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Incident Date

1 May 2018

Incident Code

CS1747

Location

القصر, Al Qasr village, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to local sources, at least 13 and up to 30 civilians were killed and “tens of others” were injured in airstrikes on al Qasr village, also known as al Fadel, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Tal al Jayer area of al Hassaka governorate. Reports identified both the Coalition and the Iraqi air force…

Summary

Published
1 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
24–30
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1–14 May, 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr165-C

Location

شبوة, Shabwa, Yemen
An investigator indicated to the UK legal charity Reprieve that two men were killed by a US strike in Shabwa during early May 2018. No other known sources reported the strike. Reprieve shared its information on this reported strike with Airwars. According to the investigator, both men were mediating a tribal dispute in the area…

Summary

Published
1 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

29 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3409

Location

معرزيتا ومخيم للنازحين بلقرب منها, Marzita and an IDP camp nearby, Idlib, Syria
A male civilian was reported killed and seven others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike or Syrian regime shelling of the al-Walid IDP camp near the town of Marzita in southern Idlib countryside. The rockets came at night, striking a two-room school and many of the inhabited tents, according to Shaam News. The town of…

Summary

Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, IDP or Refugee Camp, Religious (Mosque), Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3405

Location

الهبيط , كفرسجنة, كفرنبل ,أرينبة, Al Habit , Kafar Sijna , Arinba and Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died as an aerial bombardment on villages across southern Idlib decimated schools and hospitals, local sources reported. Al Habit was one of the hardest hit by sustained heavy artillery fire, killing a man and woman. Two children were injured in Kafr Nabil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as warplanes struck…

Summary

Published
25 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3402

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported killed in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus Syria ffor the third consecutive day on April 22nd, 2018. Marsad Hasaka said that Anas Bassam Amouri , Haj Saleh Mahmoud, Muhannad Saleh Mahmoud and Jamal Samih Hamid 'Abu Khaled' were killed in…

Summary

Published
22 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22–23 April, 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr163-C

Location

مفقه ,الحزم, Mafqa, Al Hazma, Shabwa, Yemen
Two young men, who pro-AQAP feeds indicated may have been civilians, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Hazm, in the Beihan area on the borders of Shabwa and Bayda governorates, overnight from April 22nd-23rd 2018. It was later suggested that they were instead killed by a Houthi landmine. Local language news…

Summary

Published
22 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle (Motorcycle)
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3401

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Syrian regime and Russian forces airstrikes on Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 21st, 2018 according to local sources. Step News Agency said that a Palestinian family of three was among four killed as Syrian forces attacked Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. "Mahmud…

Summary

Published
21 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3400

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and several others wounded in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria on April 20th, 2018, according to local sources. Imad al-Rayyan and Safwan al-Sabbagh  were named as the victims on social media. Step Agency reported that "civilians were killed and others…

Summary

Published
20 April 2018
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

17 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3396

Location

سوق الهال في كفر نبل, Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, Raqqa, Syria
Russian forces reportedly fired three missiles on Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, killing one man and injuring three others. The casualty was named as Omar Abdul Majid al Elaiwi, from the village of Sahyan, by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Although local sources predominantly reported Russian involvement, the Civil Defense Center in the…

Summary

Published
17 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3389

Location

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria
A man and a woman died as four air raids loaded with high-explosive missiles struck civilian houses in the town of Al Naqir, local media reported. The attack was widely attributed to Russian warplanes by local sources. Idlib 24 also reported the involvement of Assad’s forces. It came as Civil Defence teams continued to recover…

Summary

Published
10 April 2018
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

7 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3386

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
An alleged chemical weapons attack, attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russia, reportedly killed between 42 and 100 civilians and wounded up to 1,200 others in the city of Douma, Damascus governorate, on April 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Enab Baladi wrote that "after a ten-day truce in the city of Douma, the…

Summary

Published
7 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
42–100
Civilians reported injured
700–1200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 April 2018

Incident Code

USSOM123-C

Location

Ceel Buur, Mudug, Somalia
Up to four civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed along with up to five al Shabaab fighters as a US airstrike struck El Burr, Galmudug, international media reported. Following a year of denials, US Africa Command admitted in April 2019 that civilians had in fact died in the event - and that…

Summary

Published
1 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3358

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Four or five civilians including a woman and her child died and up to nine more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ariha, local media reported. @shahed_alep: 4 k a number wounded @SyrianCoalition reported "three martyrs and seven wounded in an air strike targeting civilian homes". Other sources put the…

