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Incident Date
27 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3464
Location
الجيزة, Al Jiza, Daraa, Syria
Between one and three civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Jiza, Dara'a governorate, on June 27th, 2018, according to local sources. Reportedly, the airstrikes targeted the field hospital in the town. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported the "death of a civilian and injured others…
Summary
Published
27 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3466
Location
صيدا, Saida, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Saida town in Dara'a on June 27th, 2018, according to local sources. @abode125 tweeted that "the young man Basil Muhammad Qaddah, from the town of aheel in the eastern countryside of Daraa, was martyred while he was in Saida town due…
Summary
Published
27 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3448
Location
المسيفرة, Al-Musayfrah, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Al-Musayfrah in Dara'a on June 26th, 2018. @alsari23 tweeted reporting "the death of the young man Diya'a Muhammad Salih Al-Shazly (M), after Russian warplanes targeted the town of Al-Musayfrah." BBC News reported from a charitable organization and a group of observers…
Summary
Published
26 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3439
Location
الحراك, Al-Harak, Daraa, Syria
A woman and a young man were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Harak, Daraa governorate, on June 24th, 2018. At least one other man was injured, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "at least two civilians were killed as Syrian/Russian regime warplanes…
Summary
Published
24 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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
10 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3432
Location
تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria
At least ten civilians, including five to seven children and one woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al Nour Children's Hospital and civilian homes in the town of Taftanaz, Idlib governorate, on June 10th, 2018, according to local sources. Edlib Media Center initially reported “four martyrs: three children and a…
Summary
Published
10 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
25–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7–8 June, 2018
Incident Code
RS3428
Location
زردنا, Zardana, Idlib, Syria
Up to 52 civilians were reported killed and 100 others, many of whom are in a critical situation, were injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes on Zardana village in Idlib, Syria, on June 7th, 2018, according to local sources. Among those killed are up to 11 women and 11 children and a health worker. Most…
Summary
Published
7 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Healthcare
(
Clinic
),
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
12–52
Civilians reported injured
50–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 May 2018
Incident Code
RS3411
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One woman was reported killed and several other civilians injured, all believed to be medical staff, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita Specialized Hospital in Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria on May 2nd, 2018 according to local sources. Baladi News said the hospital was targeted with four raids. SMART News reported that "Russian warplanes bombed…
Summary
Published
2 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3406
Location
قرية الزعفرانة, Al Zafarana village, Homs, Syria
A hospital guard was killed in Al Zafarana as Russian and Syrian forces reportedly launched raids on the Homs village. Syrian helicopters hit the local hospital with barrel bombs, according to Smart News, injuring an additional four civilians. An activist loyal to the regime told the news agency that the hospital was targeted to remove…
Summary
Published
29 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3405
Location
الهبيط , كفرسجنة, كفرنبل ,أرينبة, Al Habit , Kafar Sijna , Arinba and Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died as an aerial bombardment on villages across southern Idlib decimated schools and hospitals, local sources reported. Al Habit was one of the hardest hit by sustained heavy artillery fire, killing a man and woman. Two children were injured in Kafr Nabil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as warplanes struck…
Summary
Published
25 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
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
1 April 2018
Incident Code
RS3372
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Several air raids on the town of Ariha in Idlib province killed up to 12 civilians and injured many others, according to local sources. Missiles “dismantled” the Al-Ameen Medical Complex at around 11am, wounding two medical staff and damaging five emergency vehicles, Baladi News reported. The hospital provided primary health care, a dialysis center and…
Summary
Published
1 April 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3332
Location
Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Thirteen civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes in Hajin city on March 27th, 2018, according to local sources. SyriaTV reported that "13 civilians were killed and others injured Tuesday [March 27, 2018] in a town under the control of the Islamic State in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor, as a result of airstrikes…
Summary
Published
27 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3337
Location
حاس, Has, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were reported injured and/or killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Hass in Idlib, Syria on March 27th, 2018 according to local sources. The sources reported that the area was targeted at least with two raids while others reported that four raids were launched. The Syrian Observatory for Human…
Summary
Published
27 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
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
12 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3229
Location
كفر زيتا, Kafar Zeita, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zeita Specialist Hospital for women and children, Kafar Zeita. @SHHAMA2012 tweeted: "The Russian air force bombed the Kafr Zeita Specialist Hospital directly with incendiary, concussion and explosive rockets, destroying the women's and children's section, ruining the…
Summary
Published
12 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3050
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3053
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
At least two, but up to five, civilians were killed and several were wounded as Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, carried out by the Syrian regime, Russia or both, as reported by local media. Zaman al-Wasl reported how several towns of eastern Ghouta, including Jisreen, were being struck by…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3043
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3044
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged air and artillery shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus killed at least five civilians, including one woman, and wounded several, local media reported. Followed by days of intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, including Hamouriya, the death toll reportedly reached five on Tuesday, February 20th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported "at…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3026
Location
كفرزيتا, Kaarzeta, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were possibly left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Kaarzeta, Hama, local sources reported. Numerous sources reported how the village of Kaarzeta had been subject to aerial, and possibly also artillery shelling, the latter reported by Hamah Now. Horrya News said that unidentified warplanes struck a hospital in the village.
