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April 28, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Ar Raqqah, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that “earlier today, a number of civilians were killed and wounded by the SDF and an aerial bombardment, likely to be by the Coalition on the town of Al Tabaqa (55 km west of Al-Raqqa), which they are trying to gain control over.” Giving context, Qasioun reported that “Coaltion aircraft
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April 28, 2017
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كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one named adult-male civilian – a blind man – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah mosque in Kafr Zita. According to SHRC, Russian warplanes initially targeted a hospital next to the mosque – and then returned to strike the mosque itself. Smart reported: “A journalist
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April 27, 2017
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حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, SyriaEleven civilians were killed in Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa in the northern district of Rumaila, a number of local sources reported. According to Al Araby and the Revolutionary Forces of Syria’s media office, the strikes took place “near the headquarters of al-Hesba” – the base of ISIL’s religious police. The same two sources said a
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April 27, 2017
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دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaBetween one and three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the death of one non-combatant and injury of two more in a Coalition raid. However, according to Qasioun, three civilians died. It also pointed towards the Coalition.
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April 27, 2017
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كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes killed between one and two civilians and injured two others in Kafr Sanja in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April. Multiple sources reported that one of the martyrs was a child, and one source identified the other civilian killed as the child’s father.
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April 27, 2017
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معرشورين, Maarshurin village, Idlib, SyriaBetween four and eight civilians, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Ma’ar Shureen on the morning of the 27th of April, according to sources on the ground. The strike reportedly left ‘dozens’ of others wounded. Aljazeera reported that a funeral procession in the
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April 27, 2017
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جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, SyriaFour civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma’ar Zita, Idlib, according to local media sources. The Shamna medical point was struck and four of the medical staff were killed, Halab Today reported. There was a second strike after the hospital was struck, according to Al Jazeera. They reported that “Russian aircraft re-targeted
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April 26, 2017
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Northern Raqqa countryside, Raqqa, SyriaAl Raqqa Truth and the Raqqa News Network reported the death of one man in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the northern Raqqa countryside. No further details are presently known.
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April 26, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, al Zouikat, Raqqa, SyriaSixteen named civilians including eight children and five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al A’jrawi roundabout in Tabaqa, according to local media. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “ Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS defensive position on the balcony of a house,
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April 26, 2017
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دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaA number of local sources said that at least two people were killed and 14 more injured as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes in the western Tabaqa countryside in the village of Debsi Afnan. A report from Smart News Agency two days after the incident said as many as seven people were killed and
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April 26, 2017
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الفلاحة, Felaha, Raqqa, SyriaOne adult male was killed in an airstrike on the Felaha area behind Rabia’a school in Raqqa, according to local sources. R.Tahrir.Alsham and the Shaam News Network reported that a “bulldozer” or “trucks” were struck by “a military drone” killing the driver. The sources didn’t identify the culprit or say whether the driver was a
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April 26, 2017
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الجانودية, Al Janoudia, Idlib, SyriaUp to six civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Janoudiya, Jisr al-Shughour, according to local media sources. Media activist, Musab Ahmed Orabi, was among those dead. However, none of the sources were clear as to whether he was one of the five civilians killed or an additional death. He was working with
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April 26, 2019
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بسنقول, Bsanqoul, Idlib, SyriaAt least nine civilians were killed in an airstrike in Bsanqoul, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Al Jazeera, who placed the death toll at nine, attributed responsibility to Russian forces. They reported that the strike killed “leader of the movement Ahrar
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April 25, 2017
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كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians died and others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a funeral in Kdeiran, according to local sources. Alraqqa.Truth reported that Coalition jets “targeted a funeral procession with heavy machine guns”. Asharqiya Voice and the Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that Coalition aircraft used gunfire on the gathering. According to
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April 24, 2017
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كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, SyriaLocal sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One
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April 23, 2017
