Incident date
March 6, 2017
LOCATION
الدواسة, Mosul, Dawassa area, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents sources said that between 41 and 52 civilians were killed, including 23 children and one woman, and more than 70 injured after Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi government forces struck civilian homes at dawn, at the right side of Mosul. Witnesses told Iraq News that there were “dozens of women and children
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Incident date
March 6, 2017
LOCATION
خضيرة, Khdeira, Hama, SyriaTwo civilians, one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and another seriously wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Khadira, Hama, two local sources reported. An activist on the ground told Micro News that “the aircraft carried out raids on the village of Khadira in the area of Aqirbat (77 km east
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Incident date
March 5, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Hal al Abar, Nineveh, IraqIn a previously unreported incident, Amnesty field researchers spoke with survivors of a March 5th incident which left five non-combatants dead and five more injured – all from one family. The following unpublished report was shared with Airwars: “I survived an attack on 5 March. Our house was encircled by IS and ISF fighters, and
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Incident date
March 5, 2017
LOCATION
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four civilians, possibly two children and two women, and up to nine more in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Maskanah, local media reported. Two of the victims were reportedly female children. One source added that two women also died when their home was struck. The number of wounded varied among the sources,
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Incident date
March 5, 2017
LOCATION
قبتان الجبل, Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to three civilians, including one male child and one woman, were killed along with up to ten wounded, local media reported following alleged Russain shelling of Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo. At least one child was killed by the airstrikes. Additionally, many sources also reported the death of one man and woman. @kobtan_aljabal added that the child
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Incident date
March 5, 2017
LOCATION
يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, YemenSeveral sources reported that brothers Ahmad Abdullah Muhammad Al-Sanbahi Al-Khubezi, aged twelve, and Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Al-Sanbahi Al-Khubezi, aged ten, were killed by a US strike in Yakla, in the Qifah area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 5th to March 6th. According to Hunaradaa, local residents said that an older brother, Omar, survived the
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
حي المطاحن, Mosul, Al-Matahin / Mills, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that up to 40 civilians were killed and more than 76 injured, mostly children and women, in Coalition airstrikes on the Station, Mills and Fatah neighborhoods at the right side of Mosul. While Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed the US for carrying out the raids (and posted several graphic images of children
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that a number of civilians were killed or injured, mostly children and women, when airstrikes struck the Shula kindergarten in Mansour neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. According to press sources, the warplanes had targeted an ISIL headquarters. None of the sources identified the warplanes. Wadi Hajar (Facebook) posted a photo
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, SyriaReferring to this incident as a “massacre”, multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family – wounding “dozens” more. According to Orient News’s sources on the ground, “the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
بشنطرة, Bshanetra, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians, including two children, were killed and up to seven wounded, reported local sources after the village of Bashnatra, Aleppo, was hit by either Russian or Assad-waged air and/or artillery strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “the deaths of four people – including two children – was confirmed. The victims were killed in
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
جعار, Ja'ar, Al Bayda, YemenMultiple sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in or near Ja’ar, in the Sama’a area of Bayda governorate, overnight from March 4th to March 5th. One source reported a single militant casualty, and another reported that “civilians including a child” were killed as the result of overnight strikes in Bayda governorate, of
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAirstrikes on the town of Hajjin in Deir Ezzor reportedly killed at least one four-year old girl and critically wounded several other civilians – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strike. With the exception of the Step News Agency, who reported as many as three civilian
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Incident date
March 4, 2017
LOCATION
الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, SyriaUp to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and “dozens” more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were
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Incident date
March 3, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 12 civilians were reported killed and four injured in an air raid which most sources blamed on the Coalition. According to MicroSyria “Warplanes carried out two raids in Tabaqa which is under the control of ISIL and killed 5 civilians, and wounded others including women and children who were taken to hospitals.” Smart
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Incident date
