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Incident Date
13 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3903
Location
كفريا, Kafriya, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike struck the village of Kafriya in the morning of July 13th, according to local sources. The strike led to the death of three civilians (and a fetus) who seem to be from the same family. A man, his child and a pregnant woman who were displaced were reported killed…
Summary
Published
13 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3899
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafar Zeita on July 13th, 2019. At first, only a woman was reported killed and at least two civilians wounded when alleged Russian or Syrian shelled Kafar Zeita. In addition, Abdullah al-Aboud, a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense, was wounded while searching for survivors…
Summary
Published
13 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3872
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
Up to 18 civilians, including at least nine children and four women, were reportedly killed, and 20 others injured, in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Mhambel, Idlib, on July 5th, 2019. Syrian Network for Human Rights alleged that "at least 16 civilians, including ten children and four women, were killed in an intensive…
Summary
Published
5 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
16–18
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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
26 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3843
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
In the second of two strikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on June 26th, two member of the White Helmets were reported killed and up to four more injured. The strike allegedly came preceding another airstrike which, according to Idlib Plus, "targeted the Syria civil defense team while trying to aid those wounded" in the initial…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3764
Location
الهبيط, Al-Habit, Idlib, Syria
One source reported the injury of a member of Syrian Civil Defense in airstrikes on Madaya, Idlib, June 6th. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Ahmad Dab’an, a member of Syria Civil Defense was injured in his foot as warplanes, we believe were Russian, fired missiles in Madaya village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on June…
Summary
Published
6 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3735
Location
كفرعويد, Kafar Awaid, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that a civilian was killed and two volunteers for the Syrian Civil Defense were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime double airstrikes on the village of Kafar Awaid in the area of Ma'arat Al Nu'man on May 31st, 2019. @HalabTodayTV reported that "a civilian was killed and others were wounded as a…
Summary
Published
31 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
28 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3722
Location
سفوهن, Sufwhan, Idlib, Syria
A man and two women were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Sufwhen, Idlib governorate, on May 28th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to five civilians, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, were reportedly injured. Shahba Press claimed that one woman had been killed and an unknown number of others were injured…
Summary
Published
28 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2019
Incident Code
LC105a
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian doctor was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Wadi Al Rabie. Al Wasat said: "The field medicine center mourned the doctor Ayman Abdel Hamid Al-Haramah, who was killed in the clashes areas south of Tripoli. The field medicine center said, Saturday, 'The field medicine and support center mourns the martyr of duty Dr.…
Summary
Published
6 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
,
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3528
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Two Syrian Civil Defence volunteers were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on September 7th, 2018, while extinguishing a fire after the first air raid, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted that "two volunteers were injured (Anas Al Diab - Muhammad…
Summary
Published
7 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3518
Location
حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three medical staff members of the Nabd Al Hayat Hospital or Sham Hospital in the town of Hass were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. @BonnieKipperman reported that the Sham hospital had completely run out of service due to barrel strikes by Syrian…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2018
Incident Code
RS3498
Location
أم المياذن, Um Al Mayadhen, Daraa, Syria
Up to ten civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Um Al Mayadhen on July 5th, 2018, according to sources on the ground. @Step_Agency reported that "eight people, including a member of the Civil Defense, were killed as a result of the aerial bombardment targeting the town of Um Al Mayadhen, east of…
Summary
Published
5 July 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–10
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 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3445
Location
الحراك, Al Harak, Daraa, Syria
Three male civilians, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer and a nurse, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Harak on June 25th 2018, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported that, according to a medical source, "a civilian, a nurse and a member of the Civil…
Summary
Published
25 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 June 2018
Incident Code
RS3447
Location
بصر الحرير, Busr al-Harir, Daraa, Syria
One civilians who worked as a Syrian civil defense volunteer was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime attacks on Busr al-Harir in Dara'a on June 25th, 2018. Local sources reported that he was rescuing injured people when the attack happened. @SCD_Daraa tweeted "The family of the Syrian Civil Defense in Daraa gives you the…
Summary
Published
26 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3301
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between three and 14 civilians including two children were reportedly killed and dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on a residential area in Arbeen on March 20th 2018, according to local media resources. According to the Smart News Agency, "The Great Mosque in the city of Arbeen, east…
Summary
Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3288
