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كفرنبل, Kafar Nubul , Idlib, Syria

Up to three civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime strike on the surgical hospital of Kafar Nubul, according to local media. The New York Times later published audiofile transcripts which it said proved Russia had deliberately targeted the hospital. According to Syria TV at the time:…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Vicinity of Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Tortoroow, according to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day. AFRICOM asserted that three al Shabaab fighters were killed, and that it currently assessed that no civilians were harmed in the action. It further noted that the precision airstrike was…

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Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

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معرة حرمة, Ma’aret Harma, Idlib, Syria

Between one and three civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ma'aret Hrema in Idlib, local media reported, adding that cluster bombs have been used in the attack. According to Smart News, both Russia and the Syrian regime forces were to blame for killing one…

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Civilians reported killed

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Russian Military

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جب سليمان, Jab Suleiman, Hama, Syria

On the morning of May 3rd, alleged Russian airstrikes struck different areas in Sahl Al Ghab and Jabal Shashbu in the western countryside of Hama, local sources reported. Between one and five civilians were reported killed in the village of Jib Sulaiman in Jabal Shaheshbo, including up to two women. @IdlibPlus reported the death of…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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البويب, Al Bouyib, Hama, Syria

Up to two civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Bouyib in Jabal Shahshab on May 3rd, 2019, according to local sources. Two others were reportedly injured. According to Step News Agency, one civilian was killed, while Smart News Agency put the death toll at two civilians and added that…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, Syria

According to local sources, Russian "fixed-wing warplanes" struck what was described as a "bird shack" on the eastern outskirts of the town of Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib, killing up to four members of the same family. The Syrian Network for Human Rights described the location as a poultry farm that displaced persons…

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Residential, Agriculture (Livestock)

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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بسقلا, Bsaqla, Idlib, Syria

One civilian was reported killed and others seriously injured as Bsqala in Idlib was targeted with explosive barrels and naval bombs on May 2nd 2019. According to local source Step News, "Russian and Syrian warplanes and helicopters" operated over villages and towns in Idlib, striking a bakery and a kindergarten in Bsqala and killing one…

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Airstrike, Naval bombardment

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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أبديتا, Abdita, Idlib, Syria

One elderly man died and a woman was wounded in an alleged regime or Russian airstrikes on Abdita in Idlib, according to local media. According to the White Helmets, "a man was killed and a large house and property destroyed when a fire broke out in the village of Abdita. Helicopters targeted the village of…

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Civilians reported killed

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Russian Military

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2–3 May, 2019

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قليدين, Qulidine, Hama, Syria

An alleged Russian airstrike struck a house in the village of Qaleidin in Sahl Al Ghab in the western countryside of Hama on the morning of May 3rd. According to local sources, between four and five civilians were killed including two women. While most sources reported on four civilians, Baladi News put the death toll…

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Russian Military

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معرشورين, M’arshourin, Idlib, Syria

Local sources reported airstrikes in the towns of Tarmala, Ma’arshrouin and Al Mashrifa in the countryside of Idlib. According to Step News and EdlibEMC1, one civilian was wounded when an airstrike struck the outskirts of the village of Ma’arshrouin. EdlibEMC1 claimed that the victim was a young man who was wounded when the village was…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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القصابية, Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria

Halab Today reported that several civilians were wounded by airstrikes in the towns of Al-Qasabiya and Tramla in the countryside of Idlib. While a number of sources reported the airstrikes without citing casualties, Halab Today TV referred to "several wounded" in the attack. Macro Media Center said also that a school was struck by the…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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خان العسل, Khan al-Asal, Aleppo, Syria

At least one civilian died and four more were wounded in alleged Russia or Assad regime strikes on Khan al-Asal, according to sources on the ground. The Shaam News reported that Russian military aircrafts carried out raids in the area of Khan al-Asal and Kafar Naha. The source reported wounded civilians but did not provide…

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Russian Military

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كفرناها, Kafar Naha, Aleppo, Syria

Civilians were reported wounded after alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafar Naha on April 30th, 2019, according to local sources. According to Shaam News Network, Russian jets carried out raids in the area of Khan Al Asal and Kafar Naha. The source reported wounded but did not provide more details. Aletihad Press also…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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الشهباء‎, Al Shabha province, Aleppo, Syria

Five civilians were reportedly injured in a Turkish airstrike on the Al Shabha province of Aleppo. ANHA reported: "5 civilians were injured following the bombing of the Turkish Occupation Army and its mercenaries to the villages of Al Shahba Province. Our communication from Al Shahba District reported that, as a result of the intense shelling…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Turkish Military

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البشيرية, Al Bashiriya, Idlib, Syria

Local media reported that two children were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes with vacuum rockets on the town of Al Bashiriya in Idlib. EdlibEmc1 posted "Two children were injured as a result the targeting by the Russian occupation warplanes of the town of Al Bashiriya west of Idlib with concussion missiles." No further details are…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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27–28 April, 2019