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ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians died and between four and 12 others were injured in an airstrike on Al Mayadeen, according to local media. Though most reports didn’t identify the culprit, two sources pointed towards the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition carried out after midnight
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April 23, 2017
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الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Hazimah, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that “a number of martyrs fell following Coalition raids on Hazima town north of Raqqa city.” Step News reported “more than nine raids north of Raqqa” including strikes on the outskirts of Hazimah but
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April 23, 2017
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الضلعه, Al Dhula'ah, Shabwa, YemenOn April 24th 2017, Pentagon spokesperson Captain Jeff Davis stated that a US strike had killed eight AQAP militants in Shabwa governorate on the previous day, confirming earlier reports that an afternoon US drone strike in Al Dhula’ah, in the Al Said area, had killed eight people. Several sources reported, however, that at least three
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April 22, 2017
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اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, SyriaA father was killed and his children were injured on an airstrike which struck their home in Lataminah, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime, others blaming Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the “Syrian-Russian alliance”. Civil Defence Hama initially reported that
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April 22, 2017
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عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, SyriaA man, a woman and a girl were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a airstrike on Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. According to the Smart News Agency, a Russian warplane struck the vicinity, “killing a woman, and wounding two others, including a child, their
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April 21, 2017
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سوق الهال, Al Haal Market, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians including three children died and three more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Haal Market in Tabaqa, according to local media. Mohab Nasser, a journalist covering Al Tabaqa, named five victims of a Coalition raid. The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. According to the Syrian
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April 20, 2017
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مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, SyriaSeven civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon Farm, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named three of the victims. The victims were also named by Q_Alenzy and Syrian PC, which also blamed the Coalition. According to Mohammed Al-Abbullah, “four young men from the Maysaloun farm died as a
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April 19, 2017
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المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqRelatives reported that four or more members of the Al-Fakhri family were among those who died after airstrikes hit their house in Old Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported: “Eyewitnesses reported that nine civilians from two families were killed in aerial bombardment of coalition forces and artillery. The government forces targeted residential houses in the
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April 19, 2017
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الثورة, Mosul: Thawra neighbourhood, Nineveh, IraqMultiple sources reported that more than 90 civilians died in a major incident in Al Thawra (Revolution) neighbourhood in Old Mosul. As Reuters noted, “Dozens of civilians were killed on Saturday by air strikes targeting homes in the Thawra district on the western side of Mosul, a neighborhood declared by Iraqi forces restored overnight by
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April 18, 2017
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البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn a major civilian casualty incident, up to 36 civilians including 14 children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Iraqi air force were liable. The Coalition later took responsibility
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April 17, 2017
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الحسينية, Al Hussayniya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 7 and 13 civilians including two women and two children died and 12 more were wounded in an airstrike which hit near the Faculty of Agriculture building in Hussayniya. Between 6 and 9 ISIL fighters were also said to have died. While most sources attributed the incident to the Coalition – with some specifically
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April 16, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Alexandria in Tabaqa, according to local sources. Ahmad-Alshibli named two victims – killed by unidentified “warplanes and heavy machine guns”. The victims were additionally named by Q_Alenzy and Step News Agency, which also blamed the Coalition.
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April 16, 2017
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كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, SyriaAt least one man died – along with perhaps two families – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish, according to local sources. One man was named as a victim of a Coalition strike by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. RFS Media put the death toll at two – also blaming the Coalition. However according
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April 16, 2017
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كفرزتيا , Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaTwo named children died and three male civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to sources on the grounds. Several reports said that “rocket-propelled grenades with parachutes” were used in the attack. Smart News Agency reported that “two children were killed and three men were wounded on Sunday when
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April 15, 2017
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باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab-Sinjar, Nineveh, IraqLocal residents told the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights that 42 members of the well-known family of Ghanim Sobhiya died after an airstrike hit their 16-room house in Bab-Sinjar neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul, at dawn on April 15th. Sources reported that the family of Ghanim’s brother had also gathered in the house.