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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS058 RS1849
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
LCCSY reported that there were "15 martyrs in Aleppo killed in clashes with SDF and in Russian raids on Tadef and Turkish shelling on al Bab " According to Al Baba 24, "the town today [Jan 23rd] suffered a Russian air raid which killed a woman and two children from Obeid family". However, Syria News…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2017
Incident Code
CS454
Location
النيرب, Al Nayrab, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians including two children and one woman died and up to 20 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Nayrab, according to local sources. The Coalition later denied involvement. The Syrian Network said “At least 3 civilians (two children and a woman) died in international Coalition warplanes missiles fired…
Summary
Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
4–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS057 CS455
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that "Al Bab city was exposed to a…
Summary
Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
16
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 January 2017
Incident Code
CI436
Location
الرشيدية, Mosul, Al-Rashidiyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb and house in Al-Rashidiya neighborhood, in the northeast of Mosul. This also caused the death of 15 civilians, many of them women and children. Ajel Al Mosul reported that “international Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb in Rashidiya area, causing the martyrdom of a man and his…
Summary
Published
21 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1846
Location
دير الزورحي الشيخ ياسين, Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On January 21, 2017, two children, brothers called Mazen Siraj Al Nahri and Mohammed Siraj Nahri were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor's Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, according to local media. Several other civilians were wounded in the incident. Syrian Mirror reported: "warplanes likely to be Russian struck the neighborhoods of…
Summary
Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1845
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
On January 21, 2017, local media sources reported that one child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat in the countryside in the east of the Hama region in Syria. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2017
Incident Code
CI434
Location
القوسيات, Mosul, Alqosjat, Nineveh, Iraq
Press sources said that 34 civilians, including 21 children and a woman, were killed after airstrikes and artillery shelling targeted the neighborhoods on the left side of Mosul. A local hospital doctor told Alaraby that “nine dead [bodies] just arrived at the hospital, while the others are still under the rubble”.
Summary
Published
19 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
34
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 January 2017
Incident Code
CI435
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said 14 civilians were killed and 6 injured, mostly children and women, in Coalition airstrikes that had targeted their homes in Rifai neighbourhood northwest of Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that seven children, four women and three men were killed as a result of the bombing on their homes. On March 4th…
Summary
Published
19 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Code
CI432
Location
حي النجار, Mosul, Al-Najjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up to 14 people, mostly from one family, were killed when a Coalition airstrike targeted the house of Khalil Ekrb at 3pm in Al-Najjar neighborhood, near Hawi, in the northwest of Mosul. Iraqyoon said the raids had targeted ISIL members in front of the house, but that the bombing “did not…
Summary
Published
18 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS054 RS1841
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Halab News, reported eight of the nine civilians in "Russian enemy raids" in Tadef, Syria. It also named the victims. According to Al Jazeera, "The Russian and Turkish air forces, for the first time, carried out a joint operation against militants of the Islamic State Organization in Bab in countryside of, Aleppo,…
Summary
Published
18 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS447 TS053 RS1839
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Up to thirteen civilians reportedly died in airstrikes at Tadef near al Bab, as heavy clashes continued with ISIL for control of the strategic city. Step News, Al Bab News, Syria News Desk and the Syrian Observatory blamed Turkey for the attack, while LCCSY said Russia was responsible. The Syrian Network instead said that “8…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Code
CI428
Location
الصديق الثانيه, Mosul, 7 Nisan (April) or Baysan, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that six civilians were killed and eight injured due to Coalition airstrikes on Baysan neighborhood, in the northeast of Mosul. Relatives of the dead later said that eight had in fact died, all from the family of Qasan Abdul Kadir and including four children. According to Yaqein and News of Iraq, the…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Code
CI429
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that more than 30 civilians were killed or injured by an air or drone strike on a funeral in al Shifa, and in other neighborhoods west of Mosul. Iraqyoon quoted witnesses saying that “aircraft had bombed a funeral for the Sangaree family in Shifa neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul”. People…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–21
Civilians reported injured
11–22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1840
Location
بحي العمال, al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 17 civilians including six children died in an airstrike on the al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Deir Ezzor 24 was among a number of sources blaming the regime, reporting that "five civilians…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1837
Location
عنيق باجرة, Aneek Bajra village, Hama, Syria
Five or six civilians - a woman and her children - died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Aneek Bajra village in eastern Hama, according to sources on the ground, The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming the regime, reporting: "Six civilians (a woman and her five children) died when…
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
