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عويجل, Ouweijal, Aleppo, Syria

According to sources, multiple airstrikes struck the towns of Ouweijal and Kafr Naha in western Aleppo wounding an unspecified number of civilians. All sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes. Most sources alleged that phosphorus and cluster munitions were used. Multiple civilians were reported wounded and fires were caused. There are no other details at…

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دارة عزة, Dira’t Izza, Aleppo, Syria

An alleged airstrike hit the village of Dira’t Izza causing severe destruction. Some sources attributed the strike to Russian warplanes, whereas others alleged they were conducted by the Syrian regime. One civilian was reportedly killed. A total of 15 other civilians were reportedly injured. According to the Syrian Civil Defence team, they managed to pull…

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كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria

Multiple airstrikes struck the towns of Ouweijal and Kafr Naha in western Aleppo, causing an unspecified number of wounded civilians. All sources attributed the strike to Russian warplanes. Some sources alleged that phosphorus and cluster munitions were used. Multiple civilians were reported wounded and fires were caused. There are no other details at this time.

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السخنة, Al-Sukhna, Homs, Syria

Smart News reported that an airstrike struck the village of Al-Sukhna, causing the deaths of three people and wounding others. The strikes were thought to be conducted by Russian warplanes. One of those killed was a woman and another was reportedly a member of ISIS, although it is not clear whether or not this person…

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قسطون, Qastoun village, Hama, Syria

One civilian was reported injured in airstrikes, thought to be Russian, on Qastoun village in Hama. There are no other details at this time.

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عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria

Local sources reported that heavy shelling on Akeirbat in Hama killed as many as 34 civilians. One source attributed the airstrikes to Russian warplanes, while the other blamed the Syrian regime. The reports varied significantly, as one source reported 34 civilians were killed, including 11 children, while another source only reported that multiple civilians were…

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جسر الشغور, Jisr Al-Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

Sources reported the Syrian Civil Defence were struck in a suspected Russian airstrike during raids on the outskirts of Jisr Al-Shoughour in western Idlib. Three civilians were reportedly injured, including a Syrian Civil Defence volunteer. One source alleged the use of phosphorus bombs. There are no other details at this time.

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إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria

Two consecutive airstrikes in Idlib city, believed to be executed by Russian warplanes, allegedly wounded two civilian women and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure. The Idlib governorate had seen an intensification of bombardments in the days before, despite the announced truce previous December. There are no other details at this time.

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قرية اللج, Al Laj village, Homs, Syria

Activists of Smart News Agency reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in an air bombardment on the village of Al Laj. The source added that it was "thought to be Russian". Al Laj is a village in the eastern Homs countryside, and was controlled by Islamic State. There are no…

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دور موظفي السكك, Mosul, Sekak, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that three named civilians were killed including a child, after an airstrike struck their house in Sekak neighborhood in West Mosul. The Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, publishing an assessment in December 2018 that stated: "On Apr. 10, 2017, near Sekak (Mosul), Iraq, via Airwars report. The Coalition aircraft engaged…

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Mosul, Sekak, Iraq

In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on November 30th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on claims of civilian harm “near Mosul, Iraq” by Human Rights Watch. According to the Coalition report, “April 10, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via Human Rights Watch organization: After a review of available information and…

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بلدة حور, Hour village, Aleppo, Syria

Local media reported on the killing of a shepherd and his daughter due to multiple airstrikes in the village of Hour in western Aleppo. Sources reported that the strikes were likely Russian, although some sources alleged they were launched by the Syrian regime. Most sources reported the use of cluster bombs. "Multiple" civilians were wounded…

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اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources reported a major incident in Yarmouk neighbourhood, West Mosul, where airstrikes allegedly killed more than thirty civilians. The local Facebook group Sawlf Ateka named the victims as: “Imad Abdul Ghani Al-Rashdi and his mother, his wife, four daughters, the daughter of his brother Iyad and five other families after they fled to their…

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شعيب الذكر, دبسي فرج, Sho'aib Al Zakir and Dibsi Faraj , Raqqa, Syria

Between six and ten civilians including two children and one woman died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Shoeib Al Zakar and Dibsi Faraj, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported that the Coalition carried out five raids, killing six non-combatants including two children and a woman as well as…

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الرقة‎, Al Idkar, Raqqa, Syria

One civilian died and seven others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Idkhar at Raqqa according to Alaraby, Sadasham and the Smart News Agency. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Coalition carried out strikes in Raqqa on “the former Political Security building” used as a headquarters by ISIL. It…

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هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, Syria

According to a single source, Smart News Agency, four civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hunayda. No further details are currently available.

