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Incident Date
11 July 2019
Incident Code
USSOM237a-C
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Al Shabaab members or civilians were allegedly killed in US strikes near Jilib and Basra. AFRICOM later denied conducting strikes in the area. Harun Maruf reported: "Overnight airstrikes killed dozens of Al-Shabaab militants in Jilib, Cmdr of AS’s Hisba police station in the town, Hassan Dhere, his deputy and a 3rd official among the dead,…
Summary
Published
11 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3890
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that two or three civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Saraqib, Hama governorate, on July 10th, 2019. According to Zaitonmag, "the city of Saraqib was subjected to an airstrike targeting the eastern neighbourhoods of the city with two missiles, wounding three civilians." @mahmoudalbakor1 tweeted:…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3891
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
A civilian male was injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ariha, Idlib governorate, on July 10th, 2019, according to local sources. The strikes reportedly targeted a school. Zaitonmag wrote: "The warplanes bombed the city of Ariha, south of Idlib, and the bombing targeted civilian homes and a school, resulting in an injured…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3886
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’ret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Two to four civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a camp for displaced people in Ma’ret Harma, Idlib, on July 10th. Syrian Network for Human Rights states that "Mahmoud Mohammad al Ali, a member of Civil Defense- Kafr Zita center - was killed along with his daughter Yasmin as…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3887
Location
مرديخ أو تل مرديخ, Mardikh or Tal Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Two to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Tal Mardikh, Idlib, on July 10th. ShahbaPress tweeted "two killed, and wounded civilians, in air raids on the town of Tal Mardikh in countryside of # Idlib South." @SyrianCoaltion stated that "at least two people were killed in the town of Tal Mardikh in countryside…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3888
Location
كفرومة, Kafar Rouma, Idlib, Syria
Two women were killed in an alleged Syrian or Russian strike with explosive barrels on Kafar Rouma, south of Idlib, according to local sources. Dozens were reported injured. According to Shaam News, Syrian and Russian "military and helicopter gunships" carried out attacks on a number of towns and villages in Idlib countryside that day. Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3889
Location
كنيسة نخلة, Kniset Nakhla (Nakhla church), Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were injured in airstrikes on Kaniset Nakhla, Idlib, on July 10th. According to this source, Step News, "two civilians were injured as a result of the bombardment of the helicopter, which targeted the village of Kniset Nakhla (Nakhla Church), east of Jisr al-Shughour city." Step News wrote that "two helicopters belonging to the…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3882
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’ret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Two people were wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian shelling on the city of Ma’ret Al Nu’man South Idlib. Local reports did not specify whether the victims were civilians. @HadiAlabdallah said that the shelling led to rendering Ma'aret Al-Nu'man main hospital out of service. @Step_Agency said that Russian warplanes targeted the area with vacuum rockets.…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3884
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
A civilian was wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling on the city of Morek in northern Hama, according to local sources. @liongeneral19, a pro regime source tweeted, "Artillery men are raining terrorist positions now in Morek, Tal Malah, Ar-Arbaeen, al-Jibbe, Al-Jaysat, and Tal Al-Sakhar in the northern and northwestern Hama countryside." However,…
Summary
Published
10 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3881
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
On July 20th, 2019, a woman died of injuries she sustained in alleged Syrian regime artillery shelling or a Russian airstrike on the city of Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib governorate, on July 9th, according to local sources. @Step_Agency reported: "A missile attack by the regime forces in Jurin targeted the city of Jisr Al Shughour…
Summary
Published
9 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3878
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A single source reported "wounded civilians" following airstrikes in Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on July 9th. Khan Sheikoun Lens cited "wounded civilians in the city of # Khan_ Sheikoun because of the targeting of Russian air strikes." However, @HalabTodayTV tweeted that no casualties were reported. The remaining sources didn't mention civilian casualties. No other information is…
Summary
Published
9 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3880
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir Al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
According to local sources, alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes struck an Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp with four rockets in the outskirts of the town of Deir Al Sharqi in rural Idlib, killing up to five civilians and wounding up to 15 others. @ShahbaPress tweeted: "Three civilians were killed, including children, and at least ten…
Summary
Published
9 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3877
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported wounded in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on July 8th. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Syrian regime warplanes fired missiles on Ma'aret al Numan Stadium, partially damaging its building and fence, on July 8th." While other sources referred to "injured civilians", Smart News documented "two civilians wounded by…
Summary
Published
8 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3875
Location
قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria
Up to twelve civilians including at least six from the same family were reported killed in artillery shelling on Qastoun, Hama, on July 7th. The family members killed were originally from Al-Badriya village, and were killed while working in the agricultural lands between Qastoun and Badriya. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, "at least…
Summary
Published
