Civilian Casualties

8 – 10

(8 men)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians (adult males) died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Harasta, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported that “Russian air strikes with rockets loaded with napalm, incendiary, cluster bombs, and explosive barrels [were dropped] on Harasrta”, among other locations. But according to @Mustafa_ElHidir, the regime

Summary

(2 men)

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

Causes of injury / death

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Multiple sources reported alleged Russian and regime air and artillery strikes on Ein Tarma on March 15, 2018. However, Airwars researchers have not found any claims of civilian harm.

Summary

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In a major civilian harm incident, up to 21 civilians died and as many as 70 more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime strikes on Zamalka. Many sources said that this was a chemical attack by the regime, though there were also multiple allegations against Russia. The Violations Documentation Centre named “18 victims killed

Summary

(2 children2–3 women12 men)

18 – 21

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary

12–70

Causes of injury / death

19 named, 2 families identified

عابدين, Abdeen, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

There were an unspecified of civilian casualties in alleged Russian airstrikes on Abdeen, local media reported. The Step News Agency said: “Russian air strikes targeted a sedimentary plantation west of the town of Abdeen in the southern countryside of Idlib, and there is news of civilian casualties.” According to the Smart News Agency, “War planes

Summary

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilians died in an alleged regime or Russian shelling of Arbeen, according to sources on the ground. The Smart News Agency reported: “Destruction in the city of Arbeen (9 km east of the secret capital Damascus), Thursday, March 15, 2018, as a result of aerial and artillery shelling by Syrian regime forces and Russia,

Summary

كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike on Kafar Zeita, according to local media. Muraselon reported: “Field sources confirmed to reporters that Syrian and Russian fighter jets targeted the locations of armed terrorist organizations inside the towns of Tal Malh and Al-Jbain to reach their supply lines in

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

ترينيدة, Trinide village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to multiple sources, up to four civilians including a child were killed, and at least five children from one family were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Trinide village, Syria. Only one single source reported the death of four civilians for this incident. According to Xeber, artillery shelled the village of Trinide and resulted

Summary

0 – 4

(0–1 children)

Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

نبل, Nubl town, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

According to local media, three civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish airstrike on Nubl town. According to Enabbaladi, the Syrian regime’s media published a statement saying that Turkish planes’ targeted allied positions in Nabal and Zahra, which resulted in a number of civilian martyrs. An image published shows the casualties to be young men.

Summary

(0–3 men)

Turkish Military

عفرين, Afrin city centre, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between 5 and 11 civilians including up to four children died and up to 25 more were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling (airstrikes and artillery) of Afrin city centre, according to local media in Syria. Massoud Mohammad, a self-described journalist from Qamishli for Rojava, produced numerous reports on the event on Twitter. He put

Summary

5 – 12

(2–4 children2–3 men)

12–44

ريف ادلب الجنوبي, Southern countryside of Idlib, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Step News Agency reported “several injuries in the southern of countryside Idlib and significant material damage” as a result of shelling. No further details are currently available.

Summary

جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two named civilian males died in an alleged regime or Russian air or artillery shelling of Jisreen, according to local media.

Summary

(2 men)

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in Douma. No civilian victims were named, though a non-civilian, Hothaifa al-Tout, was reported killed in “clashes with Assad”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported that four adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Saqba. @ragga_shkeir tweeted that there were “Russian air strikes with guided missiles and missiles loaded with internationally prohibited cluster bombs”. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes fired missiles

Summary

(4 men)

4 named

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

In a major incident, between 12 and 15 civilians including multiple members from several families were reported killed in alleged Russian or regime strikes on the town of Hamourya. There were also reports of the use of “toxic gases” in the attacks. @Baraa_Abdul tweeted: The regime is targeting the town of Hamourya with toxic gases

Summary

14 – 15

(4 children3 women8 men)

12–24

15 named, 3 families identified

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zamalka, according to local media. @QUSAY_NOOR_reported: “The town of Zalmalka was targeted with several high-explosive barrels on residential areas and many civilians were injured”. @Doumarevolutio1 reported four raids. According to the Step News Agency, “many civilians were killed and injured by a Russian air strike on

Summary

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Three civilian males died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Harasta, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified adult male civilians as killed by warplanes belonging to “Syrian government and affiliated militias”.

