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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4297
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and up to four civilians were wounded in initial reports about an alleged Russian or Syrian regime bombing raid upon the village of Maarat Numan on December 28th, 2019. Local sources reported that Russian helicopters dropped barrel bombs, and there were early reports of four wounded civilians, the death…
Summary
Published
30 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2019
Incident Code
LC264
Location
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya
Airstrikes by the LNA and/or UAE on the Shurfat Al Malaha residential area, in the vicinity of Tripoli's Mitiga Airport, reportedly killed an elderly woman and injured several more civilians including a child. Libya al Ahrar named the elderly victim as Al-Haja Zahra Al-Tamtam. Burkan al Ghadab said that two persons "from the expatriate labor…
Summary
Published
29 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2019
Incident Code
LC261
Location
صيدلية أوكسجين, Oxygen Pharmacy O2, Al Zawiyah, Libya
At least two civilians were killed and eight injured after LNA and/or UAE aircraft hit a pharmacy, a car and other civilian targets in Zawiya. The target of the LNA strikes was initially assumed to be the headquarters of the GNA's Al Farouq battalion. However reports soon made clear that multiple nearby civilian objects had…
Summary
Published
26 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
LC259
Location
منطقة بـئر الأسطى ميـلاد, Vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tarabulus, Libya
On Tuesday, December 24, 2019, drone or artillery strikes, reportedly conducted by the Libyan National Army or the United Arab Emirates in the vicinity of Bi’r Al Austa Milad road, Tajoura, Libya, killed up to four civilians including two women and injured 12 other non-combatants according to local reports. A vegetable market and civilian cars…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4292
Location
جوباس, Joubas, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 12 civilians, including at least five children and two women, were reported killed and up to seven others, including two children and two women, injured in Joubas, Idlib in Syria on December 24th, 2019 when Russian warplanes attacked a school building that was used as a shelter for displaced people in the…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4294
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
An elderly woman was reported injured along with at least one other civilian after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on Saraqeb in Idlib, Syria on December 24th 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: ""An elderly woman was wounded in a bombing by the Syrian regime on…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4282
Location
بداما, Badama, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was killed and his father, mother, and brother were injured as the result of an alleged Russian or regime drone strikes on the town of Badama, Idlib governorate, on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. In total, up to five injuries were reported by local sources. A Syrian Civil Defence source told…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
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
21 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4281
Location
الدير شرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
At least two men and one woman were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Deir al Sharqi, Idlib governorate, on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. The Syrian Civil Defence reported that "a man, an elderly man and a woman" were…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4283
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Seven or eight civilians, including four children and between one and three women, were reportedly killed and more than twenty civilians, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in the city of Saraqib on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
20–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 December 2019
Incident Code
CS1941
Location
دوار قرموطي, Qarmouti Roundabout, Al Hassakah, Syria
Manar Saqer, female, aged 27, was reported killed on December 21st 2019, after she was run over by a US-led Coalition vehicle (truck) near Qarmouti square in Qamishli, Syria, according to local sources. Manar was reported hit while she was returning back from her work around 17:30 local time. Another source believed the victim killed…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4279
Location
كوسنيا, Kosniya, Aleppo, Syria
Two or three civilians, including a woman, were reportedly injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kosniya in Aleppo governorate on December 20th, 2019, according to local sources. Whereas SMART News Agency reported three wounded, including a woman, the Syrian Civil Defence reported that two civilians were injured. SMART reported that…
Summary
Published
20 December 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
19 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4278
Location
ديرسنبل, Deir Sunbul, Idlib, Syria
A teacher and his wife were killed, and a number of civilians were wounded, in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Deir Sunbul, Idlib governorate, in the morning of December 19th, 2019, according to local sources. Some sources, among them Baldi News, reported initially that only one woman had been killed…
Summary
Published
19 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
19 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4276
Location
تل مرديخ, Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were reportedly killed, among them a mother and her two children, and up to seventeen civilians, including seven children and seven women, were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on the down of Tal Mardikh, Idlib governorate, on December 19th, 2019. Many injured remained in critical condition. The LCCSY reported five…
Summary
Published
19 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
12–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4274
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
At least two children, two women and one man were reportedly killed, and up to 30 other civilians injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces artillery or airstrikes on Ma'aret al-Nu'man in Idlib in the evening of December 19th, 2019, according to local sources. Two other civilians reportedly died from their injuries caused by…
Summary
Published
19 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
26–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4264
Location
بداما, Bidama, Idlib, Syria
Six civilians including three young girls, their mother and two women, all belonging to the same family, have been reportedly killed in alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian air or artillery strikes on Bidama in the western countryside of Idlib during the day on December 17, 2019. Local sources also claimed that in addition, a "large number"…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4263
