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Incident Date
6 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3993
Location
مزرعة كفرطاب خان شيخون, Kafar Tab farm, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians, most of them from the same family, were reported killed, and a further three to four others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian airstrikes or artillery shelling on their farm in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, in the afternoon of August 6th, 2019. The victims were pistachio workers, as local sources said.…
Summary
Published
6 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
(
House
),
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5–6 August, 2019
Incident Code
RS3991
Location
مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
Up to five civilians, most of them from the same family, were reported killed and several others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Morek in Idlib, Syria during the night of August 5/6th, 2019. Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported "at least 4 civilians, most of them…
Summary
Published
6 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
1–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3985
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in airstrikes on Latmeen, Hama, on August 1st. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that "Ahmad Mohammad Abo Zaid, from Helfya city in the northwestern suburbs of Hama governorate, was killed as Syrian regime warplanes fired a missile on Latmeen village in the northern suburbs of Hama governorate, on August…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3986
Location
كفر نبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, Syria
One woman was reported killed and four to six civilians including two children injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery on Kafar Nubul, Idlib, on August 1st, 2019. Out of the injured, four belonged to one family. It was reported that Kafar Nubul was struck with two raids on that day. The…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3988
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were reportedly injured in alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on Kfar Zeita after midnight on August 1st, 2019. While multiple sources reported the strikes, only the Syrian Civil Defence reported civilian casualties. The Syrian Civil Defence in Hama (@civil_hama) reported that three civilians were injured as a result of airstrikes by Russian aircraft…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
RS3989
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery strikes on Al-Lataminah, Hama, on August 1st, 2019. Some local sources said that barrel bombs were used in the attack. @civil_hama tweeted "the targeting of the civil defense team in the city of Al-Lataminah with an airstrike by…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
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 2019
Incident Code
RS3975
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including a woman and a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer, were reported killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery on Kafr Zeita on the morning of July 29th. Initial reports claimed two civilians were killed, including a woman and a volunteer for the Syrian Civil Defense. According to local…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3977
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were killed while working on farmland when helicopters dropped explosive barrels on the village of Latmeen, according to local sources. Other civilians were also reported injured in the incident. @abo_aljod84 said the two victims are originally from Al Latamneh, and they were named by Justice Organisation as Mohammed Naser Al Hasan Mohammed and…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2
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 2019
Incident Code
RS3978
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
One or two alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a popular market in Ma’aret Al Nu’man killed five civilians, including an elderly man, and wounded about 30. The market was struck with rockets in the evening, according to local sources. According to Al Araby, "A source from the Civil Defense told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3973
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least four men were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. 18 others were reported injured. Although Ariha Today initially cited three civilians killed, the same source later named four fatalities, all of whom were men. Smart News Agency…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3970
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Two men were reportedly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Tahtaya, Idlib governorate, on July 28th, 2019, according to local sources. Idlib Plus reported that "two men were wounded because of the targeting of the town of Tahtaya by a Russian airstrike." @alahmed_nasser tweeted: "The War Air Force launches raids on the…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3974
Location
معرشورين, Ma’arshurin, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery on Ma'arshurin in Idlib on July 28th, 2019 according to local sources. The victim was named as Murad Abdul Kafi Al Hariri, originally from Talmens town. While Ma’az Al Hamed posted that the victim was killed on the outskirts of Talmens…
Summary
Published
28 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3964
Location
تلة الخضر, Telt Al Khouder, Latakia, Syria
A single source reported that two civilians were killed and that two others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Telt Al Khouder, Latakia governorate, on July 27th, 2019. Smart News Agency documented "two killed and two wounded by the shelling of Russian warplanes on Tel Al Khouder north of Latakia." Currently, further information is…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3963
Location
البوابية, Al Baouabiya, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources alleged that Russian or Syrian airstrikes or missile strikes targeted Al Baouabiya in Aleppo on July 26th, killing up to three civilians and wounding three others including a woman. Sources said that the attacks started in the morning and continued through the afternoon. One of the victims Sari Al-Taleb, aged 27, used to…
Summary
Published
26 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3958
Location
البوابية, Al Bawabiya, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including two children were reported killed, and up to five including children and women were wounded, in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes and/or artillery attacks on Al Bawabiya in Aleppo's southern countryside in Syria on July 25th, 2019. Three of the victims and two of the injured belong to…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3959
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamina, Hama, Syria
