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Incident Date
5 August 2019
Incident Code
LC178
Location
اربع شوارع الحافلة المحروقة, Vicinity of the Burnt Bus Junction, Surt, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike near Sirte. Lana News wrote: "Two people were killed and a child was wounded by a Turkish warplane that supported the Al-Wifaq militia, which targeted a Sirte truck and another civilian vehicle near the city of Sirte. Medical sources at Ibn Sina hospital in Sirte said…
Summary
Published
5 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4–5 August, 2019
Incident Code
LC177
Location
القلعة, Al Qala, Murzuq, Libya
At least 42 civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Murzuq in one of the biggest civilian harm events in Libya since 2011. Al Jazeera said: "At least 42 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an air raid in southern Libya, an official said, as the United-Nations recognised government…
Summary
Published
4 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
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Civilians reported killed
42–45
Civilians reported injured
51–60
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
2 August 2019
Incident Code
CS1317a
Location
الفردوس, near Raqqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Raqqa. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: “Coalition aircraft conducted two airstrikes and one artillery strike. The airstrikes targeted one ISIS weapons cache and one ISIS command and control facility. Regrettably, one civilian…
Summary
Published
2 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3990
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the area of Kfar Zeita, Hama governorate, on August 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. @IdlibPlus tweeted that "a civilian was injured as a result of the targeting of regime forces by the city of Kfar Zeita in the northern suburbs…
Summary
Published
2 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
LC176
Location
لمدرسة المهدي بن بركة, Al Mahdi Bin Barka School, Tarabulus, Libya
Various sources reported indiscriminate shelling on the Al Hadaba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli damaging several houses. One source reported injured civilians. February TV said: "Operation Volcano of Anger: 3 citizens were injured in the Hadra al-Badri area after a shell hit the Haftar militia on their house." Other sources only reported damage to residential…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3985
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Latmeen, Hama, on August 1st. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Ahmad Mohammad Abo Zaid, from Helfya city in the northwestern suburbs of Hama governorate, was killed as Syrian regime warplanes fired a missile on Latmeen village in the northern suburbs of Hama governorate, on August…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3986
Location
كفر نبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, Syria
One woman was reported killed and four to six civilians including two children injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery on Kafar Nubul, Idlib, on August 1st, 2019. Out of the injured, four belonged to one family. It was reported that Kafar Nubul was struck with two raids on that day. The…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3987
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and up to three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Morek, Hama, on August 1st, 2019, according to local sources. @IdlibPlus tweeted that "a civilian was killed as a result of the targeting of Russian warplanes by the city of Morek in the northern suburbs…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3988
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on Kfar Zeita after midnight on August 1st, 2019. While multiple sources reported the strikes, only the Syrian Civil Defence reported civilian casualties. The Syrian Civil Defence in Hama (@civil_hama) reported that three civilians were injured as a result of airstrikes by Russian aircraft…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3989
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery strikes on Al-Lataminah, Hama, on August 1st, 2019. Some local sources said that barrel bombs were used in the attack. @civil_hama tweeted "the targeting of the civil defense team in the city of Al-Lataminah with an airstrike by…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
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
1 August 2019
Incident Code
CS1926
Location
قرية بكعة في تل حميس, Baka`a Village in the area of Tal Hamis, Al Hassakah, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed by an alleged Coalition action in Baka`a Village, Al Hasaka, on August 1st. Al Khabour News reported that: "The International Coalition forces, backed by elements of the Democratic Unionist Party (BYD), committed a massacre in which six people, including children and women, were killed in the village of Beka`a in…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 July 2019
Incident Code
LC175
Location
بو غيلان, Bu Gheilan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on Bu Gheilan near Gheryan. The Libya Observer said: "A medical source at the Gheryan Central Teaching Hospital reported that a wounded man arrived at the hospital after warplane of Khalifa Haftar bombed the city on Tuesday." Ean Libya tweeted: "One civilian injured and a number…
Summary
Published
31 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3984
Location
كفرزيبا, Kafar Zeiba, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed and up to seven civilians, including at least one woman, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Kafar Zeiba, Idlib governorate, on July 31st, 2019, according to local sources. Al Araby wrote: "The bombing of the village of Kafar Zeiba, near the city of Ariha,…
Summary
Published
31 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3982
Location
موقا, Mouqa, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that an unknown number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Mouqa, Idlib governorate, on July 30th, 2019. @Step_Agency reported that "Russian warplanes targeted the town of Mouqa in the southern countryside of Idlib" @Syrian191124 tweeted: "Helicopters targeted with barrel bombs the vicinity of the village of…
Summary
Published
30 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3983
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Two civilian males were reportedly injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a market in the city of Saraqib, Idlib governorate, on July 30th, 2019, according to local sources. A @jisirtv correspondent reported: "Two civilians were injured as a result of the airstrike on the city of Saraqib a short while ago"." Edlib…
Summary
Published
