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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2922
Location
Kafr Nbooda, Hama, Syria
كفرنبودة
One child was killed, and four other civilians were injured, in airstrikes which struck Kafr Nbooda, according to local media. Sources al blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. The raids, which according to Alaraby News, consisted of cluster bombs and Russian RPG's. 50 sheep were also killed in the raid. There are no other details…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
YS004
Location
Kiljbreen, Aleppo, Syria
كلجبرين
Two Syrian civilians – a father and his son – were killed and several others wounded in an alleged shelling by YPG forces of the town of Kiljbreen, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “areas of the village of Kiljbreen, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, were shelled…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
YS003
Location
Al Rihaniya, Hattai, Syria
الريحانية
Between one and three civilians were killed – reportedly Syrian refugees – and up to 47 more wounded in an alleged Kurdish YPG forces shelling of the city of Rihaniyah on the Syrian-Turkish border. According to Sputnik, “the shells fell on the Ada Bujak district of the city center,” and resulted in “slightly injuring a…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–47
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Incident Date
21–22 January, 2018
Incident Code
RS2929
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Between two and four civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in airstrikes which hit a residential neighbourhood in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources all either lamed Russian warplanes for the strikes, or did not attribute blame. Two raids which struck the vicinity, caused much material damage, reported local sources. The Civil Defence…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2928
Location
Idlib, Damascus, Syria
ادلب
A single source reported the death of a woman by Russian warplane shelling. The victim was named. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2927
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
عربين
Two men were killed in airstrikes which hit Arbeen, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the strikes. According to SCDrifdimashq, the raids struck a residential neighbourhood with "intensive shelling". There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2926
Location
Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
معرةالنعمان
As many as two civilians were killed in airstrikes on Ma'arat Nu'man, according to local media. Only two sources reported on this incident. Step News Agency blamed Russian warplanes but did not diverge information regarding civilian casualties. DCHRS, who also blamed Russia, reported on two unidentified civilian deaths. There are no other details at this…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2925
Location
Zammar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
زمار
As many as eleven civilians were killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes which hit Zammar, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, most attributing blame to Russia while others blame the Syrian regime. Five civilians were named, including two children and three women, and one unidentified…
Summary
Published
21 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1715a
Location
Barah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البحرة
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Barah. The UK later confirmed this was an RAF strike. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted: "Coalition aircraft engaged an ISIS fighter operating a motorcycle. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed as…
Summary
Published
20 January 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
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS096
Location
Tarnada villlage, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
تمادا
The Smart News Agency reported “the injury of 11 people, including two children, between the Al Ashrafieh neighbourhood and Tarnada village” in an alleged Turkish bombing. No further details or known sources are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS097
Location
Al Jazeera district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
الجزيرة
In an undated event prior to January 26th, the Manbij Military Council reported that, “in the province al Jazira, Turkey used tanks, guns and mortars to shell residential neighborhoods, where nine different shells were documented, resulting in the death of three civilians and one injury.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS098
Location
Shya, Aleppo, Syria
شيا عفرين
Afrin Now reported that “the Turkish army, based in the city of Izzaz, bombed the villages of Belonya, Malikya, Villat Qadi and Barada, resulting in the wounding of workers with light injuries.” In a related event, the Red Crescent reported that a 45 year old civilian male it named as Ibrahem Khalil Muhammad was injured…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
TS095
Location
Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
عفرين
Up to six civilians were reported killed and possibly dozens more wounded in alleged air and artillery strikes by Turkish-backed troops on YPG forces in Afrin, according to local media on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that “Turkish artillery shelled the positions of the Kurdish People’s Protection and Protection Units in several areas of Afrin.…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1715b
Location
near al-Khashmah, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event near al-Khashmah. In its April 2019 monthly civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted multiple engagements against Daesh forces. Regrettably, four civilians were unintentionally killed due to their proximity to the targets." The…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2921
Location
Bejghas, Idlib, Syria
بجخاص
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on Bejghas, according to local media. Both sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strikes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2920
Location
Al-Khous, Idlib, Syria
