Incident date
February 19, 2017
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaIn an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition stated in April that its aircraft had not been involved in a civilian casualty event alleged by an NGO. According to the report: “Feb. 19, 2018, near Manbij, Syria, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the
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February 19, 2017
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ام تينة , Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, SyriaFour victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: “three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village
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February 18, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Dir'iya, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, Smart, reported the deaths of three civilians including one woman and the injury of six others in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Dir’iyta neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to Smart, “a local source in the town of Raqqa said that two men and a woman were killed and six others seriously injured
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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اليادودة , al Yadouda, central countryside of Daraa, Daraa, SyriaFive named women – and possibly a girl – died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strike on al Yadouda in the central countryside of Daraa, according to local media. According to Orient News, “Russian aircraft targeted the town of Al-yadouda in the countryside of Daraa Gharbi with several air strikes,
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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الأكراد, al Akrad and al Mashlab neighbourhoods, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians including one child and two women died and four others were wounded – some critically – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the neighbourhoods of al Akrad and al Mashlab in Raqqa, according to local sources. According to Baladi, “several sources reported from inside the city of Raqqa that international coalition planes killed
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, Sharqiya Voice, reported the death of one civilian in Raqqa. The source said: “A civilian was killed while he was on a waterway crosser [something used to cross the waterway though they’re not saying a boat] after being hit by shrapnel following an air raid targeting the city of Raqqa. He is
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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الرقة, Land Bank, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died and six others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. Smart reported that “a local source, who preferred not to be named, said that the warplanes – likely belonging to the international coalition – launched three raids on the city, targeting
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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أم الكراميل , Umm al Karamil village, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that one civilian died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Umm al Karamil village. According to Sdusyria, “one civilian was killed and others were wounded by a Russian air strike on the village of Um al-Karamil in southern Aleppo.” While most sources pointed to Russia, Aljazeera reported that regime actions had
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Incident date
February 18, 2017
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رسم حميدة, Rasim Hamida, Homs, SyriaTwo civilians were reportedly killed and three wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the ISIS controlled village of Rasim Hamida, in the eastern Homs countryside – though only one source has reported on the incident. Smart News, who attributed likely responsibility to Russia, cited a civilian source, who stated: “the warplanes targeted civilian houses with
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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بصرى الشام , Basra al Sham, Daraa, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one adult male civilian (named below) in an airstrike on Basra al Sham. Most sources attributed the strike to Russia – and published images showing widespread destruction in the town. Civilian homes and a school were among the buildings reportedly damaged. However Aljazeera and several other sources reported that the
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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Al Tabqah, Qaryah, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on social media claims of civilian harm “near al Tabqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “6. Feb. 17, 2017, near Al Tabqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information it
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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درعا البلد, Dara'a Al-Balad, Daraa, SyriaOne civilian, Mohammed Nour – a reporter for Al Jazeera – was injured in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Dara’a Al- Balad, according to multiple sources. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely to be Russian renewed raids on the neighbourhood of Daraa Al-Balad”. Whilst most sources also pointed towards Russia as being responsible for
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, SyriaUp to two civilians were reportedly wounded during an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr Al-Shoghour, according to local media. There were limited known sources for this event and it should be noted that only one source attributed responsibility to Russia. Both AMC Aleppo and RFS North tweeted that one woman had been injured in an
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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المستريحة, Al-Mstareha, Aleppo, SyriaOne family – two male children and their parents – were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on ISIS-controlled Al-Mstareha, according to local media. Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the family died in “suspected Russian warplane missiles fired on Al Mstareha village”. The only other known source to report on the event also attributed
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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الجفرة, Al-Jafra, Aleppo, SyriaA number of civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike on the ISIS-controlled village, al Jafra, Aleppo, according to local media sources. The only source for this incident, Local Coordination Committee of Syria, reported: “13 martyrs in Aleppo most of them killed in the Turkish raids on al bab and Russian raids on al Jafra“.
