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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS657

Location

الصفصاف, Al Safsaf and Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
Sources told the Smart News Agency that warplanes “likely” belonging to the Coalition “bombed the villages of Hunaidah and Al Safsaf Al Wasatani and Altahani west of the city of Raqqa, killing two civilians and injuring nine others”. But Melody-fm-syria blamed the Syria Democratic Forces, saying they used rocket-propelled grenades on Hunaida, killing four civilians…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
9–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS658

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, Khelafa and Syriapc, five civilians including three children died and three others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratla village and Al Akeirshi village. The injured were reportedly treated at a nearby field hospital. No additional details are presently known.  

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2047

Location

أم توينة, Umm Tuina, Hama, Syria
A single source reported the bombing of a civilian house in the village of Umm Tuina, according to local media. The source reported it was "likely to be Russian warplanes".  Umm Tuina is 32 km east of the city of Hama in central Syria and was under IS control at the time of the incident.…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr066

Location

الأدوس, Al Adwas, Hadramaut, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in a car near Al-Adwas, Hadramout governorate, likely overnight from April 2nd to April 3rd. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources including YN News reported that AQAP militants were targeted, and one specified that they were targeted while in a…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr067

Location

موجان, Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP camps in the Mogan area of Al Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, overnight from April 2nd to April 3rd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, or of belligerent casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a warplane launched several missiles at various locations in the area. Some sources such…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

RS2048

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr ZIta, Hama, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on Kafr ZIta, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a bakery was struck and rendered out of service. According to Alaraby, "the warplanes and helicopters of the regime and Russia targeted several vital installations in the countryside of Aleppo, Hama and…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr068

Location

الحاق, Al Haq, Abyan, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly targeted the house of an alleged AQAP leader in Al Haq, in the Al-Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at 11pm on April 2nd 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Aden al-Ghad, local sources reported that the strike destroyed the house of AQAP leader Mohammed…

Summary

Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS651

Location

البوعاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians died in alleged Coalition strikes on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local strikes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the Coalition carried out strikes “on the outskirts of al Bu A’ssi village this morning and named one of the victims. The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center. RFS,…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS652

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corn dryer area in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Mohamad al Salem was martyred following international coalition raids this afternoon on the area of the corn dryer north of the city of Raqqa.” The Syrian Network for…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS653

Location

فردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including a woman and her child died and four others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fardous, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported that Coalition warplanes “targeted a residential building in al-Firdous neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, killing five civilians, including a woman and her child and…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS654

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Syria Mirror also reported a Coalition strike killing one civilian and injuring an unspecified number of others.  

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS655

Location

رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition targeted an oil transport vehicle belonging to the Islamic State organization in the village of Ratla (12 km south of Raqqa), which resulted in the burning of the driver and his assistant.” Alaraby also produced a similar report,…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2042

Location

الغسانية, Al Ghassaniya, Idlib, Syria
As many as three civilians were killed - including one woman - and several others were wounded, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Ghassaniya, Idlib, local media reported. There were no specific figures regarding wounded civilians published. The strikes allegedly occurred at noon, and included surface to surface missiles, according to Al…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1–2 April, 2017

Incident Code

RS2045

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In the evening of April 1st, warplanes, likely to be Russian, bombed the city of Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media. A man and a woman were allegedly both wounded, however the man later succumbed to his wounds in the hospital. Some reports allocated this strike to the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2043

Location

كنيسة نخلة, Kanissat Nakhla, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and as many as four other civilians were wounded, in an alleged Russian raid on Kanissat Nakhla, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or unidentified warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights singularly reported that a school (Nakhla Church School) was struck in the raid, and published…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr063

Location

سبخة, أحور, Salt marshes within Qaroub area of Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
Reported airstrikes, which some local sources said were US drone strikes, targeted alleged AQAP militants on a farm in the Al Sabkha area, east of Ahwar city, early on April 1st 2017. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm, though one report suggested that a civilian farm was destroyed. Several sources reported that…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr064

Location

أحور, West of Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
A reported airstrike targeted alleged AQAP militants to the west of Ahwar town, Abyan governorate, on April 1st 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Some sources reported that the strike came alongside an additional two actions on a farm to the east of Ahwar (USYEMTr063), indicating that the strike took place…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1–2 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr065

