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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2080
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
Up to 16 civilians were killed and six others wounded following an airstrike in Heesh, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it is not clear who was responsible for the event. Whilst most sources attributed responsibility to Russian warplanes, some mentioned Assad's regime and others didn't positively identify a belligerent. Smart News, who…
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–16
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
CS667
Location
رابعة, Rabi'a, Raqqa, Syria
Smart reported that a “likely” Coalition raid on Rabia mosque killed “the servant of the mosque [the imam] and his seven-year-old son,” saying that ISIL cancelled Friday prayers in the village following the deaths. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2081
Location
اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Four civilians were named as being killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in al Latamna, Hama. The Violations Documentation Centre in Syria listed their deaths as a result of "warplane shelling" from "Russian troops". The death toll included one child and one woman. The only other known source that reported on this event was the Syrian…
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
CS668
Location
حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and seven civilians – five from the same family including one or two women and three children – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Ghanem, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of five civilians in a Coalition strike on “the house of Bashir Yusuf Sultan…
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2083
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
One child was killed and two others injured in airstrike in Douma, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Freedomraise News, who attributed responsibility for the event to Assad's regime, detailed that "two rocket attacks were carried out at 4:30 pm today, the first hit…
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2078
Location
كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
As many as seven civilians were killed, and seven civilians were wounded, following an airstrike on Kafr Zita. Sources were confused as to who was to blame, some blamed Russian warplanes, others the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) blamed the Syrian-Russian alliance. There was also confusion as to how many casualties there were…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
CI615
Location
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that a mother and her two children were killed in an airstrike on her house in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Mosul Eye blamed the Coalition for the strike. Other sources did not report who was responsible. See News (Facebook) put the death toll at 13, possibly also referring to other incidents…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–18
Civilians reported injured
0–60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2075
Location
الحور, Hor, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A mother and her two children were killed, and as many as four more civilians were injured, following an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Hor, Aleppo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. Al Jazeera initially reported that "a girl and her mother were killed in the bombing" on Hor, however, later reports…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
CS665
Location
حويجة السواقي, Howeija Al Sawaki, Raqqa, Syria
According to local sources, five civilians including a woman and a child died when the boat they were in near the town of Howeija al-Suwaki was struck. A report by Glasswire cited Raqqa24 and RaqqaSL which blamed the Coalition. However, it also reported that “a spokesperson for the US-led coalition told Grasswire that it ‘does…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2073
Location
الضاهرية, Dahiriya, Idlib, Syria
Two to four civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike on Dahiriya. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Sources were conflicted as to whether the civilians killed were women or girls. For example, AMC reported two women were killed, whereas Al Jazeera reported two girls were killed. It cannot be ruled…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2076
Location
خان السبل, Khan Al-Subul, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed, and as many as three were wounded, in an airstrike on Khan Al-Subul. All sources either blamed Russia for the raids or did not attribute any blame. According to Al Jazeera, those who were wounded were left in a serious condition, and there was considerable material damage - and livestock…
Summary
Published
6 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
CI609
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq
It was reported that the entire Al-Haj Nizar Al-Hallaq family – up to eight people – was killed after an airstrike hit their house near al-Nahda school in the Rifai neighbourhood of West Mosul. One of the victims was reported by Sawalef Maslaweya as Nizar Mahdi (Abu Muhammad), who used to be a barber. His…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
CI611
Location
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
The Mayor of Rutba city, Imad al-Dulaimi, told local media that eight people, including four children from the same family, were killed in airstrikes on the Seven Km neighbourhood in the western part of Rutba city in Anbar province. According to Yaqein “Dulaimi said in a press statement that ‘a military aircraft bombed civilian houses…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2066
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 18 civilians were killed, and between 12 and 50 were wounded, following an airstrike on Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime - though the majority of sources pointed to Russia. Four rockets were allegedly fired at one residential building,…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–18
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2067
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
As many as eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood in Hamouriya. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame. All sources blamed the Syrian regime except Smart who pointed to Russian warplanes. The shelling reportedly occurred in conjunction with many other raids on towns in the countryside of…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2064
Location
Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
Three civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Russian raid on Kfar Nbouda, according to reports from the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. The Smart News Agency reported: "Three civilians from a family were killed on Monday night [April 3rd] by a bombardment of warplanes likely to be Russian on…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Codes
CS662a RS2068
Location
سلقين, Salqeen, Idlib, Syria
As many as 37 civilians were killed, and between 12 and 50 were wounded, following an airstrike on Salqeen - according to local sources. Up to 17 children and five women were allegedly killed in this raid on the residential neighbourhood. According to Euphrates Post, "four of them a family from eastern Deir Ezzor". The…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7–37
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2065
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an alleged missile strike on Jisir Al-Shoghour. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident. Some, however, remained impartial, and two blamed the Syrian regime. According to sources, three children and women were killed in the raid. LCCSY and Step News put the…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2058
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
As many as three civilians from the same family - including a child and a woman - were killed, and up to four more were wounded, following a raid on Kafr Nbouda. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, except the Syrian Network for Human Righhst who pointed to both Russia and the Assad regime.…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2060
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
As many as five civilians were killed - including a child and two women - and others were injured, following an alleged air and artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Abohanin617 and Shehab…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2061
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed - including an entire family of four people - and as many as seven other civilians were injured - including three children - in an airstrike which struck the residential neighbourhood of Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, though some, such as Smart…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2062
Location
الهبيط, al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians - a mother and her two children - died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on al Habeet, according to sources on the ground. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian warplanes targeted the town of Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib with twenty-three…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2050
Location
ريف حلب الغربي, Various location in western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
On April 2, 2017, six civilians were killed, including four children and two women, and as many as eight others were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on various villages in the Western part of Aleppo's countryside, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or "unknown warplanes". According to sources Kafrnah, Khan al-Asal, Babsaka,…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
CS658
Location
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, Khelafa and Syriapc, five civilians including three children died and three others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratla village and Al Akeirshi village. The injured were reportedly treated at a nearby field hospital. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2047
Location
أم توينة, Umm Tuina, Hama, Syria
A single source reported the bombing of a civilian house in the village of Umm Tuina, according to local media. The source reported it was "likely to be Russian warplanes". Umm Tuina is 32 km east of the city of Hama in central Syria and was under IS control at the time of the incident.…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2044
Location
أورم الكبرى, Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four children and a woman died and as many as eight further civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Kubra in Aleppo, according to local media. AhmadMowafaq tweeted that there had been a "chemical bombardment on the Great Orm countryside Aleppo and the United Nations and America is silent and…
Summary
Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 April 2017
Incident Code
CS653
Location
فردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including a woman and her child died and four others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fardous, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported that Coalition warplanes “targeted a residential building in al-Firdous neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, killing five civilians, including a woman and her child and…
Summary
Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2041
Location
بعربو, Ba'arbo, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two women and a female child, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Ba'arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib. At the time of their death, the civilians that were killed were riding in a car. According to @Omar_Madaniah, the civilians…
Summary
Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CS643
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A family of six including four children and their mother and father died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, Euphrates Post and the Shaam News Network reported that the strike hit the home of Abd al Aziz Barakat al Ahmad Al Faraj, killing his four children and his wife.…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 March 2017
Incident Code
CI591
Location
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Dozens of civilians were reported killed or injured after Coalition airstrikes and possibly unidentified mortars hit houses in Zanjili neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Suhaib Al Mashhadany posted a video on Facebook showing a young girl, allegedly the only survivor of the family after shelling hit their home. Two sources, Iraqyoon and Yaqein, blamed the Coalition…
Summary
Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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