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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Codes
CI865 RS2613
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Syria
According to many reported, two brothers were killed in Al Qaim, Iraq or al Hari in Syria, near the Iraqi border on October 8, 2017. Reports were contested: one source implied that Iraqi aircraft may have been responsible, while a number of sources identified Russia as the culprit, one source attributed the attack to the…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2615
Location
Al-Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة
Two civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al-Ashara, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Only one source, Sharqiya Voice, reported the death of two civilians, while the remaining sources merely reported about aerial bombardment, which @Deirfree called "hysterical" . One source, @obaidahalabdull, attributed blame to the Assad regime while @Deirfree…
Summary
Published
8 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1598
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A man named as Hussein al-Ali al-Hamam and “his family of six people” from the Hamam al Turkman area in Raqqah city (possibly where the incident occurred) died following airstrikes, local media reported. Hussein al-Ali al Hamam reportedly worked for the local power company. Raqqa 24 blamed the US-led Coalition, while all other sources referred…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1599
Location
Baidou, Raqqa, Syria
البدو
A woman named as Zubaydah al-Rahim Sheikh Hassan and her daughter Reem Mohammad al Musa (pictured) died in the al Badou neighbourhood whilst trying to leave the city of Raqqah, local sources alleged. There was some discrepancy in reports, therefore it is not clear how the two died; in equal measure sources suspected the US-led…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1600
Location
Ar Raqqah: Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
الرميلة
At least six civilians from one family reportedly died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Rumaila neighbourhood, Raqqah city. Marsad Al Hasaka named six of the victims and listed the mother of the victims listed belowand another unknown child. Quoting Al-Shibli, Al Fayha reported that “the shelling focused on the “expansionist and Bedouin neighborhoods”…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2610
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خان شيخون
At least five and as many as 13 civilians, including children and women, were killed and between six and eight were left wounded following alleged Assad or Russian-waged airstrikes on residential areas in Khan Sheikhoun, Deir Ezzor, local sources reported. Most sources reported the death of five civilians. However, a total of seven victims were identified…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1601
Location
Bared al Daraia, Raqqa, Syria
An adult male civilian Sherif Ibrahim al-Sharif (pictured), a resident of the Bared al Daraia neighbourhood, died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah city according to reports. There is very limited information at present, and amendments will be made to the entry when any new information is known.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2607
Location
Crossing in the al Mayadeen area, Deir Ezzor, Syria
معبر في الميادين
In this single-source event, one civilian man was reported killed by alleged Russian airstrikes in the crossing in the Al Mayadeen area of Deir Ezzor, Al Mayadeen Facebook page reported. The Al Mayadeen Facebook page mentioned the death of Mahmud Hamwi as it was listing victims from alleged Russian strikes in different parts of al-Mayadeen…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1603
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources said that over 240 civilians had been killed and large numbers wounded in the past four days, allegedly by aircraft and airstrikes of the US-led Coalition. Sharqiya Voice estimated that 250 were killed in a 48 hour period, though all other sources alleged the slightly lower toll occurred over four days. Please…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
240–250
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2611
Location
Water Crossing between Al Mawsa and Al-Mashrada, and Al A’rkoub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
معبر مائي
Two civilians, possibly children, were killed by unidentified warplanes in the river-crossing between the town of Al-Sawsa and Al-Mashrada, and Al A’rkoub in Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Two sources reported the death of two civilian men, referring to both as "the son of" and "the young son", suggesting that they both were children, though…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1604
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, documented the death of Ismail Al Sharif (pictured), following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the city of Raqqah. At present the location of the incident within the city is unknown. Airwars will add to the entry when any new details arise.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1605
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian male named as Mustafa Abdel-Mustafa Al-Dikish (pictured) died following US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa, local sources alleged. News of his death came several days later amidst reports of significant material destruction to residential neighbourhoods in the city. Airwars will update the entry when any new information arises.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2612
Location
Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة
At least three and as many as 30 civilians, including one child and woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the town of Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, located media said. Several sources reported the death of three named civilians, one child and two adult siblings, one man and one woman. Multiple other…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2609
Location
al Tahouna neighbourhood, al Tayba, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطاحونة
Up to five civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes on Al-Tahoona. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Two out of three sources reported that three women were killed in the airstrikes, however the third reported that two children and a woman were killed. Airwars has therefore assessed that the death…
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2608
Location
Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خشام
One civilian, identified by name, was killed by airstrikes striking in Khasham, Deir Ezzor, local media reported - though it was unclear who carried out the strike. Violations Documentation Center attributed blame to "Russian warplanes" while the two remaining sources referred to "warplanes". There are currently no further details.
