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Incident Date
28 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2821
Location
بابولين, Baboulin, Idlib, Syria
Two or three civilians including two children were killed and an unspecified number were wounded in airstrikes which hit Baboulin, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the raids. According to some sources, Syrian regime helicopters dropped four explosive barrel bombs on the vicinity. Aircraft also allegedly "targeted…
Summary
Published
28 December 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2822
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Two airstrikes which hit Tahtaya killed three civilians and wounded another three, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the airstrikes. Despite @AjamiNetwork reporting there were no civilian casualties, all other sources reported on civilian harm. According to Baladi News, the victims were pulled out of the rubble…
Summary
Published
28 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1703
Location
تل الذهب, Tal Al Thahab or Tal Al Shayr, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Tal Al Thahab or Tal Al Shayr, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, according to local sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “three civilians from the same family, including a child and a woman, were killed as International Coalition warplanes fired missiles…
Summary
Published
28 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 December 2017
Incident Code
USSOM112
Location
مبارك, Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
On December 28th 2017, AFRICOM reported that it had "conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants in the early evening hours of Dec. 27, 2017, approximately 25 kilometres west of the capital". It added that "we assess no civilians were killed in this strike". However, AFRICOM claimed that the strike had "killed four terrorists", adding that…
Summary
Published
27 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2815
Location
رسم العيد, Rasim Al-Abid, Idlib, Syria
An adult male, Mohammad al-Ziab, was killed, and others were wounded, when alleged Russian warplanes struck the Rasim Al-Abid camp for internally displaced people on December 26, 2017. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with many blaming Russia, but some blaming the Syrian regime. One source states that the bombardments by Russia…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2816
Location
مزرعة العزيزية, Mazrat Al-Aziziya, Idlib, Syria
Two adult males died in airstrikes by alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplanes in Mazrat Al-Aziziya, local media reported. Sources blamed both said belligerents for the raids. Aljazeera reported that "10 people were killed and dozens injured others this morning in a Russian air bombardment on the towns of Al Taman’a, Al Dajaj and Al Hamdaniya…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2813
Location
زيتونة, Zaytounah, Idlib, Syria
One adult male was killed and six others were injured - including three women and a man - following airstrikes on Zaytounah refugee camp, according to sources on the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Only one source blamed Russia, while the others either blamed the Syrian regime or "military warplanes".…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2817
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed, including a Civil Defense volunteer, in airstrikes that struck civilian housing and a popular market in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the strikes. Many didn't name a culprit but pointed only to "military aircraft" and "helicopters". Footage published by the Syrian…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
Residential
,
Commerce
(
Market
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2818
Location
التمانعة, Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
As many as 12 civilians were killed, and dozens more wounded, in air and artillery strikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Taman'a. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the strikes. The Violations Documentation Centre reported that there were two incidents which occurred on the same day in Taman'a, however they…
Summary
Published
28 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2814
Location
اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Up to five men were killed in alleged Russian aerial shelling of Lataminah, local media said, though it was unclear whether the victims were a part of the armed opposition or civilians. Several reports, such as HalabTodayTV and @AleppoAMC, reported that the airstrikes "killed and wounded civilians." However, Step News Agency reported that the strikes…
Summary
Published
26 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2812
Location
السميرية, Al-Samiria, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that alleged Russian warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes in the town of Al-Samiria, Aleppo, wounding several civilians. While the reports were sparse, all sources, however, identified Russia as the culprit. However, only the Step News Agency made mention of civilian harm.
