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Incident Date
17 May 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-170519
Location
دمشق, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Alleged Israeli air strikes were launched against Damascus on May 17, 2019. According to Euphrates Post, "Israeli air raids targeted the Assad regime sites shortly before the capital Damascus, air raids targeted the headquarters of the first division in the city of Al-Keswa, in conjunction with the launch of surface-to-air missiles from the air defense…
Summary
Published
17 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
13 April 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-120419
Location
مصياف, Massyaf, Hama, Syria
At least one belligerent was killed and between six and 17 were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the town of Massyaf in the Hama Countryside between April 12th and April 13th, 2019. Arab News quoted Syrian Arab News Agency as stating "an Israeli airstrike on a military position in central Syria early Saturday wounded…
Summary
Published
13 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
27–28 March, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-270319
Location
الشيخ نجار وقرب مطار حلب الدولي, Al sheikh Najar and near Aleppo airport, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 10 belligerents, specifically member of the Iranian forces and their loyal militias, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Israeli strikes on Al sheikh Najar and near Aleppo airport around midnight between March 27/28, 2019. Euphrates Post reported "Israeli planes targeted midnight on Wednesday with violent raids in the vicinity of…
Summary
Published
27 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-110219
Location
القنيطرة, Al Qunaitra, Quneitra, Syria
Alleged Israeli airstrikes were carried out on Quneitra hospital on February 11, 2019. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, "at 19.50 p.m., Israeli drones launched 4 missiles on Quneitra hospital and one of the points affiliated to the security guard forces, affirming that the damages were limited to materials." A reporter also added that…
Summary
Published
11 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-200119-A
Location
دمشق, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
An alleged Israeli air strike hit Damascus airport the morning of January 10, 2019. According to Step News Agency, "Israeli warplanes launched several raids on the southern region on Sunday afternoon, following an explosion that rocked the capital Damascus this morning targeting a military checkpoint and a security detachment near the southern stronghold." Free Deir…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
20–21 January, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-200119-B
Location
السويداء, As-Suwayda, Al Suwayda, Syria
At least two belligerents, specifically members of the Syrian regime military, were killed and 15 others were wounded in alleged Israeli airstrikes on As-Suwayda on the evening of January 20, 2019/morning of January 21, 2019. According to Euphrates Post, "two elements of the Assad regime were killed and others were wounded following raids carried out…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
20–21 January, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-200119-C
Location
دمشق, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Between four and nine belligerents, specifically members of the Syrian regime military, were killed and six others were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus after midnight between January 20, 2019 to January 21, 2019. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes were carried out in the "vicinity of Damascus International Airport" and…
Summary
Published
20 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
11–12 January, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY-110119
Location
دمشق, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Eight alleged Israeli strikes were launched on Damascus International Airport at 11:15pm on January 11/January 12, 2019. Syrian Arab News Agency reported that "at 11:15 before midnight, Israeli warplanes coming from Galilee area launched several missiles towards the surroundings of Damascus and our air defenses immediately intercepted them and downed most of them." The result…
Summary
Published
11 January 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
8 May 2018
Incident Code
ISSY002a
Location
الكسوة, Al Kiswah, Damascus, Syria
At least two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Al Kisswa on May 8, 2018. According to Euphrates Post, Israeli forces targeted positions of the Assad regime in Al Kisswa on May 8, 2018. They also posted a video from a surveillance cameras of one of the commercial…
Summary
Published
8 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1649 ISSY002
Location
سحم الجولان, Sahm al Jolan, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported the death of up to seven civilians, including three women and two children, and up to ten ISIS affiliated militants from Jaish Khalid bin al Walid, as a result of either Coalition or Israeli airstrikes on Sahm al Jolan. The Daraa Martys Documentation Office reported Coalition airstrikes on Sahm al Jolan, “where…
Summary
Published
23 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1383 ISSY001
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–27
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2017
Incident Code
ISSY001b
Location
البعث, Al Ba’th, Quneitra, Syria
Two people were killed in alleged Israeli strikes on Al Ba’th city on June 24, 2017. Sources were conflicted as to whether the people killed were civilians or members of the Syrian army. Khabar Agency reported that Israel struck Syrian army facilities after 10 shells were fired from the Syrian side of the border toward…
Summary
Published
24 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS930a ISSY001a
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged airstrikes struck a building in Al Shajra town which several sources referred to as an "Islamic Court" while others described it as the headquarters of the "Islamic Army of Khalid Bin Al-Walid" - a faction that has been accused of being associated with the "Islamic State". Sources were conflicted as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
13–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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