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least seven civilians, including a child and two women, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, March 19th 2018, as reported by local sources. Reports blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the incident. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) of Syria documented the names of seven…
Summary
Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3269
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between nine and 12 civilians were killed in airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on the city of Saqba on March 16th 2018. Conflicting reports blame both the Russians and Syrian regime for the incident. One Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was reportedly killed by heavy machine gunfire of Syrian regime soldiers. Goota4 has named eight of the…
Summary
Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3264
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Seven civilians including two children died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hazza, local media said. There were reports that Russia conducted two strikes, the second of which killed a member of the civil defence and a medic. According to @RaedAlSaleh3, "The martyr Ayman Jamal al-Din, a volunteer of the Civil Defense volunteers, was killed…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3238
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
At least two civilians including a woman were killed, including one member of the Syrian Civil Defence, and three or more wounded in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. According to media, the planes struck an ambulance killing a civil defence volunteer and injuring…
Summary
Published
13 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3235
Location
مركز 103 للدفاع المدني, civil defence center no :103, Damascus, Syria
One member of the White Helmets was killed and three more injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the civil defence centre 103 in Damascus, local media reported. Douma.Revolution and @SiegeWatch reported that one civil defence volunteer, Rifat Idris, was killed, and three more were wounded. The airstrikes that struck the Civil Defence…
Summary
Published
13 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3206
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and five more were wounded, reportedly from one family, in air and artillery strikes on Al Lataminah, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. There were as many as two raids on the vicinity. SCD HAMA reported that "a civilian was killed…
Summary
Published
10 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3198
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between 12 and 17 civilians including six children and five women from several families were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple air and artillery strikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources attributed blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Arab 24 reported that "the airstrikes targeted Douma and Jisreen ahead of the convoy…
Summary
Published
9 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
12–17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3189
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians - a child and a member of the White Helmets - were killed and others were wounded in air and artillery and missile strikes on Saqba, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. @HalabTodayTV tweeted the "demolition of residential areas by air, artillery and missile attacks".…
Summary
Published
8 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
8 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3187
Location
عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
One civilian male, named as Hazzae al-Saed, was killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ein Tarma, local media reported. Both Russia and the Syrian regime were blamed for the raids. According to Daraa Martyrs, the victim "was killed after he was hit by a military air strike on the town of Ein…
Summary
Published
8 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3157
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Between five and ten civilians were killed, and dozens were wounded (mostly women and children), in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. @MOAZALSHAMY described the incident as a massacre; they attributed blame to Russia. The Step News Agency put the death…
Summary
Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2970
Location
التليل ,سراقب, Al Talil neighbourhood, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A chlorine gas assault in Saraqeb, Idlib by the Syrian regime - possibly with Russian support - wounded multiple civilians including children according to local reports, with most victims suffering breathing difficulties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that two barrel bombs were used in this attack. "At least 11 civilians, including three civil…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14–15 December, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr124-C
Location
يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least two women, and possibly two children, all from the same family, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike on a house in Yakla, in the Wald Rabi area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of December 15th 2017. Mwatana later named the two women victims as "Hajera Ahmed Saleh Al Taisi, about…
Summary
Published
15 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
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
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1963
Location
القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
At least 39 civilians were killed, including 25 children and six women, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which hit residential housing in the al-Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
(
Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
39
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0063
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Hospital
),
Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 June 2012
Incident Code
USYEM108-C
Location
المحفد, Mahfed district, Abyan, Yemen
On the 20th of June 2012, an airstrike allegedly by US or Yemeni forces in northern Abyan killed Hussein Saleh (35), a worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), multiple sources, such as Reuters, reported. Al-Sahwa Net also reported that seven militants were killed and 10 others were wounded in the same…
Summary
Published
20 June 2012
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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