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January 22, 2018
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راجو, Rajo district of Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians died and up to 14 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Rajo district of Afrin, according to sources on the ground. Two victims were named by The Kurdish Red Crescent. ANF also reported that a Turkish strike killed “a civilian and injured his mother and sister who were in
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January 22, 2018
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قيريقهان, Qeireikhan, Hattai, SyriaMultiple local sources named 30-year-old electrician Shahin Elitash as killed when the YPG allegedly fired a rocket or mortar into Qeireikhan in southern Turkey – the second reported incident in the town that day. The victim, a father of two, was reportedly an employee of electricity company TEDAS and died while he was repairing power
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January 22, 2018
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سنقرة, Sanqara, Idlib, SyriaAs many as eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in airstrikes which hit residential housing in Sanqara, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Images show what can only be described as a massacre, with the
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January 22, 2018
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الغدفة, Ghadfa, Idlib, SyriaA young man was killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Ghadfa, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blamed to Russian warplanes. It is unclear whether the victim was a child or an adult male. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), a high school in al
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January 21, 2018
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عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaThe Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilians were killed and five people injured in the vicinity of Afrin city. In a private message with Airwars, it was reported that two people were killed and two people were injured. There are no additional details are presently known.
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January 21, 2018
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شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, SyriaA number of civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish aerial bombardement of Shya and its surrounding areas. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported a number of civilians killed and injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. A report by Aldiwan said that Turkish airstrikes resulted in “much destruction and many civilians killed in
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Incident date
January 21, 2018
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عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaThe Kurdish Red Crescent reported that five adult male civilians were killed and four people injured in the vicinity of Jinderes in Afrin canton. The victims names were confirmed though a private message shared with Airwars. Other sources also reported Turkish strikes in the area. According to Alnado, civilians sheltered in caves “to escape the
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January 21, 2018
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ماريامين, Mariamain and Diwa villages, Aleppo, SyriaAfrin Now reported that three civilians were killed and 13 wounded in an alleged Turkish strike on Mariamain and Diwa villages. According to Almjhar, Hawar, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Tardous News, two of the victims died in Mariamain’s Shara area, and one in Diwa’s Gendressa quarter. Afrin Now named Ahmad Himmo as
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Incident date
January 21, 2018
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عداما, A'dama, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians were killed and four others were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of A’dama village in the Afrin countryside, according to local media. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilians were killed and five people injured in the vicinity of Rajo in Afrin canton.
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Incident date
January 21, 2018
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كلجبرين, Kiljbreen, Aleppo, SyriaTwo Syrian civilians – a father and his son – were killed and several others wounded in an alleged shelling by YPG forces of the town of Kiljbreen, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “areas of the village of Kiljbreen, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, were shelled
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January 21, 2018
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaBetween two and four civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in airstrikes which hit a residential neighbourhood in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources all either lamed Russian warplanes for the strikes, or did not attribute blame. Two raids which struck the vicinity, caused much material damage, reported local sources. The Civil Defence
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Incident date
January 21, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaTwo men were killed in airstrikes which hit Arbeen, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the strikes. According to SCDrifdimashq, the raids struck a residential neighbourhood with “intensive shelling”. There are no other details at this time.
