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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1823
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - including a child - and 28 more were wounded, following an alleged airstrike on Binnish, which struck a market, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, and other blaming Russia. Due to the extent of damage in the…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–28
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS440 RS1824
Location
جبل الاربعين, Al Arbaeen Mountains, Idlib, Syria
As many as 20 civilians were killed, and others were wounded, according to reports, following an alleged Russian and or Coalition airstrike on a militant-occupied building in the Al-Arba'een Mountains. Shaam News reported that seven civilians died including “four children and three women in addition in addition to others wounded.” Step News blamed the US-led…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–20
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS442 RS1825
Location
شارع تل أبيض, Tal abyad Street, Ar Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were killed - including a girl and a man - and others were wounded, following an airstrike on a bakery and a falafel restaurant in Raqqa, according to local sources. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame, some blaming the US led Coalition, and others blaming Russian warplanes. The Coalition later denied…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
TS046
Location
التفريعة, Al Tafri’a village, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Syria News Desk, reported that "four civilians were killed by Turkish raids in the village of al Tafri’a north of Baza’ah which is controlled by IS-east of Aleppo." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS047 CS441
Location
بزاعة, Beza’a city, Aleppo, Syria
Up to nine civilians including two children from the same family died in an airstrike on Beza'a city, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. Aleppo Media Center reported that “the child Hamdo al Bakir and an entire family made up…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1826
Location
بابكة, Babka, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 10 civilians were killed, including eight from one family, and as many as 24 or more were wounded, following an alleged airstrike on Babka, Aleppo. Five children and three women were reportedly killed in the strike. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1827
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Between seven and 12 civilians died - including four children and three women - following an airstrike which struck a five story building in Ariha, Idlib. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raid, with some blaming Russia and others blaming the Syrian regime. No specific numbers of civilians were reported…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
CS438
Location
مزرعة الرشيد, Al Rashid farms, Raqqa, Syria
A reported Coalition airstrike on an ‘ISIL car’ was said to have missed its target, possibly causing civilian casualties. According to al Natek, “the air raid that targeted al Rashid Farm targeted an IS car but it didn’t hit it. Step News reported that “International coalition planes targeted with several raids Abu Kubra village and…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS439 RS1820
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 25 fighters of the militant group Fatah al Sham were killed - as well as a civilian policeman - and as many as six other people were injured, following an alleged airstrike in Saraqib. It is not clear whether or not the injured were civilians or members of Fatah al Sham. Sources are conflicted as…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS439a RS1821
Location
تفتناز, Taftanaz, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed in alleged Russian, Syrian regime, and or US led Coalition airstrikes on Taftanaz. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. Most sources blame Russia and the Syrian regime, however there were also two allegations against the Coalition. As many as four civilians were also wounded - according to…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1822
Location
بابيص, Babis, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unidentified man was killed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Babis, Aleppo, local media reported. According to one source, a woman was wounded, and most other sources reported several were wounded. The majority of sources didn't attribute blame, however several pointed to Russian warplanes. Sources reported the alleged use of rockets and vacuum missiles. There…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1818
Location
بلدة حور, Hor, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One unidentified civilian was killed - and others were wounded - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hor, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1819
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A young man was killed when alleged Russian shelling struck "militants" in a sugar factory and a farm in Maskanah, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. According to @fathi_1999, three raids struck the town. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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Factory
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Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
CS437
Location
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and four civilians including a child were alleged killed in a Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to some local sources. Al Natek reported that four non-combatants died in a Coalition strike. And the Syrian Network said “at least two civilians including a child died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Debsi…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 January 2017
Incident Code
TS045
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Seven or eight civilians died including one child and as many as 30 more were injured in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to sources on the ground. Ameer Alabaad put the death toll at six civilians with 12 more wounded - "mostly children and women" - in a "Turkish…
Summary
Published
10 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1817
Location
