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Incident Date
15 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4595
Location
ابلين, Iblin, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including a woman and up to two children, were killed and two to five other civilians, including up to four children and a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the village of Iblin on July 15, 2021. Shaam News reported that shelling "of a residential house…
Summary
Published
15 July 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4596
Location
تديل, Tadel, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or regime shelling of the village of Tadel in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 15, 2021. @HalabTodayTV reported that according to the Syrian Civil Defense, "a civilian was killed by artillery shelling by the regime forces and Russia targeting the village of Tadel in the western…
Summary
Published
15 July 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2021
Incident Code
YS107
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a child, were killed and between eight and 12 others, including three women and two children, were injured in alleged YPG or regime missile and artillery strikes on Afrin on July 15, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, two civilians were killed, including a child and a man, and…
Summary
Published
15 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
15 July 2021
Incident Code
CS1960
Location
القائم, Al Qa’em, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian was reportedly shot dead during a raid on the outskirts of Al-Zar village carried out by the US-led Coalition alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces, according to multiple sources, at dawn on July 15, 2021. A single source - Furat News - also reported that a girl was injured in the incident. The dead…
Summary
Published
15 July 2021
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
YPG
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4593
Location
حميمات, Hmeimat, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a 10 year old girl, was killed and one or two of her siblings were injured in alleged Russian and/ or regime artillery or rocket strikes on the village of Hmeimat on July 12, 2021. @IdlibPlus reported on "the death of a girl and the injury of two other children as…
Summary
Published
12 July 2021
Strike Type
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
11 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4591
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a man, was killed and between one and three others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of AL Bara on July 11, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, "a civilian was killed, and another was injured, by artillery shelling by the regime forces…
Summary
Published
11 July 2021
Strike Type
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
11 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4592
Location
مرعيان, Marayan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, a man and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery strikes on the town of Marayan on July 11, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that "a man and his son were injured by similar shelling on the village of Mara’an". Macro Media Center verified that the son that…
Summary
Published
11 July 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2021
Incident Code
LC426
Location
سيدي حسين, Sid Hussein, Benghazi, Libya
In the first reported civilian harm event involving explosive weapons use in Libya since March, several outlets said that four civilians had been injured by shelling from an unknown party on the Sidi Hussein neighbourhood of Benghazi. The injured were taken for treatment at the al-Jalaa Hospital. The hospital released the following statement: "Doctors of…
Summary
Published
9 July 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Incident Date
3 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4587
Location
ابلين, Iblin, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians, including a woman and three to four children, were killed and three to four other civilians, including a woman and two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Iblin the morning of July 3, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that "the regime forces and Russia committed a…
Summary
Published
3 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4586
Location
بليون, Belion, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians - two girls - were killed and one to two other civilians, including a woman and a Civil Defense member, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Belion on July 3, 2021. According to @Sy24ria, the bombing of the town of Belion resulted in "the killing…
Summary
Published
3 July 2021
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
3 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4588
Location
بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria
At least one child was killed and five other civilians, including a pregnant woman, another woman, and two children, were injured, in addition to the killing of the pregnant woman's fetus, from alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Balshon on the morning of July 3, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, "a child…
Summary
Published
3 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4589
Location
الشيخ يوسف, Al Sheikh Yousuf, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians, members of the Syrian Civil Defense, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Sheikh Youssef on July 3, 2021. Anadolu Agency reported that "the media official in the Civil Defense, Firas Khalifa, confirmed that Russian warplanes carried out 4 raids on their center in the village of Sheikh…
Summary
Published
3 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4590
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians, including between two and four children and two women, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the city of Ariha on July 3, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, "5 civilians, including two children and two women, were injured, among the wounded, in critical cases, in artillery shelling by…
Summary
Published
3 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4585
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the city of Ariha the evening of July 2, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, "3 civilians were injured, in a missile shelling by the regime forces targeting the northern entrance to the city of Ariha this evening, Friday, July 2nd". Various…
Summary
Published
2 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 June 2021
Incident Code
CS1959
Location
