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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2601
Location
محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least ten and as many as 21 (possibly more) civilians, hereof up to seven children and four women, were killed, and another "dozens" were left wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Euphrates Post reported that six air raids had hit the town of Mahkan, more precisely…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–21
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1585
Location
Huseiniyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians died following airstrikes on al Husseiniya village, local sources said. The number of victims was placed at five in a report by Deir Ezzor 24, including “several others wounded”. Deir Free identified the young man Hani Jadoua Al-Khalif al-Hammad as one of the dead, and said that “artillery shelling by regime forces” was…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2596
Location
معبر هجين المائي, water crossing linking Hajeen with A’shara town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what has been described as a "massacre", between 12 and 54 civilians were killed, and up to 80 more were seriously wounded, in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on a water crossing linking Hajeen with A’shara town. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes, some sources blamed "unknown" warplanes, however the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–54
Civilians reported injured
12–80
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2592
Location
دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A girl died and up to four others were injured - including a young girl - following airstrikes on Dablan, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, however most blamed Russian warplanes, while others blamed "unknown" warplanes. According to sources, a school was struck as well as residential housing. Dablan…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1579
Location
البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians, including four children and two women, reportedly died following alleged US-led Coalition air strikes on al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Details of the death toll were initially provided by one source only, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, which blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered also referred to air raids carried out…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1583 RS2591
Location
البوكمال الباغوز, Huweija al Khanafer, water crossing between البوكمال al Bukamal الباغوز al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what has been described as a "massacre" between seven and 55 civilians died, and "dozens" were left injured, following suspected airstrikes on the Al Bagouz water crossing, between Bagouz village and Abu Kamal city, on the northern bank of the Euphrates river. Local sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–55
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1569
Location
al Qitar Street north of city centre, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 45 civilians reportedly died and 15 were wounded following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes to the north of Raqqah city, at the outskirts of the al-Tawassiya area. The victims were “gathered around a water well on Qitar (train) street” collecting water “due to the ongoing water cuts in the city for more than three…
Summary
Published
3 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
13–45
Civilians reported injured
14–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1570
Location
البدو, Ar Raqqah: Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 44 civilians were killed, from three familes, following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on al Marniadiya Street in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah, according to local media. The strike reportedly targeted a residential building (pictured). Raqqah is Being Slaughtered Silently identified some victims. However since Amnesty International conducted on the ground research in Raqqa…
Summary
Published
3 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
44
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1574
Location
Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Euphrates Post reported “the martyrdom of: Mrs. Nour Omar Al Haj Hassan, wife of Mahmoud Khalaf al-A’llash and her daughters Sarah and Judy Mahmoud al-A’llash, 3 months old, as a result of air strikes which targeted their home in the city of Mayadeen a few days ago.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
3 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2590
Location
الميادين, Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A family of five were killed and dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Mayadeen, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to Russia and the Syrian regime. Alhayat News reported that as many as 30 civilians were killed, however Airwars researchers have concluded this was a separate incident, R2440, on the…
Summary
Published
3 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1628
Location
البدو, Raqqa city: Baidou neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
13 civilians were killed – including nine from one family – due to the "bombing of the International Air Force on the city of Raqqa during the battle for control of the city”. Kurdish news agency Hawar later published an interview with a survivor named as Yazan Abdulrahman Mohammad, in which it was stated that in…
Summary
Published
16 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1567a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", 19 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Although Amnesty researched this incident on the ground, Airwars have decided to grade it "weak" due to the depth of material provided. The victims were from the Aarouni family…
Summary
Published
2 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1563 RS2585
Location
بقرص فوقاني, Bokros Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 10 and 12 civilians, including an entire family, died in an airstrike on Bokros Foqani, local media reported. The culprit is currently unclear, though Airwars understands that the Coalition was not bombing in this territory at the time, while Russia reportedly was. Some sources also attributed the blame to the Syrian regime. According to…
Summary
Published
2 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1564 RS2586
Location
Abu Kamal, al Mohadatha school, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 11 and 15 civilians including an entire family died and dozens more were wounded in a reported airstrike near the al Mohadatha school in Abu Kamal, according to local media. Sources, however, were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or Russia were to blame. A number of reports did not identify the warplanes…
Summary
Published
2 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2584
Location
منطقة السدة الطيبة, Al Sadda area, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman and her four children were killed, and as many as two others were wounded, following airstrikes on Al Sadda area, Al Tayba. Sources all either blamed Russian warplanes for the raids or did not attribute any blame. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
