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Incident Date
11 October 2021
Incident Code
RS4654
Location
التفاحية, Al Tuffahiya, Idlib, Syria
At least three civilians were killed and others were injured, one seriously, in alleged Russian or regime strikes with Kornet missiles and/or thermal missiles on the village of Al-Tuffahiya on October 11, 2021. Zaman Al Wasl reported that three civilians were killed and another one was wounded in regime and Russian militia strikes with a "Kornet"…
Summary
Published
11 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
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
11 October 2021
Incident Code
YS118
Location
الدايس, Al Dabes, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians, including up to two women, were killed and between two and nine others, including two women and a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces shelling or missile strikes on the village of Al Dabes on October 11, 2021. The Aleppo correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was…
Summary
Published
11 October 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
27 September 2021
Incident Codes
IRS013 RS4648
Location
كفرنوران, Kafar Noran, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian artillery shelling and machine gun fire on the village of Kafr Noran on September 27, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, five civilians, including a woman, were wounded in mortar shelling by the Russian and regime forces…
Summary
Published
27 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2021
Incident Code
TS474
Location
الدبس, Al Dabas, Raqqa, Syria
At least four civilians, including a child, were killed and up to three others were injured in alleged Turkish strikes on the village of Al Dabas on September 17, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), four people, including a child, were killed by Turkish missile shells while digging tunnels for the…
Summary
Published
17 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2021
Incident Code
RS4641
Location
مرعيان, Marayan, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman was killed and one to five others, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a home and medical facility in Marayan on September 8, 2021. According to @HadiAlabdallah, Russian airstrikes hit Marian Medical Center, the last medical center in Jabal Al-Zawiya, and killed one woman and…
Summary
Published
8 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Iranian Military
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2021
Incident Code
TI068
Location
سيدان, Sidan, Duhok, Iraq
Between two and three civilians were injured in an alleged Turkish strike on Sidan village, Amadiya District on September 2, 2021. Alyaum TV and Christian Peacemaker Teams reported that Haji Abdullah, 55, and Saber Omar, 45, were wounded. A security source told Mawazine News that the Turkish bombing resulted in the injury of three civilians.…
Summary
Published
2 September 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2021
Incident Code
YS115
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and eight civilians, including four to five children, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces strikes on Afrin on August 30, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported that seven civilians, including four children, were injured in missile shelling carried out by the alleged Syrian Democratic Forces. The "Zaman Al-Wasl" correspondent also put the toll at…
Summary
Published
30 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
29 August 2021
Incident Code
IRS011
Location
جلين, Jillen, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman, were killed and four others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Iranian or regime strikes on Jillin on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense, two civilians were killed and four others were injured in missile and artillery shelling by the regime in the neighborhoods…
Summary
Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2021
Incident Code
IRS012
Location
طريق السد, Tareeq Al Sad, Daraa, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two men from the same family, were killed and up to four others were wounded in alleged Iranian or regime surface-to-surface missile strikes and artillery shelling on Tareeq al-Sad on August 29, 2021. According to Syrian Civil Defense (SCD), two civilians were killed and four others were injured in…
Summary
Published
29 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
23 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4632
Location
درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on August 23, 2021. A tweet from @Almohrar1 reported that the young man Yazn Al-Omari was killed in the strikes on Daraa Al Balad. @omar_alharir added that a number of civilians were…
Summary
Published
23 August 2021
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
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
20 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4629
Location
كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria
At least four children from the same family were killed and their mother and two other men were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kansafra on August 20, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported "four children from one family were killed, and two civilians were injured, this morning, Friday, August 20, by artillery…
Summary
Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
20 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4630
Location
كفرنوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child was killed and her sibling, another child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on a cemetery in Kafr Nouran on August 20, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported that two children, Muhammad Subhi Darwish, 9, and his sister, Huda, 8, were injured in the town of Kafr Noran. Both…
Summary
Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
20 August 2021
Incident Codes
TI066 YI001
Location
بنكي, Banke village, Duhok, Iraq
Two Iraqi tourists were killed in an alleged Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) IED or Turkish air or artillery strike near the village of Banke, Batifa sub-district on August 20th, 2021, according to local sources. Their bodies were missing until Kurdish and Iraqi security forces found them on August 22nd. The security source told Shafaq News…
Summary
Published
20 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
YPG
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Incident Date
19 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4628
Location
بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians, including three children and their mother in addition to another child, were killed and two to four other civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Balshoun on August 19, 2021. Syrian Civil Defense reported on "the killing of three children, their mother and another child,…
Summary
Published
19 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 August 2021
Incident Codes
YS113 RS4627
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including one to two women and a child, were killed and three to four others were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or Russian or regime strikes on Afrin on August 18, 2021. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "three civilians, including a child and a woman, were killed…