March 3, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Mahatta, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents said a number of civilians were killed after an alleged airstrike struck the Abu Huraira School in the station area. The school was reportedly being used by displaced families fleeing the violence in other neighbourhoods. Mosul Ateka (Facebook) reported Fawad Ali Abu Abdullah as having been killed in the raids on March 3rd,
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Incident date
March 3, 2017
LOCATION
المنصور, Mosul, Al Mansour, Nineveh, IraqSurviving family members told Buzzfeed investigators that five members of a family died in a suspected Coalition strike. The alliance later accepted responsibility. Buzzfeed casenotes for the incident were later shared with Airwars: “GPS Coordinates: 36°19’02.5″N, 43°06’35.1″E Date and approximate time: March 3, at around 11am Casualties: The nephew and four nieces of Zayd Younes
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Incident date
March 3, 2017
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaIn this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency “that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital”. It said they had died in a bombing by “military aircraft” on Palmyra’s eastern desert – and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to Smart News, five civilians died and two were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rasafa. Smart reported that the warplanes – “likely” belonging to the Coalition – “bombed a bus as it passed through on the road from al Rasafa to al Mansoura (30 km west of Raqqa City), after civilians
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
وادي يشبم, Yashbum Valley, Shabwa, YemenSeveral sources reported that US airstrikes and ground forces targeted AQAP militants, including alleged leader Saad Atef, in the Yashbum Valley of al-Saeed district in Shabwa province, overnight from March 2nd-3rd 2017, following airstrikes in the same area early on March 2nd. There were multiple allegations of civilian harm as a result of heavy munitions
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Incident date
March 2, 2017
LOCATION
يكلا, Yakla, Al Bayda, YemenMultiple sources suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in al-Ghail village and in the broader Yakla area of Qaifa, Bayda governorate, overnight from March 2nd to March 3rd, killing at least three alleged militants. Some sources reported that there was an unspecified number of civilian casualties. Local sources reported that the overnight strikes
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqAt least two children were killed and other family members injured in New Mosul neighborhood in western Mosul. One source said ISIL targeted an unidentified warplane, which responded by launching a missile. The missile hit a house nearby, close to Yakatha mosque. However, Urgent Mosul News (Facebook) said that an ISIL car was targeted, which
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
النبي شيث, Mosul, Nabi Sheet, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents said 14 civilians from three families were killed in a Coalition airstrike reportedly targeting a car bomb parked near their houses in Nabi Sheet neighborhood, at the right side of Mosul. The sources reported that “the victims’ bodies [are] still under the rubble and could not be pulled out because of the intensification
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Incident date
March 1, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween two and 12 civilians including four children were killed and up to 14 others injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Tabaqa, according to sources. Smart News initially reported that “A medical source said that two civilians died and three were wounded, including a child in critical condition.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 11 and 13 civilians were killed at a river crossing point in Hatla by alleged Russian aircraft, local sources reported. Other civilians were wounded but no specific numbers were reported. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. Sources reported that women and children were included in the death toll. There was not only destruction
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, SyriaA child was killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids and/or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Palmyra. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to the Regime and others to Russia. There are no other details at this time.
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Incident date
February 28, 2017
LOCATION
ترملا, Tramla, Idlib, SyriaThree members of one family were killed – including a father, daughter and granddaughter – and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre – who said the regime was responsible – attributed blame to Russia. According to sources, a vacuum
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaAs many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
ابو الهناية/خفسة, Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween eight and ten civilians were reported killed – and others were reported wounded – following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded. There are no other details at this
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
الهزاني, Al-Hazani, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaThree civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged air and artillery strike on Al-Hazani, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two sources reported that Russia was responsible for the raid, whilst others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. SyriaMubasher reported that military aircraft were to blame – therefore not attributing
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Incident date
February 27, 2017
LOCATION
ربيعة, Rabi'a, Homs, SyriaAccording to Smart, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed following a “likely Russian” airstrike on Rabi’a. It was reported that “the aircraft fired missiles on the outskirts of the village which was under the control of ‘Islamic State’, killing three civilians, including a child, and injuring five others, including a woman, some of