Summary

Published
31 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3357

Location

الدانا, Al-Dana, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians, including a father and his son - reportedly IDPs from al-Haymaniya village in Hama governorate - were killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes which struck the city ofal-Dana on March 31, 2018 according to sources on the ground. @IdlibPlus put the death toll…

Summary

Published
31 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Emergency Services (Civil Defense Station), Legal (Courthouse)
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 March 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr159-C

Location

العقلة, Al Uqlah, Al Bayda, Yemen
Four related civilians were reportedly killed, and at least one wounded, by a US drone strike against a vehicle in Al Mandhari village, in the Sama'a district of Bayda governorate, at around 2pm on March 29th 2018. According to Mwatana, the combatant status of the fifth man was unclear. A US Defense spokesperson initially stated…

Summary

Published
29 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

28 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3339

Location

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians including one child at least were reported killed and several other civilians injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike or artillery strikes on Al Naqir in Idlib, Syria on March 28th, 2018 according to local sources. Northern Syria Observer reported that "a child and two civilians were killed by artillery shelling…

Summary

Published
28 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3316

Location

معرة مصرين, Ma'aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and three civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ma'aret Misrin, Idlib governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. Activist Jaber Abu Muhammed told Al Araby that "Russian air forces launched raids on the town of Ma'aret Misrin and…

Summary

Published
23 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3315

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Up to 10 civilians were reported killed and an unknown number of others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Douma, Damascus governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. Enab Baladi reported that an alleged Russian warplane "targeted the residential neighbourhoods of the city with 30 strikes, loaded with incendiary…

Summary

Published
23 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3312

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Two male civilians, including a journalist, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on a market in Douma, Damascus governorate, on March 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Douma Revolution posted on Facebook that Fozdika shells were launched upon a popular market in Douma, leading to the death of Suhayeb A’yyoun…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3311

Location

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
47 people, among which 17 women, including three pregnant women, and 17 children, were killed by airstrikes on a shelter in the city of Arbin, Eastern Ghouta, in the night of March 22nd, 2018. Conflicting reports blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the attack. @N_workMediaHoms tweeted that warplanes dropped more than 30 barrels…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
44–47
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3310

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between 16 and 25 civilians were killed and up to 200 were wounded in aerial and artillery strikes on residential neighbourhoods in the city of Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. Several sources claimed Russian forces were responsible for the attack, whereas others blamed the Assad regime. Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
16–25
Civilians reported injured
90–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3309

Location

حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria
Between 34 and 43 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a popular market area in the city of Harem, Idlib, on Thursday afternoon. The estimated number of injured civilians goes from "dozens” to 70 people. Initial reports estimated the death toll at around 20 civilians, but the Syrian Civil Defence stated that they…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
34–43
Civilians reported injured
20–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3304

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, at least 53 named civilians, including 14 children and six women, were killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Douma on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "at least 54 civilians, including 14 children and 6…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
53–64
Civilians reported injured
20–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3301

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between three and 14 civilians including two children were reportedly killed and dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on a residential area in Arbeen on March 20th 2018, according to local media resources. According to the Smart News Agency, "The Great Mosque in the city of Arbeen, east…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3287

Location

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and at least two others were injured in an alleged Russian forces airstrike on Haas town in Idlib countryside, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Edleb Media Center (EMC), Shaam Netwoek, @HalabTodayTV and @wateen_media reported that Russian forces warplanes did the attack, killing one civilians and injuring others.

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3294

Location

كفرومة, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria
Between four to seven civilians including children were injured in an alleged Russian forces airstrike on Kafrouma Village in Southern Idlib, March 19th, 2018. Smart News Agency, Micro Syria and Step News Agency blamed Russian forces warplanes for the strike and civilian harm. Smart News agency reported that "Warplanes carried out two raids with high-explosive…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3293

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Two or three civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrike/artillery strikes on Harasta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Sham Network reported that "Harasta was fired on by land to- land missiles and artillery shells, which led to the fall of two martyrs and the wounded." Shaam…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3292

Location

Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were reportedly killed, and  others - including woman and children - were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Ein Tarma town in Eastern Ghouta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) said on their Facebook page that "Russian warplanes targeted residential…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3290

Location

Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between 17 and 28 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air, artillery, and rocket strikes on Erbeen in Eastern Ghouta on March 19th, according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 15 children and two women were killed in the attack. The Syrian Observatory…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
17–28
Civilians reported injured
20–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3288

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least seven civilians, including a child and two women, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, March 19th 2018, as reported by local sources. Reports blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the incident. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) of Syria documented the names of seven…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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