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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2031
Location
خضيرة, Khadira, Hama, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and another civilian was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Khadira in the Akeirbat district of eastern Hama. The injured civilian was in serious condition at the time of reporting. According to Smart News Agency, the airstrikes were carried out by…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS636
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians from one family – displaced from Maskanah – died when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their car in Mansoura, according to local sources. According to Jisr TV, six civilians from the same family died. Syria News Desk also reported: “The opposition media activist Mohammed Othman from al-Raqqa countryside told the Syria News Agency…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2036
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were killed and several others were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the Idlib countryside, according to sources on the ground. While local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes, the majority of sources did not identify who was…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2032
Location
جبل الشيخ, Jabal al Sheikh, Aleppo, Syria
At least three people were killed in airstrikes against Jabal al Sheikh in the Aleppo governorate, local media said, It was unclear whether those that were killed were militants or civilians. According to Halab Today TV, the airstrikes were carried out by Russia planes. However, only one source reported on the incident.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS637
Location
شعيب الذكر, Shoa'ib Al-Zaker, Raqqa, Syria
Local sources reported that Coalition warplanes carried out a strike on Shoa’ib Al-Zaker. According to Newsjorf, there were reports of deaths and injuries. Raqqa 24 reported “damage to residential houses.”
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS638
Location
الرحيات, Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including a child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Rahiat village, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said that Coalition raids on the village hit a green car and then a second car in a car wash.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also put the death toll at…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS639
Location
وادي شعبة, Wadi Sha'aba, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians died and eight others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Wadi Sha’aba, according to local sources. Alalam, Addiyar and Almanar also produced the same report, saying that Coalition artillery killed four civilians including a woman and injured eight others. Smart News Agency also blamed Coalition artillery, reporting that “the artillery of…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2034
Location
دير الشرقي, Deir al Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Nine named civilians, including up to five children and one woman, were killed and between 15 and 20 others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Deir al Sharqi. Sources that reported low casualty estimates, including the five deaths by Syrian News Network, acknowledged that these were the initial…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS640
Location
قسطل الغزالي, Al Qastal Al Ghazi, Hama, Syria
A local source told the Smart News Agency that “seven detainees and three elements of IS were killed by the bombing of warplanes likely belonging to the international coalition, on a school in the village of Qastal al Ghazi east of the city of Hama.” No other details are presently known.
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS641
Location
الصبحة, Al Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Dozens of civilians were reported killed and injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a ferry crossing near the village of Al Subha, according to local sources. However the alliance later said its nearest airstrike that day had been 17km distant. Al Hilal reported: “Ghazi Said, a resident of the eastern village of Deir Al-Zour,…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CI587
Location
دكة بركة, Mosul, Dakat Baraka, Nineveh, Iraq
City reports including MNN said that Mohamed Ismail Younis, a local swimming coach, was killed by mortar fire along with two more civilians. Shafaaq said that the mortar hit his home in the Dakat Baraka neighbourhood. The sources did not say who carried out the shelling, though said that Mr Younis and two others died.…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2033
Location
Zamlaka, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including one to two children, were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Zamalaka in the Damascus countryside. The civilians killed include two child siblings, Omar and Mazan al-Gharbi, and a Civil Defense member, Sameer Mohammad Akram al Ghoush. According to…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
CS642
Location
الصفصاف, Al Safsaf, Raqqa, Syria
According to Smart News Agency, which pointed towards the Coalition, a local source “pointed out that the aircraft launched two raids on the village of Safsaf, near the city of al Tabaqa (55 km west of the city), killing seven civilians, including two women and two children, and wounding 12 others”. Other sources reported Coalition…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS635
Location
Tabaqah, al Nabablah, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CI584
Location
17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that four family houses were destroyed on top of their residents when airstrikes targeted an ‘ISIL headquarters’ in Hawi Al Kaneesa (Church) at west of Mosul. Ninawa said that the houses fell on the heads of the four families living there. Nawar Nathim Ali said on Facebook there was news about civilian…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–16
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CI585
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that 19 civilians were killed and 22 injured when airstrikes hit the neighborhood of the Agrarian Reform (Islah Al Zeraei) and the neighborhood of Rifai, in West Mosul. It is unclear who carried out the raids. Yaqein spoke of both “military operations by the combined forces”, “military aircraft and the International Alliance.”…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
19–53
Civilians reported injured
22–56
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CI586
Location
Mosul, Matahin, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian near Mosul, Iraq. The June 2017 civilian casualty report noted, “March 28, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike to crater roads used by ISIS VBIEDs against Iraqi Security Forces, it was assessed that one civilian was…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2030
Location
الفطيرة, Al Fatira, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and at least two others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Al Fatira village in southern Idlib. All sources that named a culprit identified Russia as responsible while @EdlibNN did not blame anyone for the airstrikes. Hamoud Al Awad described the victim of the airstrikes, Abdullah Fayez al…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS631
Location
مضر, Mudar, Raqqa, Syria
Almanar, Syrialive54 and Sy_reporter claimed that Coalition jets killed eight civilians and wounded “many more” in an airstrike on Mudar. Other sources also put the death toll at eight, but didn’t identify the warplanes responsible.
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS632
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that six civilians died and 10 were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Al Khatuniya and Al Qahtaniya. According to the Smart News Agency, “A medical source from the hospital of the city of Raqqa said that six people were killed, including three…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 March 2017
Incident Code
CS633
Location
غرب دير الزور, Western Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Several local reports said that an unspecified number of members from an IS family were killed – along with a member of IS – and another civilian was wounded when a vehicle was hit in an alleged Coalition strike in Deir Ezzor. According to RFS, “in the town of Abu Kamal the international Coalition targeted…
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS634
Location
Maskanah, Raqqa, Syria
Summary
Published
28 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2027
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes against the city of Dara'a on March 17, 2017, local media reported. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including Syria News Desk and Smart News, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. However,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2028
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against Douma in the Damascus countryside, according to sources on the ground. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including @Omar_Madaniah and @ahmadalqalmone, identified Russian planes…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CI583
Location
البعاج, Mosul, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq
It was claimed that airstrikes targeted two sites in Baaj District, in the west of Mosul and led to several dead and wounded among individuals. A number of sources – all using the same words – reported that the first strike took place near the gas station and the second behind the General Hospital of…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2029
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Between one and five civilians, including a woman and two children, were killed and between four and eight others, including women and children, were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes against the town of Jisr al Shoughour in the western suburbs of Idlib, local media reported. At the time of reporting one civilian death,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS626
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed on the road between Sarmada and Kafr Daryan when their nearby motorcycle was hit in what appears to have been a unilateral US strike targeting members of Ahrar al Sham. The Coalition later admitted to the strike and reported that three civilians were killed and two were injured. According…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS627
Location
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, Syria
The Director of the Euphrates Dam and two other staff members died in declared Coalition airstrikes a mile away from the dam on March 27, 2017, according to local sources. Baladi reported that “the director of the Euphrates Dam and his technical assistant were killed and a number of other technicians were injured as a…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS630
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were killed and nine injured in Coalition strikes on Raqqa, according to a single source. According to Smart News, “Several sources told Smart Monday night that a number of civilians and elements of the Islamic State were killed and wounded by an aerial bombardment and by artillery of the International Coalition on the…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
CS629
Location
الزور, Al Zor, Raqqa, Syria
According to Sharqiya Voice, “one person was wounded and 50 sheep were killed in the Zor area east of Euphrates after being targeted by American artillery.” NRVR11 and Revolutionaries of Raqqa, however, reported that “many people” were injured in the incident.
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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