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البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

On the morning of July 9, 2023, the town of Al Bara, Syria, was reportedly hit with shelling directed by Russian and/or Syrian government forces. As a result of this, three children were reported wounded, with one, a seven year old boy, subsequently dying due to his injuries. According to local sources, multiple civilian homes…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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9–10 July, 2023

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جسر الشغور, Jisr Al Shughour, Idlib, Syria

Around midnight between Sunday July 9th and Monday July 10th 2023, the residential neighborhood of Jisr al-Shughour in west Idlib was reportedly shelled by Syrian regime and/or Russian forces, resulting in the injury of two civilians, father and his daughter. It is unclear if the female victim is a child or an adult woman. Adel…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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رأس العين, Ras al Ain, Al Hassakah, Syria

At around noon on the 5th July, 2023, two children were killed and up to seven others, including a woman and a child were injured in an alleged armed clash between two of the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions at the al-Qaws checkpoint at the entrance of the Turkish-occupied city of Ras al Ain in Hasakah.…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Turkish Military

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البارة, Al Bara, Idlib, Syria

On July 4th, 2023 artillery strikes in the town of Al Bara, south of Idlib, wounded a married couple, and the woman, named Radhya Al-Othman as reported by the Syria Civil Defense, died due to her injuries the next day; allegedly the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces are responsible for the attacks. After the shelling,…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

A middle-aged male, reported by most sources to be a civilian, was killed by alleged Russian, or Syrian regime shelling of the town of Kafr Nouran, in the western countryside of Aleppo on July 4, 2023. Baladi News reported that Anas Barakat was killed instantly in the village of Kafr Nouran as a result of…

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Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria

Between four and five civilians, including four children, were injured by alleged Syrian regime or Russian shelling of Darat Izza on July 4, 2023. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that four children were injured to varying degrees by regime shelling, coinciding with the flight of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, on the outskirts of the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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النيرب, Al Nairab, Idlib, Syria

An elderly civilian was injured by alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery shelling of the town of Al Nairab on June 25, 2023. The @SyriaCivilDefe reported that an elderly civilian was slightly injured by Syrian regime and Russian forces shelling of the town of Al Nairab, adding that the White Helmets took him to the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

On the evening of June 22, 2023, Sarmin, a town east of Idlib, was struck by intense artillery, allegedly carried out by the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces and resulting in the death of one woman and the injury of between five and six civilians, including four to five women and a young boy. According…

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Education, Religious, Commerce (Market)

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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كفرنوران, Kafarnouran, Idlib, Syria

Between three and four civilians, including a child, were reported to have been killed and up to 11 others, including two children, a woman and an elderly man, were injured by shelling suspected by militants allied to the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces in the countryside village of Kafr Nouran on June 21, 2023. The…

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Commerce (Market)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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مخيم كويت الرحمة, Kuwait Al Rahma camp, Aleppo, Syria

Between three and six civilians, including two women and a child, were injured by alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Syrian regime missile strikes on Al-Amal camp in Afrin on June 17, 2023. The Syrian Civil Defense (@SyriaCivilDefe) tweeted that four civilians, including a girl and two women, were injured when missiles launched from areas controlled…

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IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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16–17 June, 2023

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Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia

A civilian was injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrike on Saakow in Middle Jubba on June 16/17, 2023. Horn Observer reported that a civilian was injured by airstrikes in Saakow, possibly carried out by Kenya, the United Arab Emirates, or the US. Hormuud, Somalia’s largest telecom provider, also announced that…

Summary

Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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16–17 June, 2023

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Salagle, Middle Juba, Somalia

Two civilian women were killed and two children were injured by alleged Kenyan or United Arab Emirates or US airstrikes on Salagle in Middle Jubba on June 16, 2023. The Horn Observer reported that two civilians, a mother and her child, were killed and two other children sustained injuries from airstrikes on Salagle. A tweet…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

On Monday June 12th 2023, an alleged missile strike by Assad regime forces and Russia hit the village of Afes in the eastern countryside of Idlib, injuring between one and three civilians, including two children. Sources including @SyriaCivilDefe and @hadikhraat twitter accounts, and Zaman Al Wasl reported three civilians being hit by shrapnel, including a…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Bulo-Mohamed-Abdalla under Awdhigle district, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

At least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by operations carried out by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village on June 11, 2023 Somali National News Agency (@SONNALIVE) announced that at least 19 al-Shabaab militants were killed by joint operations between the National Intelligence Service Agency and international allies in Bula-Mohamed-Abdalla village. In addition,…

Summary

Ground operation, Airstrike

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

International Forces (Unknown)

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عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

A civilian man was injured by shelling between "Al Radaa" and "Brigade 444", one of which is loyal to the Government of National Unity, which struck his home in Ain Zara on May 29, 2023. A tweet from @ObservatoryLY reported that a house in Ain Zara was hit by a shell during clashes between "Al…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

GNA/Turkish Military

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معارة النعسان, Maaret al-Nassan, Idlib, Syria

