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Incident Date
28 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3593
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
RS3592
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
RS3591
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
19 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3589
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
In a renewed artillery bombardment of Khan Sheikhoun, between four and five civilians were killed, including three from one family, and others were injured, following a strike on a bakery. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Huge fires broke out, according to…
Summary
Published
19 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3590
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were "lightly injured" in an artillery bombardment of Ma'arat Al Nu'man. While most sources blamed the regime, there was also an allegation against Russia. Footage shows a medical team rushing to the scene immediately after the strike as search operations begin for civilian casualties. None were reported. Another video published shows dogs are…
Summary
Published
19 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3035
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
RS1905
Location
ابو جبار, Abo Jabbar, Aleppo, Syria
Three children were reportedly killed in an airstrike on Abo Jabbar town, Aleppo - though only one source has reported the event. The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria listed three unidentified children as victims of "warplane shelling" by "Russian troops".
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3588
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, 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
15 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3587
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
In what has been described my local media as a massacre, between eight and 14 civilians were killed, including women and children, and "dozens" were injured, following artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib. Most of the local media alleged that the Syrian regime were to blame for the strikes, however some…
Summary
Published
15 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3586
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A 38-year-old-man was reported wounded by artillery shelling in Al Lataminah, in the north of Hama. Some sources blamed the Russian forces while others blamed regime forces. No further details are known at this time.
Summary
Published
10 February 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3585
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
An eight year old child was killed and his two brothers injured when cluster munition exploded in the city of Hraytan north of Aleppo. Local sources reported that the cluster munition was a remnant of earlier Russian or regime shelling. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the cluster bomb had been dropped by…
Summary
Published
9 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3558
Location
وادي العذيب أو وادي العزيب, Wadi Al Azeeb, Hama, Syria
Up to nine civilians were killed and others were wounded in an explosion in Wadi Al Azeeb. Sources on the ground reported that "cluster bombs" exploded believed to be remnants of previous shelling conducted by the Russian- or regime forces. Other sources reported that the explosion was caused by a landmine. According to one local…
Summary
Published
8 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3571
Location
التمانعة, Al Taman’a or Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike targeted the town of Al Taman’a west of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern Idlib countryside. The airstrike was one of three airstrikes with high-explosive missiles launched by a Russian aircraft, according to Ziad al-Aboud, commander of the "civil defense sector" in Khan Sheikhoun It is not clear whether there were civilian casualties as a…
Summary
Published
4 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3583
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died because of wounds he sustained as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime bombing on Kafr Zita 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
28 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3582
Location
كفر نبل, Kafr Nubul, Idlib, Syria
A number of injuries among civilians were reported after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces rocket attack on Kafar Nubul 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 Nubul."…
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
RS3581
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Artillery shelling reportedly struck a residential neighborhood in Kafr 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
23 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3580
Location
مورك, Mourek, Hama, Syria
Two women were wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Mourek, 27 kilometres north of Hama, on January 23rd, according to local media. Smart News Agency reported that two women had been injured by artillery shelling on the city of Mourek. Ahmad Makhad, from the media department with the Syrian Civil Defence,…
Summary
Published
23 January 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3579
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
12-year-old girl Mariam Mahmoud Hassan Rahhal was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Kfar Zeita, north-east of Souran in the northern suburb of Hama. Two other civilians were wounded, whom according to some sources, were children as well. Smart News Agency reported "the killing of a girl and wounding two…
Summary
Published
22 January 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
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
20 January 2019
Incident Code
RS1642
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
20 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3577
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
RS3578
Location
الجانودية, Al Janoudiya, Jisir Al Shughur countryside, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike which reportedly destroyed a bakery in al Janoudiya, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "warplanes we believe were Russian bombed al Taqwa automatic bakery in the north of al Janoudiya village in Idlib governorate, destroying its…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
17 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3576
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
RS3575
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
According to local sources, artillery shelling targeted a civilian house in Kafr Zeita, north of Hama. The resident, a woman, allegedly died of her injuries on January 29th after being hit by a missile on January 16th. There were varying reports on the culprit; some sources blamed the Syrian regime while others blamed Russian forces.
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3574
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A 14-year-old girl was reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Lataminah in northern Hama, according to sources on the ground. Local sources reported that a woman and her two daughters were wounded and that the girl died from her injuries hours later. There are varying reports about the exact number of…
Summary
Published
11 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
4 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3570
Location
مزرعة المنطار, Al Mentar farm, Idlib, Syria
At 5am on January the 4th, an alleged Russian airstrike struck a farm in al-Mentar (Mazra’et Al Mentar) west of Khan Sheikhoun in the southern Idlib countryside injuring seven people, including a child and two women from the village of Al-Jibin, according to local media. Civil Defense Forces reportedly rescued the family who was trapped…
Summary
Published
4 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3573
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Around 11 pm in the night of January 4th, 2018, alleged Russian airstrikes targeted the villages of Dera Azza, Urm Al Kubra, Al Rashidin and Rehab Al Mohandeseen. In the village Darat Izza, up to three civilians of the Qadili family were killed, including a father and son, while several more civilians were reportedly wounded. The Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
4 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
4 January 2019
Incident Code
R3362
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma Al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Around 11 pm in the night of January the 4th, alleged Russian or regime airstrikes targeted the villages of Dera Azza, Urm Al Kubra, Al Rashidin and Rehab Al Mohandeseen, local media reported. In the village Urma Al Kubra, west of Aleppo, no civilians appear to have been killed but several were wounded. Reports varied on…
Summary
Published
4 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 December 2018
Incident Code
RS3567
Location
مرعند, Mar'and, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Mar'and, Jisr Al Shughour countryside, on December 31st, 2018, according to local sources. Masr Al Arabia reported that civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on civilian homes in the village of Mar'and on December 31st. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote…
Summary
Published
31 December 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
31 December 2018
Incident Code
RS3568
Location
الزعينية, Al Zayniyeh, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were possibly killed or injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Zayniyeh on December 31st, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote that there were possible casualties in alleged airstrikes after midnight on the former headquarters of factions near the towns of Mar'and and Al Zayniyeh.…
Summary
Published
31 December 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
31 December 2018
Incident Code
RS3569
Location
بكسريا, Baksriya, Idlib, Syria
An unknown number of civilians, including a child, was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the town of Baksriya, Idlib governorate, on December 31st, 2018, according to local sources. @LccSy reported "civilian casualties following the shelling of a ballistic missile on the village of Baksriya, west of Jisr Al Shughour." @ahmad_haj_bakri wrote…
Summary
Published
31 December 2018
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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