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Incident Date
29 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1551
Location
Near al Rahman Mosque, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A major civilian casualty incident took place at Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor Governorate, at dawn September 29th – 30th, killing up to 25 civilians with 24 to 40 more wounded, local sources said. According to numerous reports “mostly women and children died”. An initial report by Euphrates Post documented four dead and 30 wounded, though…
Summary
Published
29 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
11–25
Civilians reported injured
24–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1537
Location
Al Badou area, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecififed number of civilians were wounded in a strike near the water company or water foundation in Raqqah’s al Badou neighbourhood. The Step News Agency blamed the Coalition, while other sources also reported a raid on the area but did not apportion blame. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1538
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least seven civilians were reported killed and dozens more wounded in air and/or rocket/artillery strikes on Al Mayadin – though the death toll looked likely to rise with multiple reports saying that up to 21 other civilians were still trapped under the rubble. It is currently unclear who was responsible for this incident, with…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1539
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Deir Ezzor 24 reported that “warplanes” carried out a raids “focused on the Al-Rayaheen kindergarten near the mosque Othman bin Affan and near the headquarters of the Hesba of the organization [IS]. Many were wounded.” No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1540
Location
Al Taybeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to seven women allegedly died in an airstrike on al Taybeh, according to a local media outlet. However the deaths had previously been reported on July 28th. Three women died in an airstrike on al Taybeh, according to Deir Ezzor 24. Though its source didn’t say who was responsible, they listed three victims. However,…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2558
Location
بزيت, Bzeit, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bzeit, according to sources on the ground. Local media reported multiple deaths and injuries from two air alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Bzeit on September 28th, according to local media. Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported the…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1541
Location
Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, Deir Ezzor 24, said that one civilian was killed following strikes by unknown aircraft on the house of Farouk al Mashouk – known as the ‘Mufti’s house’ – which was being used by Daesh as a prison. The correspondent said the raid had resulted in the death of the prisoner Laith Allawi…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28–29 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2559
Location
الشحيل, Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One woman and one child died and two more children were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Shuhail, according to local media. According to the Smart News Agency, “a woman and her child were killed and two other children were wounded by air strikes by warplanes believed to be Russian on a town…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1542
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilian men died in Raqqah city following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes, local sources said. Mahmoud Al Rahim, Mohammed Ahmed Al Yahya and Ayman Ahmed Al Yahya were named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa Media Office. There is limited information available, although both sources blamed the US-led Coalition. @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH also named the…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1543
Location
المعماري, Al Mimari, Al Hassakah, Syria
Six children from the same family of Ali and Aqla al-Hajj al-Hamoud al-Hweet were killed following an aerial offensive on the village of Al Mimari, local sources said. Initial reports by Sharqiya and Marsad Al Hasaka did not identify a culprit and referred only to “bombing”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights alleged that “International…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2556
Location
Jadid Bkara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A total of four civilians including a child and two women were killed in raids by warplanes as well as artillery bombardments on the town of Jadid Bkara on September 28th, according to local sources. The reporting mentioned both the regime forces and the Russian forces as responsible for the bombardments. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2555
Location
سهل الروجبلدة الحمو, Hamou town in al Roj plain in the Idlib western countryside, Idlib, Syria
Between three and eight civilians including women and children were killed and up to 15 other non-combatants wounded after an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of al Hamou on September 28th, according to local sources. Most sources reported seven or eight people killed, whereas the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2557
Location
المعزولة, Al-Ma'zola village, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a woman and her husband died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al-Ma'zola, loval media reported. The Step News Agency reported the death of a woman - and blamed Russia. However, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “a woman and her husband killed in Syrian…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2554
Location
التمانعة, Al-Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were reportedly injured by an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the town of al Tamana’a in Idlib on September 27th, 2017, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian C25 planes for the raids. According to "Al Tamana’a, the Free media office of the town", there were more than 18 Russian raids…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Residential
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27–29 September, 2017
Incident Code
CS1611
