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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2267
Location
عقيربات حماده عمر, Hamada Omar, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Hamada Omar, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russia, though Orient said that the regime had also carried out strikes on Hamada Omar. @almntserbalaah and Shahbapress said that a child was killed, while Shahbapress…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2262
Location
طهماز, Tahmaz, Hama, Syria
An internally displaced man was killed due to airstrikes on Tahmaz, according to local media. Some sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrike, while others reported it was attributable to the Syrian regime. Hosain Obaid al-Asaad had fled from Akeirbat. Some other civilians were allegedly wounded. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2263
Location
حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of Roz Mohammad al-Ibraheem, an adult female, by warplanes, likely to be Russian, in the village of Hamada Omar in rural Hama. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
LQ046
Location
بنغازي, Omar al-Mukhtar mausoleum, Benghazi, Libya
Local sources reported airstrikes in multiple areas of Benghazi – including Sabri, the fish market area at the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar, the municipal hotel, the Republic Hospital and the Al-Nuran Hotel. According to a report in Akhbar Alaan, the LNA announced ten strikes on militants in the city. Other sources put the number of…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2264
Location
رسم العالي, Rasim Al Aa’li village, Akeirbat area, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that an alleged Russian warplane struck the village of Rasim Al Aa’li in the Akeirbat region in eastern Hama by warplanes, killing three civilians and injuring three civilians. Smart News reported that a woman and two children were killed and that another three civilians were wounded, some of whom were in critical…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS919a RS2265
Location
موحسن, Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of Mohamad Amla Al Fals Abu Ammar and his daughter Wafa Amla Al Fals on Sunday June 4th, as warplanes struck his residence in the village of Muhasan in rural Deir Ezzor. Some sources also mentioned the wounding of other members of his family. The sources disagreed on the nationality…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
CI747
Location
باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Lakash, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that two of his family members died in the Bab Lakash neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties.
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2261
Location
رسم الطويل, Rasim Al-Tawil in Jab Al Jarah, Homs, Syria
Smart News reported that civilian housing in the village of Rasim Al-Tawil was struck by an aerial bombardment of warplanes, likely to be Russian. Three civilians were reported killed and five others were reported wounded, amongst them women and children. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
USSOM072
Location
Welmarow, Lower Juba, Somalia
AFRICOM denied conducting any recent airstrikes in Somalia, a VOA journalist reported - following recent claims of US activities in the Lower Juba region. According to SomNews, US forces had conducted a helicopter assault on the village of Welmarow on the evening of June 3rd: "Helicopters thought to be from United States military have launched …
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
CI746
Location
الشفاء والزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that more than 300 civilians were killed during two days of fighting in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhoods, in West Mosul. The loss of life was reportedly caused by ISIL shooting on fleeing civilians, as well as by airstrikes carried out by Iraqi Forces and the international Coalition. Sawlf Ateka Facebook page quoted…
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
250–300
Civilians reported injured
106
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 June 2017
Incident Code
CI744
Location
ِعنة, Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources reported that an elderly man was killed and his son and another woman were severely injured as a result of airstrikes hitting their houses in Anah district, in the west of Anbar province. According to several Facebook posts, the elderly man was called Hajj Juma al-Abd. He reportedly died when shelling on a…
Summary
Published
2 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2258
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
A nine year old girl was killed, and another girl was wounded, due to the explosion of cluster bomb remnants, dropped earlier by an airstrike, according to local media. The bomb dropped earlier, the date is unspecified, was likely to be Russian. The girls were reportedly playing close to the remnants, in the town of…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2259
Location
طيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria
Local sources reported the ‘Bazaar’ market of Tayba in rural Homs to be struck by an airstrike, likely to be Russian. The airstrike reportedly killed seven civilians and wounded "dozens" more. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2260
Location
السخنة, Al-Shokhna, Homs, Syria
Warplanes, likely to be Russian, were reported by multiple sources to have struck the ‘Souq Al Khamis’ market of Al-Shukhna, according to local media. Al-Shukhna was under ISIS control at the time of the incident. Most sources reported the death of five civilians and the wounding of 17 others. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
CI743
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported more than twenty civilians died – mostly children and women – after artillery shelling and/or an airstrike hit their houses in Zanjili neighbourhood, West Mosul. Among the victims were eleven members of one family. Most sources blamed Iraqi government forces for the shelling, while others did not say who was responsible. Local…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2257
