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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4301
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including a woman, were reported as killed and up to seven others, including two children and a woman, were wounded by Russian or regime forces in Saraqib on January 5th, 2020. Alarby News and the Idlib Civil Defense Media Center reported that seven civilians, including two children, were wounded in…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4303
Location
الزربة, Al Zurba, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was reported wounded as a result of Russian forces attack with rockets, or Syrian regime forces attack with machine guns on Al Zurba town in Aleppo, Syria, on January 5th, 2020, according to local sources. The Zurba Media office announced that Mahmoud Abdel Fattah Hammoud was wounded. The individual was an…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4300
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were reported wounded in alleged shelling by Russian and Syrian regime aircraft on several towns in Idlib on January 5th, 2020, as reported by Shaam News Network. Shaam reported that the following cities and towns were targeted: Maarat Al Nu'man, Al Ghadfa, Ma'saran, Ma'arshamin, Benin, Marashamsha, Ma'shurin, Tilmans, Hantoutin, Deir Sunbul, Ihsim, Kafroumah, Khan Al…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 January 2020
Incident Code
RS4304
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib governorate, on January 5th, 2020. Various local sources, including @MolhamKaied, reported that "injuries" resulted from airstrikes on Deir Al Sharqi but did not mention how many were injured. The majority of sources attributed airstrikes and the resulting injuries in…
Summary
Published
5 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2020
Incident Code
USSOM264
Location
Between Bacaw and Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In its first declared action in Somalia of 2020, AFRICOM announced on the same day that "in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who engaged Somali National Army partner forces on patrol near Bacaw." AFRICOM added that "At this time, it is assessed this precision…
Summary
Published
3 January 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Codes
IRS004 RS4299
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians including seven children and two women were reported killed, and up to 25 others including three children and three women - one of whom was pregnant - were injured in an alleged Russian, Iranian forces or Syrian regime shelling with a cluster missile or a rocket carrying cluster bombs on 'Martyr…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
),
Education
(
Nursery
,
Primary School
)
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
1 January 2020
Incident Code
TS404
Location
تل أبيض, Tal Abyad, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian, named as Ammar Alhaji, was reportedly shot dead by members of the al Majd Brigade of the Syrian National Army. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, the man was "shot dead while he was trying to prevent fighters of Turkish-backed Al-Majd Legion from stealing his car.". Euphrates Post reported that the victim was…
Summary
Published
1 January 2020
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4298
Location
قرية الشيخ أحمد, Sheikh Ahmed village, Aleppo, Syria
On December 30th, between four and five civilians, including up to two women and two children, were wounded by Russian or regime air strikes, with ten vacuum missiles and two cluster bombs, launched upon the village of Sheikh Ahmed in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Local sources initially reported four wounded civilians and Civil Defense…
Summary
Published
30 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2019
Incident Code
USSOM261-C
Location
Vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Somalia
In retaliatory actions against al Al Shabaab for a mass casualty bombing in Mogadishu a day earlier, the United States said that it had conducted three strikes against al Shbaab commanders, killing four people in total.This entry relates to one of two strikes in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow in Lower Shabelle. Al Shabaab itself…
Summary
Published
29 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 December 2019
Incident Code
USSOM262
Location
Vicinity of Kunyo Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In retaliatory strikes against al Al Shabaab for a mass casualty bombing in Mogadishu a day earlier, the United States said that it had conducted three strikes against al Shbaab commanders, killing four people in total. This entry relates to one of two strikes in the vicinity of Kunyo Barrow in Lower Shabelle. According to…
Summary
Published
29 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
YS082
Location
عون الدادات, Aoun Al Dadat, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that a sniper on a checkpoint belonging to SDF/YPG shot dead a civilian in Aoun al Dadat village in Manbej, Aleppo on December 28th, 2019. Shaam Netowk reported that "Mohamed Sheikho Al-Hamloush, known as 'Abu Al-Miz', from Aoun Al-Dadat village, was transporting a passenger by his motorcycle to the village separating between …
Summary
Published
28 December 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
28–29 December, 2019
Incident Code
USSOM263
Location
Vicinity of Caliyoow Barrow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In apparent retaliatory strikes against al Al Shabaab for a mass casualty bombing in Mogadishu a day earlier, the United States said that it had conducted three strikes against al Shbaab commanders, killing four people in total. This entry relates to one strike in the vicinity of Caliyoow Barrow in Lower Shabelle. it later emerged…
Summary
Published
28 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4295
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that at least three civilians were wounded as a result of Russian forces or Syrian regime forces artillery and missile attack on Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on December 28th, 2019. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that a cluster missile fell near Al Kabir mosque in Mhambel town in the western…
Summary
Published
28 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4296
Location
بلدات متعددة, Several towns, Idlib, Syria
Russian warplanes launched substantial attacks upon various villages outside of Idlib on December 28th causing numerous civilian casualties. Shaam News, reporting on December 29th, stated that civilian casualties resulted from Russian airstrikes upon many villages, including Mhambel and Sarja. No names, ages, or other pertinent information was released. The air raids were part of a…
Summary
Published
28 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4297
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and up to four civilians were wounded in initial reports about an alleged Russian or Syrian regime bombing raid upon the village of Maarat Numan on December 28th, 2019. Local sources reported that Russian helicopters dropped barrel bombs, and there were early reports of four wounded civilians, the death…
Summary
Published