One to three civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on al Latamina, Hama, on July 25th, 2019. @jisirtv tweeted that barrel bombs were used in the attack. Syrian Network for Human Rights named one fatality as "Abdul Hakim Ahmad al Sayyed", "killed as warplanes we believe were Russian fired several missiles on al Latamina town…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3954
Location
لحايا, Lahaya, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Lahaya, Hama, on July 25th. @HalabTodayTV said that "a civilian was killed by Russian airstrikes on the village of Lahaya in the northern Hama countryside However, @shabablatamni accused the Syrian regime of responsibility for this incident and tweeted "Regime helicopters bombard with…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3960
Location
اليعقوبية, Al Yakoubiya, Idlib, Syria
Armin Yaqoub Khalilo, a man from the Christian community, died in the village of Al Yaqoubia in Idlib, on July 25th, 2019, due to the explosion of cluster bomb remnants from an alleged previous Russian or Syrian regime bombing. According to various local sources such as Shaam News Network, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3950
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Up to 19 civilians, including at least three children and two women, were killed in several air raids by alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes on July 24th, 2019, according to local sources. Up to 19 others were reported injured. Syrian regime fixed-wing warplanes fired several missiles on a local market in the center of…
Summary
Published
24 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–19
Civilians reported injured
16–19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3953
Location
خان السبل, Khan Al Sobul, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that 20 civilians, including three children and four women, were injured when Russia and the Syrian regime conducted airstrikes on cities and towns of Khan Sheikhan, Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Deir al-Sharqi and Um al-Sair, Jabal al-Arbaeen, Ma'sibin, al-Qasabiyah, Mar'and, Tannnah and Khan al-Sobull. Baladi News reported that in a special statement, Abdul Rahman…
Summary
Published
24 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3948
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Up to nine civilians were reported killed and other injured, some seriously, by alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes or artillery shelling on Tahtaya in Idlib on July 25th, 2019. According to @syrian191124, vacuum missiles were used in the attack. Khaled Mahmoud Al-Hudayri, an adult male, was named as one of the victims by…
Summary
Published
25 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3943
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheihkhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A civilian male was killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib governorate, on July 23rd, 2019, according to local sources. In addition, the strikes reportedly led to the destruction of civilian homes and of "the last automated bakery in the city" The Syrian Civil Defence in Idlib…
Summary
Published
23 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
23 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3941
Location
بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several towns in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Shaam News Network reported that Russian forces conducted heavy air raids accompanied with heavy shelling and artillery shelling on the cities and towns of Ma'arat Al Nu'man, Khan Sheikhoun, Tallakan, Kanda, Hamediyah, Deir Snabal, Jabala, Bassamis, Sahihan, Hayish, Najeej and Ma’ar Zeita. The source claimed that one civilian was killed in "all of Ma'arat Al…
Summary
Published
23 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
23 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3945
Location
جبالا, Jabala, Idlib, Syria
A civilian male was reported killed and two others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Jabala, Idlib governorate, on July 23rd, 2019, as reported by local sources. Step Agency tweeted that "a civilian was killed and others were wounded when an explosive barrage hit the town of Jabala,…
Summary
Published
23 July 2019
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
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3938
Location
كفروما, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Syrian or Russian airstrikes struck Kafarouma, Idlib governorate, killing up to three civilians. An unknown number of others were injured. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that helicopters belonging to the Syrian regime forces "dropped several barrel bombs on al Farouq al Gharbiya School in Kafrooma village in Idlib…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3939
Location
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was killed and an unknown number of others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Kafar Nabil, Idlib governorate, on July 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. @ShahbaPress reported "one martyr and wounded civilians as a result of air raids on the city of Kafar Nabil." Shaam News…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
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
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3934
Location
البدامة, Al Badama, Idlib, Syria
Syrian regime or Russian forces allegedly bombed the town of Badama with rocket-propelled grenades which Step News Agency reported contained "incendiary bombs". Local sources claimed one civilian was killed and three others injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee named the victim as Obada Kahil. No other details are known at this time.
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3935
Location
بلدات متعددة في أدلب, several town in Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Russian and Syrian forces carried out a series of airstrikes on several locations in Idlib, according to local sources. According to Shaam News, many people were injured in the cities, towns and villages of Khan Sheikhoun, Kefarsgana, Sheikh Mustafa, Rakaya Sjana, Tara`i Hazareen Madaya and Hibeet And Maarazita and Kfroma and Kansfra and Al Fatyra…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3940
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Idlib, Syria
Two children were reported killed, and up to three other children injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Latmeen in Hama on July 22nd, 2019. Amani Badr An-Naasan and her sister Jumana died of their injuries after airstrikes on Latmeen, according to @MahmodHamway, and according to @HalabTodayTV, three children were injured. Most of…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
RS3936
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
Up to 50 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, on July 22nd. A further 10 to 100 were allegedly injured in the incident. In December 2019, the New York Times published an investigation into the event, which it said was perpetrated by the Russian Air Force. While initial sources cited…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
40–51
Civilians reported injured
10–109
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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