القائم, Al Qa’em, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reportedly killed and three other civilians, including women and children, were wounded in US airstrikes on the Al Qa’em area near the Syrian-Iraqi borders on June 28, 2021. Local sources also reported that between four and 11 militants, with at least four members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization, were also killed. The…
Summary
Published
28 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4584
Location
الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on June 27, 2021. A tweet from @SILSTY_10 alleges that there were "dead and wounded in the ranks of the militants in missile strikes carried out by the Syrian army on their positions in…
Summary
Published
27 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4583
Location
قميناس, Quminas, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Quminas on June 25, 2021. @ShahbaPress reported that "two civilians were wounded in artillery shelling by the Assad forces and Russia". The majority of other sources also pointed to two civilians being injured in the strikes. A tweet…
Summary
Published
25 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4582
Location
أريحا, Arihah, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including an elderly man, were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery on the city of Arihah on June 24, 2021. Baladi News reported that "the regime forces bombed with heavy artillery the city of Ariha, which led to the injury of an elderly man who was treated…
Summary
Published
24 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4580
Location
الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and between two and three civilians, including a woman and one to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Al Atareb on June 23, 2021. According to Halab Today, "the family sat at the table to eat breakfast, when an artillery shell from…
Summary
Published
23 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
23 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4581
Location
مقبرة افس, Afes Cemetery, Idlib, Syria
Between two and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and five to eight others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on Afes on June 23, 2021. According to @abazeid89, "artillery shelling (regime / Russia) targeted the cemetery of the town of Afs in Idlib during a funeral…
Summary
Published
23 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4579
Location
منطف, Mantef, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and at least two other civilians, a woman and one to two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Mantef village on June 22, 2021. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, "a 17-year-old girl, named as Wafaa Abdul Hamid Qassoum, was killed while two…
Summary
Published
22 June 2021
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
21 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4577
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, both women, were killed and two to three others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Al Bara on June 21, 2021. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "two women, named as Wahidah Hamdou Abu Shakhah and Fatimah al Yasin, were killed and others injured…
Summary
Published
21 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4578
Location
احسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Between one and nine civilians were killed and up to 14 were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the village of Ihsem on June 21, 2021. Sources contest whether some of the people identified, specifically the prisoners being held in a prison in Ihsem that was bombed, were belligerents. The initial number given…
Summary
Published
21 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–9
Civilians reported injured
10–14
Military actors reported killed
3–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4576
Location
المسطومة, Al Mastouma, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Al Mastouma on June 21, 2021. A tweet from @HalabTodayTV initially identified that there were no casualties from the strikes on Al Mastouma. However, Syrian Civil Defense reported that a child was injured. A video by @aboalhodaalhoms…
Summary
Published
21 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4574
Location
بزابور, Bzabor, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including at least one woman and two children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the village of Bzabor in the southern countryside of Idlib on June 18, 2021 Activists from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on the "injury of six civilians, including a woman and…
Summary
Published
18 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4575
Location
قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian, a Civil Defense "White Helmet" member, was killed and three to six others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a civil defense center in Qastoun on June 19, 2021. Anadolu Agency reported that "a Civil Defense member was killed and at least 4 others were injured, as Bashar al-Assad's…
Summary
Published
19 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4573
Location
ابديتا, Abdita, Idlib, Syria
At least two people were killed and three others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Abdita on June 17, 2021. The status of those killed is contested, with the majority of sourced reporting that those killed and injured were civilians whole Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Al Mahjar…
Summary
Published
17 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4572
Location
معرزاف, Mu’arzaf, Idlib, Syria
At least one person was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Mu’arzaf on June 15, 2021. According to @HalabTodayTV, "one person was killed and others were injured as a result of shelling by the regime forces with heavy artillery targeting the village of Maarzaf". @anasanas84 added…
Summary
Published
15 June 2021
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
14 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4571
Location
مرعيان, Mara’yan, Idlib, Syria
Between three and four civilians, including a woman and two to three children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling on Mara’yan village on June 13, 2021. According to Macro Media Center, "a woman and her three children were injured as a result of artillery shelling by Assad's gangs and Russian militias targeting a…
Summary
Published
14 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2021
Incident Code
RS4568
Location
كفرلاتا, Kafrlata, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and artillery strikes on Kafrlata on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, "on June 12, a shell fired by Syrian regime artillery forces exploded near a house in Kafr Lata village in the south…
Summary
Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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