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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1819
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A young man was killed when alleged Russian shelling struck "militants" in a sugar factory and a farm in Maskanah, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. According to @fathi_1999, three raids struck the town. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Factory
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1577
Location
مخيم خان الشيخ, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Two men were killed and others were wounded in an airstrike and artillery raids which struck al-Huda Mosque in a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids - with some blaming Russian military, and…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Religious
(
Mosque
)
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
5 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1409
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Up to nine civilians, including six children and two women, died in what was described as a "massacre" at Shamico Farms in Kafr Naha near Aleppo. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the deaths. The Twitter account AleppoAMC reported that the incident led to “eight martyrs, including six children". Violations Documentation Center Syria (VDC), Halab News…
Summary
Published
5 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1143
Location
شاميكو, Shamico, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and ten civilians died and more were wounded in airstrikes on Shamico, local media reported – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible. According to Syria News Desk, “nine civilians were killed and others wounded at dawn today [Aug 13th], a result of Russian warplanes carrying out six raids…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2016
Incident Code
RS0974
Location
خان الشيح, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
A Children’s Protection Centre in Khan al-Sheikh camp was reportedly struck and “almost totally destroyed” in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes. Local sources added that the shelling also destroyed houses, killing four civilians and wounding five more. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian planes launched air raids on farms and on the outskirts…
Summary
Published
4 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0834
Location
كفرجالس, Kafr Jaless farmlands, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family died and several others were injured when farmlands at Kafr Jaless were hit with airstrikes, said reports by local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Syrian Press Center, “Russian warplanes launched air strikes on houses…
Summary
Published
2 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0822
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Numerous sources, including LCCSY and Baladi News, reported that civilians had been wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on farms around Ltamenah city. LCCSY and the Damascus Coordination Committee blamed Russia, while Radio Al Kul said the regime was responsible. All other sources only cited unidentified ‘warplane strikes.’
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0814
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched two air rocket cluster bombs on agricultural land in Ltamenah in the northern countryside of Hama.” They said that some farmers had been injured, but provided no further details. Qasioun also blamed Russia. Syrian PC News and All4Syria News (which blamed ‘regime artillery shelling’) reported that there were two civilians…
Summary
Published
27 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0802
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to multiple local sources, Russian warplanes targeted farmlands in the northern and western suburbs of the town of Ar Rastan with vacuum missiles, leading to the death of one or two civilians and the wounding of several others. Sources spoke of dozens of Russian raids. Ar-Rastan media office said the civilian killed was Siham Ibrahim…
Summary
Published
15 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0724
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One 14-year-old girl, Nour Ahmad al Abdulla ‘al Najm’, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazm farms, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
11 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0670
Location
البوليل, Al Bulial, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and four civilians died in multiple airstrikes on Al Bulial, according to local sources. While the majority of reports blamed Russia, some pointed towards the Assad regime. According to All4Syria: “Russian warplanes carried out 12 raids on a farm in the village of Albulial, resulting in a number of civilian deaths. Among them…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0232
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
15 civilians, including eight children and five women, were reportedly killed and 25 injured when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed the city of Raqqa, according to multiple sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said non-combatants were killed in the agricultural fields west of the city in Al Kahtaniya farm and at the crossroads of Hitteen farm.…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0197
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
Three non-combatants, including two women, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a farm 7km from the city of Qaryatain. The Syrian Network for Human Rights described the location as providing shelter to internally displaced civilians. The VDC named two victims, and SN4HR named the third victim, who was named byrom Haraween, in…
Summary
Published
27 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0160
Location
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria
A seven-year-old boy was reported killed and five of his family members injured, following an alleged Russian airstrike at Kafr Halab or nearby. A second child may also have died. Location reporting for this event remains confused. Chicken sheds were reported destroyed and civilian deaths alleged at Kafr Halab; near Kafr Daryan; and in the…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0014
Location
إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a "double tap’"strike which killed one of their rescuers and…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 June 2013