الشخ علي, Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, with some attributing no blame. It was reported that despite their being no deaths, two of the victims were seriously injured, and were transferred to hospitals in Turkey. According to Syria News…
Summary
Published
10 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
TS044
Location
بزاعة, Baza’a town, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and three civilians including a child and a woman died and 12 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Baza’a town in the eastern Aleppo countryside, Syria, sources on the ground reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "two civilians (a child and a woman) died in a Der’ Al…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1816
Location
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
Civilians were killed and wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Although no sources reported on a specific number of casualties, most sources reported that there were killed and wounded civilians at the scene. Reportedly, a car of displaced civilians fleeing their town as a result…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS433
Location
هتاش, Hattash, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and two others injured following an alleged Coalition strike on Hattash. According to Euphrates Post, “Coalition aircraft caused the deaths of four other [civilians] last night, a result of four air raids targeting the village of Hattash which is under the control of Islamic state in eastern Raqqa, which also…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS434
Location
حرملة, Harmala, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and two others injured following an alleged Coalition strike on Harmala. The Shaam News Network reported that “international coalition planes launched air raids near Harmala village north west of Raqqa which led to the deaths of four martyrs and a number of wounded.” All other sources, including the Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS435
Location
رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including a mother and daughter were reported killed in an alleged Coalition morning strike on Raqqa al Samra, east of Raqqa city. Euphrates Post cited local civilian sources as saying that “Coalition aircraft targeted with highly explosive rockets residential homes in Raqqa al Samra which caused the deaths of four civilians, including a…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS436
Location
كبش, Kabish, Raqqa, Syria
Up to three civilians died during a battle for control of Kabish. While most sources blamed SDF artillery, one claimed that the US-led Coalition was responsible for the deaths. A single source, Eldorar, reported that three civilians died in an alleged Coalition strike on Kabish. However according to Raqqa Post, one victim, Sadeq Qassem, was…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1815
Location
الحابوسة, Al Haboussah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed in an alleged aerial bombardment of Al Haboussah, Aleppo. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame. Despite the Violations Documentation Centre listing the victim as an adult male, an image of a child was published alongside a Facebook status, naming the victim. We are therefore…
Summary
Published
8 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
CS429
Location
الغضبان, Al Ghadban, Raqqa, Syria
At least four civilians died in a reported Coalition airstrike on al Ghadban in support of SDF ground forces. According to the Syrian Network, “four civilians, including two children, died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Ghadban village.” LCCSY said six died. Baladi and Egypt Today were among all other sources who blamed…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
TS076
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed and 16 more injured because of Turkish shelling of Al Bab, Syria, according to a single source. Syria News Desk wrote: "Six civilians were killed and 16 others wounded last night after Turkish artillery targeted residential areas near the Al Manshiya roundabout in the city centre of Al Bab in…
Summary
Published
7 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
16
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
CS430
Location
كسرة شيخ (جمعة), Kasrat Sheikh (Juma'a), Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition drone strike on Kasret al Sheikh Kom’a. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, the attack “targeted a car belonging to a leader in Daesh whose name is Hussein Abu Zeid. He was on crutches.” Shaam News said five civilians died in the attack. According…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
CS431
Location
خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 19 civilians died following reported Coalition airstrikes on an oil market in central Khisham. The Euphrates Post initially reported six civilian deaths though later raised this to 14 civilians killed: “Coalition aircraft targeted the oil market in the town today with several raids. The first raid – at dawn – did not…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–19
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
CS432
Location
السوا, Sawa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and 40 civilians reportedly died following a Coalition airstrike at al Sa’wa, according to local sources. The Coalition later confirmed killing just two civilians. According to Step News, “international coalition planes targeted last night oil terminal wells near the town of Al Sa’awa in the western countryside with dozens of air strikes, killing…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–40
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1814
Location
رسم العبد, Hama, Hama, Syria
It was reported by a single source that one adult male died following alleged Russian shelling. It does not specifically say where he was killed, however, it does report that he was from in Rasem al Abd in Hama. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
TS043
Location
مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six civilians including one child died and several others were wounded in alleged Turkish air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported. Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu cited the IS media agency Al A’amaq, reporting that there had been "18 Turkish raids on Al Bab and more than 100 artillery…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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