Summary
Published
25 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2017
Incident Codes
CS1702 RS2811
Location
غرانيج, Granij, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten named civilians died and “a large number more” were injured in an alleged airstrike on Granij, according to local media. One sources blamed Russia, while the rest attributed blame to the US-led Coalition. According to Deir Ezzor 24, six non-combatants died when the Coalition “attacked the house of Elias Khader Al-Abdullah in the Al-Samra…
Summary
Published
25 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2810
Location
ابومحالة, Abu Mahala village in Al Hamra district, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were injured by intense aerial shelling of Abu Mahala, Hama, local media reported. All sources blamed Russia. While no reports mentioned the exact number of injured, sources merely reported that a number of civilians were left wounded. The strikes were reportedly part of a larger shelling that day. Masar Press News reported "more…
Summary
Published
24 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2017
Incident Code
USSOM111
Location
Ball Raho, between Buusaar and Burahache, Gedo, Somalia
On December 27th 2017, AFRICOM reported that it had "conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants on the morning of Dec. 24, 2017, in southern Somalia". AFRICOM made no mention of civilian harm. However, it claimed that the strike had killed "13 terrorists". The strike hit southern Somalia according to officials, though no additional location details were provided…
Summary
Published
24 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2809
Location
شنان, Shanan, Raqqa, Syria
Three children were killed by the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb in the town of Shanan, eastern Raqqa, local media reported. Among the sources, Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the three children were killed due a "cluster bomb explosion left behind by the Russian shelling of the town of Shanan." It…
Summary
Published
24 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1701a
Location
near Kharayij, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of three civilians in an event near near Kharayij, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted "Coalition aircraft conducted strikes on a Daesh weapons storage facility and Daesh terrorists. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally killed due to…
Summary
Published
24 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2808
Location
الحمراء, Al-Hamraa, Hama, Syria
Eight civilians, including children and women, were reportedly injured as warplanes, possible belonging to Russia, carried out airstrikes in Al-Hamraa, Hama, local media reported. While the sources agreed that the strikes, that took place during the night, wounded up to eight civilians, they were not clear in terms of culpability. Step News Agency was the…
Summary
Published
22 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1700
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and four civilians died and several others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajeen, according to local media. Sources said that the strike hit the car which the victims were in. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at two, though most other sources said that three died.…
Summary
Published
22 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1701
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 30th 2018, the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of possible civilian harm. In the report, the Coalition wrote: “December 22, 2017, near Hajin, Syria, via social media report. After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that there is insufficient evidence to find civilians were harmed in…
Summary
Published
22 December 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2806
Location
الجنينة, Al-Janeneh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians, including a child and a woman, were seriously injured from the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb that was dropped the previous day, October 19th, in the village of Al-Jeneneh, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Several sources added that the incident led to the amputation of the child's foot. DMUO, for instance,…
Summary
Published
20 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2807
Location
خان العسل, Khan al-Assal, Aleppo, Syria
Two children were reportedly killed and another two were left wounded as the remnants of previous shelling exploded in the town of Khan al-Asal, Aleppo, local media said. HalabTodayTV's correspondent said that it was the remnants of a cluster bomb dropped on a previous day that caused the incident. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
20 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2804
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One child was killed when remnants of cluster bomb from a previous raid exploded in Kafr Hamra. Only one source blamed Russian airstrikes, while the others didn't name the culprit. It is unclear when the first raids occurred, however all sources reported that the child in question died on December 19th. There were no reported…
Summary
Published
19 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2805
Location
معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria
In what has been described my local media as a "massacre" as many as 20 civilians were killed and up to 35 were wounded, in airstrikes conducted over Ma'ar Shoreen. Nearly all reports of the incident blamed Russia, however one source blamed the Syrian regime making this a contested event. Many of the dead were…
Summary
Published
19 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–20
Civilians reported injured
12–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2802
Location
تل عمارة, Tal Amara and Hawa, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tal Amara. All sources blamed Russian warplanes. @insaan_Rights reported that cluster bombs struck the vicinity. There were no reports of civilian deaths.
Summary
Published
18 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18–19 December, 2017
Incident Code
RS2803
Location
التح, Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
One girl was killed and two other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Al Tah, according to local media. Images published by a local source, @alathre1989, shows the severe damage to the residential property. Despite most sources reporting that the casualty was a female child, @hish_m_c alleged that she…
Summary
Published
19 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2800
Location
تل الطوقان, Tal Al-Toukan, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that two civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit Tal Al-Toukan. All three sources blamed Moscow. Step News Agency reported an unspecific number of "civilian casualties" - which could be dead civilians - however they were the only source to report this. One local source reported rocket fire was used. There are…
Summary
Published
17 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2801
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
As many as 17 civilians were killed - including ten who were named - as well as 6 or more wounded, in internationally banned Napalm and Phosphorous airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the "air and artillery strikes" which were conducted in the vicinity.…
Summary
Published
17 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2798
Location
معرشمشة, Mar Shamsha, Idlib, Syria
A number of civilians were reportedly wounded due to airstrikes on Mar Shamsha. Only two sources attributed blame to Russia while the others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Shbaballatamneh3, two civilians were wounded by Russian rockets. Qasioun on the other hand reported no civilian casualties. Smart News Agency reported that a…
Summary
Published
16 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2799
Location
زور شمر, Zor Shamer, Raqqa, Syria
Four children (several from the same family) were killed when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded from a previous Russian raid on Zor Shamer on December 16th, according to local media. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. It is unclear when the initial strike occurred, however first reportage of these civilians deaths was 16th…
Summary
Published
16 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15–16 December, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM110
Location
30 miles northwest of Kismayo, IVO Qudus, Lower Juba, Somalia
On December 18th 2017, AFRICOM reported that it had "conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants in the early evening hours on Friday, Dec. 15, approximately 30 miles northwest of Kismayo". It added that "we assess no civilians were killed in the strike." However, AFRICOM claimed that the strike had killed "eight (8) terrorists" and destroyed "one…
Summary
Published
15 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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