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December 26, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaThe IS-linked agency Al A’maq posted a video showing destruction in the city following reported airstrikes Local monitoring group Raqaa is Being Slaughtered suggested the attack may have been the work of the US-led Coalition: “Warplanes targeted with seven missiles on Friday night the area of February 23rd Street in Raqqa city center. This resulted in
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October 4, 2016
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دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians including a child died and 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Darat Izza, according to local media. According to All4Syria, “Russian warplanes carried out three raids, two with missiles and one with cluster bombs, targeting civilians’ houses. Two people were killed and more wounded. Shops and houses were
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October 11, 2016
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القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaOne or two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the Al Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo. HNN reported one woman was killed by a missile. Qasioun said that “Russian warplanes shelling Qaterji killed two civilians while the White Helmets are still searching for survivors in the rubble.” Other sources published
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October 21, 2016
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Al Nakir, Idlib, SyriaOne or two children died and two other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Nakir, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Step News Agency was among sources blaming Russia, reporting that one child died in the strike. But a
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February 25, 2016
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حطلة, Hatla Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA single source, All4Syria, reported that “:Russian aircraft carried out raids on the village of Hatla Tahtani, killing Zahra al Harbat and her husband Ahmad al Khalif“. No further details are currently available.
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June 30, 2016
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الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians died including one child and several more people were wounded in airstrikes on Atareb, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Sources reported that the victims were father and daughter. According to LCCSY the two were killed after “Russian warplanes
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December 14, 2016
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الزبدية, Al Zibdiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians were reported as killed and wounded following an alleged air and artillery strike in Al Zibdiya, Aleppo. Two sources blamed Russian warplanes, whereas all others remained impartial. Step News Agency reported “Russian warplanes targeted with cluster bombs and missiles the Aleppo neighbourhoods of Al Zabadia, al Mashad, Salahudin, al Sukkari,
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June 12, 2016
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دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported in December 2016 that its aircraft had not been involved in a claimed event near Deyr ez Zawr seven months previously. Reports for June 12th said that the area around the city’s airport, hospital and other neighbourhoods resulted in at leasdt one death and four
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August 17, 2016
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لقطة, La'ata, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilian males were killed in Coalition strikes at La’ata. The US later admitted responsibility, noting: “Near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that two civilians were killed.” According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, dawn air raids targeted four houses in the village: “These homes were expropriated by Daesh
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April 27, 2017
LOCATION
عويجل , Ouweijal, Aleppo, SyriaTwo children died and seven other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Ouweijal in western Aleppo, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the planes were likely bombing a hospital in the town. Three houses collapsed, according to the Syrian News Desk.
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January 31, 2017
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صبيخان, Sbeikhan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA civilian guard was killed in an air raid on an asphalt plant or nearby oil facility by unidentified aircraft. The Coalition has confirmed striking oil installations in the area that day, although some sources blamed Russia. According to multiple reports at least two civilians were also injured in the incident. Asharqiya reported, Mr al
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June 7, 2017
LOCATION
عقيربات , Akeirbat, Hama, SyriaA woman and her child – both named – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as
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February 25, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the grain silos area in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Front of Raqqa Revolution and Sounandpicture said that the two victims were workers at the silos. All sources alleged that this was a Coalition strike.
