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3836 incidents
Incident Date
22–23 August, 2019
Incident Code
RS4072
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma`arat Al Nu`man, Idlib, Syria
Two to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Ma`arat Al Nu`man, Idlib, on August 22nd. Edlib Media Center cited "two martyrs and several wounded, as a result of the regime's helicopter bombardment with explosive barrels on the southern neighborhood of Ma'rat Al-Nu`man city." Meanwhile, Syria Civil Defense stated that "three civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
22 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4065
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including as many as two children and a woman, were reported injured in airstrikes on Saraqib, Idlib, on August 21st, 2019. Syria Civil Defense and Edlib Media Center documented "three wounded, including two children, after warplanes targeted the city of Saraqib, east of Idlib with rockets." A tweet from @NEDAAPOST…
Summary
Published
21 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4064
Location
البشيرية, Al Bashiriya, Idlib, Syria
One to two civilians, including a child, were reported killed and between three and five civilians were injured in airstrikes on Al Bashiriya, Idlib, on August 21st, 2019. One child was initially reported killed, yet as understanding of events unfolded, Jisr Media Center reported that "the death toll of the martyrs in the town of…
Summary
Published
21 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4067
Location
دير الغربي, Deir Al Gharbi, Idlib, Syria
Four to five civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Deir Al Gharbi, Idlib, on August 21st. Up to ten others were reported injured. A tweet by @anasanas84 named the civilians killed as Wael Ahmed Al-Asaad, Hussein Omar Deeb Al-Asaad, Waleed al-Deek, and Muhammad Abdul Majeed Al-Rimi, from Khan Al-Sabil. In line with other sources,…
Summary
Published
21 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4041
Location
دير شرقي, Dier Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Seven to eight civilians, including four to eight children and as many as two women, were reported killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on Dier Sharqi, Idlib, on August 17th. A number of sources stated that all casualties were from the same family, and included only women and children. A tweet by @zamanalwsl…
Summary
Published
17 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4038
Location
حيش, Hiysh, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman was killed and a woman and "others" were reported injured in airstrikes on Hiysh, Idlib, on August 16th. Syrian Network for Human Rights names Mrs. Eman Shahhoud al Azraq, from Khan Sheikhoun city, as the victim killed in airstrikes by the Syrian regime on Hiysh. Smart News reported, "Russian warplanes shelling…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4037
Location
الغدفة, Al Ghadfa, Idlib, Syria
One child was reported killed and at least three other civilians were injured in airstrikes on Al Ghadfa, Idlib, on August 16th, 2019. Both Shaam News and Step Agency reported that "Russian and Syrian warplanes launched several airstrikes" on a number of cities and towns including Al Ghadfa, on August 16th. Shaam News and other…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4035
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians including two children were reported killed and 20 others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha in Idlib on August 16th, 2019. Dala'a Mutee' Bakir or Dala'a Khaldoun Bakir was reported killed first, and then three other wounded civilians died after few days due to their wounds sustained on August…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4036
Location
Qaryal al Rahma near Hass, Idlib, Syria
Up to 20 civilians, including children and a pregnant woman, were reported killed and up to 52 others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qaryat al Rahma which contains an IDP residential compound near Hass, Idlib, on August 16th, 2019. Local sources named 19 of those killed in the incident including at least three children.…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Shop
),
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
19–20
Civilians reported injured
13–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4027
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and others wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on August 14th. Step Agency tweeted that "three civilians, including a woman, have been killed and others injured due to raids targeting the city of Ma'ret Al Nu’man, south of Idlib." Meanwhile Shaam News and…
Summary
Published
14 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4019
Location
جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
Up to 16 civilians were reported injured in airstrikes on Jarjanaz, Idlib, on August 13th. Halab today stated that "nine people, including four women and two children, were injured in aerial cluster bombardment on Jarjanaz town." According to Zaman Al Wasel, White Helmets confirmed that three men and four women were wounded by shelling with…
Summary
Published
13 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
9–16
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4018
Location
الصالحية, Al Salehiya, Idlib, Syria
Up to three children were reported killed and their father injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime night airstrikes on Al Salehiya, Idlib, on August 13th, 2019. A woman was also reported killed in the attack, and it is unclear whether she is related to the other victims. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Step…
Summary
Published
13 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4017
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Three civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on August 13th, 2019, according to local sources. Eight others were injured. Two of the injured victims, including a child, passed away on August 18th due to the injuries they sustained in the strikes. Step Agency reported that "Russian…
Summary
Published
13 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4013
Location
بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes in Bdama, Idlib governorate, on August 12th, 2019, according to local sources. Jisr Media Center and Orient News stated that "a man and a woman were injured by artillery shelling in the town of Bdama." Shaam News Network also documented…
Summary
Published
12 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4010
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians, including three women, were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Nabil, Idlib governorate, on August 12th, 2019, according to local sources. Syria Civil Defense stated that "five civilians, including three women, were injured in warplanes' airstrikes on the houses of civilians in the centre of Kafar Nabil." Shaam News Network reported…
