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Incident Date
26 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3617
Location
العمقية, al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria
At least five civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab in Hama on the night of April 26th, local media reported. The lowest death count was given by Step New Agency at two civilians - though two…
Summary
Published
26 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26–27 April, 2019
Incident Code
RS3618
Location
العنكاوي, Al’inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria
According to Step News Agency, "two people were killed and a number were wounded in several Russian air raids on the village of Al Amqeya and an air raid on the village of Al’inakawi in Sahal Al Ghab in the western countryside of Hama." On April 27th, the White Helmets reported: "The death of martyrs and…
Summary
Published
26 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3615
Location
تل هواش, Tal Hawwash, Hama, Syria
Up to seven civilians from two families died and eight more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Tal Hawwash, according to sources on the ground. All sources but one alleged that Russia was to blame - though the Facebook page 'Al Muoali Clan History ' pointed to the Assad regime. JisrTV…
Summary
Published
26 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3614
Location
Bsanqoul, Idlib, Syria
At least nine civilians were killed in an airstrike in Bsanqoul, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Al Jazeera, who placed the death toll at nine, attributed responsibility to Russian forces. They reported that the strike killed "leader of the movement Ahrar…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM216
Location
Timirshe, Bari, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia and possibly also al Shabaab in the vicinity of Timirshe, in the Golis Mountains. According to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day, three fighters from the terrorist group were killed, with AFRICOM currently assessing that no civilians had been harmed in…
Summary
Published
26 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
26 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3616
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, reportedly two men and a baby girl, died and another five non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on agricultural land between the town of Kafar Nabil and the village of Jbala in the southern suburb of Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia, though there was also an allegation that the Assad regime…
Summary
Published
26 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 April, 2019
Incident Code
CS1919
Location
ماشخ أو الضمان, Al Daman or Mashikh village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that at least four civilians from the same family were killed in a joint operation by the Syrian Democratic Forces with air support from Coalition fighter jets around 1 am between April 24th and 25th. Baladi claimed that Coalition helicopters participated in the raid. While most sources, including an eyewitness and the…
Summary
Published
24 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3613
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, Syria
Shelling on residential neighbourhoods in Khan Sheikhoun killed nine named civilians and wounded as many as dozens more on April 23rd, 2019, local media reported. Up to 64 rocket and artillery shells were used in the raid, according to the Syrian Civil Defense. While @abuhuzaifa_ reported an initial toll of five civilian fatalities but in…
Summary
Published
23 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21–23 April, 2019
Incident Code
RS3612
Location
بادية ريف ديرالزور الغربي, Badiyah of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that a child died of her injuries on April 25th after alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Badiyah (the desert) in the western Deir Ezzor countryside several days earlier. @DeirEzzor24 tweeted: "The child Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram died of injuries she received several days ago in aerial bombardment by #Russia on the Badiyah…
Summary
Published
23 April 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
19 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM215
Location
Vicinity of Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Jamaame, Lower Juba Region, according to a press release issued the next day by US Africa Command. It was later reported that one of those killed had been responsible for the death of a US soldier in Somalia in June 2018. AFRICOM's initial press…
Summary
Published
19 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3611
Location
خان شيخون, خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Two men were reported wounded when rockets and/or artillery struck the Al Rahman Mosque in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, partially destroying the building. Sources reported the use of rocket-propelled grenades. Smart News Agency reported there were "two wounded in a rocket attack on the city of Khan Sheikun south of Idlib from the Russian forces…
Summary
Published
19 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3610
Location
أبو حبّة, Abu Habba, Idlib, Syria
A number of civilians were killed and wounded when artillery and rockets struck the Al Zohour Primary School and civilian homes in Abu Habba village in Deir Ezzor, partially destroying the school building and fence, according to sources on the ground. The Macro Media Center reported that one civilian was killed and several children injured.…
Summary
Published
17 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 April 2019
Incident Code
CS1918
Location
الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ali al-Muhammed al-Furaiji and his two wives were killed in the morning of April 15th, when their house was hit by an alleged Coalition airstrike, multiple local sources reported - though there was also a claim that the deaths had been caused by an explosion of an ISIS-planted mine. @alhasensaleem tweeted that "a whole family"…
Summary
Published
15 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM214
Location
3 km away from Xiriiro, on the way to Hol Anod, Bari, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in the vicinity of Xiriiro, Bari Region, killing one high value militant and at least one other alleged fighter. According to AFRICOM - which took the unusual step of publicly naming the target within 24 hours of the operation - the strike killed Abdulhakim Dhuqub, second…
Summary
Published
14 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
13 April 2019
Incident Code
CS1917
Location
