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Incident Date

6 May 2019–7 May 2020

Incident Code

USYEMTr199

Location

بين الحزمة والرمسة, Between Al Hazma and Al Ramsa, Ma'rib, Yemen
Four alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Wadi Obeidah, Marib governorate, overnight from May 6th-7th 2019. On May 15th 2019, US Central Command told New America that no strikes had taken place since March 29th, and explicitly denying reports of a May 5th US military strike, which may refer…

Summary

Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

6 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3660

Location

شنان, Shnan, Idlib, Syria
A child and a woman were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes near Al Tawhid mosque in the middle of Shnan village on May 6th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. Warplanes fired missiles near Al Tawhid Mosque in the middle of Shnan village in Jabal al-Zawiyeh…

Summary

Published
6 May 2019
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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Incident Date

6 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3661

Location

الزربة, Al Zirba, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to five, including a child, were wounded when alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes struck civilian homes and a health centre in the town of Al Zirba, south of Aleppo on May 6th, 2019. Smart News Agency reported that an unspecified number of civilians was killed…

Summary

Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
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

RS3662

Location

صهيان, Sahiyan, Idlib, Syria
Up to four women and a child were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Sahyan, Idlib governorate, on May 6th, 2010, according to local sources. Four other civilians were injured. @ShahbaPress reported that four women and a child were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when…

Summary

Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3663

Location

أم نير,, Um Neir, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Um Neir, Idlib governorate, on May 6th, according to local media. Hmaid al Mohammad was killed as fixed-wing warplanes believed to be Russian fired a missile on Um Neir village in Idlib, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. An unknown number of civilians were also…

Summary

Published
6 May 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

5 May 2019

Incident Code

USSOM217

Location

Vicinity of Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Tortoroow, according to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day. AFRICOM asserted that three al Shabaab fighters were killed, and that it currently assessed that no civilians were harmed in the action. It further noted that the precision airstrike was…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3654

Location

الكندة, Al Kenda, Idlib, Syria
Mus’ab Mahmoud al Satouf, from al Hweiz village in Hama, was  killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Kenda, according to local media. No more information is available at the moment.  

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

USSOM218

Location

جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The Somali military said that double US strikes near Jilib town killed 16 al Qaeda and al Shabaab fighters, according to Radio Risaala. US Africa Command did not however publish a press release for this event - though it did report a strike on the same date near Tortoroow. Quoting an anonymous military official, Risaala…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
16–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3656

Location

ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 10 more were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of Tarmala, local media reported. Several sources reported only one fatality, though it was widely reported that a man and his seven-year-old daughter were killed, and that the rest of…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3657

Location

كفرنبل, Kafar Nubul , Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime strike on the surgical hospital of Kafar Nubul, according to local media. The New York Times later published audiofile transcripts which it said proved Russia had deliberately targeted the hospital. According to Syria TV at the time:…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3655

Location

التمانعه, Al Tamani’a, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reported wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on the town of Al Tamani’a in rural Idlib. There was a report that Al Tamani’a hospital was struck by the regime. Other sources pointed to Russia.

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

LC134

Location

سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and two children were allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa'is. Tripoli el Ezz reported "the death of a child from the Ashour family as a result of the bombing of a plane from Misurata." Arseefa said: "The children Mutasim Ashour Ali Sayeh, 6 years old, and Ali Ashour Ali…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

LC135

Location

Al Zahra Bridge, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was allegedly injured by an airstrike on Al-Swani. FMSC reported: "An elderly man was injured by shrapnel as a result of aerial bombardment near al-Zahra bridge in the Al-Swani area." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the perpetrator.  

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army, Government of National Accord
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Incident Date

5 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3658

Location

ربع الجور, Rab’a Al Jwar, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including two sisters and their mother and possibly their father died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Rab'a al Jwar village located in the northeast of Khan Sheikhoun city in Idlib, local media reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that a family of four was killed, including two children…

Summary

Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3650

Location

أرنبة, Arnaba, Idlib, Syria
A woman and two children of the same family were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Arnaba, Idlib governorate, on May 4th, 2019, according to local sources. According to the White Helmets, "two children were killed and a child was seriously injured as a result of a military airstrike near a school…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3651

