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Incident Date
28 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2933
Location
كفرزيتا, al Sayyad street. Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
A woman was killed and several others were injured in airstrikes on Kafr Zeita, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian for the raids. Step reported that "A woman was killed and a number of people were injured as a result of Russian air strikes targeting the town of Kafr…
Summary
Published
28 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2018
Incident Code
CI874a
Location
البغدادي, Al Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
Eight people including a woman and six police officers were reported killed and 20 others including two women severely injured in an alleged US-led Coalition strike on Al Baghdadi, west of Anbar province on January 27th, 2018, according to multiple local sources. Reports said that the strike "mistakenly struck a gathering of local security forces",…
Summary
Published
27 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
11–20
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 January 2018
Incident Code
TS127
Location
معبطلي, Ma'abatli village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians from one family died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Ma’abatli village, according to sources on the ground. The family were reportedly from the city of Idlib. Local media said that three of them remained under the rubble. The story of the family’s death formed the basis of an article…
Summary
Published
26 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2932
Location
الكنايس أو الكنائس, Kanayes or Kana'es, Idlib, Syria
A man and a woman were killed, and one other was injured in airstrikes which hit the vicinity of Kanayes or Kana'es, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. The bombardement 'targeted the village of churches" in Kanayes or Kana'es with napalm bombs, and RPG's - according to local media.…
Summary
Published
26 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS122
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to Rok online, “a father found his two children who were wounded days after they were displaced from the western town of Jenderes, west of Syria. Their convoy was targeted by the Turkish army and its Islamic militia. Ahmed Khallouf, a father of four children from Jandiers district, who fled to Afrin, said the…
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
TS124
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One woman was killed in an alleged Turkish strike on Jindires, according to multiple reports. The victim was named by multiple sources as 42-year-old Amina Sedak. Reports said that the victim had “special needs” and was “mentally impaired”. Most reports claimed "several wounded." There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1717
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three women died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Hajeen, according to local media. The three victims were named by Deir Ezzor 24 as Mansya Samir Al-Aswad; the wife of Eid Mansy Al Aswad; and the wife of Ali Mansy Al Aswad Some reports appear to have…
Summary
Published
24 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
TS111
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians were killed and 49 named people were wounded in the reported Turkish bombing of Jindires in Afrin, according to local sources on the ground. Airwars was initially alerted to the casualty incident by the Afrin Now Facebook page, which detailed the reported casualties and some injured. On its Facebook page, the…
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
49
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1716
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 15 civilian including as many as seven women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at a hospital in al Sha’afa, according to local media. Free Deir Ezzor put the death toll at 14 including seven women. It published photographs of ruins of “the hospital targeted by the Coalition”. According to the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
23 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
4–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
YS006
Location
قيريقهان, Qeireikhan, Hattai, Syria
One woman was reported killed and two civilians injured in an alleged YPG strike at Qeireikhan, in southern Turkey – one of two incidents that day. The battle of Afrin New and News Flash Aleppo initially reported an unspecified number of dead and injured in an alleged YPG bombardment of Qeireikhan. Al Jazeera described the…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS109
Location
تل سلور, Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Two to three civilians were allegedly killed in Turkish airstrikes on Tal Slour, Jindires, Afrin. They were named by Afrin Now and the Kurdish Red Crescent. Kurdi Post said that the strike came after midnight, and that Mrs Suleiman’s seven year old son was also killed, while a 10 year old girl was injured. However according…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
TS110
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that two civilian men and one woman were injured in the vicinity of Shya in Afrin canton. One report came in later on March 5th 2018 of a civilian female ages 65 who was killed. There are no other details present at this time.
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2931
Location
سنقرة, Sanqara, Idlib, Syria
As 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…
Summary
Published
22 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS099
Location
عداما, A'dama, Aleppo, Syria
Two 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.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS102
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Aleppo, Syria
A 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…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2925
Location
زمار, Zammar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As 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…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
TS103
Location
محبة, Mobato, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported a number of civilians killed and injured in the vicinity of Mobato in Afrin canton. According to a report shared with Airwars the victims were an unnamed child (killed); and an unidentified woman suffering from shock. Adult civilian males Hassan and Mustafa Ali both reportedly received leg injuries. Other sources…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2928
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Damascus, Syria
A single source reported the death of a woman by Russian warplane shelling. The victim was named. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2923
Location
القرويطة, Al-Qarweta, Hama, Syria
A woman was killed and another was injured in airstrikes which struck the vicinity of Al-Qarweta. All sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raids or did not attribute blame. Sources reported that the Russian shelling struck the outskirts of the village of Al-Qarweta in Mount Shahshabo. The woman was allegedly displaced. There are no…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
YS001
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least one child and one woman died and up to six other civilians were wounded in an alleged artilllery shelling by YPG forces on Al Bab, according to local media. The Shaam News Network said that “the Civil Defense Teams reported that the shelling caused the deaths of two children and the injury of…
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2917
Location
معرةالنعمان, Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed, including a woman and a child, in airstrikes on Ma'arat Nu'man, according to local media. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Both civilians were unidentified. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2910
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'ara Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
A mother and her two children were killed when alleged napalm bombs struck their home in Ma'ara Al-Nu'man, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Moscow. A number of civilians were also wounded in the raid, with one source reporting that as many as eight civilians received wounds. Footage published shows a…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2901
Location
طبيش, Tbeesh, north of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
As many as eight civilians were killed - including six children and a woman - and nine more were injured in airstrikes which hit the vicinity of Tbeesh in Idlib, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, while most others blamed Russia.…
Summary
Published
16 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2896
Location
ارناز, Arnaz, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Four 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…
Summary
Published
15 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2889
Location
كفر بطيخ, Kafr Batikh, Idlib, Syria
Three to four civilians were reportedly killed, and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes which struck the vicinity of Kafr Batikh. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for airstrikes. Sources reported that RPGs were fired on the vicinity by SU 24 planes, which are Russian. The event was described as a massacre, due…
Summary
Published
13 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13–14 January, 2018
Incident Code
CS1713
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five named civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajeen, sources on the ground said. The earliest report of casualties was on January 13th, though some reports later claimed the event was on the 14th or even the 15th. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “five civilians, including a woman, were killed…
Summary
Published
13 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12–13 January, 2018
Incident Code
RS2888
Location
خان السبل, Khan Alsubul, Idlib, Syria
Between nine and 11 civilians were reported killed in what has been described by local media as a "massacre" on Khan Alsubul. As many as 17 civilians were also claimed wounded in the raids, which occurred in the middle of the night whilst civilians slept. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame fo…
Summary
Published
12 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2883
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
A mother and son were killed, and two other children were wounded, in airstrikes which struck the vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun, "targeting civilian homes", according to sources on the ground. Local media were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. According to Edlib Media Centre,…
Summary
Published
11 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1711
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According 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…
Summary
Published
10 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2878
Location
Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A mother and her son were killed and as many as four other civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit oil stalls in Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Sources said that two rocket strikes…
Summary
Published
10 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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