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21 incidents

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8 September 2021

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مرعيان, Marayan, Idlib, Syria

At least one woman was killed and one to five others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a home and medical facility in Marayan on September 8, 2021. According to @HadiAlabdallah, Russian airstrikes hit Marian Medical Center, the last medical center in Jabal Al-Zawiya, and killed one woman and…

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8 September 2021

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military, Iranian Military

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4 September 2021

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هرور, Hiror, Duhok, Iraq

Up to three civilians, including two women, were reported injured in alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Hirrur on September 4th 2021. There were claims that chemical weapons or white phosphorus were used in the attack. A resident of the village of Hirrur told IQ News, "Turkish artillery bombed our village this evening, as a result…

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4 September 2021

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Turkish Military

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16 October 2019

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رأس العين, Ras Al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

"Many" civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Turkish air, artillery and phosphorus attacks on Ras al-Ain, according to local media. TEV-DEM Executive Board Member Aldar Xelîl said that banned weapons containing phosphorus and napalm were used by the Turkish state today in Serêkaniy. Hawarnews added: The attack killed a number of civilians remaining in…

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16 October 2019

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Turkish Military

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20–21 January, 2019

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السويداء, As-Suwayda, Al Suwayda, Syria

At least two belligerents, specifically members of the Syrian regime military, were killed and 15 others were wounded in alleged Israeli airstrikes on As-Suwayda on the evening of January 20, 2019/morning of January 21, 2019. According to Euphrates Post, "two elements of the Assad regime were killed and others were wounded following raids carried out…

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20 January 2019

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Israeli Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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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

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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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

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

Thirteen civilians, including five children and three women, were killed by airstrikes on residential areas of the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on March 18th, 2018. Conflicting reports blame both Russia and the Assad regime for the strikes. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) in Syria documented the death of 13 civilians, some members of the…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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كفر بطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria

Between 61 and 80 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Kafr Batna, Damascus governorate. Estimates of injured civilians range from 100 up to 200. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria documented 61 civilian fatalities. @SiegeWatch put the death toll between 61 and 70, whereas other media…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

Seven civilians including two children died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hazza, local media said. There were reports that Russia conducted two strikes, the second of which killed a member of the civil defence and a medic. According to @RaedAlSaleh3, "The martyr Ayman Jamal al-Din, a volunteer of the Civil Defense volunteers, was killed…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

Four to eight civilians were killed and others were wounded in a suspected napalm attack on the Grand Mosque in Arbeen, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to Russian and Syrian regime raids. Sources reported that helicopters threw as many as 15 explosive barrels on the residential neighbourhood, leaving civilians both dead and wounded. Syria…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

Between three and 14 civilians were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame both Russia and the Syrian regime. Step News Agency initially reported that "Russian aircraft and helicopters launched several air strikes with rockets and explosive barrels" on the town. Step…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

Between eight and ten civilians, among them children and women, were killed (including four from one family and three others were injured in airstrikes on Harasta, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the strikes. There were reportedly as many as ten raids, and burning napalm was also used,…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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Saqba, Damascus, Syria

Nineteen named civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a suspected chemical wepaon attack on Saqba, local media reported. Sources blamed the Russian and Syrian regime alliance. @SiegeWatch, who published a video documenting the strike, tweeted that "Multiple chemical attacks reported, with a very strong chlorine smell." Sources reported that dozens of wounded…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

Between seven and 60 civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a suspected chemical weapon attack followed by bombing on Hamouriya, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. The initial bombing from the air was blamed on Russia; however, sources said that this was followed by a chemical attack…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

Between 12 and 23 civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in a reported chloride attack on Hamouriya, local media reported. Media blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes which reportedly included cluster and barrel bombs, and surface-surface missiles. Twenty civilians were named, however, three additional victims were named as unidentified…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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Incident Date

4 February 2018

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Location

التليل‎ ,سراقب, Al Talil neighbourhood, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

A chlorine gas assault in Saraqeb, Idlib by the Syrian regime - possibly with Russian support - wounded multiple civilians including children according to local reports, with most victims suffering breathing difficulties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that two barrel bombs were used in this attack. "At least 11 civilians, including three civil…

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4 February 2018

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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صغير شامية, Sagheer Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria

On August 31, 2017, at least three civilians died in an airstrike on Zaghir Shamiya, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian Regime were responsible for the event. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that between two and three people were killed…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition

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20 November 2016

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الصاخور, Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria

On November 20, 2016, up to 16 civilians, including a family of six with four children, were reportedly killed by aerial shelling containing chlorine gas in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo. Local sources differ on whether the strike can be attributed to Russia or the Syrian regime. SMART News Agency reported six civilians were killed…

Summary

20 November 2016

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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