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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
TS181
Location
حج جمال, Haj Jammal, Mosaka, Kurre, Shadia and Bleeka villages, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Military Council for Manbij reported that “in the past 24 hours, the villages of Haj Jamal, Musaka, Kurrê, Shadia and Blilka were the target of the indiscriminate invasion of Turkish warplanes targeting civilian houses. There are fears of civilians under the rubble of these villages. The traffic in the air prevents the arrival of…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3008
Location
جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the eastern town of Jarjanaz, Idlib, reportedly causing several injuries, local media reported. Several sources, such as Step News Agency, reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to "several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting" on February 10th, including Jarjanaz. However, only Sham News Network who reported…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3009
Location
ريان, Rayyan, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Rayyan, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to "several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting" on February 10th, including Rayyan. However, it was only Sham News Network who reported about injury of…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3011
Location
معصران, Ma'saran, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the eastern town of Ma'saran, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to "several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting" on February 10th, including Ma'saran. Meanwhile, Syria_Omar and Masar Press Net, who both posted the same…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3010
Location
الصرمان, al-Sarman, Idlib, Syria
In this single-source event, Sham News Network reported about wounded civilians following a joint Russian-Assad aerial shelling of al-Sarman, Idlib. The source reported that incident was a part of a larger operation in multiple Idlib towns as "Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids on the cities and towns of Jarjanaz, Rayyan, Ma’saran,…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3012
Location
التمانعة, Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Taman'a, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Sham News Network reported how "Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids," wounding civilians in multiple towns across eastern Idlib on February 10th, including Taman'a. While other sources provided similar reported, it was only Sham News…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
TS178
Location
متينة, Mateena village, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that Turkish airstrikes killed one civilian and wounded another two as the village of Mateena, Aleppo, was targeted. Rumaf reported “At 13:00 local time, Turkish aircraft bombed a house along the village bridge, killing one civilian and injuring 2 others”. According to KDP, “seven shells fell in the middle of the station…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
TS179
Location
عرب ويان, Arab Wayan village, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that one named civilian was killed another two seriously wounded by alleged Russian bombing of the village of Arab Wayan, in the district of Sahra, Aleppo. Afrin Now reported that “the citizen ‘Adnan Ibrahim Abu’ Akeid was killed and Ali Juma’a and his son Juma’a Juma’a were seriously wounded by the bombing…
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 February 2018
Incident Code
TS180
Location
بلبلة, Bulbu, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Bulbul: ‘Tawfiq Mohammed Dado, 55, shrapnel in the left thigh’. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
10 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3007
Location
قرية حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
In this major event, described by many as "massacre", alleged Russian airstrikes in Haas, Idlib, killed between five and 17 civilians, including children and women as well wounding up to dozens, local media reported. Enab Baladi reported that the shelling in Haas was a part of a larger Russian offensive in the Idlib province, and…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–17
Civilians reported injured
15–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS167
Location
اخجيلة, Akhjla village, Jandrissa, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to a tweet by Roni Omar, one civilian, named Osman Hamo Na’so, was killed. Afrin Now reported “shelling by the Turkish occupation army aircraft on the village of Qustal Khadriya and Qustal Mekdad in the area of Bulbula, and the village of Deir Sawan in the vicinity of Shara. Aircraft also bombed the village…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS168
Location
رمضانة, Ramadana, Jindires, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, SotKurdistan, reported that, “on Thursday, the two men, Farhad Ibash (50) and Adel Abdul Hanan (50), were injured by the Turkish bombardment of Rumdana village, Syria. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
CS1724
Location
قرية البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In its monthly casualty report of 30th August 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in an event not previously tracked by Airwars. This was later identified as a likely French airstrike - thougfh Paris has refused to confirm or deny this. According to the official report, “February 9, 2018, near al-Bahrah village,…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS169
Location
جولاق, Jolak, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, named SotKurdistan, reported that a “70-year-old Issa Bakkar Issa was injured in the Turkish bombardment of the city centre of Jolak town in Jandarsa”, Syria. There are no other known details relating to this allegation at this time.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS170
Location
كوتانة، عفرين, Kotana, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Claudia Al Minah reported that Turkey “attacked Kotana village in the Bilbilê area, Syria, last night, injuring seriously 3 inhabitants, damaging houses and the school." Photographic evidence shows the extensive material damage to the vicinity. Electricity was also cut off in the village. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS171