On 29th May 2023 three civilians, a man and his two children, were injured by machine gun fire and/or artillery shelling in the town of Maaret al-Nassan, east of Idlib. The victims were treated locally before being sent to hospital. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Syrian regime and/or Russian forces were responsible. Several…

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Artillery, Ground operation

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Russian Military

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between the towns of Kansafra and Al-Fatira, Idlib, Syria

A young man was reportedly injured by shrapnel from machine guns attributed to both Russian forces and the Syrian regime on May 24th 2023. The incident occured on agricultural land between the town of Kansafra and Al-Fatirah, in the southern countryside of Idlib. Reports from the Syrian Civil Defence, Halab Today TV and Twitter user…

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Ground operation

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

Russian Military

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كفرعويد, Kafr Aweed, Idlib, Syria

One man, identified by sources as Suleiman Muhammad al-Saleem, was killed on May 15th 2023 after artillery shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the village of Kafr Aweed in the southern countryside of Idlib according to local media outlets and the Syrian Civil Defence. Initial reports from the Syrian Civil…

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Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Ali Fuuto, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

44 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' in the Ali Fuuto area in Lower Shabelle on May 13, 2023. Voice of America quoted Somalia's deputy information minister, Abdirahman Al-Adala, who said that the intelligence unit, with the support of international partners, killed 44 al-Shabab militants in…

Summary

Airstrike, Ground operation

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

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near Nungare, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

More than 40 al-Shabaab militants were killed during operations carried out by Somalia government forces and 'international partners' near Nungare/ Barire town in Lower Shabelle on May 2, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) @HSNQ_NISA tweeted that more than 40 al-Shabaab militants, including leaders and foreigners, were killed during an army operation in…

Summary

Ground operation, Airstrike

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

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معربليت, Ma’arablit, Idlib, Syria

A young woman was killed and four other civilians, including two children and a woman, were injured by alleged Syrian regime and/or Russian artillery shelling of Ma’arablit on April 25, 2023. Afrin Post reported that Noura Abdul Hamid Al-Ahmad, twenty years old, was killed by artillery strikes in Ma’arablit, and her family members, the infant Lyan…

Summary

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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between Ugunji and Mubarak villages, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

At least 20 al-Shabaab militants were killed and "dozens" of others were injured by an operation carried out by the Somali government and 'international security partners' between the Ugunji and Mubarak areas of Lower Shabelle region on April 20, 2023. The National Intelligence & Security Agency (NISA) announced that 20 al-Shabaab militants, including a ring…

Summary

Ground operation, Airstrike

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

International Forces (Unknown)

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16–17 April, 2023

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الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

Around midnight on April 16-17th artillery fire wounded five civilians in Al-Abizmo, a town west of Aleppo. The victims consisted of a woman and her four children. Local news agencies were conflicted as to whether the strike confirmed the strike was conducted by the Syrian regime, Russian forces or Iranian militias. A few of the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

On April 9th, 2023, in the town off Sarmin, east of Idlib, multiple sources allege artillery fire from Syrian and/or Russian forces killed 15 year old boy Ibrahim Musab Al Haj Musa and injured between three to four others, including a six year old child named Malak Khalaf, a three year old named Abdul Salam…

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الكسوة, Al Kisswa, Damascus, Syria

On April 4th, 2023 at 12:15am, an airstrike either launched by Israeli forces or an air defense missile launched by the Syrian regime hit a glass factory in Al-Kisswa, south of Damascus, in Rif Dimashq, resulting in the death of up to two civilians. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), a Syrian regime-controlled news source, reported…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria

On the evening of March 30th, 2023, several sources reported alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling near Termanin, north of Idlib resulting in the injury of between one and two civilians. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and other sources report that one civilian was wounded while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and…

Summary

IDP or Refugee Camp

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الأبزمو, Al Abzimo, Aleppo, Syria

One civilian, a young man identified by sources as Ayman Mamoun Hijazi, was reportedly killed in the town of Al Abzimo, in the western countryside of Aleppo on March 24th 2023 after a contested attack as a result of Russian forces and/or Syrian regime artillery shelling hit the marketplace after midnight, according to the Syrian…

Summary

Commerce (Market)

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الأتارب, Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

Up to one civilian was killed, plus one woman and a man were reportedly injured as a result of contested action by Russian forces or the Syrian regime when a marketplace and a residential neighbourhood was hit by artillery and missile shelling in the city of Atareb, west of Aleppo, Syria. This attack took place…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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افس, Afes, Idlib, Syria

One child, a girl, and a woman were reportedly injured on March 17th 2023 after an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime machine gun fire or shelling hit the village of Afes, east of Idlib in Syria. Two sources, the White Helmets and Baladi reported that a child was injured by Russian forces, and the…

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Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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الاتارب, Al Atareb, Aleppo, Syria

One person, a man, was killed and between one to five other civilians, were injured after mortar shelling attributed to both the Syrian regime and Russian forces hit the outskirts of the city of Atarib, in the western countryside of Aleppo on Saturday March 11th 2023. It's unclear as to whether the man reported killed,…

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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