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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

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

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

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

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

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

22–23 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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

13 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1958

Location

الهبا, Al-Hiba, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that an elderly man and his grandson were killed, and one other civilian was injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Hiba. A local source told Smart that the village was under the control of ISIS. The child was aged six. The injured civilian only suffered from mild wounds. There are no…

Summary

Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2017

Incident Code

CI537

Location

الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Relatives, local residents and press sources said up to 29 people from two families were killed after Coalition airstrikes struck their houses in the New Mosul neighborhood of West Mosul. The Coalition later conceded causing 27 deaths in the event. According to Al Jazeera Iraq, 29 civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and many…

Summary

Published
13 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
27–29
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 March 2017

Incident Code

RS1954

Location

درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Two adult males were killed in an alleged airstrike on Dara'a, local media reported. Only one source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, blamed the Syrian regime for the raid whilst the others all blamed Russian warplanes. One of the men killed was a doctor. He was known as the "father of the martyrs" as in August…

Summary

Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 March 2017

Incident Code

CS572

Location

الأحوس, Al Ahwas, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian doctor died and several others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Ahwas village, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Abdallah A’fadli was killed following coalition raids on al Ahwas village”. VDC also named him as a victim. Fourat al Wafa also blamed the Coalition and…

Summary

Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 March 2017

Incident Code

CS563

Location

حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and seven were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hamra Blassem, according to local sources. Halab Today, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered and the Syrian Network all blamed the Coalition, putting the death toll at four. According to Syria News Desk – which also…

Summary

Published
10 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 March 2017

Incident Code

CI526

Location

الطوافة, Mosul, Tawafah, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that dozens of civilians were killed and that their bodies were still under the rubble after a violent airstrike targeted Tawafa area, between the station and Bab Al Beith, and demolished the houses of the entire street. MNN reported that engineer Younis Hamadoun Qasim al-Naimi Oribi (see photo below)…

Summary

Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 March 2017

Incident Code

CI528

Location

حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that three of his family members died in the Farouk neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties, his father and his two brothers.  

Summary

Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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