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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3060
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as "endless" bombing of Douma, Damascus, up to 34 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens left wounded, as reported by local media, who blamed either the Assad regime or joint Assad/Russian forces. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy shelling, Smart News Agency reported how "the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–34
Civilians reported injured
24
Military actors reported killed
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3050
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3054
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as "a fierce military…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3044
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged air and artillery shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus killed at least five civilians, including one woman, and wounded several, local media reported. Followed by days of intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, including Hamouriya, the death toll reportedly reached five on Tuesday, February 20th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported "at…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3045
Location
زملكا, Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including at least two women, were killed along with several wounded as airstrikes and artillery shelling continued in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, this time in Zamalaka, local media reported who blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. Masrawy News reported how many parts of eastern Ghouta, including Zamalaka, continuously were under "air,…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3041
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
At least seven but as many as 18 civilians, including up to eight children and one woman, were killed and dozens left wounded as Russian and/or Assad forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by numerous local sources. In this widely-documented incident, Arbeen was, like the rest of…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–18
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3047
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
As Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, up to seven civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and "dozens" left injured, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Tuesday, February 20th, the death toll in Mesraba rose to at least four and up to seven, according…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3042
Location
Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were killed and up to dozens were left wounded as Ain Tarma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by airstrikes, local media reported, who, however, were unclear whether to blame Russia or the Syrian regime - or both. As depicted on footage from the scene, the airstrikes hit residential areas and left…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3043
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
CS1725
Location
هجين, Hajin / Bahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 12 and 16 civilians, including 5 children and 6 women were allegedly killed and “dozens” wounded in a Coalition airstrike on the city of Hajin on February 19th. However some sources, like Deir Ezzor24, stated that the airstrike in fact took place in Al Bahra, a town near Hajin. According to the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3031
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
At least four and as many as 14 civilians including ar least one woman and one child were killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strikes in Saqba were part of a widespread intensified shelling of multiple residential neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3035
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
As many as nine civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and at least one civilian was wounded as the Syrian regime and/or Russia carried out air and artillery shelling of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As several sources reported, large parts of eastern Ghouta, including Douma, were subject to heavy…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3037
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
On February 19, 2018, between six and 11 civilians, including two children and four women, were killed and several were wounded as Russian and/or Syrian forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Hazza, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As a part of a intensification of shelling of large parts of eastern Ghouta, the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3038
Location
بيت سوى, Beat Sawa, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as a "massacre", up to 55 civilians, including 40 children and women were killed and "dozens" wounded as Russian and/or the Syrian regime continued its heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta, this time in Beat Sawa, local media reported. While many towns of eastern Ghouta were subject to lethal air raids and…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–55
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3039
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians, two men and one woman, were killed and several were left wounded as Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to air and artillery shelling as reported by local media. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Damas Press, who did not identify a culprit, reported…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3029
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, a husband and wife, were killed and several others were left wounded in alleged Russia or regime air or artillery strikes on Latmeen, Idlib, according to local media. Smart News Agency, who cited a military spokesman of the Free Syrian Army, said that "warplanes likely to be Russian launched eight raids on agricultural…
Summary
Published
18 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
TS208
Location
سرنجاك و كوبلاكا, Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Aleppo, Syria
According to several local sources, one woman and one man died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Syria. According to Rumaf, since the morning hours, the villages of Sarinjak and Kublka have been subjected to heavy shelling. The primary result is the fall of a woman and a man and the wounding…
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
16 February 2018
Incident Code
TS205
Location
شيه,عفرين, Sheya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to two local reports, two civilians were killed and one injured following an alleged Turkish shelling on Sheya, Afrin. Additionally, The Kurdish Red Crescent named the two civilians women. Rumaf reported that 48, was wounded in the knee in an alleged Turkish shelling on Sheya, Afrin. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
16 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3020
Location
Enata, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians, including up to two children and one woman, were killed while as many as six civilians were wounded following alleged Russian shelling of Enata, western Idlib, local media reported. In this event, several sources reported that Russian warplanes had carried out airstrikes in Enata. The twitter account Hassan Darwisho mentioned that…
Summary
Published
13 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 February 2018
Incident Code
TS191
Location
city of Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including one woman died and as many as ten others were wounded, including children, followed an alleged Turkish shelling of the city of Afrin, according to local media. Reports said that the Turkish army carried out heavy artillery shelling on Tuesday evening February 13, 2018, targeting both the neighbourhoods of Ashrafieh…
Summary
Published
13 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
13 February 2018
Incident Code
TS192
Location
جنديرس, Heikja, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
As many as three civilians - including two woman and a man - were killed, and six others were wounded in an alleged Trukish airstrike on Heikja village, according to local media. One source claimed that an unspecific number of children were also killed. The two female victims were named as two women. The Kurdish Red Crescent…
Summary
Published
13 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3019
Location
قرية قرب اريحة, Village near Ariha, Idlib, Syria
In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that alleged Russian warplanes had carried out aerial shelling in a village near Jericho, 15 km south of Idlib, killing one child and one woman, as well as wounding six others. Smart News Agency cited activists on the ground who believed that the warplanes had launched four…
Summary
Published
12 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3013
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta Damascus, both from the ground and air, killed at least one child and one woman, and wounded several others, local media reported. Damascus Media Center reported that 15 airstrikes and five ground-to-ground missiles had struck Arbeen since the morning, targeting residential neighbourhoods. Orient News also reported the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3015
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed along with "dozens" wounded as Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported. The shelling, which hit densely populated residential areas, reportedly caused much civilian harm and damage. Orient News' correspondent reported how both…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3007
Location
قرية حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
In this major event, described by many as "massacre", alleged Russian airstrikes in Haas, Idlib, killed between five and 17 civilians, including children and women as well wounding up to dozens, local media reported. Enab Baladi reported that the shelling in Haas was a part of a larger Russian offensive in the Idlib province, and…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–17
Civilians reported injured
15–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2996
Location
مشمشان, Mishmishan, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to eight civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to 40, including children, local media reported, after the town of Mishmishan, Idlib, was struck. Ebaa News cited locals on the ground who told them how alleged Russian warplanes had "hovered around the area and then returned and carried out…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
12–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2999
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime waged shelling of Kafr Sajneh in Idlib killed up to three civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to six children, local media reported. Local reports varied in terms of the death toll, though most agreed that both children and women were among the victims. Smart News cited local…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3000
Location
عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
In this event, described by many as a "massacre", up to 27 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens were wounded as the city of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to heavy aerial shelling, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Some sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19–27
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3001
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes carried out airstrikes in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, killing between four and eight civilians, including one woman and one child, as well as wounding several others, local media reported. Reports mentioned heavy shelling in several parts of eastern Ghouta around February 8th, 2018, including the shelling of Douma. The…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
TS166
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a woman died, and more than four others were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Afrin, according to local media. Afrin Now revealed a 70-year-old man was killed in the incident and the second victim, a 50-year-old woman, was indicated by Maf News. However, a tweet in reply to the source Bekodo…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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