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Incident Date
21 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3930
Location
Morek, Hama, Syria
مورك
Four civilians were killed and at least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the city of Morek, Hama governorate, on July 21st, 2019, according to local sources. @Step_Agency reported that "four civilians were killed and another injured when the city of Morek in the northern countryside…
Summary
Published
21 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3931
Location
Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria
أورم الجوز
Up to 12 civilians, including children, were killed and up too 22 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Urma Al Jouz, Idlib governorate, on July 21st, 2019, according to local sources. Horrya News reported that "12 civilians were killed and 22 others were wounded after a warplane launched a raid…
Summary
Published
21 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3925
Location
Balyoun, Idlib, Syria
بليون
Up to eight civilians were reported injured in airstrikes on Balyoun, Idlib, on July 20th. @muhammad_salhab said "Six injuries and major damage to the properties of the people as a result of the airstrike that targeted the town of Billion in the morning." @SY_plus tweeted reported "six injuries, including four men, a child and a…
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3922
Location
several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
بلدات متعددة في أدلب
Step News reported that "the Syrian and Russian warplanes targeted several air strikes in the area of Basleya, south of the city of Khan Sheikhun, Khan Sheikhun, Ksafra, Billion, Ma'arata, Jabal al-Arbaeen, Tari'i, Hibayt and Hayesh al-Rikaya in Idlib with high-impact rockets." No other information is known at this time.
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3926
Location
خان شيخون, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
One civilian at least was reported injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, Syria on July 20th, 2019 according to local sources. Palmyra Post reported that young man Mahmoud Khaled Al Hamroush was injured as a result of airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun. However, @MasarPressNet said…
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3921
Location
Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
كنصفرة
Alleged Syrian and Russian forces carried out airstrikes on several locations in Idlib with high-impact rockets. According to Syrian Civil Defense who were at the scene reported that "eight civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by the targeting of the towns of Kansafra, Balyoun and Jabal al-Arba’een in the countryside of Idlib".…
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
0–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3924
Location
Jabal Al Arba’een, Idlib, Syria
جبل الأربعين
Alleged Syrian and Russian forces carried out airstrikes on several locations in Idlib with high-impact rockets. According to Syrian Civil Defense who were at the scene reported that "eight civilians, including a child and a woman, were injured by the targeting of the towns of Kansafra, Balyoun and Jabal al-Arba’een in the countryside of Idlib".…
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3923
Location
Heesh, Idlib, Syria
حيش
A number of civilians were reported injured as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Heesh in Idlib, Syria on July 20th, 2019 according to local sources. @hafeztaraman tweeted that a civilian was seriously injured as a result of the airstrikes. Local sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for this…
Summary
Published
20 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3919
Location
Morek, Hama, Syria
مورك
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Morek in Hama on July 28th, 2019. The victim was named as Ibrahim Mustafa Al-Khaed, aged 19, originally from Al-Latamneh according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Network also claimed that the Syrian…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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
19 July 2019
Incident Code
USSOM237b-C
Location
Shanta Baraako, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Two civilian were reported killed by US ground troops near Shanta Baraako in an apparent distortion of an In These Times investigation. AFRICOM later discounted the allegation. The In These Times report alleged that Waliyo Cali Qaasim and Abdikadir Ali were killed by Danab special forces in a counter-terrorism operation. In a post in the…
Summary
Published
12 July 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3918
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Two civilians were injured when alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes struck residential neighborhoods in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Civil Defense forces, the attack was carried out from a helicopter that dropped 20 explosive barrels and used artillery and rocket fire including 26 air-to-surface missiles and 2 rockets…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
TI026
Location
Martyr Rustam Jodi Camp, Nineveh, Iraq
مخيم الشهيد روستم جودي
Alleged Turkish forces shelled Martyr Rustam Joudi refugee camp in Makhmour and wounded two people around 3.15 am on July 19th, according to local sources. Dwarozh News reported that Laila Arzou, the Joint Chief of Martyr Rostam Jodi camp, called on the United Nations and the federal government to protect civilians from Turkish shelling. No other…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
LC168
Location
Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
الاصابعة
Up to four civilians were reportedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Asabi'ah. Al Mashhad said that the bombing left civilian casualties and that according to their source three people were killed. 218TV reported: "The media center of the LNA Operations Room confirmed that the rockets launched by terrorist groups on a residential neighborhood in…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3920
Location
Hass, Idlib, Syria
حاس
One civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Syrian regime or Russian airstrikes on an IDP camp in Hass, Idlib, on July 19th, 2019. An additional one to two civilians were reported injured in the attack, along with substantial damage to residential structures. Syrian Network for Human Rights named the victim of the airstrikes as "Abdul…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
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
18 July 2019
Incident Code
TI025
Location
Spindar, Duhok, Iraq
سبيتدار
Between three and five civilians were reported injured when Turkish airstrikes struck the village of Spindar in the evening of July 18th. Bas News reported that Turkish warplanes shelled several positions in the village Spindar with rockets, while "chasing a car for the militants of the Kurdistan Workers, where the gunmen hid in the village".…
Summary
Published
18 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 July 2019
Incident Code
USSOM239
