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Incident Date
11 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2328
Location
الحميدية, Hamediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians, hereof at least one girl and her father, were killed, and up to 24 were wounded following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in residential areas in Hamidiya neighbourhood, near Deir Ezzor, local media reported. It was, however, unclear whether the strike took place July 11th or 12th. The incident was first reported…
Summary
Published
11 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
TS088
Location
أحرص, Ihress, Aleppo, Syria
According to Rumaf, "a whole family was seriously injured by the indiscriminate Turkish shelling of the residents of Ihress village. They were also transferred to the hospital." YPG Press reported: "The Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries also attacked the liberated villages in al-Shahba areas. Names of the villages are Tal Rifat, Harbal, Sheikh Issa,…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
TS089
Location
تل رفعت كفر ناصح, The area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported the death of between two and four civilians and injury of as many as dozens more in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment in area between Tal Rifa’at and Kafr Nasseh, Syria. According to Rumaf, "four people from one family died and dozens more were injured in the area between Tel Rifaat and Kafr…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1182
Location
Al Mayadin, Dream Mall, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least three civilians, including two children, were reported killed and dozens more injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadin, but it was contested who was responsible. Euphrates Post described the incident as a “massacre” and reported that “scores” of people were killed, but was the only source to suggest more than three people were killed.…
Summary
Published
10 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2326
Location
موحسن, Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In this single-source event, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "Russian or regime warplanes" carried out airstrikes in Mohsen on July 9th, killing a woman and wounding "others". Currently, there are no further details available.
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1181
Location
الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians including four children from the same family died in airstrikes on Mohsen village, according to local media. There were no allegations directly against the Coalition, though some sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Other reports attributed the incident to the Assad regime, while a further source said that it was unclear whether the…
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 July 2017
Incident Code
CI805
Location
الميدان في موصل القديمة, Al Meydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Omar al Halbusi, an Iraqi blogger, claimed that roughly 100 civilians were killed and 220 others were injured in alleged artillery bombardment by the Coalition and the Iraqi government on the Al Meydan area of Old Mosul in the two days prior to July 9th. Ninawa Media Center added that 30 families which made up…
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
100
Civilians reported injured
100–220
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9–10 July, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr091
Location
عزان, Azzan, Shabwa, Yemen
According to several sources, a US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Azzan, in Shabwa governorate, overnight from July 9th-10th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Multiple sources reported that an unnamed AQAP leader was killed in the strike, which some suggested targeted a car, killing all inside.…
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
9 July 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr090
Location
الصبار, الوضيع, Al Sabbar, Al Wade'a District, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes targeted AQAP sites in the Sabar area of Wadea district in Abyan province, late on July 9th 2017, a Yemeni military official told Xinhua. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Xinhua, "Overnight airstrikes launched by a U.S. drone hit a number of al-Qaida-held sites in Yemen's turbulent…
Summary
Published
9 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
8 July 2017
Incident Codes
CS1173 RS2324
Location
الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One woman possibly died in an airstrike on Mohsen village, according to local media – though it’s currently unclear who was responsible for her death. None of the sources specifically blamed the Coalition, with many referring only to “warplanes” carrying out strikes on the Al-Zaeem roundabout and the perimeter of Al-Wasat School. However, Tt1463000 said…
Summary
Published
8 July 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1175
Location
ميادين: حي الثورة, Al Mayadin, Al-Thawrah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five civilians but possibly as many as six, including three children, were killed and many others were injured in airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. However it is contested as to who was responsible. Eight of the 16 sources reporting the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Two sources blamed the Russian government, one…
Summary
Published
8 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2325
Location
الشميطية, Al-Shmetiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Alleged Russian-waged airstrikes killed one child and wounded two of his family members in al-Shmetiya village in Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Deir Ezzor 24's correspondent reported that "a child was killed as a result of the night bombardment of the town of al-Shmetiya, west of Deir Ezzor, yesterday evening [July 8th], in addition to…
Summary
Published
8 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1171
Location
شارع تل ابيض, Tal Abyad Street, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was killed in Tal Abyad Street, according to local media. Baladi said that one person died in artillery shelling on Tal Abyad Street in the center of the city. It is understood by Airwars that only the Coalition has artillery in Raqqa. However, other sources referred to a rocket attack, with Sharqia…
Summary
Published
7 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 July 2017
Incident Code
CI802
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
A number of local sources claimed that more than 1,000 civilians had been killed or wounded over a week-long period as a result of alleged Coalition and Iraqi government bombardment of Old Mosul over recent days. However further details were sparse. Iraq News Center reported that the number of civilian casualties buried under the rubble…
Summary
Published
7 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
300
Civilians reported injured
700
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 July 2017
Incident Code
CS1165b
