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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
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
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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Incident Date
24 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3582
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
A civilian man and a woman died and up to six civilians were wounded in alleged regime or Russian air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun on February 24th, 2019, according to sources on the ground. @abuhuzaifa_ noted "5 days of continuous and daily shelling of my city", stating that the smell of blood was everywhere.…
Summary
Published
24 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3581
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
In renewed artillery shelling on Khan Sheikhoun, up to seven civilians died, and between six and 15 were wounded, according to local media. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame - though the majority pointed to the regime. Sources reported that the Syrian regime were stationed at Kubaybat al-Huda camp in the eastern suburb…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
6–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM195-C
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A father and young child were reported killed in a US airstrike on the al Shabaab-occupied town of Kunyo Barrow. AFRICOM later admitted the deaths of two civilians along with three injuries in the event in its first quarterly civilian harm report of April 2020. US Africa Command first reported on February 24th 2019 that…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3580
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians including one child were killed and several wounded as Mesraba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was struck by airstrikes and artillery, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported, On this day, several parts of eastern Ghouta, including Mesraba, were subject to what was referred to by many…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2019
Incident Code
LC103
Location
مرزق, Murzuq, Murzuq, Libya
One man was reportedly killed and two children injured in an LNA airstrike on Murzuq. Arraed wrote: "A source from Murzuq hospital on Sunday reported the arrival of the body of an elderly man killed by LNA bombing, as well as the wounding of two children with shrapnel. The source, who declined to be named,…
Summary
Published
17 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 February 2019
Incident Code
CS1900a
Location
هداج, Hadaj, Al Hassakah, Syria
Bread salesman Abdul Razzaq Mohammed from the village of Abu Juba was heading to work passing through Hadaj village when he was allegedly shot and hit by Coalition machine gun fire during Coalition operations in the village. Local sources reported he died of the injuries sustained in the strike. No other details are known at…
Summary
Published
17 February 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3576
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A continuation of artillery shelling on the residential neighbourhood of Khan Sheikhoun meant that between two and 16 civilians were killed, and six or more were wounded, following another "massacre" on the 15th of February. Sources were conflicted as too who was to blame. Most attributed blame the Syrian regime, however, some also blamed Russia.…
Summary
Published
16 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–16
Civilians reported injured
6–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2019
Incident Code
CS1898
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In the final stages of the fight against ISIS in its last territorial stronghold, four civilians were alleged killed as a result of shelling by the International Coalition on houses in the outskirts of the town of Al-Baghouz in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor on the morning of February 11th. According to Euphrates Post…
Summary
Published
11 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2019
Incident Code
CS1899
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In the final stages of the fight against ISIS in its last territorial stronghold in Al-Baghouz, alleged Coalition shelling killed at least 16 civilians in the evening of February 11th on the outskirts of the town, according to local sources. Monitors reported that among the victims were seven children, eight women and one elderly man,…
Summary
Published
11 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2019
Incident Code
CS1900
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to several local sources including ISIS, the Coalition killed between 50 and 100 civilians when an airstrike struck Al-Baghouz in the final stages of the fight against ISIS' last territorial stronghold. While reports varied on the exact number of civilian casualties, most sources claimed that the majority of the victims were women and children.…
Summary
Published
11 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
50–100
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM194-C
Location
Tuwaareey, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US Africa Command initially reported that it had carried out two airstrikes in the vicinity of Janaale in the lower Shabelle region. AFRICOM stated that "the first airstrike on February 11 had killed eight militants and the second airstrike killed four militants" with a total of 12 killed. AFRICOM added that "at this time, it…
Summary
Published
11 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military actors reported killed
4–12
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
6–7 February, 2019
Incident Code
CS1896
Location
الشحيل, Al Shahil - possibly Al-Khayasah neighborhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the house of Majid al-Salama in Al Shahil on the night of February 6th-7th. Baladi News blamed "US helicopters from the International Alliance, backed by high-flying jet fighters" for the airstrike. Other sources claim he was killed by gunfire. Three civilians were later admitted to have…
Summary
Published
6 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3570
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died because of wounds he sustained as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime bombing on Kfar Zeita on February 1st, 2019 according to local sources. Other casualties among civilians were also reported. Local sources reported that Osama Hafez Al Rajo died on the morning of February 10th from wounds sustained…
Summary
Published
1 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2019
Incident Code
CS1893
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that the Coalition fired several missiles at or near residential buildings in Al-Baghouz town, claiming the lives of up to 14 civilians. One source claimed the attack was by a US B-1 bomber. In a September 20 2021 strike report for the incident, the US Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent…
Summary
Published
29 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3569
Location
كفر نبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
A number of injuries among civilians were reported after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces rocket attack on Kafr Nabl in Idlib on January 28th, 2019 according to sources on the ground. abds02747 tweeted that "Hossam al-Hassani and Mohammed al-Khatib were injured by the rocket attack that targeted the city of Kafr Nabl."…
Summary
Published
28 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3568
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Artillery shelling reportedly struck a residential neighborhood in Kfar Zeita on the evening of January 26th and wounded a 40-year-old man who was transferred to a nearby medical point. According to some sources, another unidentified civilian was wounded. All sources blamed the Russian forces, except one local source who blamed the Syrian regime.
