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Incident Date
16 August 2019
Incident Code
RS4036
Location
Qaryal al Rahma near Hass, Idlib, Syria
Up to 20 civilians, including children and a pregnant woman, were reported killed and up to 52 others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qaryat al Rahma which contains an IDP residential compound near Hass, Idlib, on August 16th, 2019. Local sources named 19 of those killed in the incident including at least three children.…
Summary
Published
16 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Shop
),
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
19–20
Civilians reported injured
13–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3966
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to 13 civilians were reportedly killed and at least 22 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha in Idlib, on July 27th, 2019 according to local sources. The airstrikes hit the western neighborhood and a popular market, and France 24 reported that the airstrikes hit two residential buildings. Members…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
22–41
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3834
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'aret al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Two children, twin brothers, were killed in an airstrike conducted by either the Russian or Syrian regime forces in Ma'aret al-Nu'man, according to local sources. Up to six other civilians, including at least one child, were reportedly wounded. Orient News said: "Two dead as a result of an air strike by the Russian occupation on…
Summary
Published
22 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Shop
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2019
Incident Code
RS3601
Location
كفريا والفوعة, Kafriya and Al Fou’a, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident on March 22, 2019, which several sources referred to as a "massacre", up to 28 civilians died and as many as 30 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on the towns of Kafriya and Al Fou’a in Idlib. According to Baladi, Russia launched "more than 15 successive…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
),
Agriculture
,
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
9–28
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2817
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed, including a Civil Defense volunteer, in airstrikes that struck civilian housing and a popular market in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes. Many didn't name a culprit but pointed only to "military aircraft" and "helicopters". Footage published by the Syrian…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
),
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1767
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
On December 6, 2016, between 8 and 15 civilians were reportedly killed and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in Maarat Misrin, according to local media. Halab News and Idlib Media Center were among sources that attributed the event to Russia. The majority of reports put…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0388
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Six to ten civilians were killed – and several others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the popular market in the city of Tadif in the Aleppo governorate of Syria, on January 13, 2016, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others. The Network initially reported that five non-combatants died, but a second…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0301
Location
بزينة, Bzeina, Damascus, Syria
Between 20 and 40 civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in devastating alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bzeina, according to multiple reports. While the destruction of the market and surrounding homes was extensive, the aircraft may have been targeting rebels. Videos filmed at the scene show some casualties and rescuers in military…
Summary
Published
22 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
20–40
Civilians reported injured
40–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0112
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
30 civilians were reported killed and a dozen injured in alleged evening Russian airstrikes on a centre for the distribution of bread in the town of Qaryatain in Homs province. According to Shaam News Network, 16 people died when Russian planes carried out two raids. Activists stressed that the raids targeted a bakery in the…
Summary
Published
2 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce
(
Bakery
)
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2011
Incident Code
USYEM041-C
Location
عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
A series of up to six confirmed US drone and/or airstrikes across Azzan killed up to 24 people, including two children, on October 14, 2011. The others killed were reportedly Al Qaeda militants. In the first of several attacks on this day, a drone attack struck a house in the Azan district of Shabwa, targeting…
Summary
Published
14 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
(
House
),
Commerce
,
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
5–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 June 2011
Incident Code
USYEM020-C
Location
جامع حمزة في جعار, Hamza Mosque, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
Up to seven people were killed and four others were wounded in US airstrikes or drone strikes on Hamzah Mosque in Ja’ar on June 21, 2011. At least two of the people killed were identified as possibly being militants. @YemNews1 tweeted that four people were killed when Yemeni warplanes bombed the Hamzah mosque in the…
Summary
Published
21 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Religious
(
Mosque
),
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Shop
)
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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