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Incident Date
17 February 2017
Incident Code
TS082
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians including one woman died in alleged Turkish strikes on Al Bab, according to local media. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee, who blamed Turkey as well. In a MTV Lebanon video on February 17th - at 0’15, the voice over states that "the Turkish army announced that…
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1891
Location
المستريحة, Al-Mstareha, Aleppo, Syria
One family - two male children and their parents - were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on ISIS-controlled Al-Mstareha, according to local media. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the family died in "suspected Russian warplane missiles fired on Al Mstareha village". The only other known source to report on the event also attributed…
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1894
Location
أم المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria
Between five and eight civilians (five of whom were named) died and as many as dozens more wounded in an airstrike on Um Almayathen, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Rasd only reported wounded civilians, putting the number of…
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1889
Location
بصرى الشام, Basra al Sham, Daraa, Syria
Local media reported the death of one adult male civilian (named below) in an airstrike on Basra al Sham. Most sources attributed the strike to Russia - and published images showing widespread destruction in the town. Civilian homes and a school were among the buildings reportedly damaged. However Aljazeera and several other sources reported that the…
Summary
Published
17 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 February 2017
Incident Code
CS494
Location
طريق بلدة الكرامة, Al Karama Road, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported the deaths of two civilian truck drivers in a Coalition airstrike. According to Smart News “Two people were killed on Wednesday, in raids by international coalition aircraft on the eastern countryside of Raqqa… Sources said that international coalition aircraft targeted two trucks being used to transport oil, loaded with more than…
Summary
Published
15 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 February 2017
Incident Code
TS080
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 26 civilians including many women and children were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab. Al Bab 24 posted on Facebook that "seven people were killed following Turkish air and artillery bombardment on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu initially agreed with…
Summary
Published
15 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–26
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 February 2017
Incident Code
CI459
Location
معمل طحين العكلات, Mosul, Aeklam flour mill near Shaam Gate, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up 16 persons were killed and ten others injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted the ‘Aeklat’ flour mill at the right side of Mosul. Iraqi Spring reported that the raids took place close to Sham Gate. Ajel Al Mosul said that the “airstrike that targeted a house in a flour mill at…
Summary
Published
14 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–16
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 February 2017
Incident Code
CS492
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
There were confused reports of the death of Abdel-Fattah al-Haj Hussein. While one source claimed he died in an airstrike while being held prisoner by ISIL, a second source said he died in a Turkish strike – with a third source claiming Mr Hussein died of natural causes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered initially reported the…
Summary
Published
14 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1882
Location
طريق السد, Al Sadd street, Daraa, Syria
Between three and 10 civilians, including two to three women and three to five children, were killed and at least 12 others were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the neighborhood of Al Sadd street in Dara'a, according to sources on the ground. Most of the victims of the airstrikes were from…
Summary
Published
13 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 February 2017
Incident Codes
CS487 TS078
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab killed up to 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. The Syrian Network blamed the US-led alliance, reporting that “8 civilians, including a child and 2 women, died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Bab city.” Syrian News Desk, Manbij Direct and Al Bab 24 all…
Summary
Published
12 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
CS486
Location
ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A man named as Mohammad Fayez Bakour from Dabaa, Qusair in Homs was reported killed in a Coalition or US strike – though his status remains unclear. The VDC described Bakour as a civilian, and said he died in a Coalition strike. We Are Qusair Martyrs also noted “we announce the martyrdom of Mohammad Fayyez…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11–12 February, 2017
Incident Code
RS1876
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Binnish. The Violations Documentation Center identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes while the other sources did not name a culprit. There were conflicting reports given on when the airstrike against Binnish occured. According to the Violations Documentation Center, the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1877
Location
ترملا, Tarmala, Idlib, Syria
Between one and 10 civilians were killed and up to 30 others were injured in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the village of Tarmala in the southern suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. It should be noted that it was widely reported that militants from Ahrar al Sham were killed in this strike -…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1874
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
At least two civilians, one man and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on the town of Palmyra in the eastern Homs countryside. According to @journalhader and the Local Coordination Committee of Syria, the airstrikes were carried out by Russian warplanes. The two air raids reportedly struck the main square and…
Summary
Published
11 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS074
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, Ahmad Bathish died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria. Al Bab 24 wrote that "Ahmad Bathish died following Turkish shelling on Al Bab today [Feb 6th]." Al Bab Coordination also named him in a victims' list posted on Facebook - but didn't identify who was responsible for his…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2017
Incident Code
TS075
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 47 civilians, likely from one family, reportedly died in an alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY reported that there was a total of 26 dead in Aleppo on that day, the majority of which in Aleppo and the rest in Al Bab. The Syrian Network of Human Rights said that…
Summary
Published
6 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–47
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1872
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian, Hasan al-Allawi al-Hamed, was reportedly killed in a Russian airstrike on Tadef, Aleppo - though there was only one known source on this event. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria listed the death as "warplane shelling" from "Russian troops".