Summary
Published
26 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25–26 January, 2019
Incident Code
CS1891
Location
الباغوز, Between Al-Baghuz Fawqani town and Al-Marashdah village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Coalition airstrike killed a total of 42 people, including 13 civilians in addition to 29 members of ISIS according to local reports. Among other sources, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Coalition "shelled places on the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside,…
Summary
Published
25 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military actors reported killed
29
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 January 2019
Incident Code
TI021
Location
رشاوة, Rashawa, Duhok, Iraq
Four men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the area of Deraluk, Dohuk province, on January 22nd or 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Two men remain missing: it is unknown if they were also killed or arrested or kidnapped. It is unclear if the men were civilians or Peshmerga. A local "security source"…
Summary
Published
22 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2019
Incident Code
USYEMTr186-C
Location
جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, Yemen
One civilian, named as the elderly man Saleh Ahmed Mohammed al-Qaisi, was killed by a US drone strike in the vicinity of Ja'ar, in the Al Qayseen subdistrict, Sama'a district of Bayda governorate, at 10am on January 21st 2019. In April 2021, CENTCOM confirmed to the Yemen human rights group Mwatana that it had killed…
Summary
Published
21 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 January 2019
Incident Code
USSOM182-C
Location
Radio Andalus, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
A reported airstrike or bomb blast by an unknown party on an al Shabaab radio station in Buale or Jilib town killed up to 25 al Shabaab supporters - five of them journalists. US Africa Command later denied responsibility. According to Sonna Somalia, "At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 others…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Military actors reported killed
10–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3563
Location
بكسريا, Baksriya, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the villages of Khan al Sabil and Baksriya in the countryside of Jisr al Shughour on January 20th, 2018, according to local media. Around 3 AM, an alleged strike hit Baksriya and killed two civilians; one man and a woman. Between two and nine civilians were reported wounded and were evacuated by the Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3564
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 12 civilians, including children, were died in alleged Russian airstrikes in the al-Sha’ar neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported. Up to 60 civilians were left wounded. Several sources reported that a family - a father and his children - was among the victims. One source showed a video of a woman mourning…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–12
Civilians reported injured
24–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2019
Incident Code
LC101
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
The journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was reportedly killed in indiscriminate artillery shelling while covering militia clashes in the south of Tripoli. Reuters reported that "Mohamed Ben Khalifa died of a random shell in the Libyan capital while covering the clashes." Al Jazeera added: "Ben Khalifa died while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir…
Summary
Published
19 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
18 January 2019
Incident Code
CS1888
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what was described as a "massacre", local sources reported that an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted the town of Al-Baghouz Tahtani east of Deir Al-Zour, killing between 6 and 39 civilians including women and children. Most sources reported that the civilians were struck while fleeing areas under ISIS control. However one local source, who did…
Summary
Published
18 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15–39
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3562
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A 53-year-old man died and up to four of his family members were wounded and rescued from the rubble of their home in Al Lataminah, following an alleged Russian airstrike or artillery shelling by the Assad regime, according to sources on the ground. Syria.tv noted that the adult male victim, Khaled Karmo Al-Hilal (named by multiple sources)…
Summary
Published
17 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Mahmoud Shalbik, a 23-year-old university student from Tripoli, was reportedly killed during armed clashes in the Libyan capital. While most sources reported he was killed by stray bullet, UNSMIL said the "student at the University of Tripoli, Faculty of Economics, was killed at his home as result of incriminate shelling." Abdulrahman Ghummied stated on Twitter:…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100b
Location
راس يوسف, Ras Yusuf, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Two women and an elderly man were reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. UNSMIL wrote in its civilian casualty report that "two women and an elderly man were killed in Ras Yusuf district while attempting to escape the shelling." Local reports point at GNA-affiliated militias or the 7th Brigade as the perpetrator behind…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
3
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