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April 4, 2017
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سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, SyriaAccording to the Smart News Agency, two civilian fishermen were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry between the two banks of the Euphrates River in the western village of Al-Sahlabiya. Local sources told Smart that the victims were killed as they were transporting cars between the two banks. Step News Agency also
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November 6, 2017
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تل الضمان, Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaIn a similar fashion, to the previous raid in Buweita (RS2691) “a civilian and a woman were killed by an air bombardment on the town of Tel Al-Daman”, however this time Tal Al-Daman School was damaged. Sources blamed bot the Syrian regime and Russia for these raids. Smart News Agency was the only source to
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January 6, 2018
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مديرا , Madyra, Damascus, SyriaOne or two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Madyra in Damascus, according to local media. Syrian Reporter and Alghad-alsoury put the death toll at two. According to Shaam, “Al-Assad and Russian planes targeted civilian houses deliberately and directly in the eastern towns and villages of Al-Ghouta
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April 1, 2018
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حزارين, Hazarin, Idlib, SyriaThe Russian air force allegedly bombed the village Hazarin in the Idlib countryside According to Shaam, “Russian aircraft launched heavy air strikes caused the fall of martyrs and wounded in the cities and towns of Ariha and Khan Sheikoun and Urma Al Jouz and Al Qanba and Kafr Lata and Hazarin and Hamdiyah and Ma’aret
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June 17, 2017
LOCATION
حارة البدو, Al Badou, Raqqa, SyriaTwo women were killed and several others were injured in the Al Badu neighbourhood of Raqqa, allegedly caused by SDF mortars or supporting Coalition airstrikes. Several sources reported that seven people were wounded in the raid. However Madar News reported that at least 10 people were wounded. Eleven of 14 sources reported that the US-backed
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January 12, 2018
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الهبيط, Al-Habeet, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed and four others were injured in airstrikes which struck a Aisha Um al Mouminin Mosque and educational building in Al-Habeet just before Friday prayers, according to sources on the ground. Local media lamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. According to Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office, “The
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June 28, 2017
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كسرة عفنان, Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians, including a man and a woman, were reportedly killed by mortar fire in the village of Kasrat Afnan, south of Raqqa, however it was not clear who was responsible. Jisr TV, Shahba Press and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ISIL were responsible for the deaths whereas Al Hasaka Arabea stated
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June 10, 2019
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كفربطيخ, Kafar Batikh, Idlib, SyriaOne to two civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on Kafar Batik, Idlib, June 10th. While two sources cite the death of one woman, multiple sources document the death of both a woman and her young child. Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that an “infant, Malak Mohammad Hammadi, was killed along with her mother, Asmaa
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July 27, 2017
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Euphrates river, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported that two civilians were killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike struck the boat they were in on the Euphrates river as they attempted to flee to safety to Hawija al-Swafi.
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August 7, 2017
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مديرية الكهرب, Near the electricity directorate, Raqqa, SyriaTwo women from the same family, named as Ayesha Khaled Ibrahim Al Qaws and the wife of Ahmed Saghir Ibrahim Al Qaws, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Palmyra Revolutionary Command Council informed Airwars that the women died in a strike on Raqqa’s Electricity Directorate.
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August 24, 2017
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al Der'iya, Raqqa, SyriaAn adult male and his youngest daughter were killed in suspected US-led Coalition strikes on al Der’iya neighbourhood, west of Raqqa city. Out of the eleven sources collected two did not specify an actor and referred only to “shelling”, whilst nine sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
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January 22, 2018
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راجو, Rajo district of Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians died and up to 14 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Rajo district of Afrin, according to sources on the ground. Two victims were named by The Kurdish Red Crescent. ANF also reported that a Turkish strike killed “a civilian and injured his mother and sister who were in
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March 1, 2018
LOCATION
حج خليل, Haj Khalil village, Rajo district, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaOne named civilian died in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Haj Khalil village, according to local media. PUK Media reported: “‘The Turkish bombardment continues on Afrin against unarmed civilians,’ said Brusak Hasaka, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces in Afrin. He said that the bombardment resulted in the death of a citizen named Ibrahim
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October 9, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo men died as a result of US-led Coalition artillery strike on Raqqah city, local sources alleged. The Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality” reported that “Ala’Eddin Haj Ibrahim, and his neighbour Mohammed AbdelHadi al-Zein, both aged 51, were killed by an artillery strike outside Ala’eddine home.” The
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October 19, 2017
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البصيرة, Al Busayrah, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo civilians died in al Busayrah, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible. The majority of sources, however, attributed the event to Moscow. Euphrates Post reported by name the death of one civilian male as a result of airstrikes targeted the al Busayrah. RFS Media Office blamed Russia, reporting that
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November 20, 2017
LOCATION
القريا, Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo civilians were reportedly killed by a drone strike in al Qouriya, local media said, though neither source has said who was responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “two men were killed and another was wounded after being targeted by a drone in the al-Quriyah area”. Sharqiya Voice provided some more detail,
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Incident date
March 7, 2018
LOCATION
عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in air and artillery strikes on Ain Tarma, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes. Alaraby reported: “According to media loyal to the regime, the warplanes bombed several times, targeting in the towns of Haza and Ein Tarma, in Kafarbatna, Harasta and Arbine in the