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January 21, 2018
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زمار, Zammar, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as eleven civilians were killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes which hit Zammar, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, most attributing blame to Russia while others blame the Syrian regime. Five civilians were named, including two children and three women, and one unidentified
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January 20, 2018
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لوف, Lowef, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and five civilians were killed, and seven others were injured, in airstrikes on Lowef, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Sources described the strikes as “intensive shelling” by both “Russian and Syrian planes” –
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January 19, 2018
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سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaAccording to local media, four civilians were killed and an unspecified number were wounded in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Saraqeb. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing the blame to Russian warplanes, while two others blamed the Syrian regime. The residential homes were hit in the evening, according
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January 19, 2018
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معرحاطط, Mar Hatet, Idlib, SyriaAn adult male was killed and an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Mar Hatet, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. All sources blamed Russian warplanes, however Violations Documentation Centre blamed the Syrian regime and its associates. The three raids which struck the residential area
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January 18, 2018
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Jameeco Jilyaale near Beled ul Amin, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaThe US confirmed it had accompanied Somali troops in a mission that rescued 30 to 32 boys from an al Shabaab indoctrination centre in the Lower Shabelle region. However, during the rescue attempt, fire reportedly from Somali forces reportedly killed four or five children, and a teacher. A later US government FOIA response indicated that
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January 17, 2018
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سراقب, south of Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaA father and child were killed, and as many as seven others were wounded in airstrikes on Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with most attributing blame to Russia, however @AsadSouria blamed the Syrian regime. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “unknown warplanes” were to blame
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January 16, 2018
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معرشمارين, Mar Shmareen, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed, including one adult male, and several others were wounded in airstrikes which hit the vicinity of Mar Shmareenin Maarat al Nuuman, according to local media. All sources reported that Russian warplanes were to blame for the raids. However VDC reported that “Syrian government and affiliated militias” were to blame. Sources were
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January 15, 2018
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ارناز, Arnaz, Aleppo , Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians were killed, including three named victims, and as many as 10 others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes which struck the vicinity of Arnaz, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources attributed the blame to Moscow. According to local media, members of the Civil Defence in Aleppo worked retrieve the dead and wounded
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January 15, 2018
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انقراتي, Ankarati, east of Tal Mardikh, Idlib, SyriaA named adult male was reported killed and his brother was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes which hit Ankarati, Idlib. All local media blamed Russian warplanes for the incident. In a similar fashion to a series of other raids which occurred around this time, the planes targeted the vicinity during the night. The brother was
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January 15, 2018
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جوباس, Jubas, south of Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaOne to two civilians were killed – one was named – and as many as eight others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Jubas, according to local media. All sources reported that Russia was to blame except one source which attributed blame to the Syrian regime. The strikes, which reportedly occurred in the night,
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January 13, 2018
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معصران, Ma'saran, Idlib, SyriaA father and son were killed and an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Ma’saran, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the strikes, making this a contested event. According to local media, missiles were used in the strike which “targeted” the residential buildings. As many
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January 11, 2018
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معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaAn ambulance driver from Salam Hospital was killed, and as many as seven other civilians were injured, including the Minister of Health in the interim government due to alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Ma’arat Nu’man, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Most sources blamed Russia, while
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January 11, 2018
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سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaA man was killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes which struck Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, most blaming Russia while one sources blamed the Syrian regime. According to local media there was damage to civilian properties, in the “four raids” which struck the vicinity.
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January 10, 2018
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البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to Lawhat Bukmalna, “Coalition air strikes targeted several positions of Iranian groups in the city of Abu Kamal. There were reports of civilian deaths”. Lawhat Bukmalna went on to report that the following sites were struck: Near al Hajana Near the school of Zeinab The Tuweiba area The Mosque of al Mustafa The area
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January 9, 2018
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كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, SyriaA civilian was reportedly killed when airstrikes hit his vegetable truck in Kafr Zeita. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some local media attributed blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. One local source called it is “military raid”, not naming a belligerent. One source reported that there were some
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January 7, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaBetween one and 12 civilians were killed – including three children, a woman and a man – and as many as 30 others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, while some attributed blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. One source,
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January 7, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaFive civilians were reportedly killed in air and artillery strikes which struck Arbeen in the middle of the night. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some sources attributing blame to Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime. A handful of sources blamed “warplanes”, not specifying who the belligerent was. Qalamon, who named
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January 7, 2018
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كنصفرة, Kansafra, Idlib, SyriaAs many as six civilians were killed – including a family of four – and others were wounded, following alleged Russian airstrikes on a poultry farm in Kansafra. Although most sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes, some sources blamed “warplanes”. One even reported the use of an explosive barrel, indicating Syrian regime participation, making