, artillery and airstrikes. Multiple sources…
Summary
Published
1 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM201
Location
Gal Hamurre, Hiiraan, Somalia
The Pentagon carried out a February 28th airstrike in Somalia that killed 26 terrorists in the vicinity of Hiran, according to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day. The attack marked the third US action in four days in the same area. US Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Hadfield, US Africa Command…
Summary
Published
28 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3583
Location
خان شيخون,, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One named adult male civilian died and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling on Khan Sheikhoun on February 28th, 2019, local media reported. Most sources blamed regime forces stationed at Qabariya camp, though Smart - citing activists - pointed to Russian forces. According to Orient News, "Assad militia targeted the city…
Summary
Published
28 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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