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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2962
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in the city of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, either due to airstrikes, carried out by Russia, or artillery attack, carried out by the Syrian regime, local media reported. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that "warplanes likely to be Russian launched four raids on the city of Jisr al-Shughour", leaving three…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2963
Location
حدية, Hadya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as seven civilians, including one child, were killed an up to "dozens" more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russia or Assad-waged airstrikes on a road near Hadya, Aleppo. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that "warplanes likely to be Russian bombed vehicles on a road in the vicinity of Tal…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2964
Location
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes and/or artillery shelling in Kafr Halap, Aleppo, killed two civilian men along with wounding several more, local media reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Two civilian men, identified by name, were reportedly killed by the assault in Kafr Halab. Jsirtv attributed blame to "aerial bombardment…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS146
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Rumaf reported that a child was killed in an alleged Turkish bombing of Jenderis, Syria. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS147
Location
خلاقة, Khalalka, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources in Syria reported that “the civilian citizen Shaaban Khalil, 24, from the village of Khalalka, was injured by the Turkish bombardment of the village in the countryside of Afrin.”
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2965
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on an ancient museum in Ma’arat al-Nu'man, local media reported. According to Enabbaladi, "an air strike carried out by a military aircraft belonging to the Assad forces yesterday, Tuesday, January 2, targeted the archaeological museum in the city of Ma’arat…
Summary
Published
2 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS148
Location
كفر صرف, Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Afrin Now in Syria reported that “4-year-old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra in the Jandrissah district of Afrin province.” Nuce24 also named the victim and blamed Turkey. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, “Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS149
Location
بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul, Syria. The victim was listed as “Sharfan Subhi Ali, 27, ankle injury”. The weapon used has not been reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2960
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Up to five members of the Civil Defence were killed and several were left wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russian or Assad regime shelling of the Civil Defence Center in Saraqib, Idlib. Several local media reported that the Civil Defence Center had been struck, described by the Civil Defences' Twitter as "heavy shelling". The…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2952
Location
تل النباريز, Tal Al Nabariz , Aleppo, Syria
In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that an alleged Russian airstrike caused "a number of wounded" as Tal Al Nabariz, Aleppo, was struck from the air. The report added that the Civil Defense members had been on the scene to help the wounded. There is currently no further information available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2951
Location
معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes wounded two civilians in the city of Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, local media reported. Orient News reported was among sources reporting that a strike on "the road between Ma’ar Shoreen and Ma’ar Shamsha" resulted in the injury of two civilians. All known sources pointed to Russia as the culprit.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2953
Location
الخواري, Al-Khawari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In this single-source event, Al Latamna Youth Group reported that alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Al-Khawari, Aleppo, resulting in "martyrs and wounded civilians". Currently, no further information is available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2959
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbooda, Hama, Syria
Between five and 11 civilians, including children and one woman, were killed and at least three were seriously injured following alleged Russian airstrikes striking in Kafr Nbooda, Hama, local media reported. HalabTodayTV, who placed the death toll at eight, said that all eight fatalities were all from the same family, including three children, one woman…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2954
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Between three and six civilians, including one family, was killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out airstrikes in the city of Saraqeb, Idlib, local media reported. In this incident, described as "a massacre in the heart of the city" by al-Modon, civilian harm reports varied slightly, spanning from three to…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2955
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured following an airstrike and/or artillery shelling of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media reported, though it was unclear who and what was to blame. Most sources reported that Russia had carried out airstrikes in the city, causing injuries among the civilians. One of the wounded was identified by name by…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2956
Location
الهوتة, al-Houta, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three children were killed and another one was injured as remnants from a possible Russian-launched cluster bomb exploded in al-Houta, Aleppo, local media reported. HalabTodayTV's correspondent reported "the death of three children in the town of Hoota rural southern Aleppo by a bomb explosion from the remnants of the previous shelling of the town." The…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2957
Location
جزرايا, Jazraya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and eight civilians, including children and women, were killed and several were left injured following airstrikes and/or artillery shelling in Jazraya, Aleppo, local media reports, though the exact circumstances were unclear. Most sources reported that one family had been killed, including one man, one woman and three to five children, though sources varied…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
TS145
Location
بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul. The victim was listed as “Ahmad Mohammed Haji, 32, various sharpnel in his body”. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2958
Location
اباد, Abad, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including children and one woman were killed and several more wounded, local media reported, following aerial shelling of Abad, Aleppo, allegedly carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime. According to local reports, at least five and as many as 12 civilians were killed in tjhe airstrike. The Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
YS014
Location
الريحانية, Al Rihaniya, Hattai, Syria
Turkish news agency TRT reported that one civilian was injured in an alleged YPG rocket attack on Al Rihaniya. According to Kurdistan News, a rocket landed on a house in the Değirmen Karshi neighborhood, injuring one civilian. Other sources said that three rockets were fired.
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
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Incident Date
31 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2949
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was wounded in airstrikes which hit Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, attributing blame to both the Syrian regime and Russia - who were both bombing the vicinity at this time. According to @MasarPressNet, "Russian warplanes targeting the towns of Khan Sheikhun, Tantah and…
Summary
Published
31 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 January 2018
Incident Code
TS144
Location
اشرفية, Al Ashrafiya neighbourhood, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One child died and up to 12 other civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Afrin, according to local media. Sources reported that Turkey fired rockets into the city. Afrin Now and Rumaf named Arhat Ahmad Aliko, nine-years-old, as killed, though other sources listed him as wounded (see list below). The Smart News…
Summary
Published
31 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2950
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A mother and her daughter were burned to death in an airstrike which hit Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the raids. Smart News reported that "More than 18 Russian warplanes and helicopters launched heavy raids on areas east of the town of Sarakib (16 km…
Summary
Published
31 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 January 2018
Incident Code
YS013
Location
الريحانية, Al Rihaniya, Hattai, Syria
Up to four civilians died in an alleged YPG rocket shelling of Al Rihaniya in Turkey, according to local media. Afrin Battle News [pro FSA and Olive Branch] reported the death of four civilians and wounding of seven more. It named the 17-year-old girl Fatma Avlar as a victim. The victim was named by multiple…
Summary
Published
31 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2948
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
In what has been described by local media as a massacre, as many as 15 civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Souq Al Hal (markets) in Ariha. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. Sources differed when reporting on the number of civilian deaths, with Syrian…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
18–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2943
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
As many as 12 civilians were wounded in airstrikes which struck residential housing in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. Media reported that five civilians were buried alive under the rubble, and other seven were harmed in the streets by the same raids. Upsetting…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2944
Location
Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A civilian was killed and an unspecified number more were wounded, due to airstrikes in Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Heavy machine guns and missiles caused much material damage to civilian homes, one source reported. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2945
Location
البوابية, Al-Bawabiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An entire family of five were killed, and ten others were injured in airstrikes which hit the village of Al-Bawabiya, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The family were buried alive when the raid struck their homes. Images and footage show the extent of devastation…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
TS141
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Rajo, local media reported. It should be noted that some sources reported this incident as Jindires, but Airwars spoke with the Kurdish Red Crescent which confirmed that this was a mistake and the location was in fact Rajo. According to Manbij Military Council, “at 1400…
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
30 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2946
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Zeita, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Russia. According to sources such as Al Latamna youth group, the raids struck a hospital, wounding patients at the vicinity. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
30 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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