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Incident Date

17 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4573

Location

ابديتا, Abdita, Idlib, Syria
At least two people were killed and three others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Abdita on June 17, 2021. The status of those killed is contested, with the majority of sourced reporting that those killed and injured were civilians whole Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Al Mahjar…

Summary

Published
17 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4572

Location

معرزاف, Mu’arzaf, Idlib, Syria
At least one person was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and/or artillery shelling on Mu’arzaf on June 15, 2021. According to @HalabTodayTV, "one person was killed and others were injured as a result of shelling by the regime forces with heavy artillery targeting the village of Maarzaf". @anasanas84 added…

Summary

Published
15 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

14 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4571

Location

مرعيان, Mara’yan, Idlib, Syria
Between three and four civilians, including a woman and two to three children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery shelling on Mara’yan village on June 13, 2021. According to Macro Media Center, "a woman and her three children were injured as a result of artillery shelling by Assad's gangs and Russian militias targeting a…

Summary

Published
14 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4568

Location

كفرلاتا, Kafrlata, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and artillery strikes on Kafrlata on June 12, 2021. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, "on June 12, a shell fired by Syrian regime artillery forces exploded near a house in Kafr Lata village in the south…

Summary

Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 June 2021

Incident Codes

IRS008 YS105 RS4570

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces and/or Russian and/or Iranian airstrikes on agricultural lands and the al-Shifa Hospital on the outskirts of Afrin, Syria, on June 12, 2021. According to the Macro Media Center, "a civilian was killed and others were wounded as a result of…

Summary

Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital), Agriculture, Residential
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military, YPG
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Incident Date

12 June 2021

Incident Codes

IRS009 YS106 RS4567

Location

مشفى الشفاء, Al Shifaa Hospital, Aleppo, Syria
At least 13 civilians, including four hospital staff and a pregnant woman, two to five other women, and one to three children, were killed and up to 50 others, including 11 hospital staff, were injured in alleged airstrikes and/or artillery shelling of Al-Shifaa Hospital in Afrin on June 12, 2021. Responsibility for the strikes is…

Summary

Published
12 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
13–23
Civilians reported injured
15–50
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Turkish Military, Iranian Military, YPG
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Incident Date

10 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4564

Location

ابلين, Ebleen, Idlib, Syria
Between six and 13 civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes and artillery strikes on the town of Ebleen on June 10, 2021. According to Euphrates Post, "the Assad regime forces bombed with missiles and heavy artillery the town of "Iblin" in Idlib…

Summary

Published
10 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4565

Location

الكندة, Al Kendeh, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on al-Kendeh on June 10, 2021. A tweet from @FdzPWRe6ruAGFPd reported that "a civilian was injured as a result of Russian warplanes targeting the village of Al-Kinda, west of Idlib, in two raids". @HalabTodayTV also reported that one civilian was injured but attributed the…

Summary

Published
10 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4563

Location

ابلين, Ebleen, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two other children were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the town of Ebleen on June 8, 2021. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that "the shelling resulting in the death of one child and the injury of two others in addition…

Summary

Published
8 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

7 June 2021

Incident Code

RS4562

Location

بليون, Balioun, Idlib, Syria
At least one man was killed and another civilian was wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Balioun villiage on June 7, 2021. Sources are contested as to whether the man killed was a civilian, with one source referring to him as a fighter. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "a man…

Summary

Published
7 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2–3 June, 2021

Incident Code

USSOM338-C

Location

Ceel-Cadde, Gedo, Somalia
At least one civilian, a woman, was killed and up to seven other civilians, including five children, were injured alleged US drone strikes or Kenyan airstrikes on the town of Ceel-Cadde in the Gedo region on June 2-3, 2021. Halgan Media reported that suspected US drones or Kenyan fighter jets carried out strikes on a home…

Summary

Published
2 June 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 May 2021

Incident Code

RS4561

Location

كفرعويد, Kafar Awaid, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in a cluster bomb explosion on May 23, 2021, left over from a previous bombing by the Syrian regime or the Russian military on the village of Kafar Awaid. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, "a civilian was killed this morning, Sunday, May 23, after a cluster bomb exploded…

Summary

Published
23 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Agricultural Land)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT113

Location

دير البلح, Deir Al Balah, Deir Al Balah, Palestinian territories
Fida Fakhri Al-Qidra, aged between 32-35, was reportedly killed in either an Israeli missile or Palestinian rocket misfire on May 19th 2021 at approximately 4pm, when it hit her house located in the Mazraa area in the centre of Deir Al-Balah. According to Al Haya News, her husband, Iyad Amin Al-Qudra, and her daughter were…

Summary

Published
19 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

14 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT055

Location

ِشارع النزهه, جباليا, Nuzha Street, Jabalia, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
A six-year-old girl was killed by shrapnel while outside her house in Jabalia on May 14th, 2021, multiple sources reported. The majority of sources said the shrapnel resulted from nearby Israeli shelling, but Defence for Children International - Palestine and NGO Monitor reported that it came from a rocket-propelled grenade. Rocket-propelled grenades are commonly used…

Summary

Published
14 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military
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Incident Date

12 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT019

Location

Zalata, Rafah, Palestinian territories
Between one and two civilians, including a child, were killed and another civilian, a child, was injured in artillery strikes on the Zalata neighborhood in Al-Shoka, eastern Rafah on May 12, 2021. According to @PalinfoAr, "an elderly man was killed, and a child was wounded by an Israeli artillery shelling of agricultural land east of…

Summary

Published
12 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT001

Location

شارع المصريين, Al Masryeen Street, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to nine civilians (mostly from one family) were killed, and as many as 18 people were injured, in an alleged Israeli artillery strike on the Al Dhahra area in eastern Beit Hanoun on May 10th, 2021. The Israeli military however reportedly denied responsibility for the strike, claiming that the deaths were caused by a…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike, Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–18
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Palestinian Militants, Israeli Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2021

