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March 18, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaThirteen civilians, including five children and three women, were killed by airstrikes on residential areas of the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on March 18th, 2018. Conflicting reports blame both Russia and the Assad regime for the strikes. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) in Syria documented the death of 13 civilians, some members of the
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March 18, 2018
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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaSeven or eight people, including two women and two children, were killed in air and artillery strikes on the city of Harasta on March 18th, 2018, according to several sources. The belligerent remains contested, with sources pointing both at Russia and the Syrian regime. Syriahr reported the incident occurred in the evening, as warplanes carried
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March 17, 2018
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محمودية, Mahmoudiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 11 and 13 civilians died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on a convoy of cars in the Mahmoudiya neighbourhood of Afrin, according to local media. IC Afrin reported that two vehicles were hit with dozens of people on the road out of Afrin to Tirinde village. The people were attempting to flee the area
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March 17, 2018
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زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, SyriaAt least 30 and as many as 71 civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Zamalka on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. Al Modon news said “The massacre occurred as hundreds of civilians flocked from the city of Zamalka to the city of Hamouriya, which
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March 17, 2018
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عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, SyriaUp to 16 civilians were reported killed including children in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ein Tarma on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. 12 were children and four women are believed to be among those killed. Victims also included multiple members of three families. Sources said the attacks encompassed
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March 17, 2018
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كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, SyriaTwo adult male civilians from the same family died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike – or rocket fire – on Kafar Batna, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Centre named the two fatalities, and blamed warplanes belonging to the “Syrian government and affiliated militias”. Local Coordination Committees of Syria
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March 16, 2018
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عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 21 civilians including five children died and as many of 45 were injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin city centre, according to local media. IC Afrin indicated the death count at 20 reporting that the Turkish army is shelling everywhere in Afrin city and its surroundings. According to the Syrian Observatory for
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March 16, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaFour civilians, all male, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on residential areas of Hamouriya, Damascus countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. One of the victims was identified as Nour Al Rihani, who was allegedly killed in artillery shelling, according to “The National Assembly of the veterans of the revolution” on Facebook.
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March 16, 2018
LOCATION
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, SyriaBetween 11 and 30 civilians, among which women and children, were killed in airstrikes on the city of Zamalka on March 16th 2018, as reported by several sources. The belligerent is contested, with sources reporting both Russia as the Syrian regime as responsible for the incident. The Syrian Revolution reported that “the city of Zamalka
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Incident date
March 16, 2018
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حزة, Hazza, Damascus, SyriaUp to seven civilians, including a woman and possibly two children, were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Hazza, Eastern Ghouta, as reported by local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. Hazza Media Center reported that two civilians, naming one of them as Safiya Al Zekri from Saqba,
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March 16, 2018
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaBetween nine and 12 civilians were killed in airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on the city of Saqba on March 16th 2018. Conflicting reports blame both the Russians and Syrian regime for the incident. One Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was reportedly killed by heavy machine gunfire of Syrian regime soldiers. Goota4 has named eight of the
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March 15, 2018
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ترينيدة, Trinide village or Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAt least five civilians including three children and two women died in alleged Turkish artillery and/or air strikes on Afrin, local media in Syria reported – though there was some uncertainty about the location. Rudaw put the death toll as high as 18. According to Hawar, the Turkish occupation planes bombed the village of Trinide
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March 15, 2018
LOCATION
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, SyriaSeven civilians including two children died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hazza, local media said. There were reports that Russia conducted two strikes, the second of which killed a member of the civil defence and a medic. According to @RaedAlSaleh3, “The martyr Ayman Jamal al-Din, a volunteer of the Civil Defense volunteers, was killed
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March 15, 2018
LOCATION
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaBetween eight and 10 civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Saqba, according to sources on the ground. Eight civilian fatalities were named, though Harak Al ghoutani said “more than 10 civilians” died. Most sources blamed Russia; however, there were also reports of barrel bombing, meaning that the regime can’t be ruled
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March 15, 2018
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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaTwo civilians (adult males) died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Harasta, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported that “Russian air strikes with rockets loaded with napalm, incendiary, cluster bombs, and explosive barrels [were dropped] on Harasrta”, among other locations. But according to @Mustafa_ElHidir, the regime
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March 15, 2018
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زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, SyriaIn a major civilian harm incident, up to 21 civilians died and as many as 70 more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Zamalka. Many sources said that this was a chemical attack by the regime, though there were also multiple allegations against Russia. The Violations Documentation Centre named “18 victims killed
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March 15, 2018
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كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, SyriaOne adult male died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike on Kafar Zeita, according to local media. Muraselon reported: “Field sources confirmed to reporters that Syrian and Russian fighter jets targeted the locations of armed terrorist organizations inside the towns of Tal Malh and Al-Jbain to reach their supply lines in
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March 14, 2018
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نبل, Nubl town, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to local media, three civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish airstrike on Nubl town. According to Enabbaladi, the Syrian regime’s media published a statement saying that Turkish planes’ targeted allied positions in Nabal and Zahra, which resulted in a number of civilian martyrs. An image published shows the casualties to be young men.