Location
معصران, Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria
Four to seven people, including a woman, were reportedly killed and between ten and seventeen civilians, including two children, injured after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a market in the village of Ma’saran in the afternoon of December 17th, 2019, according to local sources. The day was referred to as "Black Tuesday" by the…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4262
Location
تلمنس,, Tal Menes, Idlib, Syria
Between six to ten civilians, all belonging to one family, were reportedly killed in what local media described as "a massacre" in Tal Menes in Idlib, in the evening of December 17th, 2019. Among the casualties were reportedly three children and at least three women. Dozens more were reported wounded. The incident was referred to…
Summary
Published
17 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4253
Location
معرشمارين, Ma’ar Shmareen, Idlib, Syria
As many as five civilians, including two women and a child, were killed and dozens of civilians, mostly women and children, were injured following alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’ar Shmareen, Idlib Governorate on December 16th, 2019, according to multiple sources. The names of those killed and injured indicate several…
Summary
Published
16 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4252
Location
بنش,, Binnish town, Idlib, Syria
As many as three civilians, two children (siblings) and a woman, were killed and five family members, including a child and a woman, were injured in as many as six alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of Binnish, Idlib Governorate on December 16th 2019, according to local media reports.…
Summary
Published
16 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4244
Location
بلدة بليون, Balyoun, Idlib, Syria
Between four and 11 civilians, including women and children, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market place in Balyoun village, Idlib governorate, on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Around fourteen more non-combatants were injured. There are many conflicting reports about the number of civilian casualties. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
13–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4245
Location
تلمنس, Talmans village, Idlib, Syria
As many as three civilians, one man, one woman and a child, were killed and as many as 14 others, including three women and a child, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on a marketplace in the village of Talmans, Idlib Governate on December 7th, 2019 local media reported. According to…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4–14
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4242
Location
إبديتا, Abdita, Idlib, Syria
As many as seven civilians, including a woman, five children and a man, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Abdita, Idlib governate on December 7th 2019, according to local media. Three sources said a child, Abdullah Al-Zaidan, died from wounds he sustained in the strike. The Syrian Human…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4241
Location
بلدة البارة, Al Barah, Idlib, Syria
At least four civilians, including one child and two women, were killed and up to dozens were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes that coincided with Syrian regime artillery strikes in the city centre of Al Barah on December 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported that Russian raids targeted the main street…
Summary
Published
7 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4238
Location
جزرايا, Jazraiya, Aleppo, Syria
As many as three civilians - a woman, her son and an infant - were killed and as many as nine others, including multiple members of the same family, were injured in an alleged Russian or Syria regime strikes on the town of Jazraiya, Aleppo Governate on the evening of December 4th 2019, according to…
Summary
Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4235
Location
بزابور, Bzabour, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed and eight civilians, including between three to seven children and between one to five women, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Bzabour, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019, according to local sources. All of the named victims appear to come from the same family.…
Summary
Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4234
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
One person was killed and as many as eight people, including three children and three women, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Kafar Nabl, Idlib governorate, on December 4th, 2019. The majority of the sources accused the regime of carrying out the strikes, some sources mentioned the presence…
Summary
Published
4 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4230
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria
Dozens of civilians, including children and women, were wounded in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on several towns in Idlib governorate on December 4th, 2019, according to Shaam News Network. The Shaam News Network reported that the "very violent air raids" targeted locations south of the international M4-line in the southern countryside of Idlib,…
Summary
Published
4 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
3 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4227
Location
أورم_الجوز, Urum Al Joz, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a woman, was injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes on the village of Urum Al Joz on December 3, 2019. According to @oulaalassaad, civilians were wounded when the regime dropped barrel bombs on the village of Urum Al Joz but did not specify how many civilians were involved. @la1mea and…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2019
Incident Code
YS080
Location
اعزاز, Azaz, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, one woman was reported killed and 15 other civilians including 8 children and 2 women were injured in alleged YPG shelling on Azaz, Aleppo in Syria on December 3rd, 2019. The woman killed was identified as Zalikha Ahmed Kasaiba, 36 years old.
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
3 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4221
Location
قرية الشيخ أحمد,, Sheikh Ahmed village, south of Aleppo city, Aleppo, Syria
Three people including a child, a woman, and an elderly man, were injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Sheikh Ahmed in the southern Aleppo countryside on the evening of December 3rd 2021, according to local reports. The description of the victims matched across several sources. The Syrian Civil Defense in Aleppo said…
Summary
Published
3 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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