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معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria

Two civilians were killed and three others injured in an airstrike in Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible. All of the known sources that reported on this attack, aside from RFS Media Office, attributed responsibility to Russian forces. Halab…

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سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria

Up to two civilians were killed and four injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Sarmin, Idlib, according to local media sources. The head of the Centre for Civil Defense reportedly told Smart News that the Russians bombed the city with rockets using the "Sukhoi 35" aircraft, killing a woman and wounding four civilians, including…

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سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria

Two civilians were killed in an airstrike in Saraqeb, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Almost all of the known sources that reported on this event, regardless of belligerent, noted that internationally banned phosphorous bombs were used. Al Jazeera's correspondent in…

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الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq

Two local sources said that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and injured due to airstrikes and missile attacks on Zanjili neighborhood in West Mosul. According to Yerdili, the bombardment preceded an assault on the nighbourhood. No additional details are presently known.

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الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Al Manghiya, Raqqa, Syria

A man, his wife and his son were reported killed and six members of their family wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on “the garage and the market” in the Al Manghiya neighbourhood of Tabaqa, according to local media. Citing a local source, Al Watan said that “[Coalition] aircraft targeted the industrial zone and the…

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الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Rifai and 17 July, Nineveh, Iraq

Local sources said that heavy airstrikes and artillery shelling hit Rifai and 17 July neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing and injuring an unspecified number of civilians. Iraqi Spring Media Center and Urgent Mosul News blamed the Iraqi government, though none of the other sources said who was responsible. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) reported that…

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كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, Syria

Two people – possibly civilians – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit the car they were traveling in at Kasrat Faraj, according to local media. Step News noted “a dawn raid by Coalition forces today which targeted a car carrying two people in the village of Kasrat Faraj south of the city, which…

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اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq

A single source – the local Facebook group of the Jarjria tribe – said that a son of the family of Muhammad Daham Murad al-Jarjari from the village of Jasa was killed in an airstrike on Yarmouk neighbourhood in West Mosul. It was unclear from the report who carried out the strike. In its June…

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الرقة‎, Fardous, Raqqa, Syria

Two civilians died and four were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Fardous neighbourhood, according to the Smart News Agency. However the Coalition did not report any strikes on the city that day. According to Smart, “One of the sources pointed out that the [likely Coalition] aircraft targeted al-Fardous neighborhood in the city…

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المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria

“An air strike targeted the neighborhood of al-Mashlad in the city of Al-Raqqa, injuring civilians,” according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Other sources also said that the Coalition carried out a strike on Al Mashlab resulting in casualties, though numbers were not given. However the Coalition did not report any strikes on the city…

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كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria

Two children were wounded in an airstrike in Kafr Zita, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Whilst most sources attribute responsibility to Russia, a tweet from @B.Alhamwi, stated that "Assad's gangs" had struck Kafr Zita and wounded two children. Activists who spoke…

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مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, Syria

Local media reported the death of two families in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tishreen Farms area. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four non-combatants including a woman and her child died at the hands of the Coalition. Other sources put the number of dead at six, again pointing to Coalition warplanes…

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داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria

One civilian was killed and three injured in an airstrike in Dael, Dara'a, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or Assad's regime were responsible. The strike hit the field hospital "Nabd Houran", which according to Alaraby provided medical services to over 100,000 people. One nurse was killed in the…

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Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria

A child was reportedly killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media sources. Idlib Media Centre, who specified that it was a child that was killed, added that it was during three air raids by Russian forces on the city. The raids struck the "Christian quarter"…

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