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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS638
Location
الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including a child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rahiat village, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that Coalition raids on the village hit a green car and then a second car in a car wash.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also put the death toll at…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2036
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were killed and several others were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the Idlib countryside, according to sources on the ground. While local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes, the majority of sources did not identify who was…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2032
Location
جبل الشيخ, Jabal al Sheikh, Aleppo, Syria
At least three people were killed in airstrikes against Jabal al Sheikh in the Aleppo governorate, local media said, It was unclear whether those that were killed were militants or civilians. According to Halab Today TV, the airstrikes were carried out by Russia planes. However, only one source reported on the incident.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS639
Location
وادي شعبة, Wadi Sha'aba, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and eight others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Wadi Sha’aba, according to local sources. Alalam, Addiyar and Almanar also produced the same report, saying that Coalition artillery killed four civilians including a woman and injured eight others. Smart News Agency also blamed Coalition artillery, reporting that “the artillery of…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS640
Location
قسطل الغزالي, Al Qastal Al Ghazi, Hama, Syria
A local source told the Smart News Agency that “seven detainees and three elements of IS were killed by the bombing of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition, on a school in the village of Qastal al Ghazi east of the city of Hama.” No other details are presently known.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS641
Location
الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Dozens of civilians were reported killed and injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry crossing near the village of Al Subha, according to local sources. However the alliance later said its nearest airstrike that day had been 17km distant. Al Hilal reported: “Ghazi Said, a resident of the eastern village of Deir Al-Zour,…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2034
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Nine named civilians, including up to five children and one woman, were killed and between 15 and 20 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Deir al Sharqi. Sources that reported low casualty estimates, including the five deaths by Syrian News Network, acknowledged that these were the initial…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS642
Location
الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
According to Smart News Agency, which pointed towards the Coalition, a local source “pointed out that the aircraft launched two raids on the village of Safsaf, near the city of al Tabaqa (55 km west of the city), killing seven civilians, including two women and two children, and wounding 12 others”. Other sources reported Coalition…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2033
Location
Zamlaka, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Zamalaka in the Damascus countryside. The civilians killed include two child siblings, Omar and Mazan al-Gharbi, and a Civil Defense member, Sameer Mohammad Akram al Ghoush. According to…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS634
Location
Maskanah, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS635
Location
Tabaqah, al Nabablah, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2030
Location
الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and at least two others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Al Fatira village in southern Idlib. All sources that named a culprit identified Russia as responsible while @EdlibNN did not blame anyone for the airstrikes. Hamoud Al Awad described the victim of the airstrikes, Abdullah Fayez al…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS631
Location
مضر, Mudar, Raqqa, Syria
Almanar, Syrialive54 and Sy_reporter claimed that Coalition jets killed eight civilians and wounded “many more” in an airstrike on Mudar. Other sources also put the death toll at eight, but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS632
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that six civilians died and 10 were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Al Khatuniya and Al Qahtaniya. According to the Smart News Agency, “A medical source from the hospital of the city of Raqqa said that six people were killed, including three…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS633
Location
غرب دير الزور, Western Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Several local reports said that an unspecified number of members from an IS family were killed – along with a member of IS – and another civilian was wounded when a vehicle was hit in an alleged Coalition strike in Deir Ezzor. According to RFS, “in the town of Abu Kamal the international Coalition targeted…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS626a
Location
Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians and the injury of another in an incident near Idlib, Syria. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted a strike against a Daesh vehicle. Regrettably, three civilians were unintentionally killed and one…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2027
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes against the city of Dara'a on March 17, 2017, local media reported. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including Syria News Desk and Smart News, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. However,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2028
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Douma in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including @Omar_Madaniah and @ahmadalqalmone, identified Russian planes…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2029
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Between one and five civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and between four and eight others, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. At the time of reporting one civilian death,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS626
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed on the road between Sarmada and Kafr Daryan when their nearby motorcycle was hit in what appears to have been a unilateral US strike targeting members of Ahrar al Sham. The Coalition later admitted to the strike and reported that three civilians were killed and two were injured. According…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS627
Location
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, Syria
The Director of the Euphrates Dam and two other staff members died in declared Coalition airstrikes a mile away from the dam on March 27, 2017, according to local sources. Baladi reported that “the director of the Euphrates Dam and his technical assistant were killed and a number of other technicians were injured as a…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
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
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS630
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were killed and nine injured in Coalition strikes on Raqqa, according to a single source. According to Smart News, “Several sources told Smart Monday night that a number of civilians and elements of the Islamic State were killed and wounded by an aerial bombardment and by artillery of the International Coalition on the…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS629
Location
الزور, Al Zor, Raqqa, Syria
According to Sharqiya Voice, “one person was wounded and 50 sheep were killed in the Zor area east of Euphrates after being targeted by American artillery.” NRVR11 and Revolutionaries of Raqqa, however, reported that “many people” were injured in the incident.
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2024
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that an air raid killed up to two civilians, including a child, and wounded several others, as it struck the city of Kafr Zita in Hama, though it was unclear if Russia or the Syrian regime were behind the attack. Two civilians were additionally wounded, and MonKiz Al Khabour reported that one…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
CS624
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Smart news agency reported that “warplanes likely to be from the Coalition carried out two raids in Mashlab and Rumaila neighbourhoods, killing a civilian and wounding seven more. Additionally, two members of IS were killed when their car was targeted.” The source didn’t identify the warplanes. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2025
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamneh, Hama, Syria
The town of al-Latamneh, Hama, was reportedly exposed to chlorine gas attacks which killed two civilians. There were also claims that dozens more civilian were wounded through suffocation. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Orient News reported that helicopters belonging to the Syrian regime had carried out chlorine…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
CS625
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
According to a single source, Raqqa Post, one male civilian was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tabaqa. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2026
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
One baby girl was killed and up to nine were wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck Harasta, Damascus, with airstrikes and artillery, local media reported. SOHR reported that "warplanes carried out in the evening of today four raids on places in Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, which killed a child and injured 9 other…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
CS617
Location
مضر, Mudar, Raqqa, Syria
Seven or eight civilians including three children and two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mudar village, according to local sources. Raqqa24, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Newsjorf reported that eight civilians died in Coalition raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, also blamed the Coalition, and put the death toll at…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2016
Location
معر شورين, Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on village of Ma'ar Shureen in Idlib, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, four civilian were wounded. Other sources put the figure at two. Zamanalwasl said that the strike hit a popular market in the village. While…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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