Location

محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
The girls Ghazal Hussein al Yahya and Mais Alaa al Aoura were alleged killed as "fixed- wing warplanes" believed to be Russian fired missiles on Mhambel village in Idlib. Ten other civilians including children were reported wounded. Orient TV said that Russian warplanes used highly explosive missiles in this incident in which a mosque was…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3647

Location

كفرعويد, Kafar A’ouid, Idlib, Syria
Between four and six civilians including a child and up to three women wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Uwayd city in Idlib, local media said. There were also reports of artillery strikes. According to 7alnet, "two men and three women were injured". However, Radio Fresh reported that "six civilians, including…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3648

Location

الجانودية, Al Ganoudia, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian or regime strikes struck the outskirts of the town of Ganoudia in the western countryside of Idlib. An unknown number of civilians including children were reported wounded on May 4th, 2019. Pro regime sources said that the attacks targeted Al-Nusra Front in the area, killing and injuring a number of its members.

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3652

Location

معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ma'aret Hrema in Idlib, local media reported, adding that cluster bombs have been used in the attack. According to Smart News, both Russia and the Syrian regime forces were to blame for killing one…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3653

Location

ركايا سجنة, Rakaya Sijna, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian or regime double airstrike near Al Rakaya village in the southern countryside of Idlib reportedly killed two civilians. The Syrian Civil Defense forces reported that one of their volunteers was driving their ambulance to the site where a Russian airstrike had killed a woman, when he himself was struck by a second…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3649

Location

الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, killed up to four civilians on May 4th, 2019, local media reported. Multiple sources reported the shelling of civilian infrastructure. According to @AishaSapri, the health centre was struck, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported damage to…

Summary

Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Education, Agriculture, Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2019

Incident Code

LC133

Location

الكريمية, Al Keramiya, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Al Keramia area. FMSC reported: "A child was injured as a result of the armed clashes and treated by the medical team in a field clinic of the field medicine and support center." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

3 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3641

Location

جب سليمان, Jab Suleiman, Hama, Syria
On the morning of May 3rd, alleged Russian airstrikes struck different areas in Sahl Al Ghab and Jabal Shashbu in the western countryside of Hama, local sources reported. Between one and five civilians were reported killed in the village of Jib Sulaiman in Jabal Shaheshbo, including up to two women. @IdlibPlus reported the death of…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3642

Location

الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria
A male civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, on May 3r, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other man was reportedly wounded. HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was killed in airstrikes by a warplane, without identifying the belligerent. Al Arabiya reported…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3643

Location

البويب, Al Bouyib, Hama, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Bouyib in Jabal Shahshab on May 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. Two others were reportedly injured. According to Step News Agency, one civilian was killed, while Smart News Agency put the death toll at two civilians and added that…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
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

3 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3644

Location

باب الطاقة, Bab Al Taqa, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was wounded when alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes hit the village of Bab Al Taqa, west of Hama, on May 3rd, 2019, local media reported. Smart News Agency wrote that, according to activists, "a civilian was wounded by Russian airstrikes on the village of Bab Al Taqa, west…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3645

Location

بيدر شمسو, Baydar Shamsou, Idlib, Syria
A young girl, named as Bisan Hasan al Atrash, died and five or six other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Baydar Shamsou, local media reported. In a video posted by Baladi News, a member of the White Helmets says that "warplanes raided the village of Baydar Shamsou,…

Summary

Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3640

Location

أبديتا, Abdita, Idlib, Syria
One elderly man died and a woman was wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrikes on Abdita in Idlib, according to local media. According to the White Helmets, "a man was killed and a large house and property destroyed when a fire broke out in the village of Abdita. Helicopters targeted the village of…

Summary

Published
2 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2–3 May, 2019

Incident Code

RS3637

Location

قليدين, Qulidine, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike struck a house in the village of Qaleidin in Sahl Al Ghab  in the western countryside of Hama on the morning of May 3rd. According to local sources, between four and five civilians were killed including two women. While most sources reported on four civilians, Baladi News put the death toll…

Summary

Published
2 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2019

Incident Code

RS3638

Location

كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
According to local sources, Russian "fixed-wing warplanes" struck what was described as a "bird shack" on the eastern outskirts of the town of Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, killing up to four members of the same family. The Syrian Network for Human Rights described the location as a poultry farm that displaced persons…

Summary

Published
2 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Livestock), Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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