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March 14, 2018
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عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 5 and 11 civilians including up to four children died and up to 25 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling (airstrikes and artillery) of Afrin city centre, according to local media in Syria. Massoud Mohammad, a self-described journalist from Qamishli for Rojava, produced numerous reports on the event on Twitter. He put
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March 14, 2018
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جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, SyriaTwo named civilian males died in an alleged regime or Russian air or artillery shelling of Jisreen, according to local media.
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March 14, 2018
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaLocal media reported that four adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Saqba. @ragga_shkeir tweeted that there were “Russian air strikes with guided missiles and missiles loaded with internationally prohibited cluster bombs”. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes fired missiles
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March 14, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaIn a major incident, between 12 and 15 civilians including multiple members from several families were reported killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Hamourya. There were also reports of the use of “toxic gases” in the attacks. @Baraa_Abdul tweeted: The regime is targeting the town of Hamourya with toxic gases
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March 14, 2018
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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaThree civilian males died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Harasta, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified adult male civilians as killed by warplanes belonging to “Syrian government and affiliated militias”.
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March 14, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaLocal media reported between eight and 12 civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Arbeen. Sources reported barrel bombing by the regime and airstrikes by Russia. The lowest death count was given as two. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “two civilians were martyred due to rocket shelling in areas
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March 14, 2018
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قلعة المضيق, Qal’et Al Madik, Hama, SyriaFour civilians from one family were killed, including a man, a woman and two children, and others were injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qal’et Al Madik, local media reported. @bokraahla1984 tweeted: “Today, [March 14th] a good resident was killed with his wife, child and daughter, leaving in this life his eldest son, who did
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March 14, 2018
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كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and four civilians have been killed and as many as ten others, including children, were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Kafar Batna, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Barrel bombing was reported in these strikes. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence teams
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March 13, 2018
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مركز 103 للدفاع المدني, civil defence center no :103, Damascus, SyriaOne member of the White Helmets was killed and three more injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the civil defence centre 103 in Damascus, local media reported. Douma.Revolution and @SiegeWatch reported that one civil defence volunteer, Rifat Idris, was killed, and three more were wounded. The airstrikes that struck the Civil Defence
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March 13, 2018
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حزة, Hazza, Damascus, SyriaTwo civilians – a man and a woman, both named – were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes, and an unspecified number more were injured, local media reported. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “The areas of the town of Haza have been hit by a renewed bombardment of the regime forces by
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March 13, 2018
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حي القصور, Al Qousour, Idlib, SyriaIn what local media referred to as “a massacre”, up to nine civilians were killed and as many as 15 were wounded in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Al Qousour, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to Russia and Syrian regime raids. The bombing caused an entire building to completely collapse, trapping
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Incident date
March 13, 2018
LOCATION
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaBetween three and five civilians were killed and “a large number” more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. @Wesal_TV and @HalabTodayTV and other sources put the death toll at three. However, the Violations Documentation Centre listed five