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3022
Location
حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Haas, Idlib, killing up to three civilians, including one child, as well as wounding several more, local media reported. The aerial shelling struck the Sham Surgical Hospital, rendering it inoperable. Al-Adiya's correspondent reported that the hospital was left "completely out of service after three consecutive Russian raids targeting…
Summary
Published
14 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2998
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Three volunteers from the Civil Defence were reportedly killed and another four wounded as alleged Russian warplanes, possibly in coordination with the Assad regime, carried out aerial shelling of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media said. The strike reportedly both hit the al-Rahma Hospital and a Civil Defence centre, rendering both inoperable. Edlib Media Center, for…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2973
Location
Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to nine civilians, including at least one child and one woman, and wounded up to ten more in the city of Kafr Nabil, local sources reported. The Syria Civil Defense, who were present on the scene following the incident, reported that the strike killed six and wounded more than ten.…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2947
Location
حران, Harran, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit Harran, according to local media. Although no sources blamed the Syrian regime, all attributing blame to Russia, Baladi news Network reported that "The Russian and Syrian air force planes and helicopters launched a series of rocket, napalm and barrel attacks Explosive since dawn today…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2941
Location
مشفى سراقب, Saraqeb Hospital, Idlib, Syria
In a second round of strikes on the 29th, a charity hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was reportedly hit in an aerial attack by alleged Russian warplanes, killing as many as five civilians and wounding others. Sources all attributed the blame to Moscow. Wounded civilians from a raid on the potato market (see…
Summary
Published
29 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2844
Location
مشفى السلام,, Ma'arat Nu'man - Al Salam hospital, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian ore regime airstrike hit Ma'arat Nu'man's Al Salam hospital, killing up to five civilians including a newly born baby, according to sources on the ground. RFS put the death toll at two with 10 more wounded. Alquds blamed the regime, reporting that the hospital was put out of service, and that a man…
Summary
Published
3 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2826
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed, and three to five others were wounded, in airstrikes which struck a residential neighbourhood and market in Ma'arat Nu'man, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes. Dw News also reported that a hospital was partially damaged in the raid, however they were…
Summary
Published
29 December 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2797
Location
تل الضمان, Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In airstrikes which reportedly "targeted" a medical centre in Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, one civilian was killed and others were wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with most blaming Russia, while a few blamed the Syrian regime. One source didn't identify the warplanes responsible. Smart News Agency was the only local media…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr123-C
Location
صرار الجشم, Sirar Jusham, Al Bayda, Yemen
Up to eight civilians and three militants, variously alleged to be ISIS or AQAP, were reportedly killed by a series of US drone strikes in or near to Sirar Jusham, Qayfa area of Al Bayda governorate, on the afternoon of November 30th 2017. A Yemeni government source told Anatolia Agency that three of four overall…
Summary
Published
30 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Vehicle
,
Healthcare
(
Ambulance
),
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
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
19 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1647
Location
البصيرة, Al Busayrah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died in al Busayrah, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible. The majority of sources, however, attributed the event to Moscow. Euphrates Post reported by name the death of one civilian male as a result of airstrikes targeted the al Busayrah. RFS Media Office blamed Russia, reporting that…
Summary
Published
19 October 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2595
Location
معبر مائي بين الميادين, Water Crossing linking al Mayadeen and Dhiban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A man and a woman were killed, and as many as 15 more civilians were wounded, following airstrikes on the water-crossing linking al Mayadeen and Dhiban. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged strikes, however Aawsat News blamed the Syrian regime. According to a local source, @Zahra_Jaber, Russian 'Caliber' missiles struck the vicinity, with…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2567
Location
ريف المهندسين, Reef Al-Muhandseen, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two staffers were killed and five others injured as a result of air raids, likely to be Russian, on a field hospital in rural Al Muhandeseen, according to Smart News Agency. The field hospital itself was heavily damaged and the staff lost medical equipment. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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