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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1983
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Between two and seven civilians including two women died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the residential neighbourhoods of Jisr Al-Shoghour, according to local sources. A further eight civilians , including four women, were allegedly injured. Baladi, Alaraby and Sdusyria put the death toll at three civilians. IkhwanSyria put the death toll still higher, at seven civilians…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1985
Location
دبسي الفرج دبسي أبو عاصي, Abu A’ssi village, Dibsi village and Dibsi al Faraj villages, Raqqa, Syria
A mother and her four children were among 11 civilians killed and 20 wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on villages in northern Syria, Smart News Agency reported. A further 20 civilians were reportedly wounded. According to the Smart News Agency, “Thirty-one civilians, including children and women, were killed and wounded by air strikes by Russian…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1984
Location
eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
A child was among at least two civilians killed by alleged Russian or Syrian air or artillery strikes in the besieged eastern towns of eastern Ghouta, according to sources on the ground. Al Jazeera reported 15 dead. Schools in the area closed due the proximity of the strikes, according to SMART News, who blamed both Russia…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS592
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Al Kanissa roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
In the first of three reported incidents at al Tabaqa on this date, eight civilians died in a fresh alleged Coalition raid on the city. ‘Dozens’ were also reported injured. According to local reports, eight members of the family of Musa al-Habib died when their house near the al Kanissa roundaout was struck in an…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS593
Location
الرقة, Al Makaf area, Raqqa, Syria
Nine civilians reportedly died and as many as 25 were injured in an alleged Coalition strike near the sheep market of the al Makaf area of Raqqa city. Step news, RFS, the Shaam News Network and Syrinapc were among sources blaming the Coalition and each put the death toll at nine non-combatants. Al Jazeera reported…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2–25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS594
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Al A’rid street, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died and up to 20 were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Tabaqa, according to local sources, in the second of three reported incident in the city that day. Reporters Talk and Q_Alenzy said that 12 civilians were wounded by “American warplanes”, while according to Qasioun 20 people were injured in Coalition…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS595
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Multiple locations, Raqqa, Syria
In the third reported event at Tabaqa on March 20th, five civilians died and nine were injured in an airstrike in Tabaqa, though it was unclear from reports who was responsible. According to the Smart news agency, “five civilians were killed and nine others were injured on Monday evening following raids targeting the market car…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS596
Location
Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of ten civilians near Al Tabqah, Syria. Their October 2017 report noted: "During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 10 civilians were unintentionally killed.” This confirmed strike might relate…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS597
Location
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
Smart News, Syria Mirror and Rasd all reported that “A man and his son who are displaced from Aleppo were killed in Kasrat Sheikh village in the countryside of Raqqa when their car was targeted yesterday.” Syrian Observatory for Human Rights blamed the Coalition for the airstrike.
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS598
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Al Badiya school, Raqqa, Syria
In a major casualty incident at least 40 civilians died (and as many as 420 according to some claims) with dozens more injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Badiya school in Mansoura, which was said to have housed up to 100 displaced families. Coalition commander Lt General Townsend later denied that the…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
40–420
Civilians reported injured
50–56
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1980
Location
النشمي, Al Namshi village, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Namshia village, east of Hama, the Smart News Agency reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CS599
Location
السبخة, Sabka, Raqqa, Syria
Up to fourteen civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Sabka village, according to multiple local sources. The Shaam News Network was among sources reporting the injury of 10 civilians in a Coalition strike, while Syria News Desk put the number of wounded at 14.
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
10–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
CS589
Location
مزرعة الأندلس, Al Andalus Farm, Raqqa, Syria
Nine civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at al Andalus Farms. According to Qasioun, the strike hit a residential neighbourhoods inhabited by displaced people from Maskana. Nation Defense, which also blamed the Coalition, put the death toll as high as 18. According to Shaam News “unidentified” warplanes targeted a farmhouse…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–18
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
CS590
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between ten and 15 civilians died and 20 or more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on multiple locations in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Qasioun reported: “According to A’maq [ISIL], Coalition warplanes raids in Tabaqa targeted the fire station and the bakery and killed 10 civilians and wounded 19. Coalition warplanes also targeted…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
7–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
CS591
Location
حمرة بلاسم, Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria
At least one named civilian was reportedly killed in a Coalition airstrike which hit a bakery in the town of Hamra Blassem village. According to multiple sources, Mazid Adham Al-Mazid died in the raid and at least two other civilians were injured. One source claimed that ten people died in the attack – though this…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1979
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Between five and six civilians were killed and an unknown number wounded in air strikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces in the city of Idlib. Some sources claimed the Syrian regime was also involved in the attack. The victims killed in the raids were displaced from the village of Ghantu in northern Homs, “all of…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1974
Location
مسكنة, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes killed between four and seven civilians, including two children and two women, in an alleged attack on the Hittin compound in the the city of Maskanah, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “seven civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and dozens more wounded when Russian warplanes targeted…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1975
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
One man was killed and four other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a residential area in Kafr Naha on 19th March 2017, according to sources on the ground.. The raid reportedly resulted in a fire which led to further damage.
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1976
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Raids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: "Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1977
Location
سوحا, Soha village, Hama, Syria
Two people were killed and a further two were injured in what was ‘likely’ a Russian airstrike in Soha village in eastern Hama Governorate on March 19th 2017, according to one local source, the Smart News Agency. The attack was reportedly carried out within ISIS territory, and killed a man and his wife - and…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19–20 March, 2017
Incident Code
RS1978
Location
معارة الأتارب, Ma’arat al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
One woman was killed and at least two children wounded as alleged Russian airstrikes fell near a mosque in Ma'arat Al Atarib, western Aleppo, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming Russia. However, NABD News attributed the airstrikes to Syrian warplanes. Three children were wounded, according to the Syrian Civil…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1972
Location
القسطل القسطل, Al Qastal town, Hama, Syria
Russian warplanes allegedly conducted a raid on the outskirts of Al Qastal town in Hama Governorate, Smart News Agency reported. Civilian casualties have been reported, but their number and identities are still unclear.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS586
Location
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
The wife and child of an ISIL fighter reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on al A’keirshi village. The militant – named as Abu Habibia Al-Maghribi – was either killed or injured in the attack. According to Arabs Today his wife was a member of Al-Khansa’a which is part of ISIL’s women’s police force. Their…
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS587
Location
شبهر, Shabhar, Raqqa, Syria
Seven named civilians including four women and a child died in a reported Coalition strike in Raqqah governorate – though there was confusion about whether they had died at Shabhar or Al Matar. Orient News, citing Raqqa Post, said that seven civilians – five from the Matar family – died. It blamed the Coalition. Raqqa…
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS588
Location
جسر المغلة, Al Maghla Bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Two or more civilians were reported killed near the al Maghla bridge after Coalition aircraft reportedly struck boats carrying civilians across the Euphrates River. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1973
Location
تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
The remnants of a cluster bomb that had been dropped earlier during a Russian air raid in Taqad resulted in the death of one civilian, Mohammed Al Talal, according to sources on the ground.Multiple sources said one civilian was also injured during this raid.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CS585
Location
زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were reported killed and eight or more injured following reported Coalition strikes at Zor Shamr and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a. According to the Smart news agency, which also pointed towards the Coalition, “sources explained that the planes bombed the villages of Zor Shamr (45 km east of Raqqa city) and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a (8…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1969
Location
كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1971
Location
اورم الكبرى, Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1970
Location
الطبقة مسكنة, the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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