2 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1557 RS2577
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between nine and 15 civilians died, including an entire family, following alleged airstrikes in a second reported ‘massacre’ at Abu Kamal in 24 hours. Reports were contested: some sources blamed the Coalition, while others believed Russia were the likely culprit. Many of the known sources did not apportion blame. The strikes were conducted after midnight,…
Summary
Published
1 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1559 RS2578
Location
الميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 14 named civilians died in an air and artillery strike in Al Mayadin, local media reported – though it was unclear who was responsible for the event, with sources pointing towards the Coalition, Russia and the regime. Many reports referred only to attacks by “warplanes”. Although no specific sources put the death toll…
Summary
Published
1 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1–5 October, 2017
Incident Code
CS1590a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", between 11 and 23 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrike in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. The report summarised…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–23
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 October 2017
Incident Codes
CS1561 RS2580
Location
حي النختب بقرص فوقاني, Al Nakhtab, Bokros Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 12 civilians were killed - including an entire family - and up to 30 were injured, following airstrikes on Al Nakhtab, Bokros Foqani. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the Coalition, others to Russia and SOHR to the Syrian regime. A handful of sources blamed "unknown…
Summary
Published
1 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2582
Location
الطوب, al-Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what several sources referred to as a "massacre", between 12 and 20 civilians, including several women and children, were killed and dozens left wounded, following alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes in al-Toub, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Many sources reported simultaneously about airstrikes in both the towns of al-Toub and al-Bouleil that day, reporting…
Summary
Published
1 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–20
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2583
Location
قرية الصالحية, Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was killed and several other civilians were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes in al-Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Euphrates Post summed up the event by reporting "the martyrdom of the child Ali Mohi Al-Hussein Al-Ramdan in addition to the injury of three people." Most sources reported that two raids had been launched, except @JFLngo,…
Summary
Published
1 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2575
Location
الصالحية, Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that three people were reportedly killed, including a child, in airstrikes on the village of Al Salhia, which lays at the entrance of Deir Ezzor. The airstrikes were blamed on Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
30 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1555 RS2574
Location
بقرص فوقاني, Bokros Foqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 12 civilians were killed, including at least three children and two women, in airstrikes on Bokro Foqani, situated in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Sources were contested with blame attributed to Russia, the Syrian regime and the US-led Coalition. Most reports were unable to identify the culprit. The news agency Baladi…
Summary
Published
30 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2571
Location
اورم الكبرى, Orme Al Kubra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two consecutive air raids using cluster munition and thermobaric rockets struck the town of Orme Al Kubra near Aleppo, resulting in the deaths of between three to five persons and the injuring many others, according to local media. Russian or regime warplanes were reported to have been to blame. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2564
Location
التمانعة, Taman'ah, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians of the same family, including a child and two women, were killed by airstrikes, believed to be Russian, on the town of Al-Tamana’ah on September 29th, according to local sources. The airstrikes should be seen in the context of aerial bombardments since dawn on the city of Jisr Al-Shougour and the nearby town…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2570
Location
كفرجالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria
A five-month-pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in airstrikes, likely by Russian warplanes, on Kafr Jaless on the morning of September 29th, a local source, the Smart News Agency, reported. Smart also reported the wounding of other civilians as a result of the airstrike. According to one of the villagers, the targeted house…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2572
Location
حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria
A multitude of civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the village of Harem, close to the Turkish border in Idlib Province, according to local sources. The number of deaths reported varied between sources, ranging from three to 11. All sources reported the killing of a woman and her five children. The…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2573
Location
ارمناز, Armanaz, Idlib, Syria
Between 15 and 40 civilians were killed in two separate air raids using thermobaric rockets targeting a residential neighbourhood in Armanaz according to local media. Sources all blamed either Russian or Syrian regime raids for the attack. Most sources alleged the second airstrike was aimed at Civil Defence teams and other civilians trying to remove…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15–40
Civilians reported injured
12–75
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2565
Location
بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported an airstrike on Bariha village, resulting in the deaths of five or six civilians and an unspecified number of wounded. Sources attributed the blame to the Russian military. Baladi put the death toll at six. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a man and his three children were killed". Mohammad…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2568
Location
البوليل, Al-Boleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As a result of multiple air raids over the town of al-Boulil on September 29th, 20 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded, according to local sources. The raids were reportedly carried out by the Russian military. Most of the deceased were seated in a bus when a rocket exploded close to it, wrecking the…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Vehicle
(
Bus
)
Civilians reported killed
19–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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