Incident date
May 9, 2017
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رسم الفالح, Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween two and 32 civilians were killed – including women and children – and dozens were injured, in an airstrike on Rasim Al Faleh, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for he raids. Sources were conflicted as to how many civilians were killed in the strikes. Almost all sources reported that 16
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May 8, 2017
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حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, SyriaA family – comprising of a husband, wife and a two-year-old child – were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the Al Awwal neighbourhood of Tabaqa. The first source, Mohab Nasser, reported the casualties and blamed the Coalition. All subsequent reporting was based on this report, however Euphrates Post also published an image
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May 8, 2017
LOCATION
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween seven and ten civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle carrying displaced civilians at the outskirts of Raqqa, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported: “On Monday, May 8, the International coalition committed a new massacre in Raqqa province after it targeted a convoy
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May 8, 2017
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الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, IraqTwo local sources reported that three children and their mother were killed after a either an airstrike or rocket attack hit their house in Islah Al Zerae neighborhood, in West Mosul. The Nineveh Media Centre reported that “Local source confirmed the martyrdom of three children and their mother when a rocket attack targeted their house.”
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May 7, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, IraqOne report on social media said that an ISIS member named Ali Ubaid ‘Issa Dagher (Abujrajis) was killed with his “entire family” including his mother in an airstrike. It is presently unclear in which West Mosul neighbourhood the strike occurred. No further details are presently known.
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Incident date
May 7, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 20 and 40 civilians including eight children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Awwal and Al Thaleth neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local media. All sources attributed the incident to the Coalition, though there was some uncertainly on the date of the incident with a number of
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Incident date
May 7, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaAt least five civilians, including two women, were reportedly killed and 11 more were injured in Tabaqa in what appears to be shelling by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by airstrikes carried out by the Coalition. One member of ISIL was also reportedly killed and several more were injured, according to Smart News Agency.
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May 7, 2017
LOCATION
الكناوية, Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaTwelve civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike which targeted a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, according to reports from the ground. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. According to sources, women and children were killed. Additionally, a local source, @majd12347651, reported that the civilians were internally displaced persons. Homes were
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May 5, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, IraqHeavy shelling of Hermat in West Mosul led to the deaths of five families, according to locals living in the street who were interviewd by Amnesty International. The following unpublished field report was shared with Airwars: “The bombing was random. There were airstrikes, helicopter strikes, artillery and rockets. There were 100s of strikes each day.
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Incident date
May 5, 2017
LOCATION
شنداخيان جنوبي, Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, SyriaIn this single-source event, an alleged Russian airstrike killed four civilians, including one woman, and seriously wounded another three in Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Smart News Agency reported. Smart News added that the wounded were taken to hospitals in Deir Ezzor, which at the time was controlled by ISIS. There are currently no further details available.
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May 4, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqResidents and local media sources said that Iraqi or Coalition airstrikes and shelling by Iraqi forces hit Al Walaa school, in the 17 July neighbourhood in West Mosul. This reportedly led to the death of up to 81 civilians – of whom 18 were children – and left 86 civilians injured. The school was said
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Incident date
May 4, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, IraqLocal press sources reported that eleven civilians – all from the same family – died after a Coalition airstrike hit their house in North-West Mosul. Amnesty later revealed the dead were from two separate named families. According to Yaqein Agency, “International Coalition aircraft launched raids on a residential area on the right side, in the
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, “aircraft likely belonging to the Coalition launched raids on the modern neighborhoods in the city of Tabaqa, parts of which are still controlled by IS, killing 12 civilians including three women and a child, and five members of the organization. The source added that more than 27 civilians and
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Incident date
May 3, 2017
LOCATION
الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, IraqA newly married husband and wife were killed and two young children injured in an airstrike on al Islah al Zirae in West Mosul on May 3rd. The event was later confirmed to be an Australian action. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “We were getting dressed to leave
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May 3, 2017
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سوحا, Doha, Hama, SyriaIn this single-source event, an alleged Russian air raid killed one woman and wounded another three civilians as it struck the village of Soha, eastern Hama, the Smart News Agency reported. A local source told Smart News that “the warplanes launched missile attacks on the outskirts of the village of Suha in the peaceful area
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May 2, 2017
LOCATION
Mosul, Al Hermat, Nineveh, IraqTwenty five or more civilians were reported killed following a battle in the Hermat area of West Mosul. It was unclear whether Iraqi forces and/or the Coalition were responsible. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “On 2 May, in the early morning, there was a big attack on my
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May 1, 2017
LOCATION
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaThree civilians, a baby girl, her mother and a boy, were killed and dozens more civilians were wounded as Hamuriya, Damascus, was hit by airstrikes, local media reported. Though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Most sources reported the death of three civilians, namely a four-year-old baby girl, her
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April 30, 2017
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عويجل, Oweijal, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 13 and 16 civilians died and four were injured in an “unexplained” explosion in the village of Oweijal, local media said – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian regime or Russia were to blame. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime for the strikes. An unspecific numbers of civilians were wounded, however
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Incident date
April 30, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Ar Raqqah, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians including two women and injury of six to 18 more – in addition to the death of one member of IS – in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Tabaqa. Orient News reported that “three girls” died in a Coalition strike, while Syria-mirror said that “three
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April 30, 2017
LOCATION
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, SyriaFive civilians, including two women and a child, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes, local media reported. Bombs hit tents of displaced people on the outskirts of the town under Islamic State control, according to Smart News Agency. An additional four civilians were wounded, some critically.
