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Incident Date
26 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3708
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Kfar Zeita, Hama, on May 26th. Syrian Network for Human Rights named the civilian killed as Khaled Mustafa Ulwan al Faraj. Two sources attributed the strike to the Syrian regime, while Step News Agency did not positively attribute blame, and Halab Today TV named Russia as the…
Summary
Published
26 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3714
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
A young man was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on agricultural land near Morek, in the northern Hama countryside, on May 26th, 2019, according to local sources. Halfaya Media Center reported the death of the young man Taher Suleiman Al Ahmad, who died "as a result of being targeted by artillery shells…
Summary
Published
26 May 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3703
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Residential neighbourhoods of Kafr Nabl were subject to a number of airstrikes on May 24th, leading to the death of one child, named Ahmad Mahmoud Salah al-Satam, according to local media. With a number of sources referring to "others wounded", Smart News claimed that the rest of Ahmad's family were hospitalised as a result of…
Summary
Published
24 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3704
Location
حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians, including two children, were reported killed in several airstrikes on the town of Hass, Idlib, on May 24th. While Shahd is the only named fatality in a number of sources, the Syrian Network for Human rights claimed that "Shahd Jamal al Farhat was killed along with one of her family members,…
Summary
Published
24 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3699
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Idlib Plus tweeted: "A video showing the moment the shelling of houses of civilians on the outskirts of the town of Maara Harema in a Russian air raid." Also @MasarPressNet tweeted "Civilian casualties as a result of airstrikes on the towns of Ma’aret Harma and Kafr Sujnah in the southern countryside." More details to follow.…
Summary
Published
23 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3689
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
A man was killed and three other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Heesh, Idlib governorate, on May 14th, 2019, according to local sources. Justice Organisation wrote: "One person was killed and 3 people were wounded as a result of the shelling of the Russian warplanes and…
Summary
Published
14 May 2019
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
10 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3681
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kfar Zeita, multiple local sources reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "Loay Barazi was killed as fixed- wing warplanes we believe were Russian fired missiles on Kfar Zeita city in Hama governorate northern suburbs, on May 10th."
Summary
Published
10 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3668
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and two others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kansafra on May 7th, according to local media. Several schools were reportedly targeted @HalabToday reported that "one woman was killed and others were injured, including children, when an explosive barrel was detonated on the town…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
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
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3669
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
A civilian and his pregnant wife were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kfar Zeita, Hama governorate, on May 7th, 2019, according to local media. Several sources reported the death of two civilians, named as Zaid Mahmoud Al Rajou and his wife Laila Al Rajou. According to the Syrian Press Centre, Laila was five months…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3676
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died of his injuries four days after alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Kfar Zeita, Hama governorate, on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Smart News reported that Russian artillery fire on the town of Kfar Zeita, north of Hama, wounded a number of civilians. Step News Agency wrote: "A…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
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
6 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3659
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, Syria
A single source claimed that civilians, including children, were wounded when an alleged Russian airstrike struck the town of Kafr Sijnah in southern Idlib on May 6th, 2019. No other details are known at this time.
Summary
Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3646
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Three children and two women were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Ma’aret Harma on May 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. On May 3rd, the White Helmets tweeted: "Three children and two women were injured a short while ago following shelling by rockets carrying cluster…
Summary
Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3639
Location
بسقلا, Bsaqla, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others seriously injured as Bsqala in Idlib was targeted with explosive barrels and naval bombs on May 2nd 2019. According to local source Step News, "Russian and Syrian warplanes and helicopters" operated over villages and towns in Idlib, striking a bakery and a kindergarten in Bsqala and killing one…
Summary
Published
2 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3626
Location
خان العسل, Khan al-Asal, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Russia or Assad regime strikes on Khan al-Asal, according to sources on the ground. The Shaam News reported that Russian military aircrafts carried out raids in the area of Khan al-Asal and Kafar Naha. The source reported wounded civilians but did not provide…
Summary
Published
30 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3620
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians, including a child, died in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on Kafr Nabl on April 27th, 2019, local media said. According to the White Helmets, "a cluster targeting the town of Kafr Nabl killed a child martyr and caused injury to a woman." The Step News Agency put the death toll at…
Summary
Published
27 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2019
Incident Code
RS3619
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Hamah Now reported that "a civilian was injured by Russian air strikes on the town of Al-Lataminah, north of Hama." Multiple other sources reported Russian strikes on the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that it had "monitored more Russian air strikes in the town of Al-Lataminah in the northern suburbs of Hama,…
Summary
Published
27 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Naval bombardment
Civilians reported injured
1
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
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
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
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 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
16 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3576
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A continuation of artillery shelling on the residential neighbourhood of Khan Sheikhoun meant that between two and 16 civilians were killed, and six or more were wounded, following another "massacre" on the 15th of February. Sources were conflicted as too who was to blame. Most attributed blame the Syrian regime, however, some also blamed Russia.…
Summary
Published
16 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–16
Civilians reported injured
6–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3575
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
In what has been described my local media as a massacre, between eight and 14 civilians were killed, including women and children, and "dozens" were injured, following artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib. Most of the local media alleged that the Syrian regime were to blame for the strikes, however some…
Summary
Published
15 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3570
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died because of wounds he sustained as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime bombing on Kfar Zeita on February 1st, 2019 according to local sources. Other casualties among civilians were also reported. Local sources reported that Osama Hafez Al Rajo died on the morning of February 10th from wounds sustained…
Summary
Published
1 February 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3569
Location
كفر نبل, Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
A number of injuries among civilians were reported after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces rocket attack on Kafr Nabl in Idlib on January 28th, 2019 according to sources on the ground. abds02747 tweeted that "Hossam al-Hassani and Mohammed al-Khatib were injured by the rocket attack that targeted the city of Kafr Nabl."…
Summary
Published
28 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3568
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Artillery shelling reportedly struck a residential neighborhood in Kfar Zeita on the evening of January 26th and wounded a 40-year-old man who was transferred to a nearby medical point. According to some sources, another unidentified civilian was wounded. All sources blamed the Russian forces, except one local source who blamed the Syrian regime.
Summary
Published
26 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3558
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urem al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Around 11 pm in the night of January the 4th, alleged Russian or regime airstrikes targeted the villages of Dera Azza, Urm Al Kubra, Al Rashidin and Rehab Al Mohandeseen, local media reported. In the village Urma Al Kubra, west of Aleppo, no civilians appear to have been killed but several were wounded. Reports varied on…
Summary
Published
4 January 2019
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3546
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A child was killed and four other children injured when a cluster bomb exploded in Khan Sheikhoun on September 19th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu. @24Idlib tweeted "The child Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu was killed and four other children were wounded by a bomb explosion from the remnants…
Summary
Published
19 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3545
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kfar Zeita in Hama reportedly led to death and/or injuries among civilians on September 10th, 2018. Shaam Network reported "Assad’s and Russian warplanes and helicopters launched intensive air raids accompanied by heavy artillery and missile attacks on the towns and villages of Latamna, Kfar Zeita, Lufayyat, Al-Obeida,…
Summary
Published
10 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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