الخوص
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on Al-Khous, according to local media. Both sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strikes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2919
Location
Lowef, Idlib, Syria
لوف
Between one and five civilians were killed, and seven others were injured, in airstrikes on Lowef, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Sources described the strikes as "intensive shelling" by both "Russian and Syrian planes" -…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2918
Location
Heesh, Idlib, Syria
حيش
One civilian was killed, according to local media, when airstrikes hit the vicinity of Heesh. Most local media blamed Russian warplanes, however some did not attribute blame. Civil Defence teams pulled the body from the rubble in the aftermath of the bombing on civilian homes in Heesh. According to @SyriaCivilDefe, cluster bombs and Russian rockets…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2018
Incident Code
YS002
Location
Kilss, Hattai, Syria
كللس
One or more civilians were wounded in an alleged shelling by Kurdish forces on the town of Kilis on the Turkish border, according to local media. The caption for a video published by Afrin Free said that footage “shows the effects of the destruction left by our heroic forces on the city of Kalis in…
Summary
Published
20 January 2018
Civilians reported injured
1–2
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2917
Location
Ma'arat Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
معرةالنعمان
Two civilians were killed, including a woman and a child, in airstrikes on Ma'arat Nu'man, according to local media. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Both civilians were unidentified. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2916
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
اريحا
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ariha, according to local media. All sources reported Russian warplanes were to blame. The sources reported that there were "civilian casualties", however none specified how many. @kazim1959idleb reported that there were five strikes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
YS001
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
At least one child and one woman died and up to six other civilians were wounded in an alleged artilllery shelling by YPG forces on Al Bab, according to local media. The Shaam News Network said that “the Civil Defense Teams reported that the shelling caused the deaths of two children and the injury of…
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2915
Location
Salameen, Idlib, Syria
سلامين
Between six to eight civilians including children from one family were injured in airstrikes on Salameen, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Image published show children receiving medical treatment in the aftermath of the incident. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2914
Location
Rafa, Idlib, Syria
الرافا
A child was injured in airstrikes on Rafa, according to local media. One source reported that "sockets" raided the village, not attributing blame, while the second blamed Russian warplanes for the injury of one child. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
19 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
CS1715
Location
Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
In a previously unknown incident, the Coalition reported in May 2018 that it had killed one civilian in Hajin. According to the monthly civilian casualty report: “January 18, 2018, near Abu Kamal, Syria, via self-report. During a strike on Daesh-held building a scooter entered the impact area moments before the impact. One civilian was unintentionally…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2908
Location
Rasim Alees, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
رسم العيس
A man was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes which struck Rasim Alees, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources reported that Russian warplanes were to blame. Sources reported that the aerial bombardment struck civilian housing. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence "rushed to help the injured and inspect the location of the shelling". There are…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2907
Location
Ma'ar Debsi, Idlib, Syria
معردبسي
Up to six civilians were wounded, including between two and four children, in airstrikes which hit the vicinity of Ma'ar Debsi on January 18, 2018, according to local media. All sources reported that Russian warplanes were to blame. Jorf News reported that farms were "targeted". In addition, Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that "Russian…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
),
Residential
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2910
Location
Ma'ara Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
A mother and her two children were killed when alleged napalm bombs struck their home in Ma'ara Al-Nu'man, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blame to Moscow. A number of civilians were also wounded in the raid, with one source reporting that as many as eight civilians received wounds. Footage published shows a…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2909
Location
Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
سراقب
A baby was "burned" to death and as many as 12 others civilians were injured, in alleged napalm bomb strikes which hit the residential neighbourhood of Saraqeb, according to local media. All sources attributed Moscow to blame for the strikes. Sources reported that "dozens of strikes" struck "blood bank", also known as medical facilities. The…
Summary
Published
18 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2904
Location
Al-Zerba, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الزربة
One to two civilians were wounded in airstrikes which struck Al-Zerba, Aleppo, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Thiqa News Agency reported that two raids "targeted" civilian homes in the early hours of the morning. Members of the Syrian Civi Defence were quick to rescue casualties and take them…
Summary
Published
17 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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