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Incident Date

24 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4812

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was seriously injured in the village of Kansafra as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces on September 24, 2023. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a farmer was seriously injured by the strikes while he was working in the fig harvest. Additionally, the…

Summary

Published
24 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4810

Location

سرمين, Outskirts of Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
During the evening of September 23, 2023, a missile strike killed two civilians (one elderly man and one woman) and injured two others (a child in critical condition and a man) in a displacement camp in the outskirts of Sarmin, east of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. In a Facebook post by the…

Summary

Published
23 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
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

23 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4811

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the night of September 23, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility—reportedly either by Syrian regime forces or the Russian military—struck an agricultural area, injuring a civilian man, which was confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The civilian injured was reportedly a farmer who was picking figs in a…

Summary

Published
23 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4809

Location

الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
At least two farmers were injured during the afternoon of September 19, 2023, by an artillery strike allegedly from the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the town of al-Fatira, in the south of Idlib. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that the farmers were injured while picking figs and received treatment in a hospital in the city…

Summary

Published
19 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4808

Location

آفس, Afes, Idlib, Syria
A woman was left injured in Afes, Idlib by artillery shelling allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 13, 2023. The woman had fainted after being struck by shrapnel, according to Shaam News — who labeled the Syrian regime as the perpetrator. Some other sources, including Al Mohrar, said the shelling…

Summary

Published
13 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4807

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On September 4th 2023, one civilian was killed and another was severely injured in the city of Sarmin by intensive missile and artillery shelling allegedly by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces. According to Syrian Civil Defense, a civilian named Fadda Ibrahim Al-Muhaimeed, a 12-year old, was killed and her sister Nada Al-Muhaimeed, a 8-year old,…

Summary

Published
4 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture, IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Codes

SDF00017 RS4803

Location

عرب حسن, Arab Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
One woman was killed and another injured due to shelling and attacks in the village of Arab Hassan in the Jarabulus countryside, east of Aleppo on 2 of September, 2023. This attack was attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Russian forces and the Syrian regime as the area is said to be under…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
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, YPG
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4804

Location

كفرتعال, Kafr Ta’al, Aleppo, Syria
A resident of Kafr Ta’al in Western Aleppo died after being wounded in an artillery shelling — allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military — on the morning of September 2, 2023. Civilians had rushed the injured Abdu Ahmad Qudur to a hospital, where he died the same day. Teams from the Syrian Civil…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
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

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4805

Location

السحارة, Al Sahara, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians - a man, his daughter, and another girl - were injured in Al Sahara, Western Aleppo, by artillery allegedly fired by the Syrian regime and/or Russian military on September 2, 2023. All three injured in the evening shelling were civilians, according to SCD News, and both girls were children. The shelling…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4806

Location

سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the evening of September 2nd, 2023, in Sarmin, Idlib, an incident with contested responsibility— reportedly either a Syrian regime artillery attack or a Russian airstrike—killed six-month-old Yaman Munther Baydoun and injured at least three other civilians, including a child, with casualties confirmed by multiple sources including the White Helmets organization. The majority of reports on…

Summary

Published
2 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 September 2023

Incident Code

RS4802

Location

المحسنلي, Al-Mohsenli, countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
During the morning of Friday, September 1, 2023, an artillery shelling and/or airstrikes with contested responsibility allegedly carried out by the Russian military and/or Syrian regime forces and/or the Syrian Democratic forces and/or Turkish military on the village of al-Mohsenli in the countryside of Manbij, Aleppo, killed the entire family consisting of six civilians, including…

Summary

Published
1 September 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Turkish Military, YPG
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4800

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed and at least four other civilians were injured, including up to three children and two women, in artillery shelling allegedly perpetrated by Syrian regime forces and/or Russian forces during the afternoon on August 26th, 2023 in Kansafra, Idlib. The two children were siblings and have been identified by the Syrian Civil…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4801

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of August 26th, artillery shells allegedly fired by the regime forces and Russia hit the city of Jisr al-Shughur, west of Idlib, injuring at least one civilian and causing material damage to residential neighborhoods and the Abdul Rahman Al-Nasser School. The bombardment also fell in the vicinity of the Rabaa Al-Adawiya School…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education, Religious
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4799

Location

دير سنبل, Deir Sinbol, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of August 26th 2023, an elderly male civilian was “slightly injured” according to Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe), during shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces on a residential neighborhood in the village of Deir Sunbul, south Idlib, Syria. The Syrian Civil Defence (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that their volunteers gave…

Summary

Published
26 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4796

Location

أحسم, Ihsim, Idlib, Syria
On Tuesday morning, August 22nd 2023, three civilians were injured, including one child, as a result of artillery shelling allegedly by the Syrian regime forces and/or Russia on the town of Ihsim in Jabal Al-Zawiya, in the countryside of Idlib. Many local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and SY-24 news also reported that a fire broke out…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4797

