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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

CS535

Location

الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Between three and four civilians including two women died and four more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Khatouniya in the western Raqqa countryside and the village of Hamra Blassen in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart’s source said that the strike was likely to have…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1914

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Eleven named civilians were killed - including five children, a woman and two men - and dozens more were wounded in an alleged air and artillery strike on a market in Douma, according to reports from the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many attributed the strikes to Russian missiles, while…

Summary

Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1912

Location

الحميرات, Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria
Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.…

Summary

Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 February 2017

Incident Code

CS524

Location

Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

CS517

Location

السحامية, Al Sahamiya, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and nine civilians including three chilren died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sahamiya village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Baladi, Euphrates Post, the Shaam News Network and Step News Agency all blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently – whICH also attributed the incident to the Coalition – reported “that…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

CI473

Location

الازري, Uzri, Baghdad, Iraq
Local and press sources said that up to three civilians were killed, including one women and at least one child, and up to two others were injured after an unknown warplane struck a family working in their fields in Uzri village, close to the Tigris river, on the “road to the coast” in Tarmiyah district,…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1906

Location

معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
As many as six civilians were killed - and dozens more were wounded - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to reports, three rockets - allegedly vacuum missiles -…

Summary

Published
21 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 February 2017

Incident Code

CS511

Location

الرقة‎, Qitar street, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians including three children and three women died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Qitar street, according to local sources. While the majority of reports attributed the incident to the Coalition, one report alleged that Russia was responsible. The Coalition later reported that “no Coalition strikes were conducted…

Summary

Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 February 2017

Incident Code

CS510

Location

منطقة مدرسة المعري, Al Maari school area, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and ten civilians including three women died and ten others were injured in an airstrike on the Al Maari school area of Raqqa, according to local media. While the majority of sources said that this was the work of the Coalition, one report attributed the incident to the Assad regime. The Coalition later…

Summary

Published
20 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1903

Location

حي تشرينشارع الحافظ, al Hafez street, Tishreen neighbourhood, eastern Damascus, Damascus, Syria
In what was largely reported as a regime attack, seven civilians including up to two children and two women died in an airstrike on al Hafez street, in Damascus' Tishreen neighbourhood. On February 20th, the Step News Agency reported: "Assad's regime continued its military campaign on the eastern neighborhoods in the capital Damascus for the…

Summary

Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 February 2017

Incident Codes

TS083 CS514

Location

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–29
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1899

Location

ام تينة, Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria
Four victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: "three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village…

Summary

Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1901

Location

تل ماعز, Tal Maez, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 13 civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Maez, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "four civilians, including two children and a woman, died when suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Tal al Mo’ez village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, February 19,…

Summary

Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1900

Location

نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
Up to seven civilians - of whom four were named - died and as many as eight others were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Nasib, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there were also several allegations against the Assad regime. According to Ara, "Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of…

Summary

Published
19 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 February 2017

Incident Code

CS503

Location

حي الدرعية, Dir'iya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, Smart, reported the deaths of three civilians including one woman and the injury of six others in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Dir’iyta neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to Smart, “a local source in the town of Raqqa said that two men and a woman were killed and six others seriously injured…

Summary

Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 February 2017

Incident Code

CS504

Location

الأكراد, al Akrad and al Mashlab neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including one child and two women died and four others were wounded – some critically – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the neighbourhoods of al Akrad and al Mashlab in Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Baladi, “several sources reported from inside the city of Raqqa that international coalition planes killed…

Summary

Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1898

Location

اليادودة, al Yadouda, central countryside of Daraa, Daraa, Syria
Five named women - and possibly a girl - died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strike on al Yadouda in the central countryside of Daraa, according to local media. According to Orient News, "Russian aircraft targeted the town of Al-yadouda in the countryside of Daraa Gharbi with several air strikes,…

Summary

Published
18 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1891

Location

المستريحة, Al-Mstareha, Aleppo, Syria
One family - two male children and their parents - were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on ISIS-controlled Al-Mstareha, according to local media. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the family died in "suspected Russian warplane missiles fired on Al Mstareha village".  The only other known source to report on the event also attributed…