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قلعة المضيق, Qal’et Al Madiq in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria

Between three and seven civilians including up to five women died and as many as 10 more non-combatants were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on different locations in Qal’et Al Madiq in Sahl Al Ghab on the night of April 27th, local media reported. While the majority of sources blamed Russia, one source…

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Healthcare, Education

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Russian Military

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النعاعجة, Al Na'aija, Marqab, Libya

Two civilian women were reportedly injured in a GNA airstrike on Tarhuna. An Amnesty International investigation found: "On 27 April 2019, a GNA aircraft dropped a bomb on Tarhouna, in the courtyard of the al-Hbashi family, injuring two women and damaging the house. Umm Seif told Amnesty International: 'I was at home alone with my…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Government of National Accord

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تل هواش, Tal Hawwash, Hama, Syria

Up to seven civilians from two families died and eight more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Tal Hawwash, according to sources on the ground. All sources but one alleged that Russia was to blame - though the Facebook page 'Al Muoali Clan History ' pointed to the Assad regime. JisrTV…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, Syria

Three civilians, reportedly two men and a baby girl, died and another five non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on agricultural land between the town of Kafar Nabil and the village of Jbala in the southern suburb of Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia, though there was also an allegation that the Assad regime…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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العمقية, al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria

At least five civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Amqeya in Sahl Al Ghab in Hama on the night of April 26th, local media reported. The lowest death count was given by Step New Agency at two civilians - though two…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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26–27 April, 2019

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العنكاوي, Al’inakwi in Sahl Al Ghab, Hama, Syria

According to Step News Agency, "two people were killed and a number were wounded in several Russian air raids on the village of Al Amqeya and an air raid on the village of Al’inakawi in Sahal Al Ghab in the western countryside of Hama." On April 27th, the White Helmets reported: "The death of martyrs and…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Timirshe, Bari, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia and possibly also al Shabaab in the vicinity of Timirshe, in the Golis Mountains. According to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day, three fighters from the terrorist group were killed, with AFRICOM currently assessing that no civilians had been harmed in…

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Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Unknown

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21–23 April, 2019

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بادية ريف ديرالزور الغربي, Badiyah of Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria

Local media reported that a child died of her injuries on April 25th after alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Badiyah (the desert) in the western Deir Ezzor countryside several days earlier. @DeirEzzor24 tweeted: "The child Sumaya Saleh Al Bayram died of injuries she received several days ago in aerial bombardment by #Russia on the Badiyah…

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Civilians reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Vicinity of Jamaame, Lower Juba, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Jamaame, Lower Juba Region, according to a press release issued the next day by US Africa Command. It was later reported that one of those killed had been responsible for the death of a US soldier in Somalia in June 2018. AFRICOM's initial press…

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Military actors reported killed

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Unknown, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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الصدارة, Al Sadarah, Ma'rib, Yemen

A US drone strike reportedly killed at least two alleged AQAP members in Al Sadarah area, in the Mahliyah district of Marib governorate, on April 15th 2019, according to some local sources. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly targeted a car travelling through the area. An eyewitness and a…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

Between three and four civilians were reportedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. Oil Crescent News wrote: "A plane from the Misurata Air College led by a mercenary bombed the Al Dhawahi Al Ahliyya company, leaving three Sudanese workers dead and three injured employees who were present in the building." The LNA…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Government of National Accord

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3 km away from Xiriiro, on the way to Hol Anod, Bari, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia in the vicinity of Xiriiro, Bari Region, killing one high value militant and at least one other alleged fighter. According to AFRICOM - which took the unusual step of publicly naming the target within 24 hours of the operation - the strike killed Abdulhakim Dhuqub, second…

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Military actors reported killed

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Unknown, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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مصياف, Massyaf, Hama, Syria

At least one belligerent was killed and between six and 17 were injured in alleged Israeli strikes on the town of Massyaf in the Hama Countryside between April 12th and April 13th, 2019. Arab News quoted Syrian Arab News Agency as stating "an Israeli airstrike on a military position in central Syria early Saturday wounded…

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Military actors reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Israeli Military

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13–14 April, 2019

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أورم الجوز, Urma Al Jouz, Idlib, Syria

Alleged Russian airstrikes struck the town of Urma Al Jouz, in the western countryside of Idlib, around midnight between April 13th and 14th, wounding a family of five, according to local media. Over a dozen missile strikes were reportedly fired from three Russian planes. The strikes were described as rocket attacks, or more specifically as…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Garowle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

The US military carried out an airstrike in Garowle, Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued by US Africa Command the following day. The release asserted that two terrorists were killed in the strike, and that one motorcycle was also destroyed. It further noted that AFRICOM currently assessed that no civilians were harmed…

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