30 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3980
Location
جبالا, Jbala, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that Russian forces shelled the town of Jbala in Idlib governorate on July 30th, 2019, wounding an unknown number of civilians. @MasarPressNet tweeted that "civilians were wounded as a result of Russian warplanes bombing on the outskirts of the town of Jabala in the southern countryside." Edlib Media Centre and @Stepp_Agency also…
Summary
Published
30 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3981
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Local sources reported that an unknown number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes, which targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib countryside around 12:30 PM on July 30th, 2019. Step Agency wrote that "the Russian air force targeted several airstrikes in Khan [Sheikhoun], Moka and Jbala villages in the southern…
Summary
Published
30 July 2019
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
29–30 July, 2019
Incident Code
LC174
Location
سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed in an LNA artillery strike on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "One person was killed by a Grad rocket attack on a residential neighborhood in the Souq Al Jumaa area in Tripoli." An Amnesty International investigation later found: "Anwar Mabrouk Mlitan, a 50-year-old carpenter…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
CS1925
Location
الزر, Al Zer, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Zer killed claimed the lives of a number of people and injured others, although it is unclear whether they were combatants or non-combatants. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it "learned from a number of reliable sources that helicopters affiliated to the International Coalition targeted a cell of…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3975
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including a woman and a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery on Kafr Zeita on the morning of July 29th. Initial reports claimed two civilians were killed, including a woman and a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense. According to local…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3976
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Five civilians, including at least one child and two women, from the same family were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Lataminah in the northern Hama countryside on the evening of July 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to four others were reported injured. The Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3977
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were killed while working on farmland when helicopters dropped explosive barrels on the village of Latmeen, according to local sources. Other civilians were also reported injured in the incident. @abo_aljod84 said the two victims are originally from Al Latamneh, and they were named by Justice Organisation as Mohammed Naser Al Hasan Mohammed and…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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
29 July 2019
Incident Code
LC174a
Location
طرابلس: مدرسة ابي الاشهر, Tajoura: Abu Al Ashur School, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscrimante artillery shelling on Tajoura. An Amnesty International field investigation said: "A 22-year-old man, Abdelrahman Adel Abi al-Ashhar, was injured when a rocket struck a school located near the eastern perimeters of Mitiga airport, on the evening of 29 July 2019. He told Amnesty International: “I was standing in…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3978
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
One or two alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in Ma’aret Al Nu’man killed five civilians, including an elderly man, and wounded about 30. The market was struck with rockets in the evening, according to local sources. According to Al Araby, "A source from the Civil Defense told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3979
Location
بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several town in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on several towns and cities in Idlib governorate on July 29th, 2019, according to a single source. Shaam News Network reported that warplanes and helicopters believed to belong to Russian and Syrian regime forces allegedly conducted airstrikes on a number of…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
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
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3970
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Two men were reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Tahtaya, Idlib governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. Idlib Plus reported that "two men were wounded because of the targeting of the town of Tahtaya by a Russian airstrike." @alahmed_nasser tweeted: "The War Air Force launches raids on the…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3971
Location
كفر زيتا القريبة, Vicinity of Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Two women and a man were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Mazra’et Al Tanour near the cities of Al Latamina and Kafar Zeita in Hama governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of other civilians was reported injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee wrote that "two…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
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
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3974
Location
معرشورين, Ma’arshurin, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery on Ma'arshurin in Idlib on July 28th, 2019 according to local sources. The victim was named as Murad Abdul Kafi Al Hariri, originally from Talmens town. While Ma’az Al Hamed posted that the victim was killed on the outskirts of Talmens…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3972
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Up to three civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Lataminah, Hama governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported "three wounded in bombing of Russian warplanes on the vicinity of the city of Al-Lataminah north of Hama". Manahi Al…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3973
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least four men were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. 18 others were reported injured. Although Ariha Today initially cited three civilians killed, the same source later named four fatalities, all of whom were men. Smart News Agency…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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