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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1941
Location
B'arbo, Idlib, Syria
بعربو
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on B'arbo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. Smart News reported that it was a Russian led cluster bomb attack, however, they were "unable to find details on the number and condition of the wounded and whether they included children…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1945
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
As many as three civilians were killed - and others were wounded - in an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood in Anadan, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, however the White Helmets was one of a few who attributed blame to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1942
Location
Kafr Da'el, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفر داعل
A number of civilians were wounded in an alleged cluster bomb attack on Kafr Da'el, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame; some pointed to Russia while others accused the Syrian regime. There are no specific numbers reported killed. According to Smart, the wounded were transferred to a medical point.…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1946
Location
Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
دارة عزة
Between three and eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in a multi-strike raid on Darat Izza, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes on the town. A local source reported that a school was struck in the first raid, and published images showing material damage to the infrastructure. Al-Hajji…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Codes
CS559 RS1939
Location
Albu Rashed, Raqqa, Syria
البوراشد
In a major incident, up to 24 civilians reportedly died and 20 others were injured when an aircraft allegedly struck a vehicle just outside Al bu Rashed. Most of those killed were said to be children and women. All source blamed the Coalition, except one, which said that this was the work of Russia. Step…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
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Car
)
Civilians reported killed
14–24
Civilians reported injured
20
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1937
Location
Al'Atshana, Maskanah, Hama, Syria
العطشانة
Local media reported that airstrikes, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, killed two children and two women and wounded several others as the village of al-Atashana near Hama was struck. Raqqa Post reported that the four victims were from the Eid al-Ramdan family. Sources were, however, unclear as to whether Russia or the…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1938
Location
Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة
Between 10 and 13 civilians, including children, were killed and up to another nine were wounded as airstrikes on Maskanah, Aleppo, local sources reported - though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources reported between 10 and 13 civilian casualties, however, most said there had…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1936
Location
Khdeira, Hama, Syria
خضيرة
Two civilians, one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and another seriously wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Khadira, Hama, two local sources reported. An activist on the ground told Micro News that "the aircraft carried out raids on the village of Khadira in the area of Aqirbat (77 km east…
Summary
Published
6 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1934
Location
Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
قبتان الجبل
Up to three civilians, including one male child and one woman, were killed along with up to ten wounded, local media reported following alleged Russain shelling of Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo. At least one child was killed by the airstrikes. Additionally, many sources also reported the death of one man and woman. @kobtan_aljabal added that the child…
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1935
Location
Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة
Up to four civilians, possibly two children and two women, and up to nine more in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Maskanah, local media reported. Two of the victims were reportedly female children. One source added that two women also died when their home was struck. The number of wounded varied among the sources,…
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1933
Location
Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل
Referring to this incident as a "massacre", multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family - wounding "dozens" more. According to Orient News's sources on the ground, "the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1929
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
In what was described as a "massacre", up to 15 civilians died and as many as 50 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the town of Akeirbat in Hama, according to local media. The warplanes reportedly struck a sheep marked. Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–15
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1928
Location
Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
خفسة
Four civilians were killed and up to three wounded when airstrikes, believed to be Russian, struck Khafsa, Aleppo, multiple sources reported. All the sources, who reported about the number of victims, agreed that four civilians were killed. The Syrian Network for added that all four victims were from the same family. Some sources merely referred…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1930
Location
al-Dana, Idlib, Syria
الدانا
Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and "dozens" more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1931
Location
Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
Airstrikes on the town of Hajjin in Deir Ezzor reportedly killed at least one four-year old girl and critically wounded several other civilians - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strike. With the exception of the Step News Agency, who reported as many as three civilian…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1932
Location
Bshanetra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
بشنطرة
Four civilians, including two children, were killed and up to seven wounded, reported local sources after the village of Bashnatra, Aleppo, was hit by either Russian or Assad-waged air and/or artillery strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "the deaths of four people - including two children - was confirmed. The victims were killed in…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1927
Location
Palmyra, Homs, Syria
تدمر
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency "that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital". It said they had died in a bombing by "military aircraft" on Palmyra's eastern desert - and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is…
Summary
Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1923
Location
Tramla, Idlib, Syria
ترملا
Three members of one family were killed - including a father, daughter and granddaughter - and others were wounded, following an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Tramla, local media reported. All sources except Idlib Media Centre - who said the regime was responsible - attributed blame to Russia. According to sources, a vacuum…
Summary
Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1924
Location
Palmyra , Homs, Syria
تدمر
A child was killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids and/or Syrian regime artillery strikes on Palmyra. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some attributing blame to the Regime and others to Russia. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1925
Location
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حطلة
Between 11 and 13 civilians were killed at a river crossing point in Hatla by alleged Russian aircraft, local sources reported. Other civilians were wounded but no specific numbers were reported. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. Sources reported that women and children were included in the death toll. There was not only destruction…
Summary
Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1921
Location
Rabi'a, Homs, Syria
ربيعة
According to Smart, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded and killed following a "likely Russian" airstrike on Rabi'a. It was reported that "the aircraft fired missiles on the outskirts of the village which was under the control of 'Islamic State', killing three civilians, including a child, and injuring five others, including a woman, some of…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1922
Location
Al-Hazani, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الهزاني
Three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged air and artillery strike on Al-Hazani, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two sources reported that Russia was responsible for the raid, whilst others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. SyriaMubasher reported that military aircraft were to blame - therefore not attributing…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1919
Location
Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
ابو الهناية/خفسة
Between eight and ten civilians were reported killed - and others were reported wounded - following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded. There are no other details at this…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1920
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
اريحا
As many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–20
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1916
Location
Al Waer, Homs, Syria
حي الوعر
Four civilians were killed, including a child, and as many as 24 others were wounded in an alleged parachute missile attack on the residential neighbourhood of Al Waer, local media reported. All sources but one blamed the Syrian regime for the raid. The Shaam News Network was alone in reporting "violent raids by Assad and…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1915
Location
Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة
An unspecific number of civilians was wounded following an alleged airstrike on Maskanah, Aleppo. Only one sources blamed Russian warplanes; the others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes occurred near the sugar planting town of Maskanah. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1917
Location
Al Hour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الحور
Three medical staff were wounded in an airstrike which struck Al-Huda Surgical Hospital in Al Hour, Aleppo, local media report. According to sources, the hospital has been since rendered out of service. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1918
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Between one and nine civilians were killed - including four children - and others were wounded, in an airstrike on Douma, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Two sources put the death toll as high as nine, while two reported…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1912
Location
Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria
الحميرات
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
23 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1911
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
As many as four civilians were killed - and seven others were wounded - in an airstrike which struck residential homes and Walid Shaaban School in Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some blaming Russia and the others pointing to the Syrian regime. According to multiple…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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