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Incident Date
24 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3441
Location
علما, Elmah, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Elmah in Daraa, Syria on June 24th, 2018 according to local sources. Dara'a Now, which is a pro regime page, reported "More fire lava on the terrorists' heads in the town of Al-Harak and what remains of the…
Summary
Published
24 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3438
Location
المسفيرة, Al-Musayfrah, Daraa, Syria
Nariman Yasser Kurdi, an infant, was killed in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on the town of Al-Musayfrah in the eastern Daraa countryside. Local sources said that Nariman was wounded in the shelling on June 24th, 2018 and was in a coma for five days until she died of her wounds on June 29th, 2018. Hamza…
Summary
Published
24 June 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
21 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3437
Location
مرعيان, Mar'ayan, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed when a bomb from a previous Russian bombing exploded in the village of Mar’ayan in Idlib, Syria on June 21st, 2018 according to local sources. Step News Agency tweeted that "Two children were killed in the village of Mar’ayan in Idlib countryside, as a result of an explosion of a bomb…
Summary
Published
21 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3436
Location
التمانعة, Al-Tamana, Idlib, Syria
A child was killed when a cluster bomb from a previous Russian shelling on Al-Tamana in southern Idlib, Syria, exploded on June 12th, 2018. Edlib Media Center reported on Facebook that " A child from the town of Sinjar was killed by a cluster bomb explosion from previous bombing on farms of al-Tamana town in…
Summary
Published
12 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3429
Location
كنيسة بني عز, Kanissat Bani Izz, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kanissat Bani Izz village in Idlib, on June 10th, 2018 according to local sources. Qasioun News reported that "The regime's warplanes also launched several raids on the villages of Kanissat Bani Izz, west of Idlib, wounding one civilian." The Local Coordination Committees…
Summary
Published
10 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3430
Location
رام حمدان, Ram Hamdan, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child were killed and eight others injured, some of whom are in critical conditions, in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Ram Hamdan in Idlib, Syria on June 10th, 2018 according to local sources. Step News said that victims include a child (girl), a woman and…
Summary
Published
10 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3426
Location
جديد بكارة, Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A child was reported killed by an cluster bomb believed to have been previously used by Russian warplanes in an airstrike on Jadid Bkara/ Jadid Owaidat in Deir Ezzor countryside in Syria on June 1st, 2018 according to local sources. The sources also mentioned that others civilians were also injured. Step News reported that "a…
Summary
Published
1 June 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
11 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3392
Location
الشيخ مصطفى, Sheikh Mustafa, Idlib, Syria
Russian forces launched a destructive bombing campaign on the village of Sheik Mustafa, according to local sources, however no civilians were reported killed, though the Shaam News Network said there were a "number of wounded". The Syrian Civil Defense said more than seven airstrikes fell on the town of Sheikh Mustaf and Naqir. This included…
Summary
Published
11 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3299
Location
الميدان, Al-Maydan, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) reported that one civilian was killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces in Al-Maydan, on March 20th, 2018. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
20 March 2018
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
17 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3276
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Morek in the northern countryside of Hama, on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. Many sources including Step News and 7al.net blamed Russian forces for the airstrike, while @HalabTodayTV and @HamahNow reported that Syrian regime forces launched…
Summary
Published
17 March 2018
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
25 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3100
Location
بيت سوى, Beit Sawa, Damascus, Syria
One civilian was killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on the village of Beit Sawa, to the southeast of Damascus, local media reported. Only one source blamed Russian warplanes targeting the vicinity. The others blamed military warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
25 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2620
Location
الظافرية, Al-Zaferiya, Hama, Syria
Multiple media reported that three civilians, including two women, were killed and up to ten more were wounded following aerial shelling of the village of al-Zafriya, Hama, though it was unclear among the sources who carried out the strikes. Multiple sources reported from the incident, echoing the same thing; namely that three civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
10 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2615
Location
العشارة, Al-Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Ashara, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Only one source, Sharqiya Voice, reported the death of two civilians, while the remaining sources merely reported about aerial bombardment, which @Deirfree called "hysterical" . One source, @obaidahalabdull, attributed blame to the Assad regime while @Deirfree…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2608
Location
خشام, Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian, identified by name, was killed by airstrikes striking in Khasham, Deir Ezzor, local media reported - though it was unclear who carried out the strike. Violations Documentation Center attributed blame to "Russian warplanes" while the two remaining sources referred to "warplanes". There are currently no further details.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2606
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
In what has been described as a "massacre", as many as 20 civilians were killed - including women and children - and dozens more were wounded - following airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun. Local media reported that Russian warplanes were to blame, though some sources including the Violations Documentation Centre blamed the Syrian regime. Initial reporting…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2505
Location