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In Raqqa, at least 28 and as many as 42 civilians from seven families displaced from Palmyra, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa were killed as an alleged Coalition air strike destroyed the building they were sheltering in, multiple local and international media reported. Among the killed were at least ten women and five children. This strike…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
28–42
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2548
Location
Bdama, Idlib, Syria
Six people were wounded after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, hit the town of Bdama near Idlib, according to local media. The planes struck several sites holding armed groups, according to media, including Jisr al-Shughour, Bdama, Qunya, al-Sanameh, Yacoubiya, and Abu al-Dahour. There was much material damage. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2549
Location
اليعقوبية, al Ya’koubiya town, Idlib, Syria
One child was reportedly killed and as many as 15 others were wounded in an airstrike on the village of al Ya’koubiya by warplanes, according to the Idlib Media Centre. Sources all either attributed the blame to Russia or did not blame a belligerent. The local hospital published a list of 13 named victims who…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2550
Location
سنجار العوجة, Al A'wja and Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and others were injured as a result of an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the road between al A’wja and Sinjar in rural Idlib, according to an Idlib Media Centre Facebook post. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2551
Location
قرية الزعينية, al Zayniyeh village, Idlib, Syria
One person was killed and six others injured as a result of airstrikes, likely to be Russian, reportedly targeted houses in the village of al Zayniyeh, according to Smart News. Other sources reported one adult male killed and a number of other civilians wounded.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2552
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Al Tamana’a the Free media office of the town on Facebook said: "A number of civilians were injured as a result of four air strikes by Russian warplanes carrying cluster bombs targeting the eastern neighborhood of Khan Shikhun in the southern Idlib countryside." A woman was injured by bombs from warplanes, believed to be Russian,…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2553
Location
الحوايج البومصعة, al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 13 people were reportedly killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing, according to Euphrates Post reporting. The date of the airstrike is unclear, but on September 27th Euphrates Post shared some pictures of the aftermath.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1534
Location
White Garden area, Raqqa, Syria
Between 29 and 35 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Hadika al Baidaa area of Raqqah, according to local media. @24Raqqa put the death toll at 29, “including women and children”. But according to Raqqa Now and Almanar, more than 35 died. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
29–35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1535
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilian males died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to local sources. Few additional details are presently known, though Mr Habal was said to have died in his home. Ismail Akkush was, according to extensive Amnesty field research, killed alongside three other men, as reported in Airwars incident CS1536. We have therefore…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1536
Location
Imam al Nawawi mosque, al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
According to family members and local reports, four civilians including, Fawaz Yousef Sulaiman Al-Zureiqat aka Abu Yusuf, died in a Coalition strike on the al Nahda neighbourhood, near the al Imam al Nawawi mosque. Mr al Zureiqat’s death was also reported by his nephew, who noted that “We note the death of my uncle Fawaz…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2546
Location
دوما, Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Airstrikes on Douma reportedly hit civilian homes and a centre for people with special needs. The centre was destroyed, and local media reported that up to five civilians were killed. Up to a further 20 civilian were said to have been wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26–27 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2547
Location
قرية مراط, Mrat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five civilians, including one woman, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Mrat, according to local sources. An unspecified number of other civilians were reported wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “six citizens including two brothers and a man and his wife died as a result of…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2532
Location
بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria
At least five civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Bdama in Idlib, according to activists. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on civilian injuries and they attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. A mosque was damaged and images published show the extent of damage on the vicinity.
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2541
Location
كفركرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians were killed and up to 10 others were wounded in an alleged regime ground-to-ground missile strike and/or a Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin in the western suburbs of Aleppo, according to local sources. According to Mohammad Shakrdy, "Russian warplanes targeted south of the town with four air strikes that killed two people.…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2542
Location
حوير العيس, Hawir al Eis, Aleppo, Syria
As many as six civilians including a woman and an unspecified number of children were killed and at least two others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hawir al Eis in the southern suburbs of Aleppo, according to local media. The Smart News Agency did not give an estimate of how…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2540
Location
ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in two raids on Termanin, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes. One source reported that "The raid wasn’t on the headquarters of the Corps [ie failaq al sham] but on the homes of displaced civilians". In addition, Enabaladi reported that "a long-range missile believed to…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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