Incident Code
USYEM159-C
Location
خب و الشعف، الجوف, Khabb wa ash Sha’af District, Al-Jawf, Yemen
Between two and seven people, including one child and multiple Al Qaeda militants, were killed and another child was injured in an alleged US drone strike that launched four to five missiles hitting a vehicle in Al Mahashma or Khabb wa ash Sha’af in Al-Jawf Province around noon on June 9th, 2013. The lowest death…
Summary
Published
9 June 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
),
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
1–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 January 2013
Incident Code
USYEM142-N
Location
وادي عبيدة, Wadi Abida, Ma'rib, Yemen
On January 19th 2013, between 7 and 10:30 pm, the first of three alleged US drone strikes in the Wadi Abidah region in al-Hatik in Marib struck an orange farm in the populated Al-Masil area in Al Dsaleel, Ra’ed Fadi Abdullah. There were no reported casualties, civilian or militant but according to eyewitnesses, the strike…
Summary
Published
19 January 2013
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 September 2012
Incident Code
USYEM125-C
Location
الهشم, Hashim, Hadramaut, Yemen
Up to four civilians were killed when an alleged US drone reportedly fired eight missiles on a residential house with a winery on the ground floor in the village of Hashim in Hadramout. Sources were conflicted as to who was killed, with some reporting that the strike killed up to six Al Qaeda affiliates and…
Summary
Published
5 September 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 August 2012
Incident Code
USYEM120-B
Location
جعار, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
An alleged US drone attack killed 3 Al Qaeda militants and injured “many” who were gathering in a farm on the outskirts of Jaar in Abyan Province on the 10th of August 2012 in the evening. There are no current reports of civilian harm. The farm which is where the militants were supposedly meeting was…
Summary
Published
10 August 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 July 2012
Incident Code
USYEM113-B
Location
المحفد, Mahfad, Abyan, Yemen
On the night of July 23rd 2012 around 11pm, alleged US or Yemeni warplanes launched two strikes against two supposed Al Qaeda hideouts in the al-Mahfad district in the south of the Abyan Province; five alleged Al Qaeda militants were killed in these strikes according to the Associated Press. Local twitter users and a local…
Summary
Published
23 July 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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
27 May 2012
Incident Code
YEMYEM007
Location
جعار, West of Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
In a night of battles and strikes on Jaar, Abyan province, a bomb hit a factory on May 27, 2012, reportedly killing several Al Qaeda militants. Of the deceased, up to seven militants were allegedly killed by airstrike whilst up to 15 militants were killed in fights on the ground. Ennahar Online recorded one civilian…
Summary
Published
27 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Factory
)
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date
6 May 2012
Incident Code
USYEM073-C
Location
وادي رفض, Wadi Al Abyadh, Rafd valley, Shabwa, Yemen
On the 6th of May 2012 at approximately 5:30pm local time a drone strike, allegedly carried out by the CIA, killed up to six people, including one civilian, in Wadi Al Abyadh in Shabwa governorate. A drone struck and killed Fahd al-Qasaa (37) along with at least one more individual in the Shabwa governorate of…
Summary
Published
6 May 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Car
),
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 April 2012
Incident Code
USYEM061-B
Location
الـخـرمـة, Kharama, Mayfa'a district, Shabwa, Yemen
According to news reports and local sources, between three and seven militants were killed in a series of five alleged US drone strikes close to the village of Kharama, between the towns of Azzan and Huta in Shabwa province on the evening of the 16th of April, 2012. The strikes were conducted within the mountainous…
Summary
Published
16 April 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 March 2012
Incident Code
USYEM051-B
Location
مسيمر, Al Musaimeer, near Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
Alleged Yemeni or US strikes on Al Qaeda positions in north-eastern Zinjibar, Abyan province, allegedly killed 14 to 18 belligerents and injured dozens of others on 18 March 2012, sources said. There are currently no reports of civilian harm, though one source, Xinhua, stated that an anonymous Yemen official stated that "it was not clear…
Summary
Published
18 March 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Naval bombardment
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
14–18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
27 October 2011
Incident Code
USYEM043-B
Location
شقرة, Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen
Three militants, reportedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and six more wounded in a suspected US airstrike or drone strike on Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, on October 27th, 2011, sources said. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly hit alleged militants in Shaqra, east of Zinjibar, the provincial capital…
Summary
Published
27 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
18 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM019-C
Location
جعار, Ja'ar, Abyan, Yemen
Between five and six civilians were injured in alleged US airstrikes or drone strikes on the neighborhood of Ja’ar and possibly other locations in Abyan governorate on June 18, 2011. Marepress reported that American planes attacked civilian areas and focused attacks on Zinjibar and Jaar. Raids were also launched by US drones in Al-Rai neighborhood.…
Summary
Published
18 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
20 January 2010
Incident Code
YEMYEM001
Location
عرق ال شبوان, Erq al Shabwan, Ma'rib, Yemen
Up to two people were killed by an alleged Yemeni airstrike, targeting the home of al-Shabwani, a leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the Mareb province in Erq al Shabwan the morning of January 20th, 2010. It is unclear whether all of those killed were belligerents or if civilians, in addition…
Summary
Published
20 January 2010
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
),
Residential
(
House
)
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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