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Incident Date

19 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1644

Location

حارة البدو, Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of SDF shelling on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the Omar oil field”. A tweet…

Summary

Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1746

Location

سوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of 'SDF shelling' on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties as Mohammed Khashan Al-Najem Dagger and Alia Mohammed Hilal who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the…

Summary

Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3397

Location

قرية المستريحة, Al Mistriha village, Hama, Syria
Airstrikes on the village of Al Mistriha resulted in wounded civilians, according to local news sources. The attack was attributed to Russian forces by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, however Smart News reported use of machine guns by Syrian planes. According to Step, "seven people were injured as a result of the air and…

Summary

Published
18 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3398

Location

قرية الخالدية, Al Khaldiya village, Hama, Syria
Russian warplanes attacked the village of Khalidiya in the Hama countryside, according to local sources, injuring a number of civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported violent explosions caused by strikes in the area. According to Step, "Seven people were injured as a result of the air and ground bombardment of the villages of…

Summary

Published
18 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3396

Location

سوق الهال في كفر نبل, Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, Raqqa, Syria
Russian forces reportedly fired three missiles on Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, killing one man and injuring three others. The casualty was named as Omar Abdul Majid al Elaiwi, from the village of Sahyan, by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Although local sources predominantly reported Russian involvement, the Civil Defense Center in the…

Summary

Published
17 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

17 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1745

Location

Al Sarajiya village near Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported on the deaths of up to eleven civilians as a result of strikes carried out by Coalition helicopters in an area east of the city of Al Shadadi. According to Euphrates Post “a massacre” took place after a bombardment on a prison in the town of Abu Hamda. The report put the…

Summary

Published
17 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3395

Location

معرزيتا, Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and at least three others injured as Russian forces launched several air raids on the town of Ma'arzita, local sources reported. The wounded civilians included her husband and three children, according to Smart News.

Summary

Published
16 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3394

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma'aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly carried out four air raids on civilian homes in the town of Ma'ra Herma, injuring three civilians, according to local sources.

Summary

Published
16 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2018

Incident Code

USSOM126

Location

ليغو, Leego, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US forces carried out a strike against al Shabaab militants on April 16th near Leego, an Africa Command spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in early May. AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. An AFRICOM spokespersons noted that "No terrorists were killed and no equipment was destroyed in this strike." Leego is described…

Summary

Published
16 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1744

Location

العاليات, Al A’liat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to two sources, three civilians were killed in an airstrike on the village of Al-A’liat in the Soussa district of Deir Ezzor governorate on April 14th. Smart News and Fresh Online reported that an ISIS HQ in the village of Al A’liat near al Soussa was targeted by the Coalition. A local source told…

Summary

Published
14 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1742

Location

Damascus, Damascus, Syria
According to a single source, four civilians were killed in US-led bombardments on Al Barzah Scientific Research Facility in Damascus. The strikes - confirmed as carried out by US, British and French aircraft - were not mentioned in the Coalition strike report for the week, indicating that these may have been unilateral actions. Al Sura…

Summary

Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1743

Location

Him Shanshar military installation, Homs, Syria
Three civilians were credibly reported injured as a result of British strikes on a military compound West of the city of Homs “in the early hours of Saturday”. The United States, France and the US declared that they had participated in the strikes in Damascus and Homs. In its own regular strike reports the Coalition…

Summary

Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3393

Location

تل هواش الحميرات, Tal Hwash and Al Hmairat, Hama, Syria
A man was killed and at least four injured as Russian forces reportedly attacked the villages of Tal Hwash and Al Hmairat in central Syria. Basel Mohammad Suleiman al Ali, age 22, was named as the victim by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The wounded totalled six, according to Fidaa news, including three women,…

Summary

Published
12 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

11 April 2018

Incident Code

USSOM125

Location

Jana Cabdalle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
AFRICOM reported that two days previously it had "conducted an airstrike destroying an al-Shabaab vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near Jana Cabdalle, Somalia, on the afternoon of April 11." AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. Additionally, AFRICOM did not state whether any belligerents had been killed in this strike. In a subsequent FOIA response obtained by…

Summary

Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3390

Location

قسطون, Qastoun village, Hama, Syria
An attack on the village of Qastoun in the Hama countryside killed at least four civilians including a woman and children and wounded three others, local sources reported. Two women and three children died, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Smart News said Assad forces used rockets and missiles on the town, with…

Summary

Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3391

Location

الحميدية, al Hamidiya, Hama, Syria
Both Assad and Russian forces allegedly struck the village of al Hamidiya in the Hama countryside, according to local sources.. The attack reportedly included artillery shells as well as airstrikes. Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported: "The martyrdom of 4 civilians and wounding of others as a result of the Russian raids on the villages…

Summary

Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3392

Location

الشيخ مصطفى, Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria
Russian forces launched a destructive bombing campaign on the village of Sheik Mustafa, according to local sources, however no civilians were reported killed, though the Shaam News Network said there were a "number of wounded". The Syrian Civil Defense said more than seven airstrikes fell on the town of Sheikh Mustaf and Naqir. This included…

