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Incident Date
2 December 2019
Incident Code
TS399
Location
تل رفعت, Tal Rifat, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 11 civilians - 10 of whom were named - including eight children aged between three and 15, a woman and an elderly man were reported killed, and 12 others - most of them are children - seriously injured in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Tal Rifaat, in Aleppo governorate, Syria on December…
Summary
Published
2 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4219
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed, and five others injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike that targeted Al Hal Market in Saraqib, Idlib in Syria on December 2nd 2019 according to local sources. Jesr Press reported that Nashaat Al-Ahmad, aged 25, died of his injuries before arrival to hospital. According to…
Summary
Published
2 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
2 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4220
Location
الغدفة, Al Ghadfa, Idlib, Syria
A woman and a man were reported injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike in Al Gadfa in the countryside of Maarat al-Numan Idlib, Syria on December 2nd, 2019, according to local sources, apparently targeting a civilian home. The "young" man was identified as Hudhayfa Al-Hamoud by local sources. According to…
Summary
Published
2 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2019
Incident Code
YS078
Location
العزيزية, Al Aziziya, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was reported executed by YPG in Hai Al Aziziya in Hasakah on December 1st 2019, according to local sources. It was reported that Abdulwahed Khalil Al Kalash was shot dead when he tried to prevent YPG from demolishing his house that they deemed illegal and without a license. Minbar Al Hasakah said that…
Summary
Published
1 December 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
1 December 2019
Incident Code
YS079
Location
أبو راسين, Abo Rasin, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported that the civilian Abdul Hamid Al-Abdullah from Al Arada village was executed by YPG/SDF forces on a checkpoint in Abu Rasin in Hasakah on December 1st, 2019. No more details are available.
Summary
Published
1 December 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
1 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4213
Location
حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria
Between five and ten civilians, including two children and two women, were reported injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Hass in Idlib, Syria, on December 1st 2019 according to local sources. A local source, Wasim Alkhalf, reported that this incident happened at 3.15pm. The source also identified four of those injured…
Summary
Published
1 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4211
Location
بلدة تل كرسيان, Tal Karseean, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on Tal Karseean in Idlib, Syria on December 1st 2019 according to local sources. According to multiple sources including Syrian Network for Human Rights, Ibrahim Mohammad al Hussein and his nephew, Sayyed Hasan al Hussein, were killed in the attack. Syrianpc…
Summary
Published
1 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4209
Location
الغدفة, Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria
A woman and a man were reportedly injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Ghadafa in Idlib, Syria on November 30th, 2019, at noon. According to Eldor News quoting an Al-Durar Al-Shamiya Network correspondent, the two civilians had only been lightly injured. A Baladi correspondent claimed that the civilians had been seriously wounded…
Summary
Published
30 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4208
Location
بكفلا أو النهر الأبيض, Bkafla or Al Naher Al Abyad, near Jisr Ash Shughour, Idlib, Syria
One young male civilian was reportedly killed and at least nine others, including one woman and at least four members of the Syrian Civil Defense, were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russia and/or Syrian regime forces artillery strike on Bkafla or Al Naher Al Abyad, near Jisr Ash Shughour in the evening of November 27th…
Summary
Published
27 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4204
Location
كرسعة, Karsa’a, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, including a child, were killed and several others were wounded in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Karsa’a, according to local media. Idlib Plus said two men were killed, and civilian homes were damaged. Zaiton Mag pointed out that the strikes occurred in residential neighborhoods. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
26 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4205
Location
الفطيرة,, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
Two or three civilians were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on al-Fatira town, local media reported. @ShahbaPress tweeted: "A child and a woman were injured in shelling by Assad helicopters with explosive barrels on al-Fatira town of southern Idlib countryside." Other sources put the wounded toll at three. According to the White…
Summary
Published
26 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4203
Location
ابلين, Iblin, Idlib, Syria
One man was wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Iblin in Jabal Al-Zawiya on the morning of November 26th, 2019, according to local media. The White Helmets reported that "explosive barrels by helicopters belonging to Assad forces" hit "the outskirts of Iblin village in Idlib countryside." Several sources reported that a total of…
Summary
Published
26 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4198
Location
معارة النعسان, Maarat Naasan, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, including a child, were reported killed and up to five others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma'arat AlNaasan in Idlib, on November 24th 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defense said the six civilians are from one family and named the killed ones: Reema Ramadan, aged 60, Mohamed Omar Ramadan aged…
Summary
Published
24 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4199
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
On November 24th, 2019, in Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, local and social media reported that civilians were wounded as a result an alleged Russian airstrike. Four missiles were alleged to have been fired, and at least one man was reported injured. According to the White Helmets, "a man was injured as a result of four airstrikes…
Summary
Published
24 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4200
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
