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Incident Date
2 October 2019
Incident Code
CS1934
Location
Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطيانة
One or two people were killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Tayyana, Deir Ezzor governorate, in the night of October 2nd 2019. Nedaa and Deirezzor24 reported that international coalition forces launched raids and searches in cooperation with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). A reporter of Deir Ezzor 24 noted that an airdrop operation…
Summary
Published
22 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2019
Incident Code
CS1933
Location
Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ذيبان
Two civilians were reportedly killed when Coalition forces and special forces from the SDF carried out a landing operation in Dhiban, "targeting a house inhabited by people who are not residents of the town". Deir Ezzor reported that "a number of wanted persons were killed and a number of others managed to escape. Others were…
Summary
Published
20 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2019
Incident Code
CS1932
Location
Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الزر
Two unidentified men were killed by an alleged drone strike from the International Coalition in the morning of September 19th, according to local sources. It is unclear whether these were civilians. Several sources claimed the men were masked and riding a motorcycle when they were hit by an airstrike, which Euphrates Post believed to have…
Summary
Published
19 September 2019
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
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4106
Location
Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل
Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime cluster bombings of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib, on September 13, 2019. @baladinetwork identified "Two martyrs were killed by a missile strike by the regime forces on the city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
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
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4104
Location
Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
Two to three civilians, one of which was a child, were killed and five or six other civilians, including two women and a child, were injured in airstrikes on the city of Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib on September 13, 2019. A tweet by @anasanas84 named the child killed as Islam Muhammad Al-Sader. Justice organization named…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4103
Location
Aynata (Al Rouj plains), Idlib, Syria
عيناتا
One civilian died due to his injuries after an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Aynata on the Al Rouj plains, Idlib, after midnight on September 12th/13th 2019, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Civil Defence volunteers on the ground stated that it was Russian aircraft that carried out the night raids.…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
13 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4105
Location
Banes, Aleppo, Syria
بانص
At least one civilian was injured on September 13, 2019 after the explosion of a cluster bomb that was allegedly dropped by Russian or regime warplanes on the village of Banes, Aleppo governorate, according to local sources. A tweet from @SyriaCivilDefe reported "A civilian was injured due to the detonation of a cluster bomb remnants…
Summary
Published
13 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2019
Incident Code
RS4102
Location
Sarja, Idlib, Syria
سرجة
One child was killed and another child was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Sarja the morning of September 12th 2019, according to local sources. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, "A child was killed and another child was injured, as a result of targeting the outskirts of Sarjah village in Idlib countryside this morning." In…
Summary
Published
12 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10–11 September, 2019
Incident Code
RS4101
Location
Al-Dhuhr, Darkush, Idlib, Syria
الضهرة
An alleged Russian airstrike killed an elderly displaced civilian man and wounded others in the village of Duhr in Darkush area around midnight between September 10th and September 11th 2019. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Ahmad Eisa al Musa, displaced from Tal Hatabat village in the southern suburbs of Aleppo governorate, age 76, was…
Summary
Published
10 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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
4 September 2019
Incident Code
CS1931
Location
Al Hadaja, Al Hassakah, Syria
الحداجة
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed during a landing operation from the International Coalition forces. According to Asrar7days, "local sources indicated that the US occupation helicopters carried out an aerial landing by the lake of Al-Bassel dam towards the east, reaching Wadi Al-Raml and another in Al-Haddaja village amid fear and panic among…
Summary
Published
4 September 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 September 2019
Incident Code
CS1930
Location
Between Mu'ayzila and Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بين معيزيلة و مراط
The child Ali al-Ahmad was alleged killed at dawn during a landing operation carried out by the International Coalition. According to Shaam News, "a coalition landing operation with the SDF [targeted] a civilian home between the towns of Mu'ayzila and the village of Marat on the old road between Deir al-Zour and al-Hasakeh governorates." Local…
Summary
Published
4 September 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 September 2019
Incident Code
CS1929
Location
Al Ezba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العزبة
Local sources reported that 15-year old Alloush Suleiman Al-Subhi was killed during a raid on Al-Ezba in the evening on September 3rd. Several sources claimed that Coalition forces and Kurdish militias conducted an airdrop in the area. The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) reported that Alloush was shot by SDF forces, with air support from…
Summary
Published
3 September 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4099
Location
Urma al-Kubrah, Aleppo, Syria
أورم الكبرى
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the Al-Iman Hospital in the town of Urma Al-Kubra on August 31, 2019. Russian airstrikes allegedly struck the Al-Iman Hospital for children and women in the town of Urma Al-Kubra in western Aleppo in the middle…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4100
Location
Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل
At lease one civilian was killed and another wounded due to artillery and rocket shelling by the Syrian regime and Russian forces on residential neighborhoods in Kafr Nabil, struck from camp in Al-Nimr hill near Khan Sheikhoun. Baladi News reported "a civilian was killed and another wounded due to artillery and rocket shelling by the…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4098
Location
Jbala, Idlib, Syria
جبالا
