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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3265
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Between 13 and 26 civilians including at least four children and four women were reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Hamouriyah in Rif Damascus, Syria, on March 15th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Eastern Ghouta area witnessed heavy…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3263
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, up to 21 civilians died and as many as 70 more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Zamalka. Many sources said that this was a chemical attack by the regime, though there were also multiple allegations against Russia. The Violations Documentation Centre named "18 victims killed…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
18–21
Civilians reported injured
12–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Incendiary
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3264
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Seven civilians including two children died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hazza, local media said. There were reports that Russia conducted two strikes, the second of which killed a member of the civil defence and a medic. According to @RaedAlSaleh3, "The martyr Ayman Jamal al-Din, a volunteer of the Civil Defense volunteers, was killed…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
TS275
Location
عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians including children and women died, and five more were wounded in an alleged Turkish bombing of Afrin city centre, according to sources on the ground in Syria. ANF reported: "According to local sources, another civilian was killed and five were wounded in Turkish bombing on Thursday. Five injured were identified." Hawar…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2018
Incident Code
TS276
Location
ترينيدة, Trinide village or Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least five civilians including three children and two women died in alleged Turkish artillery and/or air strikes on Afrin, local media in Syria reported – though there was some uncertainty about the location. Rudaw put the death toll as high as 18. According to Hawar, the Turkish occupation planes bombed the village of Trinide…
Summary
Published
15 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–18
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3253
Location
Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between two and four civilians have been killed and as many as ten others, including children, were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Kafar Batna, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Barrel bombing was reported in these strikes. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence teams…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3254
Location
قلعة المضيق, Qal’et Al Madik, Hama, Syria
Four civilians from one family were killed, including a man, a woman and two children, and others were injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qal’et Al Madik, local media reported. @bokraahla1984 tweeted: "Today, [March 14th] a good resident was killed with his wife, child and daughter, leaving in this life his eldest son, who did…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3256
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
In a major incident, between 12 and 15 civilians including multiple members from several families were reported killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Hamourya. There were also reports of the use of "toxic gases" in the attacks. @Baraa_Abdul tweeted: The regime is targeting the town of Hamourya with toxic gases…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
14–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3250
Location
كفر سجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria
One civilian, a 17-year-old male, named Mohammed Saif Al-Din Qassoum Al-Issa died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafar Sijna, according to local media. Sources said that several other civilians were wounded.
Summary
Published
9 September 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
TS272
Location
ترينيدة, Trinide village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to multiple sources, up to four civilians including a child were killed, and at least five children from one family were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Trinide village, Syria. Only one single source reported the death of four civilians for this incident. According to Xeber, artillery shelled the village of Trinide and resulted…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2018
Incident Code
TS274
Location
عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, Syria
Between 5 and 11 civilians including up to four children died and up to 25 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling (airstrikes and artillery) of Afrin city centre, according to local media in Syria. Massoud Mohammad, a self-described journalist from Qamishli for Rojava, produced numerous reports on the event on Twitter. He put…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–12
Civilians reported injured
12–44
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3241
Location
حي القصور, Al Qousour, Idlib, Syria
In what local media referred to as "a massacre", up to nine civilians were killed and as many as 15 were wounded in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Al Qousour, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to Russia and Syrian regime raids. The bombing caused an entire building to completely collapse, trapping…
Summary
Published
13 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13–14 March, 2018
Incident Code
RS3236
Location
بنش, Bnesh, Idlib, Syria
Three or four civilians were injured including women and children, in airstrikes which included as many as four vacuum missiles on Bnesh, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russian and Syrian regime planes. Among the injured were women and children who were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The director of…
Summary
Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3239
Location
عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least 17 civilians including a child were killed and an "many" others were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Ain Tarma, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. There were also reports of rocket attacks. HomsNetworkLive reported that the "Syrian Arab Army [began] a military operation…
Summary
Published
13 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3227
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and ten civilians including four children were killed, while as many as 50 were wounded in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. The White Helmets were among some sources putting the death toll at four, with dozens more wounded. However, the Violations…
