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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4489
Location
شنان,, Shannan, Idlib, Syria
On January 25th 2020 at 13:02, up to five civilians, including a woman and two children, were reported killed and six others wounded following Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes carried out against the village of Shannan. Two non-civilians were also reportedly killed. Local reports were inconsistent concerning the number of victims, as numbers initially stated…
Summary
Published
25 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4491
Location
مدرسة البراعم، مدينة ادلب, Al Bara’em School, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including children, were reported killed, and 26 others, including six children, were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Idlib city on February 25th, 2020, according to local sources. Air and artillery strikes targeted Al Qusoor neighbourhood, several schools and the industrial area of…
Summary
Published
25 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
12–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4493
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma’aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 12 civilians, including between three and six children, were killed and up to 62 civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ma'arat Misrin, Idlib governorate, on February 25th, 2020, according to local sources. Whereas Shabha Press initially put the death toll at four killed civilians, they…
Summary
Published
25 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
30–62
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2020
Incident Code
LC301
Location
مسجد الزبير بن العوام, Zubair Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and five civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli. 218TV reported two "severe" injuries. Libya Observer said three people were injured. Al Wasat reported five injured and added: "The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in the Al-Wefaq government [GNA], Amin Al-Hashemi, announced the names of…
Summary
Published
24 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 February 2020
Incident Code
LC302
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Saleheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center said: "A team from the center toured the field to find out the severity of the injuries left by the fall of a shell on Monday evening, 24/2/2020 in Saleheddin, and injured a family of…
Summary
Published
24 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 February 2020
Incident Code
TS411
Location
الفاطسة, Al Fatsa, Raqqa, Syria
ANF reported that on February 23rd, 2020, "Turkish forces attacked the village of Al Fatsa in Ain Issa region at around 17:30 local time on Saturday. The attack left three children and a woman injured, and were then taken to Raqqa Hospital for treatment." Also @Kurdistan4K reported that Turkish shelling renewed on Ain Issa countryside,…
Summary
Published
23 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2020
Incident Code
TS412
Location
مُنـابـي, Mabujah, Raqqa, Syria
According to ANF, two civilians including a child were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Mabujah village in Tal Abyad on February 23rd, 2020. ANF said that " During the night, the invading Turkish state and its mercenaries shelled the village of Mabujah in Girê Spî (Tal Abyad). As a result of the bombing, a…
Summary
Published
23 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4480
Location
جوزف, Jouseph, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a child, was reported killed and one to two civilians, possibly including a girl and a woman, were reported injured during an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike on the village of Jouseph in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib on February 22, 2020. Regarding civilian harm, more than 10 sources reported that a girl…
Summary
Published
22 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
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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Incident Date
21 February 2020
Incident Code
LC300
Location
الاصفاح, Al Asfah, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians from one family were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Al-Swani. The Field Medicine and Support Centre reported: "As part of its humanitarian mission, the emergency and ambulance team at Suwani Field Hospital affiliated to the Center for Field Medicine and Support Friday night, corresponding to 2/21/2020, assisted citizens after targeting with a…
Summary
Published
21 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4471
Location
ترمانين, Tarmaneen, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians were reported killed and up to nine others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Termaneen in Idlib, Syria on February 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Step Agency reported that "Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Turkish observation point in the town of Termaneen, north of Idlib, with vacuum…
Summary
Published
18 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4466
Location
الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria
One child was killed alongside their mother and four others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Abzmo, Aleppo governorate, on February 17th, 2020, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center reported that "a mother and her child were martyred due to the targeting of the Russian occupation air…
Summary
Published
17 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4467
Location
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed, including a woman and a child and an unknown number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian air or artillery strikes on the city of Al Dana, Idlib governorate, on February 17th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Ahmad Abu…
Summary
Published
17 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
17 February 2020
Incident Code
USSOM278-C
Location
Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Two civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured in a US airstrike on Jilib. AFRICOM later admitted that the strike led to civilian harm. Somali Memo, a news site close to Al Shabaab, wrote: "Reports from Jilib district say that a drone crashed into a civilian residence yesterday, killing no one but injuring two civilians,…
Summary
Published
17 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4463
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma`arat Masrin, Idlib, Syria
At least one child was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Ma`arat Masrin on February 16, 2020. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that a child was wounded by artillery shelling on Ma`arat Masrin and that the volunteers transferred the child to a nearby hospital. Our Syria reported about artillery shelling in…
Summary
Published
16 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 February 2020
Incident Code
TS409
Location
باشمرة, Bashamra, Aleppo, Syria
A woman and two children were injured in alleged Turkish air and/or artillery strikes on the village of Bashamra, Sherawa district, Aleppo governorate, on February 15th, 2020, according to local sources. ANF English reported that Turkish forces launched an attack on the village, resulting into the injury of a woman named Sêvîn Nebu Qesab and her…
