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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3048
Location
Ma'rata, Idlib, Syria
معراتة
One male child was killed and a number of others were wounded as an alleged Russian warplane struck the town of Ma'rata in the outskirts of Idlib, local media reported. The child was identified by name by several sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Among others, the Civil Defense reported that the child was…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3054
Location
Hazza, Damascus, Syria
حزة
As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as "a fierce military…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3053
Location
Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
جسرين
At least two, but up to five, civilians were killed and several were wounded as Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, carried out by the Syrian regime, Russia or both, as reported by local media. Zaman al-Wasl reported how several towns of eastern Ghouta, including Jisreen, were being struck by…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3052
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
Up to six civilians, including one child, were killed along with five wounded as Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, for the third day in row was subject to Assad and/or Russian air and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to al-Jazeera's correspondent, who blamed both Russian and Assad forces, the shelling of eastern Ghouta on February…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3051
Location
Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
كفر بطنا
In what was described as a "massacre", Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling killed up to 35 civilians, including at least seven children, and wounded dozens in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by local media. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy aerial shelling, the strikes in Kafar Batna town was…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10–35
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3050
Location
Saqba, Damascus, Syria
سقبا
Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3049
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
عربين
As the aerial shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 21st, the town of Arbeen was struck by Russian and/or Assad-waged air raids, killing up to five civilians and wounding another three, local media reported. On February 21st, al-Modon reported that "more than 50 air raids" were carried out in multiple towns in eastern Ghouta, including…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS218
Location
Deir Jamal, Aleppo, Syria
دير جمال
According to several local sources, an unspecified number of civilians were wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling on the bakery in Deir Jamal, Aleppo. SDF published four civilians, injured followed the shelling, including 3 children and man. Hawar News reported that heavy weapons targeted the town of Deir Jamil and the village of al-Zyara. Many civilians were…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS216
Location
Siwiyah village, Mobata district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
قرية سيويا
One civilian, reportedly with special needs, was killed in an alleged Turkish shelling of Siwiyah village, local media reported. According to Hawar news, a civilian with special needs from the village of Siwa, in the area of Mobata, was killed by the shelling of the village by the Turkish occupation army with artillery shells. Thirty-three-year-old…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
TS217
Location
Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
حي الأشرفيه
Six civilians including four children from the same family were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin city’s Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, local media reported. According to SDF Press, the Turkish invasion army used heavy weapons to target civilian neighbourhoods in Afrin at night and focused on the bombing of Ashrafieh. Multiple sources have identified…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3045
Location
Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
زملكا
Up to eight civilians, including at least two women, were killed along with several wounded as airstrikes and artillery shelling continued in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, this time in Zamalaka, local media reported who blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. Masrawy News reported how many parts of eastern Ghouta, including Zamalaka, continuously were under "air,…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3044
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
Assad or Russian-waged air and artillery shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus killed at least five civilians, including one woman, and wounded several, local media reported. Followed by days of intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, including Hamouriya, the death toll reportedly reached five on Tuesday, February 20th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported "at…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3043
Location
Saqba, Damascus, Syria
سقبا
At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3047
Location
Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
مسرابا
As Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, up to seven civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and "dozens" left injured, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Tuesday, February 20th, the death toll in Mesraba rose to at least four and up to seven, according…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3046
Location
Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
كفربطنا
Up to dozens of civilians, mostly children, were left wounded following Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta Damascus, as reported by local media. There were, however, no reports of fatalities. Supported by photo documentation, several media reported how "several" to "dozens" of civilians in Kafar Batna were wounded as the town was…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
CS1725
Location
Hajin / Bahra, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
Between 12 and 16 civilians, including 5 children and 6 women were allegedly killed and “dozens” wounded in a Coalition airstrike on the city of Hajin on February 19th. However some sources, like Deir Ezzor24, stated that the airstrike in fact took place in Al Bahra, a town near Hajin. According to the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
12–16
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS214
Location
Robar camp, Aleppo, Syria
مخيم روبار
According to Afrin Now, there were civilian casualties in Robar camp, Aleppo, followed an alleged Turkish bombardment of the camp. Bahzani reported: "The Robar refugee camp was not safe from the bombardment, according to Jean, who said: As a result of the exposure of the Robar camp for the displaced to bombardment, several civilians were…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS215
Location
Afrin city, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
A number of civilians were killed and injured in alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin, Syria, local media reported – though specific casualty numbers were not given. Afrin Anha reported the shelling of the town of Afrin, targeting the neighbourhood of Mahmoudiyah – and the road of Jenderis – and the vicinity of the village of…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS213
Location
Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
قرية درويش, عفرين
Two civilians including a child died, and up to eight others other was wounded following an alleged Turkish shelling of Darwish village, Syria, local media reported. According to Nuce24, a 39-year-old man was killed, and 65-year-old was injured as a result of the targeting of their house in the village of Darwish in the area…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–8
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
TS212
Location
Bashute villages, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
بلدة الباسوطة
According to many sources, one child was killed and 11 other civilians mainly children were wounded in the alleged Turkish shelling of Bashute villages, Syria. Their names identified the civilian casualties, this including a the 13-year-old girl and additionally, 11 civilians as wounded. The Kurdish Red Crescent reported that another 24-years-old civilian sustained bruising to…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3580
Location
Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
مسرابا
Up to seven civilians including one child were killed and several wounded as Mesraba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was struck by airstrikes and artillery, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported, On this day, several parts of eastern Ghouta, including Mesraba, were subject to what was referred to by many…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3032
Location
Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
جسرين
Up to five civilians including one woman were killed and dozens were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The death toll amounted to three or four, sources on the ground said. However, a total of five fatalities were identified by name by Zaman al-Wasl and Damascus…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3031
Location
Saqba, Damascus, Syria
سقبا
At least four and as many as 14 civilians including ar least one woman and one child were killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strikes in Saqba were part of a widespread intensified shelling of multiple residential neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3030
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
As many as 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed and up to dozens more were left wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Hamouriya, Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strikes in Hamouriya were part of a widespread shelling of multiple neighbourhoods in eastern Ghouta on February 19th, local media reported. However,…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15–20
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3039
Location
Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
كفربطنا
Up to three civilians, two men and one woman, were killed and several were left wounded as Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to air and artillery shelling as reported by local media. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Damas Press, who did not identify a culprit, reported…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3033
Location
Otaia, Damascus, Syria
اوتايا
According to local media, a family of up to seven members, including as many as five children, were killed and several others were left wounded by air and artillery strikes in Otaia, Damascus, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Sources reported that multiple towns of eastern Ghouta were subject to aerial and…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3038
Location
Beat Sawa, Damascus, Syria
بيت سوى
In what was described as a "massacre", up to 55 civilians, including 40 children and women were killed and "dozens" wounded as Russian and/or the Syrian regime continued its heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta, this time in Beat Sawa, local media reported. While many towns of eastern Ghouta were subject to lethal air raids and…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–55
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3037
Location
Hazza, Damascus, Syria
حزة
On February 19, 2018, between six and 11 civilians, including two children and four women, were killed and several were wounded as Russian and/or Syrian forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Hazza, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As a part of a intensification of shelling of large parts of eastern Ghouta, the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3036
Location
Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
زملكا
At least one and as many as eight civilians were killed and several were left wounded as the town of Zamalaka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial shelling local media reported, who, however, were unclear whether to blame Russia or the Syrian regime - or both. As several sources reported, large parts of eastern…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3035
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
As many as nine civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and at least one civilian was wounded as the Syrian regime and/or Russia carried out air and artillery shelling of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As several sources reported, large parts of eastern Ghouta, including Douma, were subject to heavy…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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