Location
Outside Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A reported US drone strike killed al Shabaab's head of domestic intelligence in a night time action near Kunyo Barrow. While the action was apparently confirmed by Somali military radio, AFRICOM did not declare a strike on this date - indicating a possible CIA action. Voice of America reporter Harun Maruf first mentioned the strike…
Summary
Published
18 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
17 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3916
Location
Several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Shaam News reported airstrikes and artillery shelling on a number of locations in Idlib on July 17th. According to this source, "Russian military aircraft carried out heavy air raids on the cities and towns of Khan Sheikhun, Jisr al-Shughur, Habayt, Tirmala, Kafrain, Kefersgana, Rakaya, Wadi Arenabah, Baarba and Hazarin areas, causing a number of civilian…
Summary
Published
17 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2019
Incident Code
LC167
Location
Arada, Tarabulus, Libya
عرادة
A child was reportedly injured in an LNA artillery strike on the Arada neigbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouk kl shy2 said: "A shell fell on the house of Al Zarkani family in the area of Arada near the school of Abdullah bin Masood and there is material damage and a small child injured." February TV…
Summary
Published
17 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17–18 July, 2019
Incident Code
RS3917
Location
Jsir Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Up to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Jisr Al Shoughour, Idlib, after midnight on July 18th. A further five to seven, including two children, were allegedly injured in the attack. Ayman Qaddour (or Ameen Qaddour) and child Abdul-Jawad Ramo were killed in the attack. Abdul-Jawad died days later of his wounds. Few…
Summary
Published
17 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
LC165
Location
Al-Swani, Tarabulus, Libya
السواني
Up to three medics were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike on a field hospital in Al-Swani. Burkanly only said the hospital had been targeted without mentioning civilian harm. OCHA Libya said three medical staff had been injured and equipment damaged. Hona Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel reported that three combatants had been killed while several doctors…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3909
Location
Deir Sennbel, Idlib, Syria
ديرسنبل
Step Agency reported that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations. Another source said the attacks were conducted jointly by the Russian forces and the Syrian regime. No other details are known at this…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
1–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
CS1924
Location
Al Takihi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطكيحي
Local sources alleged that the International Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out an airstrike that struck the home of ISIS leader Ragheb Hussein al-Hindoura at dawn, and claimed that the airstrike killed between 10 to 15 relatives in the house adjacent to Hassan's house and wounded others. The dead and wounded relatives were reported…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3910
Location
Heesh, Idlib, Syria
حيش
@Step_Agency reported that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations. Other local sources said the Syrian regime is also involved in the attacks, but didn't mention any casualties. No other details are known at…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
1–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
LC166
Location
Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
عين زارة
Three civilians reportedly sustained indirect injuries from an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: "According to the Field Medicine and Support Center, a doctor, a paramedic and an ambulance driver were seriously injured on Tuesday in the course of their humanitarian duties in Ain Zara. The FMSC said on Facebook that the…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3914
Location
khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
On July 16, 2019, an unknown number of civilians, including a young man, Mohammad Nader al Sahh, were wounded in an airstrike with cluster munitions on the outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, according to local sources. Shaam News reported that Russian warplanes stepped up raids on a number of towns and villages in Idlib and…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or 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
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3911
Location
Sahyan, Idlib, Syria
صهيان
@Step_Agency reported that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations. Other local sources said the Syrian regime is also involved in conducting the airstrikes, but didn't mention any casualties. No other details are known…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
1–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3906
Location
Jsir Al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Local source Shaam News reported that Russian warplanes increased air raids on a number of towns and villages in Idlib in Hama, targeting several civilian areas. According to Jisr Media Center, 5 civilians were injured in 4 air raids with more than 12 missiles that struck the city of Jisr al-Shoughour and its surrounding. Syrian…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3912
Location
Tabish, Idlib, Syria
طبيش
@Step_Agency claimed that Russian forces carried out airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, Ma’rshurin, Hantoutin, Deir Sennbel, Heesh, Sahiyan and Tabish in rural Idlib, killing six civilians and injuring dozens across these locations. Other local sources said that the Syrian regime was also involved in undertaking the attacks, but didn't mention casualties. No other details are known…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
1–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3915
Location
Ma'ar Shourin, Idlib, Syria
معر شورين
Eight to twelve civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Ma`ar Shourien, Idlib, on July 16th. According to Step News, "the aircraft 'Sukhoi 22' targeted the town south of Idlib rocket-propelled grenades, killing 12 civilians, including children, and wounding other civilians". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three children under the age of 18…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–18
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3913
Location
Latmeen, Hama, Syria
لطمين
One civilian was reported killed in Latmeen in Hama on July 16th, 2019 as a result of Russian and Syrian regime attacks. Step News said that two people were reported killed and others injured by Russian airstrikes on the city of Al Latamna and the village of Latmeen in northern Hama. No other details are…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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