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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

CI664

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local sources, 22 civilians died and 48 were injured in air raids on several neighbourhoods in West Mosul. While Al Jazeera (referring to an ISIL source) and a tweet by @aisha_iq95 said the Coalition was responsible, other sources spoke both of Coalition and Iraqi forces aircraft carrying out the airstrikes.

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
48
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

LC070

Location

سبها‎, Sabha, Sabha, Libya
According to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–70
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

CS725

Location

الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an incident in Al Rahiyat, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces or ISIL were responsible. Shaam News Network was the only source that named the Coalition as the culprit. Step News Agency instead blamed artillery…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2156

Location

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–15
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2157

Location

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria
Between two and 12 civilians were killed - and four were wounded - in an airstrike on Kafr Takharim hospital, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid.  It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One occurred in the mountainous region of al Duweila, and…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2154

Location

أم المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria
A single source reported that "seven civilians from one family, including two children, were seriously injured, following the destruction of their home by Russian air strikes on the town of Um Almayathen. The civil defence team brought the wounded from the rubble and helped them to nearby field hospitals." There are no other details at this…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24–25 April, 2017

Incident Code

RS2158

Location

بسنقول, Bsanqoul, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians were killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Bsanqoul, according to local media sources. Both Halab Today and AMC Aleppo reported that seven civilians had been killed, but neither positively identified a belligerent. All other known sources attributed responsibility to Russia, but did not provide a death toll - they…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2155

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians were killed - including children - and as many as 15 were wounded, following an attack on a popular market selling sells vegetables, fruits and nuts in Khan Sheikhoun. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime and others blaming Russia. SHRC reported that the strike happened at approximately…

Summary

Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

CI663

Location

بعاج, Mosul, Ba'aj, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that twelve civilians were killed and dozens wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Ba’aj in western Nineveh. A press source told Yaqein that “aircraft of the International Coalition launched intensive raids on the district of the western area of Nineveh province” and that it “resulted in the deaths of 12 civilians and…

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2150

Location

أم توينة, Um Tuweyna, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that Russian warplanes bombed Um Tuweyna, killing three civilians - including a child - and seriously wounding two others. Smart reported that the village was controlled by the Islamic State. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2151

Location

مجبينة, Majbina, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were injured - according to local sources - in an airstrike on Majbina, Aleppo. Two out of three sources blamed Russia for the raid. HalabnewsNetwork reported "warplanes" were to blame.  There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2153

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians were killed - including two women and two children - and dozens were wounded, following an airstrike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident, however some remained impartial, and reported sighting an identified warplane. Step News reported that the vicinity which was struck housed Internally Displaced…

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2152

Location

ركايا سجنة, Rakaya Sajna, Idlib, Syria
A single source reported that Russian warplanes struck Khan Sheikhoun and Rakaya Sajna in southern Idlib causing injuries amongst civilians.  There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

CI660

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that airstrikes on Tammuz (17 July) neighbourhood in West Mosul killed and injured forty civilians, in a dawn attack. Iraqyoon said that two neighbourhoods were hit, noting that “an aerial bombardment targeted the neighborhoods of July 17 ( Tammuz ) and al-Rifa’i, West Mosul.” Mosul News Agency blamed the Coalition. Other sources…

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–40
Civilians reported injured
2–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 April 2017

Incident Code

CI662

Location

الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Two sources reported that dozens of civilians from three families died when ‘joint forces aircraft’ (either the Coalition or the Coalition with ISF aircraft) hit Zanjili neighbourhood in West Mosul. Al Jazeera said that “local sources reported that dozens of members of three families were killed in the bombing of the Zanjili district of Mosul.”