30 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2019
Incident Code
CS1942
Location
البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Around ten people were killed and an unknown number wounded in alleged Coalition artillery strikes that reportedly targeted Iranian and Lebanese militias in the city of Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor governorate, on December 25th, 2019, according to local sources. It is unclear if those killed were civilians or belligerents. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
25 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
7–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4293
Location
كفروما, Kafrouma, Idlib, Syria
At least one person died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafrouma in Idlib on December 24, 2019, according to local media. Local sources were conflicted as to whether the victims were civilians or militants. Sources reported that the Russian strikes targeted members of the Ahrar al-Sham movement. According to the Step News…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4294
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
An elderly woman was reported injured along with at least one other civilian after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrike on Saraqeb in Idlib, Syria on December 24th 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: ""An elderly woman was wounded in a bombing by the Syrian regime on…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
TS403
Location
زونار, Zunnar, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in alleged Turkish or Turkish-backed shelling on Zunnar village of Ain Issa, Raqqa on December 24th, 2019 according to local sources. ANHA reported that the Turkish attack directly targeted civilian areas. Other sources blamed Turkish backed mercenaries. @Karl_hakon reported that "Turkish-backed mercenaries targeted civilian areas in the Ain Issa countryside…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4292
Location
جوباس, Joubas, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 12 civilians, including at least five children and two women, were reported killed and up to seven others, including two children and two women, injured in Joubas, Idlib in Syria on December 24th, 2019 when Russian warplanes attacked a school building that was used as a shelter for displaced people in the…
Summary
Published
24 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4291
Location
خان السبيل, Khan Al Sabil, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians were injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on vehicles of displaced civilians on the international highway near the town of Khan al Sabil, Idlib governorate, on December 22nd, 2019, as reported by local sources. Local tweets included video of the bombing raid that injured civilians. Step News Agency…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
,
Motorcycle
),
Agriculture
(
Equipment / Machinery
)
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4288
Location
معرة النعمان, International road to Ma'arat Al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between four and seven civilians were killed as the result of an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on a convoy with displaced people on the international road to Ma'arat Al Numan on December 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. On December 28th, a local source reported that one of the victims died of his injuries…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4289
Location
تلمنس, Tal Menes, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians, initially reported as three, were killed and others were wounded in the town of Tal Menes after warplanes fired missiles into the town on the 21st of December. A series of news outlets as well as the Idlib Civil Defense confirmed the deaths. Orient Net, Al-Muharrer Network, and Stab News with their reporter…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4290
Location
معصران, Masran, Idlib, Syria
Local sources confirmed the killing of five siblings in the village of Maasran on December 22nd, 2019 by alleged Russian airstrikes. Four individuals were also wounded with one eventually dying to raise the total of civilian deaths to six. The names of victims were released and confirmed by Civil Defense Service in Idlib. The dead…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4285
Location
الدير الشرقي, Al Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed by Russian forces and/or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Deir Al Sharqi in Idlib, Syria on December 22nd, 2019. Shaam News was the only source to report on the incident, stating that three civilians had been killed by airstrikes and shelling launched by the Russian military and Syrian regime across…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4286
Location
الطريق الزراعي الواصل بين الدانا و ترمانين, The agricultural road between Al Dana and Termanin, Syria
One civilian was reported killed on the agricultural road linking Termanin to Dana in Idlib, Syria on December 22nd, 2019 when Russian or Syrian regime warplanes attacked the area, according to Shaam Network. No other sources were found on this incident.
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4287
Location
عدة بلدات, Many towns, Idlib, Syria
According to Shaam network, "Russian and Asadi warplanes launched violent airstrikes, accompanied with intense artillery and missile shelling targeting the cities and towns of Maarat al-Numan, Saraqib, Kafrnbel, Talmans, Babila, Jarajnaz, al-Ghadfa, Khan al-Sabil, Ma`radbis, al-Kinda, al-Najiya, al-Dir al-Gharb ومع, Mar`dbasa, Tal Mordikh and al-Ma`shurain, which resulted in the fall of 4 martyrs". No more…
Summary
Published
22 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21–22 December, 2019
Incident Code
ISSY008
Location
المنطقة الواقعة بين سات زينب وعقربا, Area between Sat Zaynab and Aqraba, Rif Dimashq, Syria
At least three people were killed in alleged Israeli strikes between Sayyida Zainab and Aqraba on December 21-22, 2019. Sources are conflicted as to whether those killed were militants or civilians. Local sources reported that Israeli missiles - either launched from a ship in the Mediterranean or via an airstrike - landed on the Sayyeda Zainab…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
21 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4283
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Seven or eight civilians, including four children and between one and three women, were reportedly killed and more than twenty civilians, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in the city of Saraqib on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
20–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 December 2019
Incident Code
RS4281
Location
الدير شرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
At least two men and one woman were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Deir al Sharqi, Idlib governorate, on December 21st, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. The Syrian Civil Defence reported that "a man, an elderly man and a woman" were…
Summary
Published
21 December 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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