Incident Code

M21ISPT005

Location

صالح دردونة, Saleh Dardouna Street near Al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, North Gaza, North Gaza, Palestinian territories
Up to seven civilians were killed, including two children, and as many as 34 people were injured, when an alleged rocket fired by a Palestinian armed group landed in Saleh Dardouna Street, near the al-Omari Mosque in Jabalia, north Gaza on May 10th 2021, according to multiple sources. An investigation by Human Rights Watch revealed…

Summary

Published
10 May 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
15–34
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants
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Incident Date

3 May 2021

Incident Codes

IRS007 RS4558

Location

الفوعة, Al Fu'ah, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and up to 11 others, including five children to six children and three women, were wounded in an alleged Iranian or Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near the Al-Furousiya camp for the displaced, in the vicinity of the town of Al-Foah…

Summary

Published
3 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–11
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military, Iranian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2021

Incident Code

YS104

Location

عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and two others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Kurdish or regime strikes on Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo on May 2, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported "the killing of the child “Alia Rahim, 5 years old, and the wounding of a woman…

Summary

Published
2 May 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date

19 April 2021

Incident Codes

IRS006 RS4557

Location

العاصي‎, Orontes or Asi River, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and another was injured in an alleged drone strike on the village of Khirbat al-Naqus in the Al-Ghab Plain on April 19, 2021. Syria.liveuamap geolocated the incident. According to Resala Post, "a civilian was killed and another was injured due to being targeted by a drone in the village of…

Summary

Published
19 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 April 2021

Incident Code

USSOM337

Location

Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Clashes between Somali government forces, Al-Shabaab forces, and unknown airstrikes resulted in the reported deaths of up to 47 government soldiers and the injury of 11 other government soldiers, as well as the claimed death of 77 Al-Shabaab fighters in Bariire on April 3, 2021. Hussein Mohamed, a journalist for the New York Times in…

Summary

Published
3 April 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike, Ground operation
Military actors reported killed
86–124
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4555

Location

موقف مقطورة في جوار باب الهوى, Trailer park in the vicinity of Bab Al Hawa, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sarmada near the Bab Al Hawa border areas in the evening of March 21, 2021. The number of alleged air strikes was reported as 7 in a tweet by @Sy24ria. According to Al Modon News, the airstrikes were preceded by a long-range Russian missile…

Summary

Published
21 March 2021
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

21 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4556

Location

قاح, Qah, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and between one and two civilians were injured in an alleged Russian missile strike in the vicinity of Qah and Salwa towns the afternoon of March 21, 2021. Multiple sources, including Syrian Civil Defense and Reuters, reporting that the strike was " a surface-to-surface missile." Idlib EMC stated that "Russian…

Summary

Published
21 March 2021
Strike Type
Artillery, Naval bombardment
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

21 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4554

Location

مشفى المغارة, Al Maghara Hospital, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and between 11 and 22 others were injured in alleged regime or Russian strikes at Al Maghara Hospital in Al Atareb, Aleppo in the morning on March 21, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense and other sources, including @HalabTodayTV, identified artillery shelling as the…

Summary

Published
21 March 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
11–22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2021

Incident Code

USYEMBi001-C

Location

حي جو النسيم, Jao Al Naseem, Ma'rib, Yemen
Local sources in Marib reported casualties among civilians as a result of a reported attack either by a US-drone on a car entering a popular market in Marib - or by a Houthi balluistic missile strike on the market - on March 16th, 2021. While @aalnaasi said the attack happened on Dahbeel station in Al-Naseem,…

Summary

Published
16 March 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Commerce (Market), Vehicle (Car)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

14 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4553

Location

الحمران, Al Hamran, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and three others injured as a result of alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling with surface-to-surface missiles carrying cluster bombs on the village of Al-Hamran, east of Aleppo on March 14th, It coincided with similar shelling on the village of Tarhin which reportedly caused major fires in the makeshift fuel…

Summary

Published
14 March 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 March 2021

Incident Code

RS4552

Location

الحمران, Al Hamran , Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer were killed, up to 42 others injured, and one civilian went missing as a result of alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime shelling with surface to surface missiles on oil refinery stations in Tarhin and Hamran villages in Jarablus, Aleppo on March 5th. The Syrian Civil Defence referred…

Summary

Published
5 March 2021
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10–42
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 February 2021

Incident Code

CS1956

Location

حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria
Some local sources which reported the sounds of an explosion from an alleged US-led coalition drone strike in Harem, Idlib said that three 'people' were injured as a result of that on February 25th, 2021. While most sources didn't specify identities of those injured, @AlnahdaNews_24 said they were militants. "An unknown drone struck a point…

Summary

Published
25 February 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 February 2021

Incident Code

RS4550

Location

عين الحمرا, Ain Al Hamra, Idlib, Syria
Local sources said that that six civilians from one family in Ain Al Hamra were injured when a cluster bomb from previous Russian or Syrian regime bombing that was in their house yard exploded on February 24th, 2021. The injuries varied in terms of severity. Two children and two women are among those injured. The…

Summary

Published
24 February 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 February 2021

Incident Code

USSOM336

Location

Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A single source alleged a US drone strike on Hantidawaag which AFRICOM later denied. Halgan Media wrote: "US drones just bombed the village of Hantiwadaag in Somalia's Lower Shabelle province and struck a vehicle carrying a group of Al Shabaab fighters - Sources." AFRICOM responded to a request from Airwars: "U.S. Africa Command's last strikes…

Summary

Published
17 February 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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