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Incident Date
9–10 May, 2019
Incident Code
USSOM222a-C
Location
Farsooley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
"Multiple civilians" were alleged killed in a claimed US airstrike on Farsooley, according to reports which appeared to have originated with al Shabaab. AFRICOM publicly rejected the claim a year later. Hussein Mohamed, a local journalist stringing for the New York Times and others, tweeted on May 10th that "Al Shabab media reported that US…
Summary
Published
10 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 May 2019
Incident Code
USSOM221
Location
Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia
According to local sources, an airstrike by an unknown party targeted a ‘foreign al Shabaab commander’ around dawn on May 9th 2019. According to Horn Globe, “A second huge blast was heard in Jamame town, around dawn. The target of the second air attack was al-Shabaab commander in charge of planning operations, a Somali intelligence officer…
Summary
Published
9 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3678
Location
الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria
A young civilian male from the town of Latamna was killed by Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Al Zakat in Hama on May 8th, 2019, according to local sources. @HalabTodayTV wrote that "a young man from the town of Al Latamneh was killed by artillery shelling on the village of Zakat in…
Summary
Published
8 May 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
8 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3679
Location
حيش, Heesh, Hama, Syria
Up to three civilians, including a child, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Heesh on May 8th, 2019, according to local sources. Four others were reportedly injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three civilians, including a woman, man and the girl Hanaa Jawhar al Saeed,…
Summary
Published
8 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
8 May 2019
Incident Code
USSOM220
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
According to local sources, an airstrike by an unknown party targeted a 'foreign al Shabaab commander' close to midnight on May 8th 2019. According to Horn Globe, "United States military has carried out at least two air strikes targeting al-Shabaab militant group’s bases in Jilib and Jamame town on Wednesday night, locals sources said. The first…
Summary
Published
8 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3677
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Hama, Syria
Up to four civilians, including a child, were killed and at least 11 civilians were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, Hama governorate, on May 8th, 2019, according to local sources. Several sources reported that a total of three civilians were killed, including the Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
8 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
11–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3666
Location
الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria
A woman named Sabah Al Hamidi was alleged killed by artillery shelling in the village of Zakat, north of Hama. Smart News and Step News blamed Russia, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime SY 24, Syria TV, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said that the regime was…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3670
Location
رأس العين, Ras Al A’in, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that airstrikes struck a popular market in Ras al Ein village east of the city of Abu-Thabet in Idlib. According to Step News, shelling was carried out by "Russian airliners and helicopters". The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Syrian regime instead. The sources said that the market was attacked with…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
8–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3671
Location
مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zuhour, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians were reported killed and eight others including two children were reported injured as Russian forces or Syrian regime targeted with airstrikes or artillery Marj Al Zohur in Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local reports. Two of those killed were workers with a humanitarian organisation for food support. The Local…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3667
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian "airliners and helicopters" carried out missile strikes, also described as rocket attacks, on the outskirts of the village Ma'ra Haramah. Local sources reported that the strikes struck residential areas in the village, killing a civilian and causing extensive damage to civilian homes. Several other civilians were reported wounded. No other details are known…
Summary
Published
7 May 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
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3672
Location
كفرموس, Kafar Mous, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that a helicopter bombed the village of Kfar Mous in Jabal Shahshabo with an "explosive barrel" in the evening. The Syrian Civil Defense forces reported that a man was killed and another man, two women and two children were wounded. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported "the martyrdom of a man…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3673
Location
البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was killed and others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in rural Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Jorf News wrote that "a civilian was killed and others were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Al Bara in the southern…
Summary
Published
7 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
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3674
Location
عابدين, Abdin, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin village in Idlib governorate on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Baladi News reported that two civilians were killed in airstrikes on the village of Abdin, Idlib countryside. Zaiton Mag reported one killed civilian by a helicopter strike. All…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3675
Location
معرتماتر, Ma'aratmatar, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, including a child, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ma'aratmatar on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other woman and child were injured. Several sources, among which the Syrian Human Rights Committee and Shaam News Network, reported that two people were killed in the town…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3676