Summary
Published
18 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
YPG
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Incident Date
18–19 August, 2021
Incident Code
YS114
Location
الكريدية, Al Karidiya, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a girl and a woman, were killed and up to seven members of their family, including two women and a child, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or regime strikes on Al Karidiya on August 18/19, 2021. The Syrian Civil Defense reported about "the killing of a woman,…
Summary
Published
18 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
YPG
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Incident Date
16 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4626
Location
بلشون, Balshoun, Idlib, Syria
A least one man was killed and one to two other civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Balshoun on August 16, 2021. Sources are contested as to whether the man killed was a civilian or a belligerent. The correspondent for @HalabTodayTV reported that a civilian was killed in…
Summary
Published
16 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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
14 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4625
Location
كفرتعال, Kafr Taal, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians, including a woman and a child, were injured in alleged Russian or regime or Iranian strikes on Kafr Taal village on August 14, 2021. According to the Syrian Civil Defense, "a two-year-old child was injured by missile strikes by the regime and Russia forces, this morning, Saturday, August 14, targeting civilian homes…
Summary
Published
14 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
7–8 August, 2021
Incident Code
RS4617
Location
قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, Syria
Between two and five civilians, including two to five children that were all siblings, were killed and five to six others, including a child, were injured by Russian and/or regime shelling in the village of Qastoun on the night of August 7th, 2021, multiple sources reported. In a tweet, the Syrian Civil Defence named the…
Summary
Published
7 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4618
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian or regime artillery and missile strikes on Ariha on August 7, 2021. Zaman Al Wasl reported that "two civilians were injured, one of them in a serious condition, this afternoon, Saturday, as a result of intense artillery and missile shelling by the regime forces, which targeted…
Summary
Published
7 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7–8 August, 2021
Incident Code
RS4619
Location
الزيادية, Al Ziyadiya, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Al Ziyadiya on August 7, 2021. @OrientNews and other sources identified civilians as being injured but did not provide a number of how many. Syrian Civil Defense posted that the strikes on Al Ziyadiya "resulted in the injury of a…
Summary
Published
7 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 August 2021
Incident Code
RS4616
Location
الصحن, Al Sahen, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on villages of Al Sahen on August 6, 2021. @HalabTodayTV reported that "Regime forces and Russia target with laser-guided missiles the villages of Al-Sahn in Al-Ghab Plain and Joseph in Jabal Al-Zawiya, causing the injury of a child". Syrian Civil Defense…
Summary
Published
6 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5–6 August, 2021
Incident Code
YS112
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 17 and 27 civilians, including four children and three women, were injured in alleged Syrian Democratic Forces or regime strikes on Al Bab on August 5/6, 2021. Macro Media Center reported that "civilians were wounded and civilian homes were destroyed as a result of the targeting of SDF forces with rocket launchers, the city…
Summary
Published
5 August 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
YPG
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Incident Date
31 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4614
Location
درعا البلد, Daraa Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian/regime/Iranian strikes on Daraa Al Balad on July 31, 2021. @mohammed_asakra and Horan Free Media reported that civilians were injured but did not specify how many civilians. Images posted by Horan Free Media show extensive damage to civilian homes caused by the shelling. The majority of sources…
Summary
Published
31 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
30 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4613
Location
زيزون, Zayzun, Hama, Syria
At least one civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the village of Zayzun on July 30, 2021. According to @Step_Agency, "a civilian was injured as a result of artillery shelling by the Syrian regime forces on the village of Zayzoun". Various other sources also identified one civilian as being injured. Baladi News…
Summary
Published
30 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4609
Location
Dara'a Al Balad, Daraa, Syria
Between one and six civilians were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Daraa al-Balad on July 29, 2021. According to Syria TV, "the death toll of civilians as a result of the bombing of the neighborhoods of Daraa al-Balad by the regime forces has risen to two after the…
Summary
Published
29 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4610
Location
انخل, Ankhil, Daraa, Syria
One civilian, a child, was killed and two other civilians, children, were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Inkhil on July 29, 2021. Ikhwan Online reported that the bombing of Inkhil "resulted in the injury of two children". Horrya specified that the injuries of the children were to varying degrees and Dara`a 24 added…
Summary
Published
29 July 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
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4611
Location
طفس, Tafas, Daraa, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and five others were injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Tafas on July 29, 2021. @tommycats4 tweeted that "one person was killed and a number of wounded in the city of Tafas, west of Daraa, as a result of artillery shelling on the city by the Assad…
Summary
Published
29 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4612
Location
دَرْعَا, Daraa, Daraa, Syria
The journalist Atef Al-Saadi was injured while covering the conflict in Daraa by alleged Russian or regime strikes on July 29, 2021. According to @Nabel_othman023, "the revolutionary journalist, Atef Al-Saadi, was injured due to the shelling and clashes in Daraa". @FARED_ALHOR identified Atef as being a photographer. @syria1agency added that Atef was injured "while covering…
Summary
Published
29 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2021
Incident Code
RS4607
Location
اليادودة, al-Yadouda, Daraa, Syria
Between five and six civilians, including three to five children and a woman, were killed and at least one other civilian was injured in alleged Russian or regime strikes on al-Yadouda on July 29, 2021. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a woman and her little son and three other children in al-Yadouda" were…
Summary
Published
29 July 2021
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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