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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2524
Location
قرية الكفير, Al-Kafeer, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians, including one to two children and a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of Al-Kafeer in the Jisr al-Shoughour area of the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources and activists. Overall, "17 civilians were killed and 42 others injured in the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2525
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour , Idlib, Syria
Between three and 17 civilians, including two to four children and one to three women, were killed and between 26 and 30 others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the al Gharbi neighbourhood and Karaj Halab area in the city of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources.…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–17
Civilians reported injured
26–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25–26 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2523
Location
Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six named civilians were killed and others were injured in airstrikes on Mrat, according to local media. Local media blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2516
Location
نبع عين الزرقا, Ain al Zarqa, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed, including a woman, and five others, including two women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the Ain al Zarqa area of Jisr al Shougohur, according to local sources. Two of the women that were injured in the airstrikes were from the same family. Local sources were conflicted as to when…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2511
Location
سلمية, Salamiya, Hama, Syria
At least four civilians, including a woman and her three children, were killed and others, including two children, were wounded in airstrikes against the neighbourhoods of Salamiya east of Hama in central Syria, according to local sources. Many sources, such as Smart News Agency, did not identify who was responsible for carrying out the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2512
Location
قرية حير الصبي, Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana , Idlib, Syria
Three to seven civilians were killed, including a family of seven, and six others, including women and children, were injured in airstrikes against the village of Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana in northern Idlib according to local activists. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia,…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2513
Location
قرية القنيطرة, al Quneitra, Idlib, Syria
Five people were killed, and eight others, including four children and three women were wounded, in airstrikes against the village of al Quneitra in the Harem district of northwest Idlib. Sources all blamed Russian aviation for the raids. Syrian Network for Human Rights published an image of an injured child and reported that "The girl…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1522
Location
الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven or ten civilians, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike on Al Mayadin. According to Al Haddath, Coalition aircraft “launched air raids on residential areas in the eastern city of Mayadeen”, killing seven civilians, mostly women and children from the same family. This was reiterated by pro-regime outlet Tishreen. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1523
Location
مركدة, Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Eleven civilians including one woman and two or more children died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, local media reported. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four non-combatants including two girls and a woman died. Insaan Rights Watch…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2503
Location
قرية الشيخ سنديان, al Sheikh Sundian village, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians were killed, including a family of three, and three others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of al Sheikh Sundian, according to local media. According to the sources that reported on the incident, Russian planes were likely responsible for carrying out the airstrikes. Some…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2510
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, including a man and a pregnant woman, and five others, including three women and two children, were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes in the agricultural vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib, according to local sources. A correspondent from the Civil Defence Centre Anas Diab told Smart News…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2515
Location
قرية معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman, were killed and four others, including three children, were injured in two alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Ma'ar Shoreen in northern Syria, as reported by local sources. According to Smart News, all of those affected by the airstrikes were from the same family and included…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2502
Location
بلدة تل مرديخ جنوب سراقب, Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Russian airstrikes on the headquarters of the Faylaq Al Sham in Mardikh town, south Saraqeb, killed at least two civilians and possibly injured dozens more, local media reported. Most of the sources reported the death toll among fighters of Faylaq Al Sham, but at least five civilians including four women were named as killed in the…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2501
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family were killed in air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources all attribute the blame to Russia. Two of the victims were women and one was a child. According to one source, this was followed by artillery shelling on the city during the funeral of the…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1515
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported six civilians killed in alleged Coalition strikes on Raqqa city, the source said “the martyrdom of a mother and her five children as a result of the bombing by international coalition aircraft on the city of Al-Raqqa last Friday" Raqqa24 and Mohammed Othman also named the vicitms and reported…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1516
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians – a woman and her male child – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Raqqa Sport reported: “In the name of the sports site of Raga and all the athletes of the province of Raqqa, we offer from Captain Osama Kaddour, handball player in the Youth Club…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2500
Location
التمانعة, al Tamana'a, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that between two and six civilians - an entire family, according to one source - died in alleged Russian or regime strikes on al-Tamanah. Sources blamed both Russian airstrikes or missiles fired from Russian battleships. Some other sources also pointed to regime warplanes. HNN reported that there had been "martyrs and wounded…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2495
Location
قلعة المضيق, Kala'at al Madeeq, Hama, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed and nine others, including children, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the town of Kala'at al Madeeq in northwestern Hama, according to local sources. The initial estimate of two civilians killed was reported by Smart News Agency while…
Summary
Published
21 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2494
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Nine civilians, including four women and four children, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on September 21, 2017. The civilians that were killed were from the same family, with Smart News Agency reporting that they were a mother, father, and child.…
Summary
Published
21 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2487
Location
قلعة المضيق, Kala'at al Madeeq, Hama, Syria
Between six and 12 civilians, including between two and three children and two women, were killed and between five and 37 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the town of Kala'at al Madeeq in central Syria according to local sources. Smart News initially reported that eight civilians were killed but…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
8–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2488
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbooda, Hama, Syria
An elderly man was killed in Kfar Nbouda as more than seven rocket attacks bombarded the town, local sources reported. A house collapsed killing the 75-year-old while his wife’s leg later required amputation. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported a second death in the town. They were the only media outlet to cite…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2489
Location
Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
A mother and four children were killed in their home as alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces struck the town of Jarjanaz. The death of a sixth civilian was also reported. Those killed included the woman’s grandson, according to local sources. At least five others were injured. Three “space rockets” hit the town through the…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2485
Location
الصهرية, al-Sahariya, Hama, Syria
Two civilians, a woman and her daughter, were killed and at least two others, children, were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of al-Sahariya in the northern Hama countryside, according to local sources. Reporters Without Borders said that the airstrikes caused the destruction of a house and the victims of…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
(
House
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2477
Location
معرزيتا, Ma’arzita, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were allegedly killed as planes bombed a primary school in the village of Ma’arzita. Khaled Rzouq Qattish was named dead by local sources alongside two women. Al Jazeera reported two members of the civil defence forces were among those killed. The perpetrator of the attack is unclear with reports of both Russian and Syrian…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1511
Location
Al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah’s Al Nahda neighbourhood, according to local media. The victims were named by multiple sources. Palmyra Media Centre reported the rest of the family were presently unaccounted for. In June 2019 the Coalition announced that it had assessed this allegation of civilian harm to be non-credible,…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September–10 October, 2017
Incident Code
CS1636
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians, including one child and three women, were reportedly killed by an alleged Coalition strike at some point during the Raqqa Campaign, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) and Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality" reported. The first report was made by RBSS who reported…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2480
Location
قرية التح, Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians including two women died while working at an obstetrics hospital in Al Tah as alleged Russian and Syrian warplanes bombarded the countryside of southern Idlib, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported one death; it stated: "Suspected Russian warplanes fired a missile on the al Rahman Charity…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1505
Location
المرشدة, Al Mrashda, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four to six civilians including one woman, displaced from Iraq, and three to five children were reported killed in an airstrike on al Mrashda village near al Boukamal. The Coalition admitted responsibility for six deaths in the event in February 2020, with the US military conceding its role three months later. JFL at the time…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1500
Location
Abu Kamal, Sena'a neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Eight civilians including an entire family died in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Abu Kamal, local media reported. According to Euphrates Post, “warplanes believed to belong to the international coalition carried out a number of air strikes targeting the town of Abu Kamal and its countryside. The attack targeted the crude oil burners in Al Bagouz…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1504
Location
المرور, Al Mourour neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians, died following suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Mourour neighbourhood in the south of Raqqa city. An unknown number of others were alleged wounded by local sources. According to Al Araby the strikes hit residential buildings in the area. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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