On November 24th, 2019, a man and a women were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Heesh town, Idlib. Local sources and social media reported on the airstrike. HalabTodayTV reported "A man and a woman were injured in a Russian air strike targeting the town of Heesh in the southern countryside of…
Summary
Published
24 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4194
Location
قرية الصافي, al-Safi village, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Three women from the same family and a child were reported killed, and a man and his son injured when their vehicle was hit by a Russian armored military vehicle in Al Safi village in Manbej, Aleppo governorate in Syria, on November 23rd 2019 according to local sources. Local sources stated that the accident occured…
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4195
Location
كفرنبل, Kafrnabl, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reported killed and between three and ten others including at least one woman and one child were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Nubul in Idlib, Syria on November 23rd 2019, according to local sources. While SMART Agency, Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), IdlibPlus and Macro Media Center (MMC)…
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4193
Location
Fatira village, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Fatira village in Idlib, Syria, on November 22nd 2019 at approximately 7:45 local time, according to local sources. The two deaths were identified as Abdullah Ibrahim Abu Alkhish and Kinan Abdeljoud Khalouf on multiple sources on Twitter and Facebook. The Step…
Summary
Published
22 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2019
Incident Code
CS1937
Location
حي اللطوة, Latwa neighbourhood, Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was killed and one woman and five children from the same family injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted their home in Al Latwa neighbourhood of the town of Dhiban, Deir Ezzor governorate, on November 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Two members of the SDF were also reported killed and another…
Summary
Published
22 November 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4192
Location
مرعيان, Mareyan, Idlib, Syria
A child and his father were reported killed, while his mother injured in an alleged Russian forces airstrike on Mareyan in Eastern Idlib, Syria on November 22nd, 2019. The Syrian Human Rights Committee identified the names the two victims as Basel Hazarini and Talha Basel Hazarini (his son). The wife of Basel and mother of…
Summary
Published
22 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
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 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4191
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and a number of others were wounded by a mortar or a cluster bomb from the remnants of previous strikes by Russian Forces or the Syrian regime forces on Ma'arat Al Numan in Idlib, on November 21st, 2019, according to local sources. A tweet from @oulaalassaad named three…
Summary
Published
21 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2019
Incident Code
YS074
Location
قرب قرية الحمدانية, near Al Hamdaniya village, Al Hassakah, Syria
One civilian was injured with YPG fires as they tried to disperse a demonstration near al Hamdaniya village in Hasaka, Syria on November 21st, 2019, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
21 November 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4187
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Six civilians were killed in reported Russian airstrikes in the town of Maarat al Numan in southern Idlib on the evening of November 20th 2019. Multiple sources alleged that at least five casualties were members of the same family, including four children and their mother. The strikes occurred on “World Children’s Day”. Between 11 and…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4186
Location
بابيلا,, Babila, Idlib, Syria
Two men were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Babila in the southern countryside of Idlib on November 20, 2019. HalabTodayTv stated that the two civilians were injured and that material was damaged, due to the alleged airstrike in Babila by the Russian Armed forces. Several local sources reported that civilian…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4188
Location
جبالا, Jabala, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a man, was killed and one to two civilians, including a man, were injured in a suspected airstrike by the Russian Armed Forces in Jabala, Idlib on November 20, 2019. Jesrpress stated that reportedly a man was killed and another civilian injured as a result of airstrikes conducted by the Russian Armed forces,…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
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
20 November 2019
Incident Code
TS397
Location
قرنفل, Qaranfil, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in an alleged Turkish drone attack on a vehicle including five civilians in Qaranfil village in Tal Abyad - Raqqa in Syria on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The victims are all from the same family and moved to a hospital in Kobane. The…
Summary
Published
20 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish 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
19–20 November, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY005
Location
بيت سابر, Beit Sabir, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians, including a woman, were killed and at least one child was injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Beit Sabir, Damascus governorate, around 1:30 AM on November 20th, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "the death of a Syrian civilian and his wife after they were pulled from…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
0–23
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
USSOM257-C
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military reported on the same day that it had carried out an airstrike near Qunyo Barrow that killed one "terrorist." However al Shabaab insisted the victim was a local civilian businessman named Ismail Issa Bhutan. AFRICOM later insisted the target "was both an al-Shabaab leader and weapons supplier." According to a press release…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 November 2019
Incident Code
YS072
Location
أعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and between seven and 15 others including two children injured in an alleged YPG artillery attack on Azaz in Aleppo governorate, Syria on November 19th, 2019, according to local sources. The civilian killed was identified as Muhammad Mustafa Amouri, aged 30 and he died shortly after he was moved to…
Summary
Published
19 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
YPG
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