Summary
Published
12 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3230
Location
تفتناز, Taftanaz, Damascus, Syria
Between three to six civilians including up to four children were reportedly killed and as many as 25 more wounded in airstrikes on a kindergarten in Taftanaz, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Idlib Plus put the death toll at three civilians, including a…
Summary
Published
12 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3214
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between 13 and 20 civilians were killed, including 16 from one family, and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Explosive barrels targeted the residential neighbourhood causing mass destruction to civilian homes. @YZaatrehr, who reported the highest death toll, specified…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
13–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3217
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and ten civilians, among them children and women, were killed (including four from one family and three others were injured in airstrikes on Harasta, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the strikes. There were reportedly as many as ten raids, and burning napalm was also used,…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3221
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between three and 14 civilians were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame both Russia and the Syrian regime. Step News Agency initially reported that "Russian aircraft and helicopters launched several air strikes with rockets and explosive barrels" on the town. Step…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3218
Location
كفر سجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians including a child and a woman were killed and others were injured in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Kafar Sijna, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Two raids struck the residential vicinity. Members of the Civl Defence dug victims from the rubble.…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3213
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
A child was killed and others were wounded in airstrikes in Jisreen, according to local media. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids on the vicinity. Step News Agency reported that "Russian aircraft and helicopters launched several air strikes with rockets and explosive barrels targeting the town of Jisreen". There were airstrikes were reportedly loaded…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
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
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3220
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were injured, in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Three missiles were fired onto the residential neighbourhood which allegedly killed "six people from one family and two others". Eight of the victims - six from the same…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3212
Location
Saqba, Damascus, Syria
A family were - a man, his wife, and their baby girl - died and others wounded in airstrikes on Saqba, local media reported. Sources mostly attributed the blame to Russia, however VDC blamed the Syrian/Russian alliance. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence pulled the bodies of the family form the rubble of their home.…
Summary
Published
11 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3204
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In what has been described by local media as a "genocide" between 20 and 37 civilians were reportedly killed, including an entire family of 16, and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma. Sources mostly reported that it was a join Russian and Syrian regime attack on the residential…
Summary
Published
10 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20–37
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3205
Location
عربين, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
As many as ten civilians were killed and dozens were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources attributed blame to both the Syrian regime and Russia. Smart, who only reported on one civilian death, added that Harasta was hit by "70 Russian air strikes, 15 military jets, 20 barrels…
Summary
Published
10 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3201
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that four civilians, three children and a woman, were killed due to alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Mesraba. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
10 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2018
Incident Code
TS262
Location
خربة حياة, شيروا, عفرين, Kharbat Hayat village, Shirwa district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to a single source, one civilian was killed followed an alleged Turkish shelling on Kharbat Hayat village, Shirwa district, Afrin Rumaf revealed the name of a 62-year-old male who was killed, adding a 60-year-old male was also injured. There is a photograph published in the same post of a young boy who appears to be…
Summary
Published
10 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2018
Incident Code
TS260
Location
مريمين, Mariamin, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, at least nine civilians including two or three children and one woman died, and between 10 and 17 or more people were wounded following an alleged Turkish air and artillery bombardment of Mariamin, Syria. Afrin Qalb Al-Hadath reported more than seventeen wounded and nine martyrs, including three civilian children in the…
Summary
Published
9 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3197
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
Between five and seven civilians including a child were killed and dozens more were wounded in multiple air and artillery strikes on Jisreen, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. High-explosive missiles were used in conjunction with cluster bombs with as many as 13 raids on the residential neighbourhood…
Summary
Published
9 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2018
Incident Code
RS3198
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between 12 and 17 civilians including six children and five women from several families were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple air and artillery strikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources attributed blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Arab 24 reported that "the airstrikes targeted Douma and Jisreen ahead of the convoy…
Summary
Published
9 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
12–17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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