Summary
Published
15 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4452
Location
معارة الاتارب, Ma`art Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians were killed including at least two children and a woman died and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Ma`art Al Atareb, according to local media and sources on February 14th 2020. The majority of sources indicated that five civilians were killed but Syriahr alleged…
Summary
Published
14 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13–14 February, 2020
Incident Code
RS4450
Location
قبتان الجبل, Qubtan Al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria
One woman was reported killed and eight others including five children injured, originally from Aleppo's southern countryside residing in Qabtan Al Jabal in Aleppo's western countryside when allegedly Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town on the night between Feb 13th and 14th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence reported…
Summary
Published
13 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4449
Location
محيط مدينة ادلب, Vicinity of Idlib , Idlib, Syria
At least seven civilians, including five to seven children and two to five women, were reported injured as a result of alleged Russian forces airstrikes on the western side of the vicinity of Idlib, on February 13th, 2020 according to local sources. @IdlibPlus reported that "seven civilians, five children and two women were injured as a…
Summary
Published
13 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported injured
7–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4446
Location
كفرعمة, Kafr Amma, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to five others, including three children were injured as the result of Russian airstrikes on the town of Kafr Amma, Aleppo governorate, on February 12th, 2020, as reported by local sources. SCD Aleppo wrote that "four civilians were killed and three others wounded due…
Summary
Published
12 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4439
Location
حي الصناعة, Al Sinaa neighborhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Up to 16 civilians, including seven children, were killed and 33 civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Sinaa (commercial) neighborhood of Idlib city on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib reported that "12 people were killed and 33 others injured so far,…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–16
Civilians reported injured
22–33
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4441
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and five other civilians, including a child and two women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the city of Darat Izza, Aleppo countryside, on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources. @ShahbaPress reported that "five civilians from one family were wounded, including a child and two women, as…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4442
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
On February 11, 2020 three civilians, including a child, were injured during airstrikes on the town of Urma Al Kubra by alleged Russian warplanes. Smart News reported that three civilians, including a child, were injured in the town of Urma Al Kubra. The Violations Documentation Center provided data that a child was killed and nine…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4443
Location
الاتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, a man and a child, were killed and an elderly man was reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Atarib, Aleppo governorate, on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources. According to @HalabTodayTV, "a man and a child were killed when warplanes targeted their car…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4444
Location
كفرتعال, Kafar Ta'al, Idlib, Syria
A 17-year-old child was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafr Ta'al, Idlib governorate, on February 11th, 2020, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "the child Qasem Lattouf al Omar, aged 17, was killed as Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes carried out a strike…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2020
Incident Code
YS089
Location
برج حيدر, Burj Haidar, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured in alleged YPG or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the village of Burj Haidar, Afrin governorate, on February 11th, 2020, according to SMART News. SMART reported that, according to the Syrian Civil Defence, "a child and three civilians were wounded in the village of Burj Haidar, located…
Summary
Published
11 February 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
10 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4435
Location
الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
From multiple incidents in the same day, three civilians including a child were reported killed and more than 25 others, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Atarib in Aleppo, Syria on February 10th 2020, via local sources. A Facebook post from Anastracey identified two…
Summary
Published
10 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4436
Location
كفر عروق, Kafr Arouq, Idlib, Syria
A child was reported killed and up to seven other civilians injured when allegedly Russian forces and/or Syrian regime forces targeted with airstrikes Kafr Arouq in Idlib, Syria on February 10th, 2020 according to local sources. Initial reports from local sources said at least one person was dead and three wounded from the air strike.…
Summary
Published
10 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4429
Location
كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians were reported killed, including a woman and her husband, and up to 15 others injured including children, in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes and artillery shelling on Kafrnouran in Aleppo, on February 9th, 2020, according to local sources. Sources said that raids targeted homes and a primary school in…
Summary
Published
9 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
1–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4432
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Four people, including a four year old child, were reportedly killed and up to nine civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the city of Al Atarib, western Aleppo countryside, on February 9th, 2020, according to local sources. The child was identified as Hatem Abdulllah Haid, who was…
Summary
Published
9 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2020
Incident Code
RS4434
Location
ابين سمعان, Abin Samaan, Aleppo, Syria
Up to twelve civilians, including two women and six children, were killed and up to twenty civilians injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Abin Samaan, Aleppo governorate, on the night of February 9th to February 10th, 2020, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center said that three of those killed belong to…
Summary
Published
9 February 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
13–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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