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April 30, 2017
LOCATION
النعيمة, Al Naima, Daraa, SyriaA mother and a child died in alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the town of Al-Naima, according to local media. A number of raids were launched on town over several days, local sources reported. A father, Rabi Aal Aboud was left holding his dead child Mohamad, after artillery and military incursions hit the
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April 29, 2017
LOCATION
مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, IraqSeven families – an estimated 20 to 40 people – reportedly died in a Coalition or ISF airstrike on a house on the outskirts of Msherfa in West Mosul. Amnesty International shared the following field report with Airwars, citing a local eyewitness: “I witnessed another airstrike (presumed) on 29 April in Msherfa. It was a
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April 29, 2017
LOCATION
حي الوهب, Tabaqah, Al Wahab (First Neighbourhood), Raqqa, SyriaSeven civilians including a family of five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Wahab neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa, according to local sources – though there is currently some uncertainty about the date of the event. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “the family of Ali al Mabrouk made up of five
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April 28, 2017
LOCATION
الصحة, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, IraqLocal press sources and an Iraqi activist said that fifteen civilians died and five were injured after airstrikes hit a house in Saha (Health) neighborhood in West Mosul. Mohammed Fadel al-Hayali, a civilian activist, told TRT Arabic TV: “An airstrike targeted a house in Saha neighbourhood at the western district of Mosul yesterday evening, killing
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
LOCATION
شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, SyriaEighteen civilians including 11 children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Filastin Palestine Street, Al Tabaqa. There is, however, uncertainty about the date ofthe incident: Mohab Nasser puts it at April 28th and eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attack happened in late April. The Syrian Network for Human Rights
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April 28, 2017
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الدجة, Mosul, Dajah, Nineveh, IraqTwo local sources reported on Facebook that twelve civilians – five children and seven women – died when airstrikes hit the Al-Waleed school in Dajah neighbourhood, in West Mosul. Reportedly, several houses in front of the school were destroyed, and residents reported that “people are still pulling the bodies from the rubble.”
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
LOCATION
دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaBetween three and seven civilians died including two children and one woman in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Dibsi Faraj and Al Bu’A’ass. The Step News Agency and Damascustodaysy put the death toll at three. However, according to the Smart News Agency, seven non-combatants died, including two children and one woman –
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
LOCATION
السلمية مغيزيل, Mgheizal village, al Silmiya district, Hama, SyriaA woman and two children were killed in alleged Russian raids on Mghezel, east of Hama, according to a single source. Three other civilians were reportedly wounded during strikes on civilian houses in the village controlled by ISIS. Some were later rushed to hospital in the city Deir Ezzor. No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
April 28, 2017
LOCATION
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, SyriaA child was killed and up to 20 other civilians were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian missile strikes on the town of Sarmin, local media reported. Sources on the ground reported two others were killed by land-to-land cluster bombs. A total of three died and 10 were wounded as a result of Syrian ballistic
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Incident date
May 28, 2017
LOCATION
سرج,, Sarja, Idlib, SyriaOn April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported “the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib.” According to RFS Media Office, “Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she