السقيلبية أند مِنْطَقَة مَعَرَّةُ نُعْمَانِ, Al-Suqaylabiyah and Maarat al-Numan District, Hama and Idlib governorate, Syria
At least two civilians were injured in airstrikes against the village of al Boueb in the Shahshabo mountain in the western Hama countryside, stretching from the Al-Suqaylabiyah District to the Maarat al-Numan District in the Idlib governorate. Media blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. The "warplanes" which launched three raids on the vicinity were unidentified…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2433
Location
عقيربات, Vicinity of Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Up to four civilians, including one woman, were killed and five others were injured when warplanes bombed an internally displaced persons camp in the al-Atheeb Valley near Akeirbat, in Hama Governorate. This attack on 10th September 2017 was suspected to have been carried out by Russian aircrafts. One of the survivors told RFS Media Office…
Summary
Published
10 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1–2 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2425
Location
Deir Ezzor, Syria
“Russian criminal aircraft” were accused of carrying out between 80 and 100 air raids on Deir Ezzor governorate over the 24 hours prior to September 2nd. Multiple civilian casualties were reported, but the numbers are unclear. Almodon reported that “dozens” of civilians - men, women and children - were killed in the alleged Russian bombardment…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–24
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2017
Incident Code
USSOM085
Location
Banaadir, Somalia
The US carried out two "kinetic" strikes against al Shabaab members in the Banadir region of southern Somalia on August 10th, US Africa Command announced. There were no known associated public reports of civilian harm. As AFRICOM itself has treated these as distinct events, we have separated them here. A press release from the Somali…
Summary
Published
10 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2389
Location
بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria
One child was killed when a cluster bomb dropped in a previous airstrike exploded in Bdama, local media reported. EdlibEMC said that the bomb was dropped by Russia, though the other sources didn't identify the culprit. It was not clear when the munitions was dropped.
Summary
Published
5 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
CI751
Location
عنه, Anah, Anbar, Iraq
Local sources reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed or wounded in the morning of June 7th as a result of airstrikes on houses in residential areas in the city of Anah, in the west of Anbar province. Presently no further details are known. Yaqein suggested that it might be the work of…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2109
Location
ادلب, Idlib City, Idlib, Syria
One named civilian was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Idlib city, according to a single source. According to the Smart News Agency, "the destruction was caused by Russian air strikes on the perimeter of the Cariton building in the city of Idlib on 11 April 2017, which resulted in the injury of a…
Summary
Published
11 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1568
Location
محيط جسر الشغور, Vicinity of Jisr al-Shogour, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and two others were injured by an alleged bombardment by either an unidentified warplane or an unmanned drone, in a targeted attack on a camp for displaced peoples in the countryside of Jisr al-Shogour in Idlib. Sources have not identified the warplane as Russian, however, due to alleged Russian activity in…
Summary
Published
11 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2016
Incident Code
CS351
Location
بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least 10 civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded from airstrikes, according to local reports. Shaam News Network cited activists who reported warplanes “thought to belong to the international coalition” launched airstrikes on a house, resulting in “martyrs and wounded among civilians, most of them children.” At the time, it reported five…
Summary
Published
27 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1481
Location
جديد عكيدات, Jadid Akeidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Syria News Desk, "two civilians were killed and 12 others wounded, including three paramedics when Russian warplanes struck residential sites and the only field hospital in the village of Jadid Ekadat". At least two other sources also blamed Russia for the event.
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1482
Location
بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that between two and four civilians died and up to another five were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bariha village in the Deir Ezzor governorate. Sound and Picture put the death toll at two, though Euphrates Post said as many as four died. Radio AlKul added that five more civilians…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1198
Location
بالقرب من نادي اليحيى، ٱلرَّقَّة, Vicinity of Yahya Sports Club, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and nine civilians including one child died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Idkhar neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to sources on the ground - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia, the Assad regime of the US-led Coalition was responsible. Several reports said that strikes occurred near…
Summary
Published
26 August 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 August 2016
Incident Code
USYEM269
Location
مديرية الوضيع، أبين, Al-Wadiah District, Abyan, Yemen
At least three children were killed and their parents were injured by alleged US airstrikes on a family home in the village of Al-Shemil in the district of Al-Wadiah, Yemen on August 2, 2016. Spanish news agency EFE reported that "at least three children died and their parents were wounded in an air strike on…
Summary
Published
2 August 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1018
Location
مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي، ﺣَﻠَﺐ, Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Maadi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2016
Incident Code
USYEM267
Location
Al-Jaboul, Ma'rib, Yemen
An alleged US drone strike hit a car in the Al-Jaboul area, east of the city of Ma'rib, Yemen on July 10, 2016 and reportedly injured up to five people, whose status as civilians/militants is contested among the sources, and killed four civilians, including children. Saba News reported that the victims were citizens, alleging that…
Summary
Published
10 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Vehicle
(
Car
)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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