Summary
Published
12 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4007
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians from the same family were reported injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian airstrike or artillery shelling on Kafar Nabl, Idlib, on August 11th which was the first day of Eid Al-Adha. While an initial report stated that one woman was injured in the airstrike, all later sources indicated that the figure had…
Summary
Published
11 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4006
Location
حزارين, Hazzareen/Hazarin, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed, and five to11 including an elderly woman injured, in airstrikes on Hazzareen, Idlib, on August 11th. Smart News documented "destroyed houses on August 11th, 2019, in the village of Hazareen in southern Idlib governorate in the north of the country as a result of a Russian airstrike that targeted civilian…
Summary
Published
11 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4001
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamana'a, Idlib, Syria
One civilian male was reported killed and 17 others, including 11 children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Tamana'a, Idlib governorate, on August 10th, according to local sources. Baladi News stated that "the raids caused the martyrdom of one civilian as a preliminary outcome, and wounded 17 others, including 11…
Summary
Published
10 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 August 2019
Incident Code
TS291
Location
برج القاص, Burj al-Qas, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on Burj al-Qas. ANF said: "Turkish invasion army has bombed the villages of Birc Qas and Mezin in Afrin’s Sherawa district this morning. A civilian by the name of Munzur, whose last name couldn’t be learned, was killed in the attack which also left 35 years…
Summary
Published
5 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3986
Location
كفر نبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, Syria
One woman was reported killed and four to six civilians including two children injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery on Kafar Nubul, Idlib, on August 1st, 2019. Out of the injured, four belonged to one family. It was reported that Kafar Nubul was struck with two raids on that day. The…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3984
Location
كفرزيبا, Kafar Zeiba, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed and up to seven civilians, including at least one woman, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafar Zeiba, Idlib governorate, on July 31st, 2019, according to local sources. Al Araby wrote: "The bombing of the village of Kafar Zeiba, near the city of Ariha,…
Summary
Published
31 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3976
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Five civilians, including at least one child and two women, from the same family were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Lataminah in the northern Hama countryside on the evening of July 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to four others were reported injured. The Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
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 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3975
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including a woman and a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery on Kafr Zeita on the morning of July 29th. Initial reports claimed two civilians were killed, including a woman and a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense. According to local…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3971
Location
كفر زيتا القريبة, Vicinity of Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Two women and a man were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Mazra’et Al Tanour near the cities of Al Latamina and Kafar Zeita in Hama governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of other civilians was reported injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee wrote that "two…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
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
27 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3966
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to 13 civilians were reportedly killed and at least 22 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha in Idlib, on July 27th, 2019 according to local sources. The airstrikes hit the western neighborhood and a popular market, and France 24 reported that the airstrikes hit two residential buildings. Members…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
22–41
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3963
Location
البوابية, Al Baouabiya, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources alleged that Russian or Syrian airstrikes or missile strikes targeted Al Baouabiya in Aleppo on July 26th, killing up to three civilians and wounding three others including a woman. Sources said that the attacks started in the morning and continued through the afternoon. One of the victims Sari Al-Taleb, aged 27, used to…
Summary
Published
26 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3958
Location
البوابية, Al Bawabiya, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including two children were reported killed, and up to five including children and women were wounded, in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery attacks on Al Bawabiya in Aleppo's southern countryside in Syria on July 25th, 2019. Three of the victims and two of the injured belong to…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3956
Location
الاتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to five civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Atarib, Aleppo countryside, on July 25th, 2019. At least three others were injured. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted: "A man and a woman were killed and three others were wounded, as a result of the warplanes…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3957
Location
كفروما, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians, including at least one child, were reported killed and 10 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on civilian homes in the town of Kafarouma, Idlib governorate, on July 25th, 2019, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center reported that "three people were killed and several wounded when…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3955
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a residential neighbourhood in Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib governorate, on July 25th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to five others were reported injured. @HalabTodayTV wrote that: "Two [civilians] were killed and others were wounded as a result of Russian airstrikes on…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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