Summary

Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2149

Location

اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A father was killed and his children were injured on an airstrike which struck their home in Lataminah, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime, others blaming Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights  blamed the "Syrian-Russian alliance". Civil Defence Hama initially reported that…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2145

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A family including three girls and a woman were killed, and 25 or more civilians were reportedly wounded, in an airstrike on Darat Izza, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian warplanes. AMC did not attribute blame, but tweeted that a "military aircraft" struck the…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2146

Location

عابدين, Abidien, Idlib, Syria
As many as five civilians were killed - including four doctors - and others were injured, following an airstrike on a makeshift hospital in Abidien, local media reported.  Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, whilst others blamed the Syrian regime. Alarabiya news reported that it was either Syrian or a Russian warplane. A…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2147

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A man, a woman and a girl were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a airstrike on Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. According to the Smart News Agency,  a Russian warplane struck the vicinity, "killing a woman, and wounding two others, including a child, their…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2148

Location

احسم, Ihsim town, Al Zawiya mountain, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians were killed - including a child - and others were wounded, when un-exploded cluster bomb remnants from a previous strike detonated in Ihsim town, Al Zawiya mountain, Idlib, local media said. Only the Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the initial shelling; all other sources did not attribute any blame.…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2017

Incident Code

CI658

Location

17 تموز, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that 59 civilians, including women and children, were killed and dozens were injured after Coalition airstrikes and shelling on 17 July neighbourhood, as well as on Old Mosul and a health centre in Oreibi neighbourhood, all in West Mosul. It was said that more than seven houses were destroyed “over the heads…

Summary

Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
59
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2142

Location

الركايا, Rakaya, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and as many as seven more were wounded - including women and children - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Rakaya, local media reported. Two out of three sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, while Kaes Idlby did not attribute any blame.  According to Syria Mirror, residential areas and "vital centres"…

Summary

Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2144

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed, and others were wounded - including a child - following an air and artillery strike in Douma, according to local sources. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some sources blamed Russia, while most blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2143

Location

اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A girl was killed and as many as six other civilians were wounded following a parachute missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Lataminah, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime and others blaming Russian warplanes. Halab Today reported that huge fire broke out in a…

Summary

Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2141

Location

الطبايق, Al-Tabayek, Idlib, Syria
Two children were killed and one other civilian was wounded - Smart reported a woman was wounded - following an airstrike on Al-Tabayek. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid.  Syrian Mirror reported  "targeting of residential areas and vital centres", resulting extensive destruction to property. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "two children were…

Summary

Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 April 2017

Incident Code

CI657

Location

الحضر, Hatra, Kayrawan and Balij, Nineveh, Iraq
A single source reported that about twenty civilians died when Iraqi forces, “backed by the Popular Populist militia and the US-led Coalition” launched an attack on Hatra, Qayrawan and Balij, South of Mosul, in Nineveh province.

Summary

Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 April 2017

Incident Code

LC069

Location

درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
Social media sources reported two LNA airstrikes in Al-Fatayih East of Derna with a MiG-21 and a MiG-23BN. Press Solidarity reported that the Irsa School for Girls in Al-Fatayih had to shut down temporarily as it was constantly hit by shrapnel from the bombing but didn’t mention any civilian harm: “The school administration explained on…

Summary

Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

20 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2140

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A woman was killed in the night, following an alleged Russian raid on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Two of the sources blamed Russia for the raids, and the third did not attribute any blame. There were no reports of any wounded civilians. There are no more details at this time.

Summary

Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 April 2017

Incident Code

CI655

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Al-Tanak, Zanjili, Farouk, Rifai, Old City and other neighborhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that airstrikes of the Coalition and the Iraqi airforce on several neighbourhoods in Old Mosul, as well as artillery shelling, led to the deaths of 18 civilians. It was also reported that more than 41 civilians were injured. Correspondences Team and Al Rafidain reported 17 dead and more than 30 wounded in…

Summary

Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
30–41
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 April 2017

Incident Code

LQ042

Location

درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
According to local reports, an LNA airstrike hit the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in East Derna. Reportedly the house of the Bouchiha family was destroyed and other buildings in the neighbour were damaged. There are no publicly known reports of deaths or injuries resulting from the attack.

Summary

Published
19 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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