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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2033
Location
Zamlaka, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Zamalaka in the Damascus countryside. The civilians killed include two child siblings, Omar and Mazan al-Gharbi, and a Civil Defense member, Sameer Mohammad Akram al Ghoush. According to…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2030
Location
الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and at least two others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Al Fatira village in southern Idlib. All sources that named a culprit identified Russia as responsible while @EdlibNN did not blame anyone for the airstrikes. Hamoud Al Awad described the victim of the airstrikes, Abdullah Fayez al…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS627
Location
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, Syria
The Director of the Euphrates Dam and two other staff members died in declared Coalition airstrikes a mile away from the dam on March 27, 2017, according to local sources. Baladi reported that “the director of the Euphrates Dam and his technical assistant were killed and a number of other technicians were injured as a…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS626
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed on the road between Sarmada and Kafr Daryan when their nearby motorcycle was hit in what appears to have been a unilateral US strike targeting members of Ahrar al Sham. The Coalition later admitted to the strike and reported that three civilians were killed and two were injured. According…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2029
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Between one and five civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and between four and eight others, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. At the time of reporting one civilian death,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2027
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes against the city of Dara'a on March 17, 2017, local media reported. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including Syria News Desk and Smart News, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. However,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
CS625
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
According to a single source, Raqqa Post, one male civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tabaqa. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2021
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including two children and two women, were killed and as many as 20 more were wounded in strikes allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Khan Shakhoun, Idlib, local media reported. Two airstrikes reportedly struck al-Shamali neighbourhood in Khan Shakhoun, killing up to eight civilians, including a family…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
1–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2022
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
In this major incident, referred to by many sources as "a massacre", alleged Russian or Assad-launched airstrikes on Hamouriya, Damascus killed up to 18 civilians, including women and children, and wounded between 24 and 80 more, local media reported. Residential areas in Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, were reportedly struck by heavy aerial shelling on March…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–18
Civilians reported injured
24–80
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2013
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
As many as 16 civilians, most of them women and one child, were killed and up to 24 were left wounded, when alleged Assad or Russian airstrikes struck a women's prison in Idlib, local media reported. The attack against the prison, run by the Executive Force of the Syrian Opposition, resulted in at least seven…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–16
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2008
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and as many as seven more were wounded following airstrikes that struck the town of Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Idlib, local sources reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Sources said that between one and two civilians were killed in the strikes. Two civilian…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2007
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One person died and several were left wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrike that struck Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local sources reported. All known sources reported one civilian casualty, most likely a woman. AMC Aleppo's reporting hinted that it was a male victim while @alikrarrkar and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights believed it was woman.…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22–23 March, 2017
Incident Code
RS2005
Location
حلفايا, Halfaya , Hama, Syria
Five named civilians were reportedly killed and several other civilians were wounded in alleged strikes by Russian or regime warplanes on Halfaya, Hama, on March 22nd or 23rd, local sources reported. The road between al-Majdal and Halfaya village in Hama was reportedly struck by both air and artillery bombardment on either March 22nd or 23rd.…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1995
Location
منوخ, Manoukh, Homs, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and his wife injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Manoukh, Homs - though only one known source reported on the event. Step News Agency, who stated that the airstrike was "thought to be Russian", reported: "The activists said that the aircraft carried out several raids on the village of Manoukh,…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2000
Location
درعا البلد, Dara'a Al-Balad, Daraa, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed in an airstrike on Daraa al Balad, according to local media sources - though it is unclear who was responsible for the attack. Some sources attributed responsibility to Russian forces; some mentioned weapons known to be used by the Assad regime and some didn't positively identify the aircraft. Nabaa…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1997
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were killed and up to five injured in an air or artillery strike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media sources - though it is unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the event. Akhbar News, who put the death toll at four killed and five wounded, reported that "Russian aircraft…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 March 2017
Incident Code
CI568
Location
Mosul, Zerai, Nineveh, Iraq
The Coalition announced on June 2nd 2017 that it had killed a civilian in the al Zerai area of West Mosul. A senior government official unofficially informed Airwars that the strike was Belgian. According to the civilian casualty report, “March 21, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS mortar position…
Summary
Published
21 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1992
Location
Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including one child were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Sajna, according to local media sources. All of the sources who attributed responsibility for the event stated that it was Russian warplanes that struck Kafr Sajna that day. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "suspected Russian…
Summary
Published
21 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS598
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Al Badiya school, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty incident at least 40 civilians died (and as many as 420 according to some claims) with dozens more injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badiya school in Mansoura, which was said to have housed up to 100 displaced families. Coalition commander Lt General Townsend later denied that the…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
40–420
Civilians reported injured
50–56
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
CS589
Location
مزرعة الأندلس, Al Andalus Farm, Raqqa, Syria
Nine civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at al Andalus Farms. According to Qasioun, the strike hit a residential neighbourhoods inhabited by displaced people from Maskana. Nation Defense, which also blamed the Coalition, put the death toll as high as 18. According to Shaam News “unidentified” warplanes targeted a farmhouse…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–18
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1977
Location
سوحا, Soha village, Hama, Syria
Two people were killed and a further two were injured in what was ‘likely’ a Russian airstrike in Soha village in eastern Hama Governorate on March 19th 2017, according to one local source, the Smart News Agency. The attack was reportedly carried out within ISIS territory, and killed a man and his wife - and…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1975
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
One man was killed and four other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a residential area in Kafr Naha on 19th March 2017, according to sources on the ground.. The raid reportedly resulted in a fire which led to further damage.
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1973
Location
تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
The remnants of a cluster bomb that had been dropped earlier during a Russian air raid in Taqad resulted in the death of one civilian, Mohammed Al Talal, according to sources on the ground.Multiple sources said one civilian was also injured during this raid.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CI550
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In the highest confirmed civilian casualty event of the war against ISIL, at least 105 and as many as 141 non-combatants were later confirmed by the Coalition as having been killed in a US airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area. At least 137 bodies were reportedly recovered from the scene. Locals…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
105–141
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CS584
Location
مزرعة الصفصاف, Safsaf farms, Raqqa, Syria
According to reports one civilian male died and at least two others were injured following alleged Coalition strikes at Al Safsafa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and SHRC were among some sources who didn’t identify the warplanes responsible – though other reports blamed the Coalition. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1971
Location
اورم الكبرى, Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1967
Location
الأتارب الشيخ علي, al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo. On March 16th, Baladi reported: "he cities and towns of Al-Atareb, Sheikh Ali, Babis, Maarat al-Atareb, Abyan Samaan and Kfarkermin were heavily shelled by the Russian air…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1963
Location
القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
At least 39 civilians were killed, including 25 children and six women, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which hit residential housing in the al-Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
(
Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
39
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI542
Location
الرسالة, Mosul, Dur al Resala, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that a family of seven was killed after an airstrike hit their house in Dur-al Resala neighbourhood, West Mosul. Hani Abu Obeida was named by @n_iraq67 as one of the victims. It was reported that his son Musab was the only survivor. The rest of the family reportedly died.…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CI540
Location
دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Dur al Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press source said that five family members were killed in an airstrike targeting their house near the railway. They used to live together in the same house in Dur Al Sekak at the right side of Mosul. It is unclear which aircraft carried out the attack. Shafaaq News reported that the bombing…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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