7 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–12
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
4 July 2019
Incident Code
USYEMTr201
Location
بيت الشيخ سلطان العرادة, House of Sheikh Sultan Al Arada, Ma'rib, Yemen
Several local language sources reported that a US drone strike targeted the house of Marib provincial governor, Sheikh Sultan Al Arada, at dawn on July 4th 2019. Others, including Yemeni government officials, instead asserted that the strike was conducted by Houthi militias with a ballistic missile. There were varying assessments of casualties resulting from the…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Artillery
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3864
Location
بانص, Banss, Aleppo, Syria
Smart News Agency reported that two civilians were wounded in the explosion of remnants of a cluster bomb from a previous Russian forces and Syrian regime bombing in Banss, 55 km south of Aleppo, Syria on July 4th, 2018. Also @24Aleppo tweeted that "two people were injured due to the explosion of a cluster bombs…
Summary
Published
4 July 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3868
Location
كنصفرة, Vicinity of Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that a child was killed and his father and others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kansafra, Idlib governorate, around noon on July 4th, 2019. The Syrian Civil Defense was at the scene and reported that the village was struck with an explosive missile. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3869
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were killed in an airstrike on Kafar Nabil as more than 10 aircrafts of the Syrian and Russian forces alternated bombing with explosive barrels and cluster missiles. According to Edlib Media Center, the child was killed and others injured as cluster rockets struck a residential neighborhood. Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3865
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
A child was killed and others injured, when alleged Russian airstrikes struck the outskirts of Al-Bara. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "the Russian warplanes carried out raids on places on the outskirts of al-Bara and Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiyah south of Idlib, which killed a child and injured others". Local Coordination Committee…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3870
Location
حاس, Hass, Idlib, Syria
One girl was reported killed in airstrikes on Hass, Idlib, July 4th. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "the girl Hanaa Jamal al Sheikh Najib was killed as Syrian regime forces helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Hass village in Idlib governorate southern suburbs, on July 4th." Meanwhile other sources alleged "others injured", with Syrian…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3866
Location
حزارين, Hazarin, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the town of Hazarin south of Idlib. @IdlibPlus reported on resulting in "civilian casualties", but did not provide any further details. No further details are available.
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3867
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on July 4th. Macro Media Center alleged that "two civilians were killed, and another wounded, in Khan Sheikhoun city after being targeted by three fighter jets", attributing the attack to the Syrian regime. Another source, @ANews_Arabic, referred to the death of "four civilians, including two…
Summary
Published
4 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2019
Incident Code
USSOM237-C
Location
Iskushuban or Mareero, Bari, Somalia
According to a local source, heavy fighting near the port of Bari in Puntland killed two people and injured five others, including civilians. AFRICOM later declared that "no U.S. military strike took place on the alleged date or location." Radio Shabelle initially said that an airstrike by an unknown party had contributed to the violence…
Summary
Published
3 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military actors reported killed
0–2
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
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3860
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on July 2nd. Syrian Coalition News stated that "activists said that three people were injured, including a child, this morning in the bombing of Maarat al-Nu'man in rural Idlib", and named Russian forces and the Syrian regime in reporting the incident.…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3862
Location
معرة حرمة أو معرتحرمة, Ma’arat Harma, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Ma’arat Harma, Idlib governorate, on July 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other civilian was wounded. @AleppoAMC tweeted that "a civilian was killed in an airstrike on the town of Ma'arat Harma in the southern…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3863
Location
مدايا, Madaya, Idlib, Syria
Seven to 30 people were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Madaya, Idlib governorate, on July 2nd, 2019, according to local sources. Sources are conflicted about the number of civilians among the victims. While Step News Agency reported "news of a massacre of civilians in the town of…
Summary
Published
2 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–30
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military actors reported killed
7–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3859
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Khan Sheikoun, Idlib, on July 1st. IdlibPlus alleged "two martyrs and a number of wounded as a result of the targeting of Russian warplanes in the city of Khan Sheikhoun," while Syria Civil Defense documented the death of three civilians in the attack. Meanwhile, Syrian…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3858
Location
معرة حرمة أو معرتحرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reported killed, and others injured, in an airstrike on Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, on July 1st. According to Step News, "three people were killed as a result of injuries following Russian raids targeting the town of Ma’aret Harma south of Idlib." @abuhuzaifa_ stated that two of those killed were Abdullah Mohammed…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 June 2019
Incident Code
RS3855
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and several others injured as a result of an airstrike on Kafr Sijnah, Idlib, on June 30th. Ariha Today stated that "Russian warplanes launched air raids on the town of Khan Sheikhoun and the town of #Kafr Sijnah in the southern countryside of Idlib, causing the fall of a civilian…
Summary
Published
30 June 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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