Summary

Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 February 2017

Incident Code

TS082

Location

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians including one woman died in alleged Turkish strikes on Al Bab, according to local media. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee, who blamed Turkey as well. In a MTV Lebanon video on February 17th - at 0’15, the voice over states that  "the Turkish army announced that…

Summary

Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

17 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1894

Location

أم المياذن, Um Almayathen, Daraa, Syria
Between five and eight civilians (five of whom were named) died and as many as dozens more wounded in an airstrike on Um Almayathen, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Rasd only reported wounded civilians, putting the number of…

Summary

Published
17 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 February 2017

Incident Codes

CS498 TS081

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 18 and 50 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. While the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that ten civilians including two children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrie, other sources blamed Tiurkey. A second report by SN4HR said that “International Coalition warplanes missiles fired…

Summary

Published
16 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
18–50
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 February 2017

Incident Code

CS497

Location

مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen Farms, Raqqa, Syria
A reported airstrike at Tishreen Farms killed up to 22 non-combatants, according to reports. Both Russia and the Coalition were blamed, though the latter denied responsibility. Asharqiya Voice reported the deaths of 10 people, while Raqqa is Being Slaughtered described “a massacre against 14 civilians after Coalition planes bomb Tishreen farm north of Raqqa.” Smart…

Summary

Published
16 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–22
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 February 2017

Incident Code

CS495

Location

Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Heavy Coalition airstrikes on al Tabaqa resulted in at least one civilian death, according to multiple reports. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said that “several missiiles fell near Omar al Mukhtar school in al Tabaqa” killing one child and injuring two or more. According to Step News “B52s launched ten air strikes targeting points in al…

Summary

Published
16 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 February 2017

Incident Code

TS080

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 26 civilians including many women and children were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab. Al Bab 24 posted on Facebook that "seven people were killed following Turkish air and artillery bombardment on Al Bab northeast of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu initially agreed with…

Summary

Published
15 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–26
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CI458

Location

قصر المطران, Mosul, Qasr al-Mataraan, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source said that three sisters were killed and their mother seriously injured after airstrikes destroyed their house neighbouring an ISIL position in Qasr al-Mataraan (Bishop Palace) area at the right side of Mosul. Urgent Mosul news reported that the raids had targeted and killed ISIL members, yet had also killed the three sisters.…

Summary

Published
14 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 February 2017

Incident Code

CI459

Location

معمل طحين العكلات, Mosul, Aeklam flour mill near Shaam Gate, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up 16 persons were killed and ten others injured after Coalition airstrikes targeted the ‘Aeklat’ flour mill at the right side of Mosul. Iraqi Spring reported that the raids took place close to Sham Gate. Ajel Al Mosul said that the “airstrike that targeted a house in a flour mill at…

Summary

Published
14 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–16
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 February 2017

Incident Codes

CS489 TS079

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, New Street, Aleppo, Syria
At least 15 civilians from the same family died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes, as the battle to seize Al Bab from ISIL continued. Up to nine other non-combatants also died. Al Jazeera initially placed the death toll at 16 and then 24, though said the fatalities resulted from “shelling and battles in the…

Summary

Published
13 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1881

Location

صيدا, Saida, Daraa, Syria
At least one woman was killed in airstrikes against the town of Saida in the countryside of Dara'a. Local sources gave conflicting reports as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. Orient News reported that both the regime and Russia carried out airstrikes but did not determine which struck Saida. Other sources did give specific…

Summary

Published
13 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 February 2017

Incident Code

RS1882

Location

طريق السد, Al Sadd street, Daraa, Syria
Between three and 10 civilians, including two to three women and three to five children, were killed and at least 12 others were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the neighborhood of Al Sadd street in Dara'a, according to sources on the ground. Most of the victims of the airstrikes were from…

Summary

Published
13 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 February 2017

Incident Codes

CS487 TS078

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab killed up to 15 civilians, according to multiple reports. The Syrian Network blamed the US-led alliance, reporting that “8 civilians, including a child and 2 women, died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Bab city.” Syrian News Desk, Manbij Direct and Al Bab 24 all…

Summary

Published
12 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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