Summary
Published
7 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1595
Location
Ar Raqqah: Between Hadika Al Mororia (Traffic Park) and Jumaili neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
حديقة المرورية, الجميلي
Four to five civilians were reported killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the area between Al Hadika Al Mororia and Al Jumaili, Raqqah city. According to Syrian Press Center, the “the International Coalition targeted more than 10 air strikes in the northern neighbourhoods of Raqqah” during this time. Later reports from Raqqa is Being…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1597
Location
Ar Raqqah: Tawwassoui'ya neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
التوسعية
Six civilians died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Al Tawaswiya neighbourhood, according to local media. The citizen journalist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently documented: Omar Al-Ashqar, Yasser Bakour, Khalid Al Hussein and a girl whose name was not mentioned, as the victims. News of their death came amidst reports of considerable aerial bombardment…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2604
Location
Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة
As many as four civilians were killed, including between two and three men, and several others were wounded, following airstrikes on Al-A'shara. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes, though some did not attribute any blame. The raids allegedly occurred during a bombardement of water crossings "in the towns and cities of Al-A'shara, the Hajin, and…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2602
Location
Al-khawein village, Idlib, Syria
الخوين
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded during a raid on Al-khawein. There were no reports of civilian deaths. Local media was conflicted as to who was to blame, with only one source attributing blame to Russian warplanes, while the rest either blamed Syrian regime warplanes, or did not attribute any blame. Step News Agency…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2605
Location
Al-Hazaa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الهزاعة
Between seven and ten civilians were killed, including women and children, and "dozens" more were wounded, following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Hazaa, according to sources on the ground. The incident allegedly occurred in the afternoon following Friday prayers, according to local media, and struck civilian homes and water wells. Multiple sources reported that this was…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1591
Location
Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Markada in the southern countryside of Al Hasakah governorate. It was claimed that the Coalition targeted a number of locations in the town controlled by so-called Islamic State. The attack left an unknown number of others wounded. Airstrikes hit a vegetable market in the…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2603
Location
Hawi Mheimdiya area, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حاوي
A mother and her four children were killed, following an airstrike which struck the tent they were sheltering in the Hawi Mheimdiya area of the Deir Ezzor countryside, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Marsad Al Hasaka reported that they were from the Al-Sa'id family, however, their names were not…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1592
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources documented the death of eight members of one family following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqah. Mohammed Jumaa al-Nashif, his wife, his son’s wife, and her five children died reportedly due strikes carried out on their home in the city, though specifics of the location are currently unknown. All…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1593
Location
Baidou, Raqqa, Syria
البدو
A mass civilian casualty event reportedly took place on the Al Bedou neighbourhood of Raqqah city, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes, according to multiple local sources. According to local monitors 40 civilians died, with reportedly a total of “around 60” suspected either killed or injured. The strikes were said to have targeted or struck an…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
40
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2606
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
خان شيخون
In what has been described as a "massacre", as many as 20 civilians were killed - including women and children - and dozens more were wounded - following airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun. Local media reported that Russian warplanes were to blame, though some sources including the Violations Documentation Centre blamed the Syrian regime. Initial reporting…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1594
Location
Ar Raqqah: Bitani roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
بتاني
A family of six, the mother Amal al Huwaidi and her five children died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on the al Batani roundabout area in al Badou neighbourhood, Raqqah city. The source Mohammed Alabdullah did not apportion blame, however all others alleged the US-led Coalition responsible. The family were, according to Amnesty International fieldnotes,…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2599
Location
Baqras Fuqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بقرص فوقاني
Local sources reported the death of four people in the village of Baqras Fuqani, Deir Ezzor on October 5th 2017 - some killed by airstrikes, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, and others seemingly from wounds they sustained in previous days' airstrikes. Sana News reported that "intensive strikes" were carried out by the…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2600
Location
Taiba Jazera, Deir Ezzor, Syria
طيبة جزيرة
Three civilians, two women and one female child, were killed as airstrikes struck residential areas in Taiba Jazera, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though it remained unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. The three victims were identified by multiple sources and were reportedly from the same family; a grandmother, Rajiha…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
RS2601
Location
Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
محكان
At least ten and as many as 21 (possibly more) civilians, hereof up to seven children and four women, were killed, and another "dozens" were left wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Euphrates Post reported that six air raids had hit the town of Mahkan, more precisely…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–21
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2017
Incident Code
CS1582
Location
Sukkaria, Ne'ma Matar school near Al-Hamdan road, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six civilians from two families reportedly died following airstrikes on the town of Sukkaria, close to Al Bukamal, local sources alleged. An unknown numbers of civilians were left wounded after the attack, with the death toll expected to rise due to some people being in a critical condition. A correspondent for Deir Ezzor 24 reported…
Summary
Published
5 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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