Summary
Published
5 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1870
Location
ميادين, Al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to seven civilians were killed and 28 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Mayadeen, in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, according to local media. The source Sharqiya Voice reported: "Russian MOD says that five planes targeted IS positions in al Mayadeen. The Sharqiya correspondent confirmed that the areas targeted were civilian with no…
Summary
Published
3 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
6–28
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1869
Location
حي القابون, Al Qaboun neighbourhood, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians were reportedly killed and 16 more injured in an airstrike on al Qaboun, Damascus, according to local media - though it is unclear whether Assad's regime or Russia were responsible. Geroun News who put the death toll at one and 15 injured, reported that: "Russian fighter jets launched four air raids…
Summary
Published
2 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
12–16
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2017
Incident Code
CI445
Location
حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
It was reported that 11 civilians died in a Coalition airstrike at Tanak in western Mosul. The Coalition later admitted a US strike in the near area, noting in their April 2017 civilian casualty report that “During a strike on an ISIS weapons manufacturing facility, it was assessed that one civilian in the building was…
Summary
Published
30 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 January 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr006-C
Location
الغيل, al Ghayil, Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
At least 15 civilians, including at least 10 children and four women, were reportedly killed in a US Navy special forces operation in al-Ghayil village, Yakla region of Bayda province - though the reported civilian toll varied considerably. The US military has to date conceded 12 deaths. A force of US Navy SEALs engaged in…
Summary
Published
29 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
15–56
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military actors reported killed
4–42
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1863
Location
جبال البلعاس, Al Bila’as mountains, Hama, Syria
In what several sources called a “massacre”, between five and eight civilians including two children and three women died and as many as 10 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a camp for displaced people that is located in ISIS territory in the Al Bila’as mountains in eastern Hama governorate. The number…
Summary
Published
29 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS065 RS1858
Location
جب مخزوم, Jeb Makhzoum, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians from one family were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish or Russian airstrikes or artillery shelling on Jeb Makhzoum near Al Arima. The Syrian Obseratory for Human Rights said it "learned that a man was killed along with his wife and five of their children who are under the age of eighteen. They were…
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS462 TS066
Location
البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition or Turkish airstrikes, according to sources. The Syrian Network noted that “four civilians (2 children and their parents) died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Baza’a city in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to Ara News, “A statement issued by the Presidency of the…
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1854
Location
موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three named civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Muhassan, according to local media. Orient news reported: "Russian warplanes on Tuesday [Jan 24th] targeted the town of Mohsin in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour, resulting in civilian casualties: a martyr and wounded. "According to Deir Ezzor 24, Russian aircraft launched intensive air…
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
CS457
Location
ابو جدي, Abu Jeddi, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian died during clashes between Kurdish and ISIL forces at Abu Jeddi. According to the Syrian Observatory, “a man from Abu Jedi village in the northern countryside of Al-Tabaqa west of Al-Raqqah was killed in bombing by warplanes yesterday on the area, it is believed that the warplanes belong to the International Coalition.”…
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1847
Location
قحطان, Kahtan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were killed when an alleged Russian raid struck civilian homes near a hospital in Kahtan. Only one on the ground source - Euphrates Post - reported on this incident, and it blamed Russian warplanes. It alleged that the homes near Kahtan hospital were struck which led to the collapse of an…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
TS059
Location
تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria
On January 25th, a single source, Al Bab24, reported: "Rescue teams managed to pull out the bodies of three people from al Othman family. Rasoul al Othman was identified. They were killed a few days ago in Tal Btan, Syria following Turkish artillery shelling." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1851
Location
ديرالزور, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and five civilians including up two women and two men (from one family, according to some sources) were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post, "Russian warplane raids targeted al Takaya street, andal Ardi and the al Hamidiya neighbourhoods, which led to the…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS057 CS455
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that "Al Bab city was exposed to a…
Summary
Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
16
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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