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Incident Date
22 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4069
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians from the same family were reported wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Nabl, Idlib, on August 22nd. Syria.liveuamap stated that "several civilians were injured as a result of air strikes targeting the city of Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib." Edlib Media Center also documented "civilians wounded due to the regime's warplanes' rocket launchers targeting…
Summary
Published
22 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4070
Location
تل منس, Tal Menes, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Tal Menes, Idlib, on August 22nd. Shaam News cited the death of two civilians, including a child, in Tal Menes as a result of Russian and Syrian regime military action in a number of locations, including Tal Menes. Halab Today stated that "a child and a man…
Summary
Published
22 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4052
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
A Turkish military convoy crewed by civilian personnel came under air attack from regime forces (or possibly Russian) - leading to the reported deaths of up to three civilians and the injuring of a further 12. According to some sources, the convoy appeared to be attempting to deliver heavy armour including tanks and armoured personnel…
Summary
Published
19 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
12
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4053
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
One to two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, on August 19th. Smart News documented "two civilians killed by regime warplanes on the outskirts of Ma'aret al-Nu'man city, south of Idlib", while @abuhuzaifa_ tweeted, "civilians wounded due to warplanes shelling residential neighborhoods of Ma'aret al-Nu'man city with vacuum missiles." Meanwhile @IdlibPlus…
Summary
Published
19 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4054
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians, including a child, were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib, on August 19th 2019. Smart News cited "two civilians killed by Russian warplanes in Heesh town, south of Idlib" and @jisrtv tweeted that two civilians had been killed in the strike. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented "the death…
Summary
Published
19 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4055
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
One to two civilians were reported killed and others wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Nabl, Idlib, on August 19th, 2019. Local Coordination Committee for Syria documented "a martyr and a number of wounded [..] due to the shelling of Russian warplanes on the city of Kafr Nabl in the southern countryside of Idlib." Macro Media…
Summary
Published
19 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4045
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma'arat Hurma, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed at Ma'arat Hurma on August 18th during the ongoing assault on rebel held areas by Russia in support of the regime. Shaam News reported the death of one civilian at the hands of suspected Russian aircraft at Ma'arat Hurma - giving the date as August 18th. Two named civilians had…
Summary
Published
18 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4049
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and two members of Syrian Civil Defense injured in the second of two consecutive alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, on August 18th, 2019. Shaam News reported that, following a previous airstrike, "when civil defense teams arrived at the site to evacuate the wounded, Russian warplanes repeated its raids…
Summary
Published
18 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
18 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4046
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, Syria
During another day of heavy Russian and Assad regime strikes on rebel-held areas of Idlib, one civilian was reported killed and another wounded in Kafr Sijnah according to local sources. A tweet from @baladinetwork identified a "martyr and wounded as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the town of Kafr Sijnah." Shaam News noted that…
Summary
Published
18 August 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
17 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4040
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on August 17th. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Mohammad Ma’arati and Abdul Latif Tallawi were killed as warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Khan Sheikhoun city in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, on August 17th". Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
17 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4043
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, including a child, were reported killed in airstrikes on Kafr Nabl, Idlib, on August 17th. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Russian forces killed two civilians from the same family in Kafr Nabl city in Idlib: Othman Abdul Naser al Ta’ta’ and the child Abdul Naser Shahhoud al Ta’ta’ were killed as warplanes…
Summary
Published
17 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4038
Location
حيش, Hiysh, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman was killed and a woman and "others" were reported injured in airstrikes on Hiysh, Idlib, on August 16th. Syrian Network for Human Rights names Mrs. Eman Shahhoud al Azraq, from Khan Sheikhoun city, as the victim killed in airstrikes by the Syrian regime on Hiysh. Smart News reported, "Russian warplanes shelling…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
14 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4029
Location
مدايا, Madaya, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Madaya, Idlib, on August 14th. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Hussein Ali al Rayya, from Ma’aret Harma village in the southern suburbs of Idlib governorate, was killed as Syrian regime warplanes carried out a strike using machine guns on the vicinity of Madaya village in…
Summary
Published
14 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4021
