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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2100
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that heavy shelling on Akeirbat in Hama killed as many as 34 civilians. One source attributed the airstrikes to Russian warplanes, while the other blamed the Syrian regime. The reports varied significantly, as one source reported 34 civilians were killed, including 11 children, while another source only reported that multiple civilians were…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
34
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2101
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr Al-Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Sources reported the Syrian Civil Defence were struck in a suspected Russian airstrike during raids on the outskirts of Jisr Al-Shoughour in western Idlib. Three civilians were reportedly injured, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer. One source alleged the use of phosphorus bombs. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2102
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Two consecutive airstrikes in Idlib city, believed to be executed by Russian warplanes, allegedly wounded two civilian women and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure. The Idlib governorate had seen an intensification of bombardments in the days before, despite the announced truce previous December. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2103
Location
قرية اللج, Al Laj village, Homs, Syria
Activists of Smart News Agency reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in an air bombardment on the village of Al Laj. The source added that it was "thought to be Russian". Al Laj is a village in the eastern Homs countryside, and was controlled by Islamic State. There are no…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2104
Location
بلدة حور, Hour village, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported on the killing of a shepherd and his daughter due to multiple airstrikes in the village of Hour in western Aleppo. Sources reported that the strikes were likely Russian, although some sources alleged they were launched by the Syrian regime. Most sources reported the use of cluster bombs. "Multiple" civilians were wounded…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
CS680
Location
شعيب الذكر, دبسي فرج, Sho'aib Al Zakir and Dibsi Faraj , Raqqa, Syria
Between six and ten civilians including two children and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Shoeib Al Zakar and Dibsi Faraj, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported that the Coalition carried out five raids, killing six non-combatants including two children and a woman as well as…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 April 2017
Incident Code
CS681
Location
الرقة, Al Idkar, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and seven others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Idkhar at Raqqa according to Alaraby, Sadasham and the Smart News Agency. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Coalition carried out strikes in Raqqa on “the former Political Security building” used as a headquarters by ISIL. It…
Summary
Published
10 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2093
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed and three others injured in an airstrike in Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible. All of the known sources that reported on this attack, aside from RFS Media Office, attributed responsibility to Russian forces. Halab…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2094
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and four injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Sarmin, Idlib, according to local media sources. The head of the Centre for Civil Defense reportedly told Smart News that the Russians bombed the city with rockets using the "Sukhoi 35" aircraft, killing a woman and wounding four civilians, including…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2095
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an airstrike in Saraqeb, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Almost all of the known sources that reported on this event, regardless of belligerent, noted that internationally banned phosphorous bombs were used. Al Jazeera's correspondent in…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
CS675
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Al Manghiya, Raqqa, Syria
A man, his wife and his son were reported killed and six members of their family wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on “the garage and the market” in the Al Manghiya neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. Citing a local source, Al Watan said that “[Coalition] aircraft targeted the industrial zone and the…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
CS676
Location
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
Two people – possibly civilians – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit the car they were traveling in at Kasrat Faraj, according to local media. Step News noted “a dawn raid by Coalition forces today which targeted a car carrying two people in the village of Kasrat Faraj south of the city, which…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
CS677
Location
الرقة, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died and four were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Fardous neighbourhood, according to the Smart News Agency. However the Coalition did not report any strikes on the city that day. According to Smart, “One of the sources pointed out that the [likely Coalition] aircraft targeted al-Fardous neighborhood in the city…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
CS678
Location
المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
“An air strike targeted the neighborhood of al-Mashlad in the city of Al-Raqqa, injuring civilians,” according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Other sources also said that the Coalition carried out a strike on Al Mashlab resulting in casualties, though numbers were not given. However the Coalition did not report any strikes on the city…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
CS679
Location
مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported the death of two families in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tishreen Farms area. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four non-combatants including a woman and her child died at the hands of the Coalition. Other sources put the number of dead at six, again pointing to Coalition warplanes…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2091
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Two children were wounded in an airstrike in Kafr Zita, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Whilst most sources attribute responsibility to Russia, a tweet from @B.Alhamwi, stated that "Assad's gangs" had struck Kafr Zita and wounded two children. Activists who spoke…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2092
Location
داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was killed and three injured in an airstrike in Dael, Dara'a, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or Assad's regime were responsible. The strike hit the field hospital "Nabd Houran", which according to Alaraby provided medical services to over 100,000 people. One nurse was killed in the…
Summary
Published
9 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2088
Location
اورم الجوز, Orm Al-Jouz, Idlib, Syria
Up to 20 civilians were killed, including two women and seven children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orm Al-Jouz, according to multiple sources. All of the known sources attributed responsibility to Russian warplanes or suspected Russian warplanes. Qasioun News reported that "five raids with rockets and other cluster bombs" were carried out on Orm Al-Jouz.…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
14–20
Civilians reported injured
19–21
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2086
Location
Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
A child was reportedly killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media sources. Idlib Media Centre, who specified that it was a child that was killed, added that it was during three air raids by Russian forces on the city. The raids struck the "Christian quarter"…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
CS673
Location
شعيب الذكر, Sho'aib Al Zakir, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 40 civilians including a woman and her six children died after their boat sank while it was crossing the Euphrates River near Sho’aib Al-Zikir. While most local sources blamed the UIS-led Coalition, one news organisation said the boat had instead capsized because there were too many people onboard. The Smart News Network reported:…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
CS674
Location
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
A local source told the Smart News Network that a likely Coalition airstrike had killed a father and his daughter and wounded four other civilians when their homes were hit in Okayrashi. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2085
Location
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
An eight year old child was killed in an airstrike in Nasib, Dara'a, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Most known sources for this event did not positively identify the aircraft. Step News reported that "Russian aircraft intensified raids yesterday [8th]...targeting two villages…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2089
Location
طريق السد, Sadd Neighbourhood, Daraa, Syria
Seven to nine civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in an airstrike in the Sadd neighbourhood in Dara'a, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Seven civilians were listed in the Violations Documentations Centre with their cause of death recorded as…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2090
Location
طيبة, Tayba, Daraa, Syria
Three children were killed in an airstrike in Tayba, Dara'a, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or Assad's regime were responsible. Local media Facebook page, Mohammed Al-Rifaei, named the three children who died in the attack and attributed responsibility to Russian forces. Whilst most sources suggested that Russia…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2084
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike in Darat Izza, Aleppo, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Whilst most sources attributed responsibility of the event to Russia, the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed towards the "Syrian-Russian alliance",…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2087
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed and the son of one of them injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media sources. All of the known sources identified Russian warplanes as being responsible for the attack. Most sources reported that one female civilian had been killed and her son injured, however, the Violations…
Summary
Published
8 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
CS667
Location
رابعة, Rabi'a, Raqqa, Syria
Smart reported that a “likely” Coalition raid on Rabia mosque killed “the servant of the mosque [the imam] and his seven-year-old son,” saying that ISIL cancelled Friday prayers in the village following the deaths. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2079
Location
الزكاة, Al Zakat village, Hama, Syria
Local media named 22-year-old Ahmad Khaled al Daher al Kaisouha as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Zakat village. According to Hama News Centre, the victim died "due to his wounds sustained in a Russian raid on the village of al Zakat in northern Hama."
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
CS668
Location
حمرة غانم, Hamra Ghanem, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and seven civilians – five from the same family including one or two women and three children – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamra Ghanem, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of five civilians in a Coalition strike on “the house of Bashir Yusuf Sultan…
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 April 2017
Incident Code
CS669
Location
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians inlcuding two children and the injury of four more in an alleged Coalition strike on Rata. Other sources put the death toll at four including two children, though they did not identify who was responsible for the “raids”.
Summary
Published
7 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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