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Incident Date
22 July 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr175
Location
حضرموت, Hadramaut, Yemen
A US airstrike targeted AQAP in Hadhramout governorate on July 22nd 2018, according to US Central Command. There are no known public reports of a strike in Hadhramout on this date, though multiple sources indicated that there was a US drone strike in Marib (USYEMTr174-C) that killed at least three AQAP fighters. The Bureau of…
Summary
Published
22 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
22–27 July, 2018
Incident Code
USSOM135-C
Location
Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A strike reportedly hit a village outside Marka, a city around 60 miles south of Mogadishu, according to a field investigation by a reporter for The Nation. There were no reports of immediate civilian harm, though a man reportedly died of a heart attack following the violence. Airwars has placed this event in a date…
Summary
Published
22 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
22 July 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr174-C
Location
الروضة, Al Rawda, Ma'rib, Yemen
At least three alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed, and another injured, by a US drone strike against a house in Al Rawda, Marib governorate, on the evening of July 22nd 2018. A few social media sources at the time suggested that the strike had instead killed civilians. A later US Central Command statement indicated…
Summary
Published
22 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3511
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajara, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Al Shajara, Dara'a governorate, on July 21st, 2018, according to local sources. An officer with the Dara'a Martyrs Documentation Office told Smart News that "one civilian was killed in Al Shajara village, which is controlled by the Islamic State." The…
Summary
Published
21 July 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 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1782
Location
بين بلدة السوسة والظهرة في البادية, Al Soussa/al Dahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that up to thirty civilians were killed and injured when Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted several locations between al Soussa and al Dahra. Most sources stated that the civilians were struck when they were trying to escape the village of al Soussa and move towards the al Dahra area in al Badia, rural…
Summary
Published
21 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
24–30
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3506
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported that more than 19 people including women and children were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Nawa in Dara'a governorate on July 17th, 2018. Local sources reported that the attacks on Nawa happened with dozens of raids with explosive barrels, cluster bombs and rocket attacks. For…
Summary
Published
17 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
12–20
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3503
Location
عقربا, A’kraba, Daraa, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on A’kraba, Dara'a governorate on July 16th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was injured. According to the Smart News Agency, “activists said three civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike with rockets likely to be on the town of…
Summary
Published
16 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1780
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to thirteen civilians were allegedly killed when Coalition aircraft struck two or more houses in al Soussa, local sources reported. In September 2019, the Coalition's monthly civilian casualty report noted: "In Deir ez-Zor, Syria, via self-report. Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh explosive factory. Regrettably, two civilians were unintentionally killed as a…
Summary
Published
16 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1781
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten or thirteen civilians, including women and children, were killed when the village of al Baghouz was targeted by alleged Coalition airstrikes, two local sources said. According to Sound and Picture, Coalition aircraft targeted a “civilian gathering” on the morning of July 16th and reported an initial toll of “10 martyrs from one family, mostly…
Summary
Published
16 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1779
Location
السوسة و الباغوز, Ice factory, between Al Soussa and al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that between 28 and 58 civilians were killed and up to 45 injured as a result of alleged Coalition or associated Iraqi strikes on an “ice factory” in the Deir Ezzor countryside. According to a correspondent for Step News, Coalition aircraft “launched five successive air strikes”, hitting an ice processing plant called…
Summary
Published
12 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
28–58
Civilians reported injured
25–45
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10–11 July, 2018
Incident Code
USSOM134
Location
Jawaari, Middle Juba, Somalia
An airstrike near the village of Jawaari was variously blamed on US and Kenyan forces. Mareeg, a Somali news outlet, reported a strike by unidentified jets which it said had potentially killed eight members of al Shabaab. The terror group itself reportedly denied that any of its fighters were killed. The source of Mareeg's information…
Summary
Published
10 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
8–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3501
Location
غرز, Gharaz, Daraa, Syria
Four civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes in Gharaz, Dara'a governorate, on July 8th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was wounded. Several sources, such as @Wesal_TV, reported that four civilians were killed and others were wounded by airstrikes targeting the Gharaz area, east of Dara'a. While most sources…
Summary
Published
8 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3502
Location
أم المياذن, Um Al Mayadhen, Daraa, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Um Al Mayadhen, Dara'a governorate, on July 8th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of people was injured. @omar_hariri_dr wrote: "Two martyrs up to this moment and a large number of wounded by the Russian airstrikes on the town of Um Al…
Summary
Published
8 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 July 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr173
Location
بيحان, Baihan, Shabwa, Yemen
Up to seven alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in the Baihan district of Shabwa governorate, on July 6th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. A security official told AFP that a US drone had targeted a car driving along a side road in the area,…
Summary
Published
6 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3498
Location
أم المياذن, Um Al Mayadhen, Daraa, Syria