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Syria Civil Defense reported the "martyrdom of a civilian and wounding three others, as a result of the targeting of Khan Sheikhoun, Sheikh Dams and the town of Kafr Sijana, Russian warplanes, helicopters and rocket launchers, our teams were there with civilians." Step News said that both the Syrian regime and Russia were involved in…
Summary
Published
14 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4022
Location
الشيخ دامس, Al Sheikh Damas, Idlib, Syria
Syria Civil Defense reported the "martyrdom of a civilian and wounding three others, as a result of the targeting of Khan Sheikhoun, Sheikh Dams and the town of Kafr Sijana, Russian warplanes, helicopters and rocket launchers, our teams were there with civilians." Step News reported Syrian regime and Russian military activity in the area among…
Summary
Published
14 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4024
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in airstrikes on Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, on August 14th. Edlib Media Center stated that "one person [was] martyred in Kafr Sijnah town after warplane raids on the town this morning." Meanwhile, Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Ahmad al Eisa was killed as Syrian regime warplanes…
Summary
Published
14 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
13 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4016
Location
كفر سجنة, Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Civil Defense, on Aug 13th, 2019, four women and two children were wounded in a cluster air bombardment on the town of Kafr Sijnah in Idlib. Local sources reported Russian and Syrian regime military activity with vacuum and high explosive missiles in the area on that day and blamed both.
Summary
Published
13 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4017
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Three civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on August 13th, 2019, according to local sources. Eight others were injured. Two of the injured victims, including a child, passed away on August 18th due to the injuries they sustained in the strikes. Step Agency reported that "Russian…
Summary
Published
13 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4011
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians, including a child, were reported injured in alleged Russian or Syiran regime airstrikes in Heesh, Idlib governorate, on August 12th, 2019, according to local sources. Orient News stated that "four men and a child" were injured in Heesh "as a result of aerial bombardment by Assad's warplanes on the area". Shaam News Network…
Summary
Published
12 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4003
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on August 11th. Shaam News reported that "Russian and Regime warplanes and helicopters launched airstrikes on the first day of Eid al-Adha, leaving a martyr in Khan Sheikhoun." The Syrian Human Rights Committee also said that "three people, including a child, were killed as…
Summary
Published
11 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4004
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
A source reported that one child was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Heesh, Idlib governorate, on August 11t, 2019. Edlib Media Center stated that "a child was injured when Russian warplanes targeted Heesh town, south of Idlib, with rockets." @baladinetwork also reported Russian airstrikes but did not mention civilian casualties. Hence, while the strike…
Summary
Published
11 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4000
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, on August 9th, 2019. Baladi News stated that "a civilian was killed and another was injured on Friday due to warplanes' shelling the perimeter of Khan Sheikhoun city in the southern countryside of Idlib." According…
Summary
Published
9 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3997
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
Three civilian men were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on August 8th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others were injured. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "a civilian was killed, and others were injured, due to aerial bombardment by Russian planes…
Summary
Published
8 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3998
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Lataminah, Hama governorate, on August 8th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Mounqeth Shaker Al Ahmad was killed as Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on the agricultural lands…
Summary
Published
8 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3999
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Latmeen, Hama governorate, on August 8th, according to local sources. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented "the death of a civilian in Russian airstrikes targeted the vicinity of Latmeen village in the northern countryside of Hama." @ZaitunAgency reported "the…
Summary
Published
8 August 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
6 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3994
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed and three others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Latmeen, Hama governorate, on August 6th, 2019, according to local sources. One source reported civilian deaths in Latmeen. According to Baladi News, "three [civilians] were killed in a Russian bombardment on the town of Latmeen in the northern…
Summary
Published
6 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5–6 August, 2019
Incident Code
RS3991
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
Up to five civilians, most of them from the same family, were reported killed and several others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Morek in Idlib, Syria during the night of August 5/6th, 2019. Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported "at least 4 civilians, most of them…
Summary
Published
6 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
1–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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
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
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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