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February 17, 2017
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الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, SyriaBetween four and nine civilians including one woman died in alleged Turkish strikes on Al Bab, according to local media. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee, who blamed Turkey as well. In a MTV Lebanon video on February 17th – at 0’15, the voice over states that “the Turkish army announced that
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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سويدية صغيرة, Sweidah Sagheer, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, LCCSY, reported that 14 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Suweida village, though the source didn’t identify who was responsible for the raid. No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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القسطل, Al-Kastal, Hama, SyriaA woman and a child were reportedly wounded during an airstrike on Al-Kastal, Hama, according to one local media source. Smart News reported that the aerial bombardment was “likely to be Russian”. One local source told the news agency that “raids likely to be Russian, on the village of Al Qastal – which is under the
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
LOCATION
أم المياذن , Um Almayathen, Daraa, SyriaBetween five and eight civilians (five of whom were named) died and as many as dozens more wounded in an airstrike on Um Almayathen, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Rasd only reported wounded civilians, putting the number of
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Incident date
February 17, 2017
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المركز الثقافي القديم, Old Cultural disctrict, Raqqa, SyriaA single source, Smart, reported that one civilian male was killed and his six-year-old child injured in an airstrike that was later confirmed by the Coalition. Contrary to the reporting, in October 2017 the Coalition admitted to having killed three civilians. In its monthly civilian casualty report, the following was noted: “During a Coalition strike that
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February 16, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaHeavy Coalition airstrikes on al Tabaqa resulted in at least one civilian death, according to multiple reports. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered said that “several missiiles fell near Omar al Mukhtar school in al Tabaqa” killing one child and injuring two or more. According to Step News “B52s launched ten air strikes targeting points in al
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February 16, 2017
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قرية الكفير,, al Kfir village, Idlib, SyriaIdlib Media Centre reported that there were “two wounded following Russian occupation raids on al Kfir village near Jisr al Shoughour in the Idlib countryside.” According to Shaban Abukhaled, “Russian warplanes launched missile attacks on rural villages and towns of Jisir Al Shoghour in idlib countryside” – but the source made no mention of civilian harm.
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February 16, 2017
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near Tabaqah, SyriaSummary
Incident date
February 16, 2017
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مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen Farms, Raqqa, SyriaA reported airstrike at Tishreen Farms killed up to 22 non-combatants, according to reports. Both Russia and the Coalition were blamed, though the latter denied responsibility. Asharqiya Voice reported the deaths of 10 people, while Raqqa is Being Slaughtered described “a massacre against 14 civilians after Coalition planes bomb Tishreen farm north of Raqqa.” Smart
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Incident date
February 16, 2017
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النقير والركايا , An IDP camp, Idlib, SyriaAccording to the Shaam News Network, “Russian warplanes used rockets loaded with cluster bombs on the towns of al Nakir and al Rakaya, targeting a camp of IDPs in the area and leaving a number of wounded among the IDPs amidst continuous shelling of the are for the last two days.” Mozmjr0 and Alikrarkaralso blamed
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February 16, 2017
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الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 18 and 50 civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. While the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that ten civilians including two children and four women died in an alleged Coalition airstrie, other sources blamed Tiurkey. A second report by SN4HR said that “International Coalition warplanes missiles fired
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February 16, 2017
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near Raqqah, SyriaSummary
Incident date
February 15, 2017
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سجن غرز, Gharaz prison, Daraa, SyriaOne civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Gharaz prison, according to local media. Syria News Desk reported: “A number of civilians are wounded after Russian warplanes struck the building of Gharaz prison east of Daraa which is taken by the opposition’s court of justice as a head
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Incident date
February 15, 2017
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اليادودة, Al Yadouda town, Daraa, SyriaAn unspecified number of civilians were wounded in up to six alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Yadouda town, according to local media. Sources showed widespread destruction in the town and reported that a hospital had been taken out of service as a result of the raids, Ara news reported: “Intensive air strikes resulted in the injury
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Incident date
February 15, 2017
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طريق بلدة الكرامة, Al Karama Road, Raqqa, SyriaA single source reported the deaths of two civilian truck drivers in a Coalition airstrike. According to Smart News “Two people were killed on Wednesday, in raids by international coalition aircraft on the eastern countryside of Raqqa… Sources said that international coalition aircraft targeted two trucks being used to transport oil, loaded with more than