الطكيحي, Al Takihi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between midnight and 5 am on the morning of April 13th five people were reportedly killed in what was described as a "landing operation" by the US-led Coalition in Al-Takihi village. According to Jisir TV, the operation was carried out by several Apache helicopters and Hummer vehicles. It was, however, unclear who killed the victims (whose…
Summary
Published
13 April 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
8
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13–14 April, 2019
Incident Code
RS3609
Location
أورم الجوز, Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the town of Urma Al Jouz, in the western countryside of Idlib, around midnight between April 13th and 14th, wounding a family of five, according to local media. Over a dozen missile strikes were reportedly fired from three Russian planes. The strikes were described as rocket attacks, or more specifically as…
Summary
Published
13 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM213
Location
Garowle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in Garowle, Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued by US Africa Command the following day. The release asserted that two terrorists were killed in the strike, and that one motorcycle was also destroyed. It further noted that AFRICOM currently assessed that no civilians were harmed…
Summary
Published
11 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM212
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in Jilib, Middle Juba region, according to a press release issued the following day by US Africa Command. AFRICOM asserted that one terrorist was killed in the strike, and that it currently assessed that no civilians were harmed in the action. For the first time and in the…
Summary
Published
9 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7–8 April, 2019
Incident Code
RS3608
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that an elderly man was killed when multiple Russian airstrikes allegedly struck several neighbourhoods in the city of Kafr Zeita. Local news outlet Baladi News reported that the Russian Airforce conducted eight airstrikes with high-explosive rockets on residential neighbourhoods in the town. According to Step News, the Russian planes launched a total…
Summary
Published
7 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3607
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that long-range high-explosive ballistic missiles struck the city of Jisr al-Shughour. Step News specified that ten missiles struck residential buildings and infrastructure in the city. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the strikes struck an area near the Mamoun Haj Yahya School in al Shamali al Sharqi neighborhood, severely destroying…
Summary
Published
8 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
,
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
12–14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3606
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
A child and a woman were reportedly killed and more than a dozen civilians were injured in shelling on the town of Kafr Nabl in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. In an initial post, Smart News blamed the Russian forces but later blamed the Syrian regime instead. Other local sources blamed the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
6 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
10–22
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM211-C
Location
Ugunji, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A ground operation struck a minibus carrying civilians, killing one woman and injuring up to six others, local media reported. While one source claimed that the attack was conducted by drone, others said it was a ground operation, involving Somali and possibly also US troops. AFRICOM later denied responsibility for civilian harm on the grounds…
Summary
Published
4 April 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
1 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3605
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian died and up to four other civilians (including a father and his two children) were wounded in an alleged Assad regime or Russian artillery bombardment of Kafar Zeita on the afternoon of April 1st, local sources reported. According to Smart News, Russian forces conducted heavy artillery shelling on the cities of…
Summary
Published
1 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3604
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
One woman was injured in an alleged regime or Russian artillery strike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. On March 28th, the Syrian Observatory said "that it had monitored more violations in the areas of the Russian-Turkish truce and surrounding areas" It added that it had "monitored intensive bombardment by regime forces with more than…
Summary
Published
28 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3603
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that four civilians including a woman were wounded when a cluster bomb that was dropped in a previous strike (the date unknown) exploded in Ma'aret al-Nu'man on March 28th. Sources were conflicted on whether the cluster bomb had originally been dropped by regime or Russian forces.
Summary
Published
28 March 2019
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian 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
27 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3602
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian was wounded in alleged regime or Russian artillery shelling of Al-Lataminah, according to local media. The Smart News Agency, citing activists as its source, reported: "A civilian was wounded as a result of artillery shelling on the town of Al-Lataminah, north of Hama, the source of the Russian forces camp in…
Summary
Published
27 March 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3601
Location
كفريا والفوعة, Kafriya and Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident on March 22, 2019, which several sources referred to as a "massacre", up to 28 civilians died and as many as 30 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on the towns of Kafriya and Al Fou’a in Idlib. According to Baladi, Russia launched "more than 15 successive…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Religious
(
Mosque
),
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
),
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
9–28
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM210
Location
Bu'aale, Middle Juba, Somalia
A reported precision airstrike by an unidentified aircraft at Buaale, Middle Juba was said to have killed up to 50 fighters with local Al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab - along with a named senior leader. The event was first reported by Kenyan media - though reports did not identify which nation had conducted the alleged…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
40–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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