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one man was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report stated that "Ala…
Summary
Published
6 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6–24 July, 2017
Incident Code
CS1265a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", three civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the Amnesty report,…
Summary
Published
24 July 2017
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2320
Location
مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to three civilians, including one or two children, were killed and several were wounded following airstrikes launched by either Russia or the Syrian regime in Mrat, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Step News Agency reported that the Russian airforce launched surface-to-surface missiles in multiple locations in Deir Ezzor, including Mrat. According to Free Deir…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
USSOM076
Location
Luglaaw, Lower Juba, Somalia
US forces were involved in a "self-defence strike operation" with Somali National Army (SNA) forces "against an al Shabaab troop concentration" in the country's south, according to an Africa Command (AFRICOM) press release. The statement did not include a casualty count, saying it "will continue to assess the results of the operation, and will provide…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
10–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2321
Location
منزل الواوي في مراط, Wawi house, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One girl was killed and several other civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in Wawi house, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. In this incident, the "al-Wawi home" in Al Saba’a district was reportedly hit, causing the death of one named girl and a number of civilians were left wounded. Mrat was reportedly struck…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2322
Location
عقيبرات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed one child and wounded several others as the ISIS-held city of Akeirbat, Hama, was hit from the skies, local media reported. Smart News Agency was the only source reporting about the civilian harm caused by the airstrikes. The media reported; "a child was killed and others were injured in an air strike…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2323
Location
السخنة/ كدير, al-Sokhna/Kadir, Homs, Syria
According to local media, a family of three - a married couple and their child - was killed by Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in Homs, though the exact location is unclear among the sources. Several sources reported the death of the three civilians, a man, a woman and their child, and many identified them by name.…
Summary
Published
5 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2319
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
One woman and a child were killed and up to five were left wounded, local media reported, in alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in Douma, Damascus. Without identifying a culprit, Enab Baladi reported that four air raids had struck residential areas in Douma, leading to the death one one adult woman and one male child,…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2317
Location
كنامات, Kinnamat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that a number of civilians were wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes in Kinnamat neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor. Besides from the wounded, the incident also inflicted great destruction, Sharqiya Voice reported. DeirEzzor24 reported the use of rocket-propelled grenades while Sharqiya Voice reported that "bunker-busting missiles" had been used. All sources attributed blame to Russia.…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2318
Location
ابو دالية, Abu Daliya, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were left wounded after warplanes belonging to Russia or the Syrian regime carried out airstrikes in Abu Daliya, Hama, local media reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that "Syrian- Russian alliance warplanes fired missiles on the mosque of Abu Dali village in Hama governorate eastern suburbs, severely destroying it and…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 July 2017
Incident Code
CI801
Location
الميدان, Mosul, Medan, Nineveh, Iraq
On January 13th, a local monitor reported the deaths of three civilians and 3 injured after their home in Medan, Old Mosul was shelled by an unknown source on July 4th. Mohammed Satter Rejab explains that his mother, sister and her husband were killed in an airstrike and he was himself injured along with his…
Summary
Published
4 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
TS087
Location
Jelber village, [or Cilbir] Shirawa district, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians including an elderly woman were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on Jelber village, Afrin, according to local media. Aksalser cited Kurdish Activists and reported that "a woman from the village of Gelber in the countryside of Afrin was injured by the Turkish artillery" Azadiy Kurdistan said that "according to medical sources,…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2315
Location
السخنة, al-Sukhna, Homs, Syria
In this single-source event, Step News Agency reported: "a number of air raids targeted the vicinity of the city of Sukhna and some of its neighbouring villages in the eastern Homs countryside, resulting in civilian injuries", without identifying the responsible. This event is very likely related to the airstrikes in al-Dahek, al-Sukhna, on the previous day,…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
RS2316
Location
الطابية جزيرة, Tabiya Jazera, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians were killed and another five were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out an air raid on an oil refinery in the village of Tabiya Al-Jazyra, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. All sources reported that the two victims were working at the oil refinery and that the strike was carried out by Russia.…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
CI800
Location
دگة بركة, Mosul, Dakat Barka, Nineveh, Iraq
A local monitor reported the deaths of four named civilians after their home in Dakkat Barka was shelled by an unknown source. Mosul Ateka reported “The death of Mus’ab Talal al-Qasab (the son of Mukhtar Daga Baraka), his son, his sister and his sister’s daughter. Their bodies are still under the rubble, while the rest…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 July 2017
Incident Code
TS086
Location
كفرعنطون, Kafar Anton village, Shahaba, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians from the al-Yousef family (a mother and her two children) died, and another two civilains, and up to ten more non-combatants were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery bombardment of Kafar Anton village, Shahaba, Afrin, according to local media. Welat FM, citing Afrin hospital, named the fatalities. All other sources blamed Turkey for the civilian…
Summary
Published
3 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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