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مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

Up to five civilians were reported killed in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus Syria ffor the third consecutive day on April 22nd, 2018. Marsad Hasaka said that Anas Bassam Amouri , Haj Saleh Mahmoud, Muhannad Saleh Mahmoud and Jamal Samih Hamid 'Abu Khaled' were killed in…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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22–23 April, 2018

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مفقه ,الحزم, Mafqa, Al Hazma, Shabwa, Yemen

Two young men, who pro-AQAP feeds indicated may have been civilians, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Hazm, in the Beihan area on the borders of Shabwa and Bayda governorates, overnight from April 22nd-23rd 2018. It was later suggested that they were instead killed by a Houthi landmine. Local language news…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Vehicle (Motorcycle)

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)

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مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

Four civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Syrian regime and Russian forces airstrikes on Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 21st, 2018 according to local sources. Step News Agency said that a Palestinian family of three was among four killed as Syrian forces attacked Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. "Mahmud…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria

Two civilians were reported killed and several others wounded in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria on April 20th, 2018, according to local sources. Imad al-Rayyan and Safwan al-Sabbagh were named as the victims on social media. Step Agency reported that "civilians were killed and others…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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قرية أباد, Abad village, Aleppo, Syria

A child was reported killed in Abad village in Aleppo, Syria on April 20th, 2018 after a cluster bomb allegedly from previous Russian forces airstrikes exploded in the village. Shaam Network reported that "a child was killed in the village of Abad in the southern countryside after a cluster bomb remnant of previous Russian airstrike…

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Civilians reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen

Pro-AQAP feeds reported on April 18th 2018 that Abu Nasir al-Baydani and other "brothers" [Al Qaeda fighters] were killed by a US drone strike in Sama'a, in Bayda governorate, according to Dr Elisabeth Kendall, an academic. No other known sources reported a strike, and it was unclear when the event took place. CENTCOM later informed…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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.

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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.

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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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,…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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السوط, Al Sout, Hadramaut, Yemen

A US airstrike targeted an AQAP training camp in western Hadramout governorate on April 11th 2018, according to a later US Central Command statement. There were multiple local reports at the time of airstrikes against AQAP in the mountainous Al Sout area of western Hadramout at dawn on that day, though most sources assigned responsibility…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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حضرموت, Hadramaut, Yemen

A US strike took place in Hadhramout governorate on April 11th 2018, a US Central Command spokesperson told Long War Journal, one of two declared actions on that date. At least one of the strikes targeted "an AQAP training camp in western Hadramawt governorate." There were multiple local reports at the time of airstrikes against…

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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,…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

U.S.-led Coalition

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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…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

Russian Military

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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…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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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.

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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