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian died of his injuries four days after alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Kfar Zeita, Hama governorate, on May 7th, 2019, according to local sources. Smart News reported that Russian artillery fire on the town of Kfar Zeita, north of Hama, wounded a number of civilians. Step News Agency wrote: "A…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
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 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3668
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and two others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kansafra on May 7th, according to local media. Several schools were reportedly targeted @HalabToday reported that "one woman was killed and others were injured, including children, when an explosive barrel was detonated on the town…
Summary
Published
7 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3660
Location
شنان, Shnan, Idlib, Syria
A child and a woman were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes near Al Tawhid mosque in the middle of Shnan village on May 6th, 2019, according to local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. Warplanes fired missiles near Al Tawhid Mosque in the middle of Shnan village in Jabal al-Zawiyeh…
Summary
Published
6 May 2019
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
6 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3661
Location
الزربة, Al Zirba, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to five, including a child, were wounded when alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes struck civilian homes and a health centre in the town of Al Zirba, south of Aleppo on May 6th, 2019. Smart News Agency reported that an unspecified number of civilians was killed…
Summary
Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3664
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes struck northern Kafar Zeita in the night of May 6th to May 7th, 2019. Four civilians were reported killed, including two women and two children of the same family. A man and three children were reported wounded. SyriaTV wrote that "the city of Kafar Zeita…
Summary
Published
6 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3654
Location
الكندة, Al Kenda, Idlib, Syria
Mus’ab Mahmoud al Satouf, from al Hweiz village in Hama, was killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Kenda, according to local media. No more information is available at the moment.
Summary
Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3656
Location
ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 10 more were injured in alleged Russian or regime shelling of Tarmala, local media reported. Several sources reported only one fatality, though it was widely reported that a man and his seven-year-old daughter were killed, and that the rest of…
Summary
Published
5 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3655
Location
التمانعه, Al Tamani’a, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were reported wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on the town of Al Tamani’a in rural Idlib. There was a report that Al Tamani’a hospital was struck by the regime. Other sources pointed to Russia.
Summary
Published
5 May 2019
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3649
Location
الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, killed up to four civilians on May 4th, 2019, local media reported. Multiple sources reported the shelling of civilian infrastructure. According to @AishaSapri, the health centre was struck, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported damage to…
Summary
Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Healthcare
,
Education
,
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3650
Location
أرنبة, Arnaba, Idlib, Syria
A woman and two children of the same family were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Arnaba, Idlib governorate, on May 4th, 2019, according to local sources. According to the White Helmets, "two children were killed and a child was seriously injured as a result of a military airstrike near a school…
Summary
Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3651
Location
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, Syria
The girls Ghazal Hussein al Yahya and Mais Alaa al Aoura were alleged killed as "fixed- wing warplanes" believed to be Russian fired missiles on Mhambel village in Idlib. Ten other civilians including children were reported wounded. Orient TV said that Russian warplanes used highly explosive missiles in this incident in which a mosque was…
Summary
Published
4 May 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3648
Location
الجانودية, Al Ganoudia, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian or regime strikes struck the outskirts of the town of Ganoudia in the western countryside of Idlib. An unknown number of civilians including children were reported wounded on May 4th, 2019. Pro regime sources said that the attacks targeted Al-Nusra Front in the area, killing and injuring a number of its members.
Summary
Published
4 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3642
Location
الهبيط, Al Habit, Idlib, Syria
A male civilian was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Al Habit, Idlib governorate, on May 3r, 2019, according to local sources. At least one other man was reportedly wounded. HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was killed in airstrikes by a warplane, without identifying the belligerent. Al Arabiya reported…
Summary
Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
3 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3644
Location
باب الطاقة, Bab Al Taqa, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was wounded when alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes hit the village of Bab Al Taqa, west of Hama, on May 3rd, 2019, local media reported. Smart News Agency wrote that, according to activists, "a civilian was wounded by Russian airstrikes on the village of Bab Al Taqa, west…
Summary
Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3645
Location
بيدر شمسو, Baydar Shamsou, Idlib, Syria
A young girl, named as Bisan Hasan al Atrash, died and five or six other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on Baydar Shamsou, local media reported. In a video posted by Baladi News, a member of the White Helmets says that "warplanes raided the village of Baydar Shamsou,…
Summary
Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 May 2019
Incident Code
RS3646
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria
Three children and two women were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the village of Ma’aret Harma on May 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. On May 3rd, the White Helmets tweeted: "Three children and two women were injured a short while ago following shelling by rockets carrying cluster…
Summary
Published
3 May 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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