Two civilians were alleged killed and others injured by Syrian or Russian airstrikes or artillery on Jbala village in Idlib. The two victims were identified as Ismail Ahmed Qteish from the village of Maarzita, and Mahdi Salah Al-Naddaf from Jabala. According to Macro Media Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Syrian regime forces shelled Jbala…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2019
Incident Code
CS1928
Location
Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria
كفرجالس
In an airstrike confirmed by CENTCOM, US forces struck what it reported to be an Al-Qaeda command center in northern Idlib. Local sources reported that the US strike struck a military headquarters belonging to "Ansar Al-Tawhid" in the town of Kafr Nabil, but added that civilian houses were struck nearby as well, resulting in a…
Summary
Published
31 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
22–29
Civilians reported injured
22
Military actors reported killed
14–51
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4097
Location
Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل
Two civilians died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime shelling of Kafar Nabil, according to local media. Macro Media Center (MMC) blamed Russian and Syrian regime forces for the shelling, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) attributed blame to the Syrian regime forces alone. SN4HR identified one civilian, while…
Summary
Published
30 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4095
Location
Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
التح
Three civilians - a woman and her two sons (one of whom was a child) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tah the first hours of dawn on August 29, 2019, local media reported. According to the Shaam News Network, "Russian warplanes targeted al-Tah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, leaving three…
Summary
Published
29 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4096
Location
Ma’arshamsha, Idlib, Syria
معرشمشة
Local media reported that four civilians were killed and six others injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Ma’arshamsha, Syria on August 29, 2019. According to the Shaam News Network, "a civilian vehicle for IDPs in the village of Maarshamsheh" was struck, killing three people - two women and a child. Step…
Summary
Published
29 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4090
Location
Ma’saran, Idlib, Syria
معصران
Two civilians - a man and a woman - died and up to five people were injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ma’saran on August 28, 2019, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "Ali Mustafa Sa'do and the girl Bayan Mohammad Matar were killed as Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
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 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4091
Location
Al Tamani’a, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
One civilian reportedly died and another was injured in an alleged Russian strike on al-Tamani’a. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, " a civilian was killed due to a Russian bombardment that targeted the farms of al-Taman’aa town south of Idlib". Edlib Media Centre said that a man died in a Russian airstrike.…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4093
Location
Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
جرجناز
Local media reported that one civilian died in an alleged regime airstrike on Jarjanaz on August 28, 2019. Tweets from @MasarPressNet and @jisrtv both identified one civilian as being killed in the airstrikes. According to a tweet from @baladinetwork, "the regime's helicopters and warplanes bomb with six vacuum missiles and two explosive barrels, the town…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4089
Location
Telmans, Idlib, Syria
تلمنس
The Step News agency reported the death of one civilian in an alleged Russia or regime air or artillery strike on Telmans on August 28, 2019. Step News identified one civil as being killed while Smart reported that there were wounded civilians in a regime strike. A tweet by @alhariri58 described vacuum missiles as being…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4094
Location
Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
سراقب,
Eight civilians were wounded, including a woman, in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on a market in Saraqib on August 28, 2019, local media said. According to Smart, "On August 28, 2019, eight civilians were injured when regime warplanes bombarded the city of Saraqeb near Idlib in northern Syria. A medical source in the…
Summary
Published
28 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4084
Location
Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
معرة حرمة
Edlib Media Centre and @abo_aljod84 reported: "A woman was injured when Russian warplanes raided the town of Ma’aret Harma, south of Idlib". However, later @MOHAMADJAPAS said that civilians were wounded as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aret Harma. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4085
Location
Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
كفر نبل,
One civilian died and "many" more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafar Nabil on August 27, 2019, local media reported. @Abuhuzaifa_ tweeted an image with the caption: "A 90-year-old father takes the last glimpses of his remaining child, who was martyred by shrapnel from the shelling of the Russian occupation." According…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4086
Location
Ma'ar Shourin, Idlib, Syria
معرشورين,
Up to four civilians, including a child and one to two women, died and seven others were injured in alleged Russia or regime raids on Ma'ar Shourin on August 27, 2019. The majority of sources pointed to the use of barrel bombs. A Facebook post by Nabed Maarshourin listed the names of those killed: Wael Abdulaziz Al-Qaddour, Abdul…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4087
Location
Tal Mans, Idlib, Syria
تل منس
One civilian died and others injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on TalMans, according to local media. Step reported: "Russian warplanes and helicopters targeted all the towns of the southern and south eastern Idlib countryside with barrels, killing...one civilian in Tal Mnes". Justice Organisation blamed the regime for the death of Abdul Ilah…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4088
Location
Al Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria
الغدفة
Several civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on a hospital in Al Ghadafa, according to sources on the ground. Smart reported: "two guards are still trapped under the rubble of the hospital targeted by Russia vacuum missiles, noting that civil defense teams are trying to reach the scene of the bombing to…
Summary
Published
27 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4079
Location
Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria
كفرسجنة
Two civilian males died and others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafar Sijna on August 26, 2019, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: "Russian warplanes targeted the town of Kafar Sijnain in the southern countryside of Idlib with missiles, killing two people as a toll and injuring a number…
Summary
Published
26 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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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