Up to ten civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Um Al Mayadhen on July 5th, 2018, according to sources on the ground. @Step_Agency reported that "eight people, including a member of the Civil Defense, were killed as a result of the aerial bombardment targeting the town of Um Al Mayadhen, east of…
Summary
Published
5 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3500
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on neighbourhoods in Dara'a city on July 5th, 2018, according to Step Agency. Step News reported that "Russian warplanes intensified raids since the morning on the liberated neighbourhoods of the city of Dar'aa and the towns of Naseeb and Um Al Mayathen in…
Summary
Published
5 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3497
Location
صيدا, Sayda, Daraa, Syria
Six civilians, including four children, of the same family, were reportedly killed in suspected Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Sayda, Dara'a governorate, on July 5th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News reported that “more than 25 Russian airstrikes targeted the town on Thursday morning [July 5th]”, killing the family who was “displaced from…
Summary
Published
5 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3499
Location
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Nasib, Dara'a governorate, on July 5th, 2018, according to Step Agency. Step News reported that “Russian warplanes intensified raids since the morning on the liberated neighbourhoods of the city of Dar’aa and the towns of Naseeb and Um Al…
Summary
Published
5 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr172
Location
مرخة, Merkhat districts, Shabwa, Yemen
A single source, Al-Masdar Online, suggested that a US drone strike had targeted alleged AQAP militants in Merkhat, in Shabwa governorate, on the evening of July 4th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. "The source told Al-Masdar Online that the air strike targeted the militants in the Merkhat area last Wednesday…
Summary
Published
4 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3496
Location
أرمناز, Armanaz, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that one child was killed, and another injured as a result of the explosion of remnants of a cluster bomb in Armanaz, northwest Idlib on July 3rd, 2018. The munitions are suspected to be the remnants of Russian or Syrian airstrikes. Smart News stated that “local activists said the bomb exploded while…
Summary
Published
3 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1778
Location
تل الشاير, Road near Tal al Shayer, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources said that three brothers from the same family - reportedly civilians - were killed and one other was injured in a Coalition airstrike near the town of Tal al Shayer. Most sources stated that the three “martyrs” were all from the same family and in a “civilian car” when they were targeted. Many…
Summary
Published
2 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 July 2018
Incident Code
CS1777
Location
السراجية, Al Sarajiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
According to local sources, a civilian identified as Sayed Khader Mohammed was killed in an artillery bombardment on the village of al Sarajiya. Three sources, apparent carbon copies of each other, reported that a civilian was killed “as a result of artillery bombardment”, but did not identify a culprit. Samidon Press stated that the individual…
Summary
Published
1 July 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2018
Incident Code
USYEMTr171
Location
البيضاء, شبوه, حضرموت, Hadramawt, Yemen
A US airstrike targeted AQAP in either Shabwah, Hadramawt or Al-Bayda governorate on June 30th 2018, according to CENTCOM. There were no known public reports of a strike on that date. According to the Yemen monitor New America: "On July 3rd, CENTCOM confirmed in an email to New America that it conducted two air strikes…
Summary
Published
30 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3488
Location
صيدا, Sayda, Daraa, Syria
At least two civilians, including a child, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Sayda in the eastern suburbs of Dara'a governorate, on June 28th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was possibly injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "at least two…
Summary
Published
29 June 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
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3478
Location
تل شهاب, Tal Shihab, Daraa, Syria
Two male civilians were killed in alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on the town of Tal Shihab on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. @asfyhbjinnkhvgz reported the deaths of Ayman Ahmed Al Amyan and journalist Ali Al Rifai Abu Hussein in Tal Shihab. Hamza Al Shaheed wrote on Facebook that Al Rifai had been killed in…
Summary
Published
29 June 2018
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
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3482
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the city of Nawa, Dara'a governorate, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, civilians were injured and killed. @abode125 tweeted that "Russian aviation targeted the city of Nawa and Tafas in the western countryside of Dara'a." Step News posted a video of the damage after the…
Summary
Published
29 June 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
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3483
Location
طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria
Alleged Russian, Syrian regime and/or Iranian air and/or artillery strikes targeted the town of Tafas, Dara'a countryside, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, civilians were injured and killed. Shaam News Network reported that "the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods…
Summary
Published
29 June 2018
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3484
Location
كحيل, Kahil, Daraa, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the village of Kahil, east of Dara'a, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. Possibly, the strikes led to civilian casualties. Shaam News Network reported that "the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods of Dara'a…
Summary
Published
29 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3485
Location
شيخ سعد, Al Sheikh Saad, Daraa, Syria
Civilians were possibly killed and/or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Al Sheikh Saad on June 29th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. SNN wrote that "the Russian military and Assad aircraft and helicopter gunships launched airstrikes with rockets and explosive barrels on the neighbourhoods of Daraa and on…
Summary
Published
29 June 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
29 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3486
Location
الجيزة, Al Jiza, Daraa, Syria
Up to two civilians, including a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Jiza in the eastern suburbs of Dara'a, on June 29th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "at least two civilians,…
Summary
Published
29 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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