Summary

(3 men)

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Local media reported between eight and 12 civilians were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Arbeen. Sources reported barrel bombing by the regime and airstrikes by Russia. The lowest death count was given as two. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “two civilians were martyred due to rocket shelling in areas

Summary

8 – 12

(1 woman9–11 men)

12 named

قلعة المضيق, Qal’et Al Madik, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

Four civilians from one family were killed, including a man, a woman and two children, and others were injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qal’et Al Madik, local media reported. @bokraahla1984 tweeted: “Today, [March 14th] a good resident was killed with his wife, child and daughter, leaving in this life his eldest son, who did

Summary

(2 children1 woman1 man)

4 named, 1 familiy identified

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and four civilians have been killed and as many as ten others, including children, were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Kafar Batna, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Barrel bombing was reported in these strikes. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence teams

Summary

2 – 4

(1 child4 men)

2–10

LOCATION

بنش, Bnesh, Idlib, Syria

Three or four civilians were injured including women and children, in airstrikes which included as many as four vacuum missiles on Bnesh, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russian and Syrian regime planes. Among the injured were women and children who were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The director of

Summary

3–4

حفسرجة, Hafsarja, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

The Smart news agency reported: “According to the civil defence, Russian warplanes targeted the village of Hafsarja (30 km north-west of the city of Idlib) with a raid that led to the killing of a civilian and wounding of four others, including a woman. The civil defence helped them to medical points.” @ab_jarah tweeted: “A

Summary

4–7

Vicinity of Jamecco and Singulle, Middle Shabelle, Somalia

LOCATION

A US airstrike killed 12 al Shabaab militants and wounded another 15 members as Jamecco, Middle Shabelle was struck, AFRICOM reported. The US carried had carried out ten strikes since the start of the year, a US Africa Command spokesperson confirmed to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) at the start of April, which had

Summary

Belligerents reported killed

Belligerents reported injured

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Dozens of civilians were injured in airstrikes and shelling by rockets on Douma, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. According to Yaqeen News, “Russia and Assad renewed raids on the cities and towns of Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday [March 13th]…warplanes launched air raids on cities and towns,

Summary

12–24

مركز 103 للدفاع المدني, civil defence center no :103, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One member of the White Helmets was killed and three more injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on the civil defence centre 103 in Damascus, local media reported. Douma.Revolution and @SiegeWatch reported that one civil defence volunteer, Rifat Idris, was killed, and three more were wounded. The airstrikes that struck the Civil Defence

Summary

(1 man)

1 named

الزعينية, Al Z’ayniya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

One civilian was injured during alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Z’ayniya, a single source reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “rocket-propelled grenades of warplanes, likely to be Russian, targeted the village of Zayniyeh, west of Idlib, in the north of the country on Tuesday 13 March 2018, resulting in civilian injury and destruction of

Summary

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on Hamouriya, local media reported. Sources lamed both Russian and Syrian regime raids for the strikes. There were multiple reports of barrel bombing. Local sources said that cluster and phosphorus rockets were dropped by helicopters. There were as many as eight explosive barrels dropped

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1 – 5

5–10

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians – a man and a woman, both named – were killed in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes, and an unspecified number more were injured, local media reported. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “The areas of the town of Haza have been hit by a renewed bombardment of the regime forces by

Summary

(1 woman1 man)

حي القصور, Al Qousour, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

In what local media referred to as “a massacre”, up to nine civilians were killed and as many as 15 were wounded in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Al Qousour, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to Russia and Syrian regime raids. The bombing caused an entire building to completely collapse, trapping

Summary

3 – 9

(1 child3 women4 men)

10–15

6 named