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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3594
Location
خان شيخون,, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child died and four or five others were wounded in a heavy bombardment of Khan Sheikhoun on March 1st, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed the Assad regime, though there were also allegations against Russia. The heavy shelling reportedly encompassed rockets, artillery and airstrikes. Multiple sources…
Summary
Published
1 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3584
Location
وادي العزيب أو وادي العذيب,, Wadi al-Azeeb, Hama, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians died and several others were wounded when remnants from a cluster bomb or landmine allegedly dropped by either Russia or the Assad regime back in 2017 exploded in Wadi al-Azeeb on February 8th 2019. Halab Today reported: "According to the correspondent of Halab Today, the explosions killed seven people and a…
Summary
Published
8 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3595
Location
قرية المنطار في جسر الشغور, Al Mentar village, Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that up to two women and a child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mentar village. All sources pointed to Russia. Shaam News Network said that one woman died, though according to Step News Agency two women and a girl were killed. JisrTV also noted…
Summary
Published
9 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3596
Location
قرية المنطار في جسر الشغور,, Al Mentar village in Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Following the alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mentar detailed in event R3385, local media said that Russian warplanes returned to the area during the rescue attempts and struck the Syrian Civil Defence as they went about their duties. Multiple sources reported that SCD volunteer and journalist Mahmoud Abdel Al was killed - in addition to…
Summary
Published
9 March 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
9 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3597
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that one child died and five members of his family were wounded in alleged regime or Russian artillery or airstrikes on Saraqeb. Additionally, an adult male was also reported killed on this day. According to Halab Today TV, "since yesterday [March 9th], the city of Idlib has been subjected to Russian air…
Summary
Published
9 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3599
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafar Nbouda, Hama, Syria
One or two civilians were injured in alleged artillery strikes on Kafar Nbouda, local media reported. The majority of sources said that the Assad regime was responsible, though Russian actions were also reported within the vicinity. According to the Step News Agency, "an artillery bombardment by regime forces stationed at Camp of Bredig hit the…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3598
Location
كفرزيتا,, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in an alleged regime or Russian artillery or rocket strike on Kafr Zeita, according to sources on the ground. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that "two civilians were wounded as a result of artillery shelling targeting the town of Kfar Zeita in the northern suburbs of Hama." Facebook page…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3600
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Two women were reported wounded in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Saraqeb on March 13th, 2019, according to sources on the ground. On March 13th Neda reported: "At night, Russian aircraft fired heavy artillery at the town of Sarqab in the eastern suburb of Idlib using high-explosive rockets, injuring two women." Al…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3601
Location
Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Subul, Idlib governorate, on March 13th, 2019. Edlib Media Center reported that "civilians were wounded by Russian airstrikes with high-explosive missiles on the town of Khan Al Sabul east of Idlib." Step Agency wrote that "Russian Air Force…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3602
Location
تل مرديخ , Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Mardikh, Idlib governorate, on March 13th, 2019. Horrya wrote: "According to a reporter, Russian warplanes launched heavy air raids, on Tuesday night [March 12th], with rockets and vacuum and concussion missiles on the city of Sarakib and…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3605
Location
سجن ادلب المركزي, Idlib Central Prison, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that two Russian planes launched eight raids on the city of Idlib, including residential areas. Baladi News reported that six airstrikes struck the central prison west of the city of Idlib causing the destructing of one of the buildings. Multiple civilians including prisoners and prison staff were reported killed and wounded while…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–26
Civilians reported injured
40–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3603
Location
كفر عميم , Kafr A’mem, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians - both reportedly women - died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in Kafr A’mem, according to multiple local sources. Edlib Media Center reported: "Two women were killed and about 20 others were injured, mostly children, when the Russian occupation aircraft…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3604
Location
الكسيح, Al-Kaseeh, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 17 civilians including as many as eight children and four women across multiple families died in alleged Russia airstrike on residential areas in Al Kaseeh area in Idlib, local media reported. Up to another 50 civilians including many women and children were also injured. Sources said that…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–17
Civilians reported injured
30–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3608
Location
بلدات متعددة في ريف إدلب, Several towns in Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that Russian warplanes carried out strikes on a number of towns and villages in Idlib on March 20th and 21st, resulting in the death of up to five civilians. According to the Step News Agency, "Russia launched several air raids on the towns of Sheikh Mustafa and Basida and the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20–21 March, 2019
Incident Code
RS3606
Location
الفقيع, Faqee’, Idlib, Syria
The children Mariam, Fatima, Abdullah and Islam al Mer'e, IDP's from Al Traimsa village in Hama, were killed alongside their father Ismail while their mother was injured in what was believed to be a Russian airstrike on their house in Al Faqee in Idlib, according to local media. The airstrike was reportedly conducted after midnight…
Summary
Published
21 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20–21 March, 2019
Incident Code
RS3607
Location
قرية بسيدا, Bsida village, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that six Russian aircrafts carried out airstrikes on a number of villages in rural Idlib including Bsida village. One woman was reported injured in this particular village, while an airstrike on Al Faqee caused a number of fatalities and wounded civilians that Airwars documented in assessment R3397.
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3609
Location
كفريا والفوعة, Kafriya and Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, which several sources referred to as a "massacre", up to 28 civilians died and as many as 30 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on he town of Kafriya and Al Fou’a in Idlib. According to Baladi, Russia launched "more than 15 successive airstrikes" on the town…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–28
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3610
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian was wounded in alleged regime or Russian artillery shelling of Al Lataminah, according to local media. The Smart News Agency, citing activists as its source, reported: "A civilian was wounded as a result of artillery shelling on the town of Latamna, north of Hama, the source of the Russian forces camp in…
Summary
Published
27 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3611
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One woman was injured in an alleged regime or Russian artillery strike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. On March 28th, the Syrian Observatory said "that it had monitored more violations in the areas of the Russian-Turkish truce and surrounding areas" It added that it had "monitored intensive bombardment by regime forces with more than…
Summary
Published
28 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3612
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that four civilians including a woman were wounded when a cluster bomb that was dropped in a previous strike (the date unknown) exploded in Ma'aret al-Nu'man on March 28th. Sources were conflicted on whether the cluster bomb had originally been dropped by regime or Russian forces.
Summary
Published
28 March 2019
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3613
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian died and up to four other civilians (including a father and his two children) were wounded in an alleged Assad regime or Russian artillery bombardment of Kafar Zeita on the afternoon of April 1st, local sources reported. According to Smart News, Russian forces conducted heavy artillery shelling on the cities of…
Summary
Published
1 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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