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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2072
Location
عين السودة, Ain Al-Sawda, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed - including an adult male and a male child - and between four and five others were injured - including a woman - following airstrikes in Ain Al-Sawda. All sources blamed Russian raids for the strikes, except a local tweet, Abdlrazak-sbeh, who simply alleged that "air raids that struck the village" causing the…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2070
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A single source reported that Zayed Awad al Rajab was the victim of Russian warplane shelling on Kafr Zita. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2069
Location
بداما, Bdama, Idlib, Syria
As many as eight civilians were wounded - including women and children - in an airstrike on Bdama. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. EdlibNN tweetted that "Russian warplanes bombard the perimeter of the town of Bdama in rural Jisr al-Shughour". Syria News Desk and…
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 April 2017
Incident Code
CS663
Location
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported the death of “an old man” and the injuring of five other civilians following an airstrike on Ratla. The source did not identify the culprit, noting that the injured were taken to a field hospital. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
5 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2063
Location
عنجارة, Ainjara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An elderly woman was killed when her home in the agricultural neighbourhood of Ainjara, Aleppo was struck by missiles. Sources all reported that Russia was to be held accountable for this raid. According to sources, others were also wounded. Footage published by Smart News, shows the damage left behind and the remnants of the missile shell.…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2066
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 18 civilians were killed, and between 12 and 50 were wounded, following an airstrike on Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime - though the majority of sources pointed to Russia. Four rockets were allegedly fired at one residential building,…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–18
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2064
Location
Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
Three civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Russian raid on Kfar Nbouda, according to reports from the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. The Smart News Agency reported: "Three civilians from a family were killed on Monday night [April 3rd] by a bombardment of warplanes likely to be Russian on…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Codes
CS662a RS2068
Location
سلقين, Salqeen, Idlib, Syria
As many as 37 civilians were killed, and between 12 and 50 were wounded, following an airstrike on Salqeen - according to local sources. Up to 17 children and five women were allegedly killed in this raid on the residential neighbourhood. According to Euphrates Post, "four of them a family from eastern Deir Ezzor". The…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7–37
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2065
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Up to 11 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an alleged missile strike on Jisir Al-Shoghour. Almost all sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident. Some, however, remained impartial, and two blamed the Syrian regime. According to sources, three children and women were killed in the raid. LCCSY and Step News put the…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CS659
Location
Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
Smart News Agency reported that “a local source in the village of Hunaidah in rural West Raqqa said four civilians were killed and 11 wounded following raids by the coalition. The injured people were taken to an IS run hospital in the western countryside, but the location was not specified.” Marobobuzer, also blaming the Coalition,…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–13
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2067
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
As many as eight civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood in Hamouriya. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame. All sources blamed the Syrian regime except Smart who pointed to Russian warplanes. The shelling reportedly occurred in conjunction with many other raids on towns in the countryside of…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CS660
Location
رابعة, Rabi'a, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, “a man and a woman were killed and three others were wounded” in an alleged Coalition airstrike on village of Rabi’a. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CS661
Location
سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
According 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…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 April 2017
Incident Code
CS662
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported the death of three civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura. The Violations Documentation Center named a civilian victim of a Coalition airstrike in Mansoura, Raqqa, from and reported he is from the Damascus countryside.
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2062
Location
الهبيط, al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians - a mother and her two children - died and up to 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on al Habeet, according to sources on the ground. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian warplanes targeted the town of Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib with twenty-three…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2055
Location
النقير, Al-Nakir, Idlib, Syria
One adult female civilian was reported wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on the outskirts of Al-Nakir. There were no details of any other wounded civilians or any casualties. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2060
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
As many as five civilians were killed - including a child and two women - and others were injured, following an alleged air and artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Abohanin617 and Shehab…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2056
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
One or two civilians was killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged rocket attack in Hamouriya in Damascus, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. All sources blamed the Syrian regime, except the Step News Agency, who blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. According to sources, one…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2051
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Local media reported the death of one civilian and injury of several more in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Harasta. The Smart News Agency reported: "The civil defense said that a civilian was killed and another wounded by two aircraft strikes on the area linking the town of Madara and the city of…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2061
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed - including an entire family of four people - and as many as seven other civilians were injured - including three children - in an airstrike which struck the residential neighbourhood of Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, though some, such as Smart…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2052
Location
حلفايا, Halfaya, Hama, Syria
A young man was killed, and several more were wounded, following an air or artillery strike on Halfaya. Sources were conflicted as to who whether this was the work of Russia or the regime, though most reports pointed to the regime. Most sources blamed Syrian regime rocket launches and barrel bombs. There were no specific reports…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2057
Location
حي جوبر, Jobar neighbourhood, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Local media reported an unspecified number of dead and wounded civilians in heavy strikes by alleged Russian and Assad regime warplanes on Damascus's Jobar neighbourhood. Reports said that there had been as many as 40 airstrikes within just a few hours Aljazeera: "Russian and Syrian planes have carried out dozens of raids on the Jubar…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April–4 February, 2017
Incident Code
RS2053
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Kafr Naha - though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were to blame. Syria_ar noted that the "Al-Rahal Society" in the town was struck. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian air raids targeted Kafr Naha and its outskirts and…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2058
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
As many as three civilians from the same family - including a child and a woman - were killed, and up to four more were wounded, following a raid on Kafr Nbouda. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, except the Syrian Network for Human Righhst who pointed to both Russia and the Assad regime.…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2059
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 15 more were injured following an alleged Russia or Assad regime missile strike on Khan Sheikhoun. Syria News Desk said that up to 20 people were killed and wounded, specifying that three civilians were killed, meaning as many as 17 were likely injured in the raid.…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2054
Location
بزابور, Bzabor, Idlib, Syria
Between one and three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bzabor, local media said. Both sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. According to SMO, "activists reported that the Russian occupation aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Khan Sheikun and the town of Bazabor, killing three people…
Summary
Published
3 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2049
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least ten and as many as dozens of civilians were wounded in three alleged Russian airstrikes on the National Hospital in Maarat al Numan in rural Idlib, according to multiple local sources. Reports stated that the hospital, which served 500,000 people in Idlib and nearby areas of Hama, was rendered out of service and that…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2046
Location
وطبة, Watba, Idlib, Syria
Some civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid which struck Watba, Idlib, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of civilian fatalities. Both reports blamed Russian warplanes for the strike. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2050
Location
ريف حلب الغربي, Various location in western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
On April 2, 2017, six civilians were killed, including four children and two women, and as many as eight others were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on various villages in the Western part of Aleppo's countryside, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or "unknown warplanes". According to sources Kafrnah, Khan al-Asal, Babsaka,…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
CS656
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One or two civilians died and up to five others others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported that “likely” Coalition strikes killed two civilians and injured another five, in addition to killing one member of IS and wounding two more. Smart reported “a local…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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