Location
براكاسة, Barkasa, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians died, and more were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike which reportedly struck civilian homes in Barkasa, Syria, according to local media. Xeber24 reported that two families remained under the rubble as a result of the bombing of Turkish aircraft that targeted the homes of villagers. According to SotKurdistan, "there was…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS172
Location
شاكتا, Shkata village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Turkish bombing of Shkata village, according to local media. The Military Council for Manbij and its Countryside reported that in the afternoon, at approximately 14:00, the Turkish Air Force launched several raids on the village of Shikata in the Shih area and targeted civilian houses. The…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3006
Location
كفرحلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded, some possibly killed, as an alleged Russian airstrike hit the Aleppo town of Kafr Halab, local media reported. According to all of the available reports, a number of civilians were left wounded as the town of Kafr Halab was struck. However, Aleppo24 reported that civilians were both "killed and…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS173
Location
راجو, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to the private report that Airwars received from the Kurdish Red Crescent, two civilians were wounded followed in an alleged Turkish shelling of Rajo. The type of weapon has not been reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS174
Location
شيا عفرين, Shya, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as injured in an alleged Turkish shelling of Shya. The type of weapon was not reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS175
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one as injured followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires. The type of weapon is unknown. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS176
Location
شكفاتي وتوميشا, Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
According to a signal source, an unidentified number of civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish air strike on Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin. Rumaf reported that At 16:00 on Friday, the Turkish invasion aircraft shelled the village of Shakfati and Tormisha, where it later emerged that the air invasion had committed a massacre against a…
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2018
Incident Code
TS177
Location
شيخ حديد, Sheikh Hadid, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the occurrence of civilian casualties as a result of the Turkish artillery shelling targeting areas in the Sheikh Hadid area in the western countryside of Afrin. The Observatory later put the number killed in Sheikh Hadid at three. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
9 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2996
Location
مشمشان, Mishmishan, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to eight civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to 40, including children, local media reported, after the town of Mishmishan, Idlib, was struck. Ebaa News cited locals on the ground who told them how alleged Russian warplanes had "hovered around the area and then returned and carried out…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
12–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2999
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime waged shelling of Kafr Sajneh in Idlib killed up to three civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to six children, local media reported. Local reports varied in terms of the death toll, though most agreed that both children and women were among the victims. Smart News cited local…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3005
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and another three children were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out airstrikes in Kafr Sajneh, Idlib, local media reported. The raids were reportedly launched in the centre of the village, and according to locals on the ground, cited by Smart News…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
TS165
Location
ماسكا, Maska, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
According to local reports, up to 4 civilians were injured followed an alleged Turkish air strike on Maska. Kurdhr indicated that the Turkish air force targeted the village of Maskah in the Jundair district of Jandairis with two air raids, injuring more than 4 civilians. Rumaf reported that many civilians were wounded in the strike.
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
TS166
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a woman died, and more than four others were wounded in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Afrin, according to local media. Afrin Now revealed a 70-year-old man was killed in the incident and the second victim, a 50-year-old woman, was indicated by Maf News. However, a tweet in reply to the source Bekodo…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3000
Location
عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
In this event, described by many as a "massacre", up to 27 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens were wounded as the city of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to heavy aerial shelling, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Some sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19–27
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3001
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes carried out airstrikes in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, killing between four and eight civilians, including one woman and one child, as well as wounding several others, local media reported. Reports mentioned heavy shelling in several parts of eastern Ghouta around February 8th, 2018, including the shelling of Douma. The…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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