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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS747
Location
دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
Between 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 –…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CI673
Location
الدجة, Mosul, Dajah, Nineveh, Iraq
Two 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.”
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CI674
Location
الصحة, Mosul, Saha, Nineveh, Iraq
Local 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…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
15–17
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS749
Location
شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, Syria
Eighteen 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…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2169
Location
معرشورين, Maarshurin village, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Ma’ar Shureen on the morning of the 27th of April, according to sources on the ground. The strike reportedly left ‘dozens’ of others wounded. Aljazeera reported that a funeral procession in the…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2172
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians - one woman and her children - were killed, and a further two were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun on the 27th of April 2017, according to sources on the ground. Multiple sources said the victims were displaced people from Helfaya in Hama Governorate. Some sources said…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS734
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, al Zouikat, Raqqa, Syria
Sixteen named civilians including eight children and five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al A’jrawi roundabout in Tabaqa, according to local media. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: " Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS defensive position on the balcony of a house,…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2166
Location
جدار معراتا, Jidar Miraata, Idlib, Syria
At least ten civilians were killed in an airstrike in Jidar Miraata, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who could not positively identify a belligerent, reported that the al-Jidar camp was targeted which killed ten people, including…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS723
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Up to eighteen civilians including nine children and three women died in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to multiple local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “the family of Ali Abu Aish was killed after they were targeted by a coalition plane with machine gun fire while they were trying to leave…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS725
Location
الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an incident in Al Rahiyat, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces or ISIL were responsible. Shaam News Network was the only source that named the Coalition as the culprit. Step News Agency instead blamed artillery…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2156
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–15
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2153
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians were killed - including two women and two children - and dozens were wounded, following an airstrike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident, however some remained impartial, and reported sighting an identified warplane. Step News reported that the vicinity which was struck housed Internally Displaced…
Summary
Published
23 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2145
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A family including three girls and a woman were killed, and 25 or more civilians were reportedly wounded, in an airstrike on Darat Izza, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian warplanes. AMC did not attribute blame, but tweeted that a "military aircraft" struck the…
Summary
Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2147
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A man, a woman and a girl were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a airstrike on Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. According to the Smart News Agency, a Russian warplane struck the vicinity, "killing a woman, and wounding two others, including a child, their…
Summary
Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 April 2017
Incident Code
CS717
Location
البارودة, Al Barouda, Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of a camp for internally displaced Syrians. Smart News reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent that aircraft likely to be the international coalition shelled a camp for displaced people near the village of Al-Barda (20 km west of Raqqa), killing…
Summary
Published
22 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 April 2017
Incident Code
CS712
Location
الثورة, Al Qariya, Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
One woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Wasat Street in Tabaqa, according to local media. According to Manartv and Al Ahed one person died and others were injured in a Coalition strike. According to Orient, “Activists said that Coalition aircraft launched several air raids on Friday on the Al Qariya area in…
Summary
Published
21 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 April 2017
Incident Code
CS713
Location
سوق الهال, Al Haal Market, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including three children died and three more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Haal Market in Tabaqa, according to local media. Mohab Nasser, a journalist covering Al Tabaqa, named five victims of a Coalition raid. The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
21 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 April 2017
Incident Code
CS711
Location
مزرعة ميسلون, Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon Farm, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named three of the victims. The victims were also named by Q_Alenzy and Syrian PC, which also blamed the Coalition. According to Mohammed Al-Abbullah, “four young men from the Maysaloun farm died as a…
Summary
Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2140
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A woman was killed in the night, following an alleged Russian raid on Kafr Zita, according to local media. Two of the sources blamed Russia for the raids, and the third did not attribute any blame. There were no reports of any wounded civilians. There are no more details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 April 2017
Incident Code
CI653
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Relatives reported that four or more members of the Al-Fakhri family were among those who died after airstrikes hit their house in Old Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported: “Eyewitnesses reported that nine civilians from two families were killed in aerial bombardment of coalition forces and artillery. The government forces targeted residential houses in the…
Summary
Published
19 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 April 2017
Incident Code
CS710
Location
حي الثاني, Second Neighbourhood, Al Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
In a second reported incidcent in the city for the day, up to four civilians including a doctor and three patients died and between two and five more were wounded in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Tabaqa, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, there were several Coalition raids on Tabaqa, “one of which was on…
Summary
Published
19 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 April 2017
Incident Code
CS705
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 36 civilians including 14 children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Abu Kamal, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Iraqi air force were liable. The Coalition later took responsibility…
Summary
Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
25–36
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2131
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians from one family died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Urma Al-Kubra, according to sources on the ground. Aljazeera and the Step News Agency were among sources pointing to Russia. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed "Syrian-Russian alliance warplanes" - putting the death toll at "five civilians from the…
Summary
Published
18 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 April 2017
Incident Code
CS701
Location
الحسينية, Al Hussayniya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 7 and 13 civilians including two women and two children died and 12 more were wounded in an airstrike which hit near the Faculty of Agriculture building in Hussayniya. Between 6 and 9 ISIL fighters were also said to have died. While most sources attributed the incident to the Coalition – with some specifically…
Summary
Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17–18 April, 2017
Incident Code
RS2128
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma’arat Hurma, Idlib, Syria
Ten civilians - a grandmother and her nine grandchildren from the Al Nabo family - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’arat Hurma, according to local media. Up to another 13 civilians were reportedly wounded. Sources added that prior to the "massacre" killing the family, warplanes carried out two other strikes on the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
17 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 April 2017
Incident Code
CI641
Location
باب سنجار, Mosul, Bab-Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents told the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights that 42 members of the well-known family of Ghanim Sobhiya died after an airstrike hit their 16-room house in Bab-Sinjar neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul, at dawn on April 15th. Sources reported that the family of Ghanim’s brother had also gathered in the house.…
Summary
Published
15 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
42
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 April 2017
Incident Code
CI638
Location
رأس الجادة, Mosul, Ras Al Jadda, Nineveh, Iraq
Two local sources reported that seven civilians from one family died when an airstrike or bombardment hit their house in Ras Al Jadda neighbourhood in the old part of Mosul. The victims were named by MNN and Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) as: Wa’ed Ali Saleh al-Sharifi, his wife, sons Ali and Nashwan, his daughter…
Summary
Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 April 2017
Incident Code
CS693
Location
حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of one civilians "as a result of a raid by international coalition aircraft on the town of Hamra Ghanem”. Local news source Sharaf News also reported a few days later that “Activists from Raqqa said that international coalition aircraft targeted the house of Bashir Yusuf al-Sultan in…
Summary
Published
14 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2115
Location
السكرية و محميل, Sukariya and Muhmil, Idlib, Syria
Four or five civilians, reportedly from the same family, died in an airstrike on Sukariya and Muhmil in rural Idlib, according to local media. All but one source blamed Russia. Syria Mirror: reported: "Russian warplanes launched several air strikes with rocket-propelled grenades at communities in the village of Sukariya in the eastern countryside of the city…
Summary
Published
13 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 April 2017
Incident Code
CI633
Location
Mosul, Al Nouri mosque, Nineveh, Iraq
Akbar Elyam News, quoting Lt. Col. Ahmed Abdul-Aziz Al-Nu’mani of Iraqi forces, reported that violent Coalition airstrikes hit the old part of Mosul, particularly the neighbourhoods of the Grand Mosque, Farouk, Clock and the center of Mosul, in the evening into the night of April 12th. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook group) reported moreover that five…
Summary
Published
12 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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