Summary

Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3389

Location

النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria
A man and a woman died as four air raids loaded with high-explosive missiles struck civilian houses in the town of Al Naqir, local media reported. The attack was widely attributed to Russian warplanes by local sources. Idlib 24 also reported the involvement of Assad’s forces. It came as Civil Defence teams continued to recover…

Summary

Published
10 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
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 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3388

Location

وادي النسيم, Wadi Al Nasim, Idlib, Syria
An unidentified explosion rocked the neighbourhood of Wadi Al Nasim in the city of Idlib, killing at least 10 civilians and injuring up to 150, local sources said. Zeiton News said 12 women and seven children were among 29 killed by a long-range ballistic missile launched from Russian battleships. Additional sources, including a military observatory…

Summary

Published
9 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
10–29
Civilians reported injured
50–154
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 April 2018

Incident Code

CS1741

Location

تل الجاير, Tal al Jayer area, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported the death of a male civilian as a result of an alleged Coalition military action in the vicinity of Tal al Jayer, east of the city of Shaddadi in the southern countryside of Hasakah governorate. An Al-Khabour correspondent stated that helicopters engaged in a “landing operation” near the Al Sheikh fuel station,…

Summary

Published
9 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3387

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least four civilians, including a woman and child, died during “intensive shelling” of the city of Douma, allegedly carried out by Syrian and Russian forces, local sources reported. More than 30 air strikes fell throughout the morning, according to the Euphrates Post, leaving dozens more injured. Gheith Bashar al Kelles, aged 13, was among…

Summary

Published
8 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3385

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
A family was among seven civilians killed as Russian and regime forces reportedly struck the city of Douma. Civil Defense teams said warplanes and helicopters bombed the city with more than 100 raids and an explosive barrel, in addition to rocket and artillery shelling. Sources also reported the use of cluster munitions.

Summary

Published
7 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3386

Location

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…

Summary

Published
7 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
42–100
Civilians reported injured
700–1200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3384

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
A “brutal bombardment” by Russian and Syrian forces on the city of Douma killed up to 45 civilians and left at least another 50 wounded, local media reported. At least eight children were reported killed, with some sources claiming up to 100 civilians were wounded, including numerous women and children. Warplanes allegedly struck residential neighbourhoods…

Summary

Published
6 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–45
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3383

Location

مغر الحنطة, Mughr Al-Hunta, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on the village of Mughr Al-Hunta that were widely attributed to Russian forces.  

Summary

Published
6 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

6 April 2018

Incident Code

TI015

Location

سدكان, Sedkan, Erbil, Iraq
Two civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish artillery strike on Sedkan, according to local sources. Basnews reported that "on Friday [April 6th], Turkish artillery continued to bombard the area of ​​Bradust and its villages in Siddakan (northeast of Erbil), injuring two civilians and displacing about 120 others from their villages. According to information received…

Summary

Published
6 April 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

5 April 2018

Incident Code

USSOM124

Location

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
AFRICOM reported that the previous day it had "conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants near Jilib, Somalia, the afternoon of April 5". It added: "We assess no civilians were killed in this airstrike." However, AFRICOM claimed that the airstrike killed "three (3) terrorists" and destroyed "one (1) vehicle with a mounted heavy machine gun." In a…

Summary

Published
5 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3381

Location

قرية مرعند, Mar’, Idlib, Syria
A woman and her four children were killed in airstrikes on the town of Mar’, according to local media. Early reports said the injured children were taken to nearby medical points where they are believed to have later died. The mother was named as Samar Abdul Rahman by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Syria…

Summary

Published
5 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3382

Location

مناطق متعددة في أدلب, Various locations Idlib: (Kafar Nubl and Sofhan and Al Bara and Mhambel and Dere Senbel and Al Fatyra in the southern countryside and villages of Ashtarbq and Haloz and Al Ghassania and Kafar Yadin and Mara’nd), Idlib, Syria
Women and children were injured in numerous airstrikes across Idlib province, local media reported. A mosque and several school in the town of Al-Barah were hit by rockets, according to activists, in addition to similar raids on the nearby villages of Yasnulq, Safohan and Deir Snil. In Kernabal, a raid on a popular market injured…

Summary

Published
5 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 April 2018

Incident Code

RS3380

Location

مناطق متعددة في أدلب, Various locations Idlib: Ariha, Khan Sheikhoun, Jisr al-Shughour, Hazarin, Al Rakaya, Abidin, Al-Zayara, Kars’a, Kansfara, Al Bara,Al Hbit,Al Naqir, Al Qastan, Halwaz, Al Ghassaniya, Al Alya,Al Drebat , Ashtabrak , Al Taybat and Al Bashiyriya, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died in Idlib province as airstrikes bombarded towns across the region, local media reported. Smart News said Syrian forces shelled a market in the town of Bara, injuring four civilians, including a child, who were taken by civil defense teams to local medical points. Helicopters threw several barrels of explosives on areas around…

Summary

Published
4 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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