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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
CS540
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A reported Coalition strike on an ISIL HQ which killed and injured up to a dozen militants also led to the injuring of three civilians, according to a single source. According to Smart News Coalition planes launched an attack at al Mansoura “on an ISIL headquarters, killing five elements and wounding six others, including a…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1922
Location
الهزاني, Al-Hazani, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged air and artillery strike on Al-Hazani, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two sources reported that Russia was responsible for the raid, whilst others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. SyriaMubasher reported that military aircraft were to blame - therefore not attributing…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
CS541
Location
جسر الرقة, Old Bridge, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the old bridge in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Coalition planes launcedh new raids targeting the old Raqqa bridge, destroying large parts of it, in addition to killing the young man Ahmad Saleh al Arab“. According to Step news…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1919
Location
ابو الهناية/خفسة, Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and ten civilians were reported killed - and others were reported wounded - following alleged Russian shelling on Abu Hanaya/Khafsa, Aleppo. All sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Aranews claimed that a large number of civilians was wounded, no other sources gave specific details on the wounded. There are no other details at this…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1920
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
As many as 20 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike on Ariha. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Around half the sources blamed Russian warplanes, while the rest pointed to the Syrian regime. Some sources such as Idlib Media Centre blamed both parties for the raids. SMO…
Summary
Published
27 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–20
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
CS538
Location
المقطاع / المقطع, Makta'a Hajar, Aleppo, Syria
One child died in an airstrike on Makta’a Hajar in Manbij, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition or the Assad regime was responsible. The Violations Documentation Center named a child, Fatima Mohammad al Hamada, as a victim of coalition raids in Manbij. According to the activist,…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1918
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between one and nine civilians were killed - including four children - and others were wounded, in an airstrike on Douma, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia and others the Syrian regime. Two sources put the death toll as high as nine, while two reported…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1916
Location
حي الوعر, Al Waer, Homs, Syria
Four civilians were killed, including a child, and as many as 24 others were wounded in an alleged parachute missile attack on the residential neighbourhood of Al Waer, local media reported. All sources but one blamed the Syrian regime for the raid. The Shaam News Network was alone in reporting "violent raids by Assad and…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1915
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians was wounded following an alleged airstrike on Maskanah, Aleppo. Only one sources blamed Russian warplanes; the others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes occurred near the sugar planting town of Maskanah. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1917
Location
الحور, Al Hour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three medical staff were wounded in an airstrike which struck Al-Huda Surgical Hospital in Al Hour, Aleppo, local media report. According to sources, the hospital has been since rendered out of service. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2017
Incident Code
CS537
Location
الرقة, Al Fardous/ paradise area, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died and 12 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to a single source, Smart news agency. Smart reported: “According to local sources the raids targeted the automated bakery at al Ferdos in the Paradise neighbourhood and Saif al Dawla street. Medical sources said that the raids resulted in…
Summary
Published
26 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1913
Location
بنش, Binish, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died and up to 10 more were wounded (including four members of the civil defense), following a raid on the Red Crescent Medical Store in Binish. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources blamed a Russian airliner, whilst others blamed Syrian regime vacuum missiles. The Shaam News Network reported that…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1914
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Eleven named civilians were killed - including five children, a woman and two men - and dozens more were wounded in an alleged air and artillery strike on a market in Douma, according to reports from the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many attributed the strikes to Russian missiles, while…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS532
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and five others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Micro Syria reported that “Coalition warplanes targeted a car park in Tabaqa and according to a source in the national hospital in Tabaqa, a civilian was killed and five others wounded – some of them…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS533
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the grain silos area in Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Front of Raqqa Revolution and Sounandpicture said that the two victims were workers at the silos. All sources alleged that this was a Coalition strike.
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS534
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died and ten others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the maternity hospital in al Tabaqa, according to a single source. The Smart news agency reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely to be the Coalition launched a raid with three missiles targeting a street and a building near the…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS535
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
Between three and four civilians including two women died and four more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Khatouniya in the western Raqqa countryside and the village of Hamra Blassen in the eastern countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart’s source said that the strike was likely to have…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 February 2017
Incident Code
CS536
Location
Desert road SW of Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition reported that one civilian died near Raqqa. In its June 2017 casualty report it said: "During a strike on ISIS oil tankers, after warning shots were fired to dislodged drivers from the vehicles, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed." The Coalition provided Airwars…
Summary
Published
25 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
CS530
Location
حصيبة, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Abu Kamal, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition or Iraqi warplanes. RFS Media said that the Coalition carried out a strike, though added that there was so far no reports of civilian casualties. Euphrates…
Summary
Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
CS531
Location
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
Smart news agency, reported the death of three civilians including one child and the injury of one other in an alleged Coalition airstrikes on Kasrat Juma’a village in the western Raqqa countryside. Smart reported: “The source said the raids are likely to have been by the international coalition and targeted a poultry farm in the…
Summary
Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1912
Location
الحميرات, Al-Hmeirat, Hama, Syria
Sources reported that eight people from one family were killed and dozens more were wounded when an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime raid struck their home in Al-Hmeirat. Most sources blamed Russia, though some also pointed to the Syrian regime. Members of the Civil Defence spent time pulling bodies and injured civilians out of the rubble.…
Summary
Published
24 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1910
Location
جبل البلعاس, Al-Bila'as mountain, Hama, Syria
A single source reported the death of one civilian and the injury of others as a result of alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Bila'as mountain. It was reported that the aerial bombardment was concentrated on the area around al Bila’as Mountains near Akeirbat in Hama, central Syria. Allegedly Russian warplanes struck a camp for displaced people…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1911
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - and seven others were wounded - in an airstrike which struck residential homes and Walid Shaaban School in Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some blaming Russia and the others pointing to the Syrian regime. According to multiple…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2017
Incident Code
CS529
Location
البارودة, Al Barouda, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and nine were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Barouda village in the western Raqqa countryside, according to two local sources. Smart said that the wounded included women and children. Smart’s source added that the warplanes “targeted the village despite there being no military headquarters for the organization [ISIL] there”.…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1909
Location
الناجية, Al-Najia, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed - and as many as five were injured - in alleged airstrikes which struck residential homes in Al-Najia. All sources blamed Russia, apart from one source which blamed the Syrian regime. One source reported that there were three Russian raids which caused huge material damage to residential homes and roads.…
Summary
Published
23 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS522
Location
الفرار, Al Farrar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six civilians died in an airstrike on the village of Al Farrar, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or the Assad regime. Halab Today, the Smart news network, SRG and The Media of the Army of Rebels all attributed the incident to…
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS523
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniyah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart news agency, five non-combatants were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Kahtaniya and al Khatuniyah in the Raqqa countryside. The source also said thayt some livestock was killed. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS524
Location
Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including one child and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Kabish Sharqi and Tishreen farm villages, according to a single source, the Smart news agency. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS525
Location
سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Salhabiya, 25 km west of Raqqa city, according to the Smart news agency. Jisr TV reported that the Coalition carried out raids on al Salhabiya, but didn’t mention any casualties.
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2017
Incident Code
CS526
Location
جليب خليل, Jleib Khalil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that three civilians died and five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khuytar and Jleib Khalil, north west of Raqqa. According to Smart, “the sources said that the warplanes targeted the villages of Khuytar and the mosque in the village of Jleib…
Summary
Published
22 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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