Location

الشبيك, Al Shubayka, Shabwa, Yemen
US drone strikes reportedly targeted a large gathering of alleged AQAP militants near Al Shubayka, north of Ataq in Shabwa governorate, at around midnight from April 1st to April 2nd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources reported that the strikes targeted a meeting of AQAP leaders in Al-Shubayka village,…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2044

Location

أورم الكبرى, Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four children and a woman died and as many as eight further civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Kubra in Aleppo, according to local media. AhmadMowafaq tweeted that there had been a "chemical bombardment on the Great Orm countryside Aleppo and the United Nations and America is silent and…

Summary

Published
1 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

CS650

Location

الرقة‎, governor's building and other locations, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, two civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa. Smart reported: “A local source told the Smart correspondent on Friday that 10 members of the Islamic State were killed and wounded, in addition to the wounding of two civilians by the bombing of warplanes likely to be…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr061

Location

مودية, Mudiyah, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Mudiyah district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, nor of alleged militant casualties in the strikes. Sources including @demolinari and Yemeni journalist Saeed al-Batati (@saeedalBatati) reported that US drone strikes had targeted AQAP militants to…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr062

Location

الوضيع, Al Wade'a, Abyan, Yemen
One source, @adammbaron, suggested that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in Wade'a district, Abyan governorate, late on March 31st. Other sources reported that a US drone strike took place in Modia district, which is accounted for in USYEMTr061 - though no other known sources reported strikes in Al Wade'a. There were no known associated…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

RS2039

Location

سرجة, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Sarja in the southern Idlib countryside. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with Idlib Media Centre and @eyadne61 identifying Russian planes as responsible while @RevoZamalka published that the airstrikes were believed to be carried out…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

RS2040

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
"Several injuries" resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib on March 31, 2017. While @AleppoAMC reported airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour without identifying casualties or attributing responsibility, Step News Agency reported that Russian aircraft carried out airstrikes across Idlib, including in Jisr al Shoughour,…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr060

Location

مديرية مودية, Al Bazqama and Riman area, Mudiyah District, Abyan, Yemen
Reported US drone strikes targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Bazqama and Riman area of Mudiyah, Abyan governorate at dawn on March 31st 2017.  There were no known reports of civilian casualties, though some sources claimed that a civilian farm had been destroyed. Alittihad reported that, according to a local source, three strikes took…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

31 March 2017

Incident Code

RS2041

Location

بعربو, Ba'arbo, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including two women and a female child, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Ba'arbo in the southern countryside of Idlib. At the time of their death, the civilians that were killed were riding in a car. According to @Omar_Madaniah, the civilians…

Summary

Published
31 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30–31 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr054

Location

حناذ, Hanad, Abyan, Yemen
Some sources reported that US naval strikes targeted alleged AQAP targets in Hanad, in the Ahwar region of Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st.  There were no known reports of civilian or militant harm. Multiple sources indicated that fire from warships off the Abyan coast also targeted various AQAP sites in the…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Naval bombardment
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr055

Location

الطريق الواصل بين وادي النخلة والسهيل, Road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, Ma'rib, Yemen
A reported US drone strike targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in a vehicle on the road connecting Wadi Nakhla to Al Suhail, in the Sirwah district of Marib governorate, early on March 30th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. While most sources indicated that the strike was launched by a US…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 March 2017

Incident Code

RS2037

Location

حقل شاعر النفطي, Sha'er oil field, Homs, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including a child, and four others were injured in airstrikes against the Sha'er oil field in eastern Homs, local media reported. The civilians that were injured were transferred to a hospital in the nearby village of Hamadi Omar in eastern Hama. According to Smart News Agency, the airstrikes were…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30–31 March, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr056

Location

السودا, Al Souda, Abyan, Yemen
US drone strikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants in the Al Muhajjab district of Al Wade'a in Abyan governorate, overnight from March 30th to March 31st. However several different villages were suggested as the location or locations of the action. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources, including Al Araby, reported…

Summary

Published
30 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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