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Incident Date
3 July 2019
Incident Code
LC159
Location
سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and five civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa'is near Tripoli. Almarsad reported: "A doctor at the hospital of Tarhuna confirmed the death of two young men and the injury of two others and a family consisting of 4 children and their father seriously injured by the bombing…
Summary
Published
3 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3860
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on July 2nd. Syrian Coalition News stated that "activists said that three people were injured, including a child, this morning in the bombing of Maarat al-Nu'man in rural Idlib", and named Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident.…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3862
Location
معرة حرمة أو معرتحرمة, Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib governorate, on July 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other civilian was wounded. @AleppoAMC tweeted that "a civilian was killed in an airstrike on the town of Ma'arat Harma in the southern…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3863
Location
مدايا, Madaya, Idlib, Syria
Seven to 30 people were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Madaya, Idlib governorate, on July 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. Sources are conflicted about the number of civilians among the victims. While Step News Agency reported "news of a massacre of civilians in the town of…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–30
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military actors reported killed
7–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
LC157
Location
الهضبة, Al Hadba, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Hadba neighbourhood of Tripoli. February TV said: "Haftar planes targeted the homes of civilians in Al Hadba, which led to the death of a child and her father and injured two members of her family today in Tripoli." Libya Alahrar TV claimed four…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
ISSY003
Location
أشرفية صحنايا, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Damascus, Syria
Between five and 16 civilians, including two to three children and a woman, were reportedly killed and 21 to 50 others were injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes that targeted several military sites in the Damascus countryside after midnight on July 1st, 2019, according to local sources. The strike resulted in the first significant…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
,
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–16
Civilians reported injured
21–50
Military actors reported killed
6–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3859
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on July 1st. IdlibPlus alleged "two martyrs and a number of wounded as a result of the targeting of Russian warplanes in the city of Khan Sheikhoun," while Syria Civil Defense documented the death of three civilians in the attack. Meanwhile, Syrian…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 June 2019
Incident Codes
CS1921 RS3856
Location
ريف المهندسين الأول, Rif Al Mouhandessen Al Awal, Aleppo, Syria
A confirmed Coalition strike with high-explosive missiles against Al Qaeda at Rif Al Mouhandessen near Aleppo on the afternoon of June 30th is also locally reported to have injured at least two children and two women, and killed a number of foreign AQ-linked fighters. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the strike was carried…
Summary
Published
30 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–11
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military actors reported killed
3–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3857
Location
العامرية, Al Amiriya, Idlib, Syria
Two children were reported killed and six others including three children injured in airstrikes on Al Amiriya, Idlib, on June 30th. @HalabTodayTV reported the use of cluster bombs in the airstrike on the village. While Syrian network for Human Rights referred to the children killed as two siblings, Shabab Al Latamina documented the martyrdom of…
Summary
Published
30 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3853
Location
مشون, Mashoun, Idlib, Syria
One woman reportedly died as a result of a heart attack following an airstrike on her home in Mashoun, Idlib, on June 29th. Shaam News reported that "Russian and Assad planes launched heavy and violent air raids on [a number of] cities and towns" on June 29th, leading to the injury of civilians in Mashoun.…
Summary
Published
29 June 2019
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
29 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3854
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
One child was reported injured in the explosion of a remnant of a cluster munition in Hayyan, Aleppo, on June 29th. Step News agency alleged that "a child was seriously injured by a cluster bomb left behind by a former Russian military attack on the town of Hayyan, north of Aleppo." Shaam News claimed that he…
Summary
Published
29 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3849
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians was reported killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on June 27th. Significant damage to property was reported as a result of the incident. Syria Civil Defense alleged "three air strikes targeting the town of Ma'arat al-Nu'man in the village of Idlib, resulting in the…
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3850
Location
الحواش, Al Hawash, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that two civilians were killed in an airstrike on Al Hawash, Hama, on June 27th. Syria Civil Defense alleged that on June 27th there were "seven martyrs and 32 wounded, as a result of the continuous bombardment by the regime forces and its Russian ally" on June 27th, including "two civilians…
Summary
Published
27 June 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
27 June 2019
Incident Code
TI024
Location
سنكاسار, Sangasar, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Three or four civilians of the same family were reportedly killed by an alleged Turkish airstrike on a civilian car on Berker near Sangasar on June 27th, 2019, according to local sources. According to ANF, "Three civilians, including children and women, lost their lives and 5 civilians were injured in the attack. Among those who…
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3848
Location
سفوهن, Sfwhen, Idlib, Syria
Local sources claimed that a man was killed and others wounded in Sfwhen when Syrian regime and Russian forces bombed the region. JisrTV and Hahem Almosa accused the Syrian regime, while the Civil Defence reported both Russian and regime strikes in the area.