Location

بين بلدتي الشيخ بحر ومعرة مصري, between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret, Misrin, Idlib, Syria
On August 22, 2023, at least four civilians were killed—and up to seven others were injured—in a series of alleged Russian airstrikes between the towns of Sheikh Baher and Maaret Misrin in Idlib, Syria. Sources conflict about the precise number of civilians killed and injured by these strikes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Livestock), IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4798

Location

محطة مياه عري في بلدة عين شيب, Urri water station in Ain Shib town, Idlib, Syria
At least two people were killed, an elderly man and an 18-year-old boy, and between three and five people were seriously injured, including a woman, a male child and a female child, when alleged Russian bombs hit a disused water station, near the villages of Urri and Ain Shib, west of Idlib, around midnight on…

Summary

Published
22 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Water
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4795

Location

ديرسنبل,, Deir Sinbul, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman suffered a psychological injury following alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling of the village of Deir Sinbul on August 18, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that a woman suffered a nervous breakdown after artillery shelling reportedly carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces struck the village of…

Summary

Published
18 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4793

Location

معارة النعسان, Maaret Al Nassan, Aleppo, Syria
On August 16th, 2023, at least one civilian was injured in shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the Syrian village of Maarat Al-Nassan. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) reported that a civilian was injured by artillery shelling carried out by the Syrian regime and Russian forces, adding that their…

Summary

Published
16 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4794

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman was injured in a residential area on the western outskirts of the city of Sarmin, east of Idlib, because of alleged shelling by Syrian Regime and/or Russian forces in the evening of Wednesday August 16th 2023. The Syrian Civil Defence and Baladi News reported that civilian property was damaged, a number…

Summary

Published
16 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4792

Location

تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria
On August 9th 2023, a civilian was killed and at least one other civilian, a child, was slightly injured, as a result of artillery shelling by Syrian regime and/or Russia forces on the village of Tadel, west of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an elderly civilian was killed and a child…

Summary

Published
9 August 2023
Strike Type
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

5 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4790

Location

الطريق الواصل بين عين شيب ومدينة إدلب, the linking road between Idlib and Ain Sheep, Idlib, Syria
On August 5th, 2023, three civilians were killed and seven injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on residences along a road which links Idlib to the village of Ain Sheeb. The strikes occurred between 11:02 a.m. and 11:11 a.m. local time. According to Syria Civil Defence (SCD), the first strike struck a residential house,…

Summary

Published
5 August 2023
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture, Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4791

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shogour, Idlib, Syria
On August 5th 2023, between three and four civilian children were injured during shelling allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces on a residential neighborhood in the city of Jisr al-Shughur, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a few days later that one of the children had died from their…

Summary

Published
5 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 August 2023

Incident Code

RS4789

Location

معربليت, Ma’arbelet, Idlib, Syria
On August 1st 2023, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Ma’arbelet, south of Idlib, resulting in the injury of at least one civilian, a child. @SyriaCivilDefe stated that the child was in critical condition. Local sources including @RadioAlKul reported that a number of civilians were wounded by artillery shelling, but did…

Summary

Published
1 August 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4788

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 26, 2023, two civilians were reportedly killed in al-Atareb, Aleppo, in an artillery strike allegedly launched by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces. Aid workers indicated that two additional people were injured in the attack. Syria Civil Defence shared that a young man and his uncle—identified as Mahmoud Ahmad Rustam and Abd al-Razzaq Abdo…

Summary

Published
26 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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

23 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4787

Location

كفرعمة, Kafar Ammah, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was injured as a result of the artillery shelling of the residential villages of Kafar Ammah and Al-Qasr, west of Aleppo, allegedly by Russian and/or Syrian Regime forces on Sunday July 23rd 2023. Local sources @SyriaCivilDefe and @spc_fr only mentioned that a child was injured, with @SyriaCivilDefe reporting that…

Summary

Published
23 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4786

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On the morning of Friday, July 14th 2023, at least one civilian, a woman, was injured and a fire broke out in a disused poultry farm when Russian and/or Syrian regime forces allegedly shelled the residential neighborhoods and outskirts of the town of Sarmin, south-east of Idlib, with heavy artillery fire. The injured woman was…

Summary

Published
14 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4785

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 11th 2023, Syrian Civil Defense volunteer Abdul Basset Ahmed Abdel-Khalek was killed when Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly struck a rescue vehicle in the vicinity of the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Rasd Syria News stated that Abdul was killed in a double tap attack by regime…

Summary

Published
11 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Ambulance)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4784

Location

كفرعمة, Kafer Amme, Aleppo, Syria
On Monday, July 10th 2023, an alleged artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russian armed forces hit the village of Kafarama (or Kafr Amma), west of Aleppo, northwest Syria, injuring one civilian. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe, @HalabTodayTV twitter accounts, and Orient News reported one civilian, a woman, being injured by the airstrike on the village.…

Summary

Published
10 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 July 2023

Incident Code

RS4783

Location

الأتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
On July 10th 2022, Syrian regime and/or Russian forces reportedly shelled the village of Al Atareb in western countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the injury of one elderly woman. Local sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and Baladi News stated that an elderly woman had been injured on the outskirts of Atarib, coinciding with an intense flight of…

Summary

Published
10 July 2023
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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