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Incident Date
4 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3413
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airstrikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces reportedly killed three civilians in the village of Al Baghouz on the Syrian-Iraqi border in Deir Ezzor Governorate. The strikes took place on May 4th 2018. Smart news was the only source to report these strikes, and cited in its summary that it received information from "a local source"…
Summary
Published
4 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3415
Location
قرية النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria
The village of Al Naqir in Idlib Governorate was hit by airstrikes on May 4th 2018, killing between four and six civilians, and wounding between two and 24 others, local media reported. The list of casualties included women and children. Sources said that Russian forces were likely responsible for the strikes. The Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
4 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3412
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed and two others were injured when the remnants of a cluster bomb earlier dropped on Saraqeb, Idlib exploded. Local sources alleged that the bomb was a remnant of an earlier airstrike allegedly conducted by Russian forces over the city. Idlib Media Centre for example noted "A martyr and two wounded by…
Summary
Published
3 May 2018
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
2 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3411
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One woman was reported killed and several other civilians injured, all believed to be medical staff, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita Specialized Hospital in Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria on May 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Baladi News said the hospital was targeted with four raids. SMART News reported that "Russian warplanes bombed…
Summary
Published
2 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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
2 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3410
Location
مشمشان, Mishmshan, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed between five and eight civilians, including women and children, in the village of Mishmshan in rural Idlib Governorate on May 3rd 2018, according to sources on the ground. Up to a further ten civilians were reportedly injured. Radio Kul and the Syrian Network for Human Rights instead accused the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
2 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 May 2018
Incident Code
CS1747
Location
القصر, Al Qasr village, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to local sources, at least 13 and up to 30 civilians were killed and “tens of others” were injured in airstrikes on al Qasr village, also known as al Fadel, near the Syrian-Iraqi border in the Tal al Jayer area of al Hassaka governorate. Reports identified both the Coalition and the Iraqi air force…
Summary
Published
1 May 2018
Civilians reported killed
24–30
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3406
Location
قرية الزعفرانة, Al Zafarana village, Homs, Syria
A hospital guard was killed in Al Zafarana as Russian and Syrian forces reportedly launched raids on the Homs village. Syrian helicopters hit the local hospital with barrel bombs, according to Smart News, injuring an additional four civilians. An activist loyal to the regime told the news agency that the hospital was targeted to remove…
Summary
Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3407
Location
قرية دير فول, Deir Fool village, Homs, Syria
A civilian was killed and three others injured in an attack on the village of Deir Fool, local sources reported. Smart News reported the involvement of both Syrian and Russian forces in the strike. The news agency said the attack broke a truce negotiated for the northern Homs countryside. Eight planes conducted at least 60…
Summary
Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3409
Location
معرزيتا ومخيم للنازحين بلقرب منها, Marzita and an IDP camp nearby, Idlib, Syria
A male civilian was reported killed and seven others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike or Syrian regime shelling of the al-Walid IDP camp near the town of Marzita in southern Idlib countryside. The rockets came at night, striking a two-room school and many of the inhabited tents, according to Shaam News. The town of…
Summary
Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Education
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3408
Location
قرية الكشمة, Al Kashma village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four women were killed and others injured as Russian forces struck the headquarters of the Islamic State in Al Kashma village, according to local sources. Smart News said a French citizen named Maria was among the dead, the wife of one of ISIS Moroccan legal experts currently detained by IS after he split away. The…
Summary
Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3405
Location
الهبيط , كفرسجنة, كفرنبل ,أرينبة, Al Habit , Kafar Sijna , Arinba and Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died as an aerial bombardment on villages across southern Idlib decimated schools and hospitals, local sources reported. Al Habit was one of the hardest hit by sustained heavy artillery fire, killing a man and woman. Two children were injured in Kafr Nabil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as warplanes struck…
Summary
Published
25 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
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
24 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3404
Location
شارع عطا الزين في مخيم اليرموك, Ata Al Zein street in Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians including a woman and her husband were reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 24th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that "six civilians, including three women were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes…
Summary
Published
24 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3403
Location
مخيم اليرموك ,الحجر الأسود , التضامن ,القدم, Al Yarmouk refugee camp , Al Hajar Al Aswad , Al Kadam and Al Tadamn, Damascus, Syria
Syrian warplanes reportedly carried out 160 air raids on Al Yarmouk refugee camp, as well as the neighborhoods of Al Hajar Al Aswad , Al Kadam and Al Tadamn. More than 40 land-to-surface missiles were launched alongside 35 bombs from helicopters, according to Douma Revolution. Syrian forces also delivered hundreds of rocket-propelled grenades. The shelling…
Summary
Published
23 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3402
Location
مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported killed in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus Syria ffor the third consecutive day on April 22nd, 2018. Marsad Hasaka said that Anas Bassam Amouri , Haj Saleh Mahmoud, Muhannad Saleh Mahmoud and Jamal Samih Hamid 'Abu Khaled' were killed in…
Summary
Published
22 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3401
Location
مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Syrian regime and Russian forces airstrikes on Yarmouk camp in Damascus, Syria on April 21st, 2018 according to local sources. Step News Agency said that a Palestinian family of three was among four killed as Syrian forces attacked Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus. "Mahmud…
Summary
Published
21 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3400
Location
مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk refugee camp, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and several others wounded in alleged Syrian regime or Russian forces airstrikes on Al Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria on April 20th, 2018, according to local sources. Imad al-Rayyan and Safwan al-Sabbagh were named as the victims on social media. Step Agency reported that "civilians were killed and others…
Summary
Published
20 April 2018
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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Incident Date
20 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3399
Location
قرية أباد, Abad village, Aleppo, Syria
A child was reported killed in Abad village in Aleppo, Syria on April 20th, 2018 after a cluster bomb allegedly from previous Russian forces airstrikes exploded in the village. Shaam Network reported that "a child was killed in the village of Abad in the southern countryside after a cluster bomb remnant of previous Russian airstrike…
Summary
Published
20 April 2018
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 2018
Incident Code
CS1644
Location
حارة البدو, Al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of SDF shelling on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the Omar oil field”. A tweet…
Summary
Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 April 2018
Incident Code
CS1746
Location
سوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed as a result of 'SDF shelling' on the town of Al Soussa at night. A number of sources identified the two casualties as Mohammed Khashan Al-Najem Dagger and Alia Mohammed Hilal who, according to a tweet by Deir Ezzor 24, were hit by “missile shelling” from SDF forces stationed at “the…
Summary
Published
19 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3397
Location
قرية المستريحة, Al Mistriha village, Hama, Syria
Airstrikes on the village of Al Mistriha resulted in wounded civilians, according to local news sources. The attack was attributed to Russian forces by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, however Smart News reported use of machine guns by Syrian planes. According to Step, "seven people were injured as a result of the air and…
Summary
Published
18 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3398
Location
قرية الخالدية, Al Khaldiya village, Hama, Syria
Russian warplanes attacked the village of Khalidiya in the Hama countryside, according to local sources, injuring a number of civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported violent explosions caused by strikes in the area. According to Step, "Seven people were injured as a result of the air and ground bombardment of the villages of…
Summary
Published
18 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3396
Location
سوق الهال في كفر نبل, Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, Raqqa, Syria
Russian forces reportedly fired three missiles on Al Haal Market in Kafr Nabil, killing one man and injuring three others. The casualty was named as Omar Abdul Majid al Elaiwi, from the village of Sahyan, by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Although local sources predominantly reported Russian involvement, the Civil Defense Center in the…
Summary
Published
17 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
17 April 2018
Incident Code
CS1745
Location
Al Sarajiya village near Abu Hamda, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported on the deaths of up to eleven civilians as a result of strikes carried out by Coalition helicopters in an area east of the city of Al Shadadi. According to Euphrates Post “a massacre” took place after a bombardment on a prison in the town of Abu Hamda. The report put the…
Summary
Published
17 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3395
Location
معرزيتا, Ma'arzita, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and at least three others injured as Russian forces launched several air raids on the town of Ma'arzita, local sources reported. The wounded civilians included her husband and three children, according to Smart News.
Summary
Published
16 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3394
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma'aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly carried out four air raids on civilian homes in the town of Ma'ra Herma, injuring three civilians, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
16 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 April 2018
Incident Code
CS1744
Location
العاليات, Al A’liat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to two sources, three civilians were killed in an airstrike on the village of Al-A’liat in the Soussa district of Deir Ezzor governorate on April 14th. Smart News and Fresh Online reported that an ISIS HQ in the village of Al A’liat near al Soussa was targeted by the Coalition. A local source told…
Summary
Published
14 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 April 2018
Incident Code
CS1742
Location
Damascus, Damascus, Syria
According to a single source, four civilians were killed in US-led bombardments on Al Barzah Scientific Research Facility in Damascus. The strikes - confirmed as carried out by US, British and French aircraft - were not mentioned in the Coalition strike report for the week, indicating that these may have been unilateral actions. Al Sura…
Summary
Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 April 2018
Incident Code
CS1743
Location
Him Shanshar military installation, Homs, Syria
Three civilians were credibly reported injured as a result of British strikes on a military compound West of the city of Homs “in the early hours of Saturday”. The United States, France and the US declared that they had participated in the strikes in Damascus and Homs. In its own regular strike reports the Coalition…
Summary
Published
13 April 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3393
Location
تل هواش الحميرات, Tal Hwash and Al Hmairat, Hama, Syria
A man was killed and at least four injured as Russian forces reportedly attacked the villages of Tal Hwash and Al Hmairat in central Syria. Basel Mohammad Suleiman al Ali, age 22, was named as the victim by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The wounded totalled six, according to Fidaa news, including three women,…
Summary
Published
12 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
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
11 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3390
Location
قسطون, Qastoun village, Hama, Syria
An attack on the village of Qastoun in the Hama countryside killed at least four civilians including a woman and children and wounded three others, local sources reported. Two women and three children died, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Smart News said Assad forces used rockets and missiles on the town, with…
Summary
Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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