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
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
27 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3852
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Al Bara, Idlib, on June 27th. According to Syria Civil Defense, "three civilians, including a woman, were killed and eight others were wounded in the town of Al Bara in the village of Idlib." @SyrianCoalition also reported "three martyrs - two men and a woman -…
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3847
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Russian or Syrian regime warplanes allegedly fired missiles at the city of Kafar Zeita in Hama, wounding three people. The Civil Defense Hama said: "Targeting residential neighborhoods in the city of Kafr Zita with two raids by warplanes, which resulted in the injury of 3 persons of varying degrees." Shabab Al Latamina reported the same…
Summary
Published
27 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
TI023
Location
زين خليل, Zain Khalil, Duhok, Iraq
One civilian was killed and as many as three others wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike in the Bradost region of Iraqi Kurdistan on June 26th, 2019 according to local media reports. 25-year-old Mansour Nafie lost his life in the attack, while his brother Bashiu Nafie was injured according to Rudaw. ANF reported that as…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
LC156
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on the Wadi al Rabie neighbourhood of Tajoura. LCNA reported: "A random shell landed Tuesday night on the house of Mohammed Salim al-Mazouji in the Wadi Al Rabie area, killing two of his sons, in addition to his granddaughter while they were inside the house." Other sources…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3841
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Three children were reported injured when rocket launchers struck the city of Saraqib in Idlib. According to Shaam News, Russian and Syrian regime military aircrafts launched dozens of raids with heavy artillery shelling in the region that day. @nabdalthwra said Syrian regime warplanes targeted Saraqib without mentioning civilian harm. Step News and Abdulaziz Ketaz only…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3845
Location
المزارع المحيطة بمدينة ادلب,, farms surrounding the city Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported varying numbers of civilians were killed and wounded when airstrikes struck the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, on June 26, 2019. According to Macro Media, three civilians were killed in the raid. Shabab Al Latamina, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Ariha Today reported a higher death toll of four civilian fatalities. Syrian…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2019
Incident Code
USSOM236-C
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A named man, Abow Ali Wardi (or Wardiyow), was widely reported killed in a US targeted strike near Kunyo Barrow. While there were some local claims that the victim was a non combatant, AFRICOM later insisted the target was "an al-Shabaab facilitator" and that "It is assessed with a high degree of confidence that civilian…
Summary
Published
25 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
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
24 June 2019–25 June 2020
Incident Code
USYEMTr200
Location
الجماجم, Al Jamajem, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least five alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al-Jamajem area, Tayab, in the Dhi Naseem district of Bayda governorate, overnight from June 24th-25th 2019. In an email to Airwars, US Central Command later confirmed that a strike had taken place on June 24th. Since there were no other…
Summary
Published
24 June 2019
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
24 June 2019
Incident Code
USSOM235
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military declared carrying out an airstrike targeting al Shabaab militants in Jilib, according to a press release issued on the same day by US Africa Command. According to the statement, "At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed one (1) militant. Currently, we assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result…
Summary
Published
24 June 2019
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
23 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3838
Location
كفربطيخ, Kafar Batikh, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians (a child and two women or two children and a woman) were wounded by a cluster bomb in an airstrike on the village of Kafar Batikh, according to local sources. @alhariri58 tweeted that three raids with vacuum and cluster rockets targeted the area. Both Russian and Syrian regime forces were blamed for the…
Summary
Published
23 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3839
Location
جوزف, Jozef, Idlib, Syria
Two to six civilians were reported killed, and four to five injured, in airstrikes on Jozef, Idlib, on June 23rd. Smart news alleged that the "aerial bombardment" killed four civilians, and wounded "four others from the same family", while stating that "two of its members are still missing and trapped under the rubble." Meanwhile, the…
Summary
Published
23 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 June 2019
Incident Code
LC155a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
One woman was indirectly killed as a result of a GNA airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir, according to Amnesty International. The human rights NGO said in a detailed field investigation: "In a residential area of Qasr Bin Ghashir, two consecutive air strikes destroyed two one-storey houses in the same area in the afternoon of 23…
Summary
Published
23 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
22 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3836
Location
خان السبل, Khan Al Subul, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Al Subul, Idlib, on June 22nd. Macro Media Centre and Syria.liveuamap alleged that "one civilian was killed and three others wounded in air raids on the city of Khan Al Subul", while Edlib Media Centre initially reported that "a man and a woman were injured when a military aircraft…
Summary
Published
22 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3837
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
An airstrike local sources believed to be Russian struck a residential neighborhood in Saraqib. According to the Syrian Civil Defense forces who were at the scene, four high-explosive missiles struck a house and killed a family of five, including two women and two children. The source claimed seven other civilians were wounded, including two children.…
Summary
Published
22 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3833
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in an airstrike on Kansafra, Idlib, on June 22nd. According to Step News, "a number of civilians were killed and injured on Saturday as a result of renewed aerial bombardment of the southern countryside of Idlib," including "the killing of a civilian in the town of Kansafra"- listed among other locations…
Summary
Published
22 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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