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Incident Date

31 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3358

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Four or five civilians including a woman and her child died and up to nine more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Ariha, local media reported. @shahed_alep: 4 k a number wounded @SyrianCoalition reported "three martyrs and seven wounded in an air strike targeting civilian homes". Other sources put the…

Summary

Published
31 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3359

Location

بسنقول, Bsanqoul, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians including five children and three women were reported killed and several others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Bsanqoul village in Idlib, Syria on March 31st, 2018 according to local sources. Shaam Network said that Russian warplanes targeted the town of Bsanqoul with several missiles that hit…

Summary

Published
31 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3335

Location

Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and up to three civilians were injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the village of Al Naqir, Idlib governorate, on March 27th, 2018, according to local sources. HalabTodayTV reported that "a woman was killed and several people were wounded, and more than 10 houses were destroyed…

Summary

Published
27 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3309

Location

حارم, Harem, Idlib, Syria
Between 34 and 43 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a popular market area in the city of Harem, Idlib, on Thursday afternoon. The estimated number of injured civilians goes from "dozens” to 70 people. Initial reports estimated the death toll at around 20 civilians, but the Syrian Civil Defence stated that they…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
34–43
Civilians reported injured
20–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3310

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between 16 and 25 civilians were killed and up to 200 were wounded in aerial and artillery strikes on residential neighbourhoods in the city of Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. Several sources claimed Russian forces were responsible for the attack, whereas others blamed the Assad regime. Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
16–25
Civilians reported injured
90–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN), Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3311

Location

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
47 people, among which 17 women, including three pregnant women, and 17 children, were killed by airstrikes on a shelter in the city of Arbin, Eastern Ghouta, in the night of March 22nd, 2018. Conflicting reports blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the attack. @N_workMediaHoms tweeted that warplanes dropped more than 30 barrels…

Summary

Published
22 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
44–47
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3306

Location

عين ترما, Ayn Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including two children and two women, died in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery or rocket strikes on Ayn Tarma, according to sources on the ground. There were conflicting reports blaming both Russia and the regime, and it remains unclear which party was responsible for the civilian harm. Initial…

Summary

Published
21 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3308

Location

كفر بطيخ, Kafr Batikh, Idlib, Syria
In what sources on the ground referred to as "a horrific massacre", up to 22 civilians, between 16 and 19 of them children, were killed and dozens more civilians were wounded in airstrikes by alleged Russian aircraft in Kafr Batikh. Local sources told New Arab that a Russian warplane bombed the school of the village…

Summary

Published
21 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
19–22
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3302

Location

مخيم عقربات, Aqrabat camp, Idlib, Syria
At least nine civilians, mainly children, were killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Aqrabat camp for Internally Displaced People, north of the town of Hass in Idlib province, on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSy) reported that seven civilians had been killed and that there were dozens…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3303

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the city of Harasta on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suggested that the death toll could be as high as 20, including 16 children and four women. An…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–20
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3304

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, at least 53 named civilians, including 14 children and six women, were killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Douma on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "at least 54 civilians, including 14 children and 6…

Summary

Published
20 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
53–64
Civilians reported injured
20–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3288

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least seven civilians, including a child and two women, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, March 19th 2018, as reported by local sources. Reports blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the incident. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) of Syria documented the names of seven…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3290

Location

Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between 17 and 28 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air, artillery, and rocket strikes on Erbeen in Eastern Ghouta on March 19th, according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 15 children and two women were killed in the attack. The Syrian Observatory…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
17–28
Civilians reported injured
20–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3292

Location

Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were reportedly killed, and  others - including woman and children - were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Ein Tarma town in Eastern Ghouta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) said on their Facebook page that "Russian warplanes targeted residential…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3284

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Seven 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…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3286

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Thirteen 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…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3281

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians including two children reportedly from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strike on March 17th, 2018 on Arbeen city, according to local media. Enab Baladi, @IndependentSyri  and @SYR_REV_NEWS blamed the Syrian regime, while Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) and @mohammadezzomzd blamed Russia. LCCSY reported that…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

TS279

Location

محمودية, Mahmoudiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between 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…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3278

Location

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Up 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…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3279

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
At 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…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
30–71
Civilians reported injured
20–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3267

Location

كفر بطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between 61 and 80 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Kafr Batna, Damascus governorate. Estimates of injured civilians range from 100 up to 200. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria documented 61 civilian fatalities. @SiegeWatch put the death toll between 61 and 70, whereas other media…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
61–80
Civilians reported injured
100–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3271

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Up 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,…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3272

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between 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…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–30
Civilians reported injured
50–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3265

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Between 13 and 26 civilians including at least four children and four women were reported killed as a result of alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrikes on Hamouriyah in Rif Damascus, Syria, on March 15th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Eastern Ghouta area witnessed heavy…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

TS275

Location

عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians including children and women died, and five more were wounded in an alleged Turkish bombing of Afrin city centre, according to sources on the ground in Syria. ANF reported: "According to local sources, another civilian was killed and five were wounded in Turkish bombing on Thursday.  Five injured were identified." Hawar…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3263

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
In 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…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
18–21
Civilians reported injured
12–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

TS276

Location

ترينيدة, Trinide village or Ashrafiyeh neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At 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…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–18
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3264

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Seven 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…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3254

Location

قلعة المضيق, Qal’et Al Madik, Hama, Syria
Four 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…

Summary

Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3255

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Local 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…

Summary

Published
14 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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