TS052
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Eight civilians including women, a child and a member of the civil defense died in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling of Al Bab, according to local sources. Al Bab 24 reported that "Hassan Ghazi al Haj, a member of the civil defense in Al Bab died from wounds sustained in Turkish raids on the city."…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1835
Location
اللابد موحسن, Al-Labed, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and 24 people were killed in an airstrike on Al-Labed, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, and others pointing to Russian warplanes. Most sources reported that seven civilians were killed, however some later reports vaguely suggested that as many as…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1834
Location
الحميدية, Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as five civilians were killed - including a family of three - and others were injured in alleged shelling on Alhamediya. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Multiple sources even attributed blame to both belligerents. It must be noted that multiple sources…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1833
Location
دكيلة, Dakila, Hama, Syria
A woman and a girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dakila. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of wounded civilians. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI425
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, al-Jadid, Nineveh, Iraq
A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: “In the afternoon of 14 January, airstrikes reportedly targeted the house of an ISIL local leader in the Mosul al Jadida neighbourhood of western Mosul. The attack resulted in the collapse of the targeted house…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
19
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CS444
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died and up to eight others were reported injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a conserves factory and surrounding homes in Al Mayadeen, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory reported: “Four European warplanes of the international coalition targeted a conserves factory which was already destroyed and deserted in al-Mayadeen city east…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI420
Location
العربي, Mosul, Arabi, Nineveh, Iraq
An Iraqi military source said that Coalition airstrikes bombed three civilian houses, killing 12 civilians and injuring 18 others in Al Arabi neighborhood, northeast of Mosul. Alghad.tv cited a statement published by Turkish state news agency Anatolia, speaking of “about five airstrikes on three houses in the Arabi neighborhood” carried out by the international Coalition.…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
CI421
Location
الدركزلية, Mosul, Al-Darkazliyah, Nineveh, Iraq
A relative of a victim said that his nephew Fuad Ahmed Saeed was killed in Coalition raids on his house in Darkazliya neigbourhood, at the centre left side of Mosul. The relative confirmed to Airwars that he was killed on 14th January, in the Al Darkazliya district. Mosul Jantna (Facebook) also reported that “the father…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1832
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma'arat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Between seven and 11 civilians including two children and a woman were killed, and as many as 25 more were wounded, in an airstrike which targeted a market in Ma'arat Misrin early morning on Saturday 14th January, according to sources on the ground. Two children and a woman were also included in the death toll according…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
10–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
TS051
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including one child died and more were wounded - including members of the civil defense - in artillery shelling on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported - though many sources didn't identify the culprit. A tweet by a local "Amna Alali" was the only source to attrbute blame to Turkey. Ameer…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
CI418
Location
الفيصلية, Mosul, Al-Faisiliyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said Coalition airstrikes bombed a school inhabited by displaced people in Faisaliyah neighborhood in East Mosul, leaving up to 12 civilians dead or wounded. The Coalition subsequently confirmed responsibility. News of Iraq reported that the raids on Friday evening had killed and wounded “12 people, mostly women and children.” All sources said the…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
1–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1831
Location
جبل الاربعين, Jabal Al-Arba'een, Idlib, Syria
A leader of the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (jihadist group) was killed following an alleged Russian raid on a residential building he was occupying. Four of his children and three women were also reportedly killed in the raid. Additionally, in what became a double raid, 20 members of the civil defence were injured in a second raid whilst…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1830
Location
اورم الجوز, Orm Al Joz, Idlib, Syria
Six civilians were killed - mostly from the same family - and some were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orm Al Joz, local media said. All sources reported that Russian missiles and rockets were to blame for the raid. As many as two female children and two women were reportedly killed in the raid.…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS048 CS443 RS1828
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and as many as 22 were wounded, in an air and artillery strike which hit the Daesh controlled area of Tadef, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with two sources blaming the International US led Coalition, two blaming Syrian regime helicopters, and many more…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
17–22
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS442 RS1825
Location
شارع تل أبيض, Tal abyad Street, Ar Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed - including a girl and a man - and others were wounded, following an airstrike on a bakery and a falafel restaurant in Raqqa, according to local sources. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame, some blaming the US led Coalition, and others blaming Russian warplanes. The Coalition later denied…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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