Location
كفر زيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017. 2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
CI741
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili and Shifa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that more than twenty civilians were killed or injured after air strikes and artillery shelling hit their homes in Zanjili and Shifa neighborhood, in West Mosul. So far all sources blamed Joint Forces – a reference to both Iraqi and Coalition actions. A source had told Alaraby news that “the Iraqi forces…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
20–84
Civilians reported injured
2–103
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2256
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Civilians were reportedly killed and others wounded in ‘intensive’ airstrikes on Akeirbat allegedly conducted by Russian and Syrian warplanes on the 31st of May, a local source reported to Smart News. Rozana Radio, however, reported that there were no civilian casualties in the strikes that landed on the villages of Abu Habilat, Al Harrdana, Abu…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30–31 May, 2017
Incident Code
CS896a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian 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. According to the report, "Firas…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 May 2017
Incident Code
CI738
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 200 civilians were killed and dozens wounded after airstrikes hit their houses in Zanjili neighbourhood (West Mosul) at dawn. Omar Al Halbusi said on Facebook that the victims were mostly women and children, and that their bodies were still under the rubble. @NinevehIraq reported on Twitter that Mohammed Bassil…
Summary
Published
30 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–200
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2255
Location
سرج,, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
On April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported "the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib." According to RFS Media Office, "Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS880
Location
حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians died and one named civilian was injured in airstrikes and/or an artillery bombardment on Raqqa’s Bado neighbourhood, according to local sources. Mohammed Amiro was named as injured when an artillery shell fell behind the Directorate of Water in the Bado neighbourhood – though sources didn’t identify the culprit. RFS reported…
Summary
Published
28 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CI735
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that ten civilians were killed, among whom an entire family, after heavy shelling in Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center said it was the work of the Iraqi government, while Yaqein Agency did not say who was responsible. Presently no further details are known.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
CS870
Location
المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and eight were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, according to two local sources. No further details are presently known. In its December 2017 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition acknowledged that on “May 27, 2017 near Raqqah, Syria via media report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2252
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported airstrikes on ‘civilian homes’ in Akeirbat which killed one civilian and wounded three others, including one woman. This was believed to have been part of a larger series of airstrikes on one town and four village under the control of the Islamic State, Smart News said.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2253
Location
عقيربات دكيلةالعلباويجروح, Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, Hama, Syria
Between four and five civilians were killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in eastern Hama Governorate, according to sources on the ground. Smart News reported that the warplanesshelled the villages of Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, in the area of Aqirbat.’ The strikes also resulted in the burning of…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27–28 May, 2017
Incident Code
RS2254
Location
القسطل, al Qastal village, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in an aerial ‘bombardment’ of the village of Al Qastal in Hama Governorate on the 27th or 28th of April 201, according to local media The wounded sought treatment at hospitals in Deir Al-Zour. The casualties included women and children, but their identities are unknown. Sources laid…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CI733
Location
البعاج, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq
A military source told Yaqein agency that 46 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded – with varying injuries – after airstrikes of the Joint Forces targeted Baaj and Qayrawan towns in western Nineveh. It was also reported that dozens of houses of civilians were destroyed. The area was the scene of heavy fighting between…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
46
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
CI734
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported on Facebook that dozens of children and women were killed after heavy airstrikes hit Shifa neighborhood, close to Al-Khayyat circle, in West Mosul. It is presently unknown who was responsible for the raids.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2250
Location
العقيربات حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Three civilian deaths and several injuries were reported as a result of airstrikes on the village of Hama Omar in Hama Governorate on the 26th of May 2017, an area under the control of the Islamic State (Daesh). It is unclear who was to blame for these airstrikes; sources pointed at the Russians and the…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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