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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1905
Location
الصور, As Suwar, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and 46 civilians were killed, and up to 50 were wounded, in an airstrike on As Suwar which struck a market and coach station. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame at all, reporting that the planes were unidentifiable. Sources reported that not only was a…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–46
Civilians reported injured
30–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1906
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
As many as six civilians were killed - and dozens more were wounded - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat Misrin, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, however some others did not attribute blame while others pointed to the Syrian regime. According to reports, three rockets - allegedly vacuum missiles -…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1904
Location
حقل شاعر, Shaer oil field, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that Russian warplanes "launched missile strikes on Al Sha’er oil field, which resulted in the burning of three oil tankers, killing the driver and wounding two other riders". There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
CS517
Location
السحامية, Al Sahamiya, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and nine civilians including three chilren died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Sahamiya village, Raqqa, according to local sources. Baladi, Euphrates Post, the Shaam News Network and Step News Agency all blamed the Coalition. Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently – whICH also attributed the incident to the Coalition – reported “that…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1907
Location
المشتل, Al-Mashtal, Homs, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al-Mashtal, according to a single source. The Smart News Agency reported "... raids struck al-Mashtal neighborhood in the city of Palmyra, wounding two civilians and destroying houses in the area." 2baddi reported that the planes struck the mountain range adjacent to the archaeological fortress of Palmyra.…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS518
Location
فتاتيش, Al Fatatish, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and nine civilians died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike/artillery bombardment on Fatatish village in the eastern Raqqa coountryside, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the deaths were caused by Coalition jets or shelling in the ares by the SDF and Kurdish militias. The media…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS519
Location
between Hazima & al Abb'ara, Raqqa, Syria
A single source, the Smart news agency, reported that “In the northern countryside, warplanes launched raids on the two villages of Hazima and al A’bbara which led to the death of one civilian and wounding three, one of them in a critical condition.” No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CS520
Location
معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven non-combatants died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maadan town in the Raqqa countryside, according to local media. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported a “massacre” by the Coalition which killed 11 members of “the family of Satif Hussein al Suwairi“. Both the Shaam News Network and Baladi also reported the death of 11…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 February 2017
Incident Code
CS521
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart news agency reported: “A local source from al Tabaqa city said earlier in the day, that warplanes likely to be the international coalition launched raids on the Al Manghiya neighborhood in the third district in the city, killing one IS member and seriously wounding three civilians in the neighborhood of Almanghiya.” No further…
Summary
Published
21 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CI471
Location
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Local and press sources said that 89 civilians, including 32 children, were killed and 134 others injured due to Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling during the last 72 hours in the west of Mosul. We have reduced the figure to between 60-80 civilian deaths and 80-100 injuries for February 20th-21st in order to avoid double…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
60–80
Civilians reported injured
80–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CI472
Location
Mosul, Wadi Hajar, Nineveh, Iraq
At least four civilians were reported killed following a rocket attack by either the ISF or the Coalition on a mosque at Wadi Hajjar, according to an eyewitness. Amnesty International published the following account: “An attack struck Khaled Ibn al-Waleed mosque, in Wadi Hajjar, at close to 3pm on or around 20 February (witnesses could…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS510
Location
منطقة مدرسة المعري, Al Maari school area, Raqqa, Syria
Between five and ten civilians including three women died and ten others were injured in an airstrike on the Al Maari school area of Raqqa, according to local media. While the majority of sources said that this was the work of the Coalition, one report attributed the incident to the Assad regime. The Coalition later…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS511
Location
الرقة, Qitar street, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and ten civilians including three children and three women died and dozens more were injured in an airstrike on Qitar street, according to local sources. While the majority of reports attributed the incident to the Coalition, one report alleged that Russia was responsible. The Coalition later reported that “no Coalition strikes were conducted…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Codes
TS083 CS514
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 29 civilians including up to five children and five women died in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Turkey or the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–29
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS512
Location
north bank of Euphrates, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike on the north bank of the Euphrates in Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS513
Location
الجلاء, desert of al Jalaa town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike in a car in the desert of al Jalaa, according to local sources. The alliance denies the claim. According to Euphrates Post and the Shaam News Network, the two deaths occurred when Coalition jets struck a “Hyundai car carrying petrol in the desert of al Jalaa”. LCCSY…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS515
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in June 2017 that an airstrike near Raqqa had not caused civilian harm – despite claims on social media. According to the report, “14. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via social media report: After a review of available information and strike video it…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
CS516
Location
AL-SAHAMIYAH AND AL - FATATISH, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on April 1st 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment on media claims of civilian harm “near al Raqqah, Syria”. According to the Coalition report, “7. Feb. 20, 2017, near Raqqah, Syria, via media report: After a review of available information it was assessed that…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1903
Location
حي تشرينشارع الحافظ, al Hafez street, Tishreen neighbourhood, eastern Damascus, Damascus, Syria
In what was largely reported as a regime attack, seven civilians including up to two children and two women died in an airstrike on al Hafez street, in Damascus' Tishreen neighbourhood. On February 20th, the Step News Agency reported: "Assad's regime continued its military campaign on the eastern neighborhoods in the capital Damascus for the…
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1902
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
A single source, the Smart News Agency, said: "Our reporter, quoting a local source, said that the warplanes likely belonging to Russia struck the western district of the eastern city of Palmyra with a rocket killing of a civilian and wounding two members of IS". No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CI468
Location
Mosul, Flour Mill (West Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that nine persons were either killed or wounded as a result of airstrikes by the US-led Coalition on a flour firm in the west of Mosul. Raedlay said that five people were killed and four were injured in the raids. On April 30th 2017, the Coalition confirmed a civilian casualty event in…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI469
Location
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul Airport, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in its July report that an allegation on social media of civilian casualties had been assessed as Not Credible. According to the report “Feb. 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CI470
Location
المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
In a further incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition said in its July report that an allegation on social media of civilian casualties at Old Mosul had been assessed as Not Credible. According to the report “Feb. 19, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS507
Location
دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was injured following an alleged Coalition drone strike on a vehicle on the road of Darkoush al jamiliya, according to local sources. Some sources suggested that this was a militant car. Idlib Media Center, reported that “a civilian was wounded after his car was targeted by a coalition drone”. Al amawi, Jisr media…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS508
Location
Khatouniya & Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Khatouniya and al Salhabiya, according to a single source. Smart reported that “a local source said Coalition aircraft bombed the villages of Khatouniya and Salhabiya in the western Raqqa countryside which resulted in the killing of one civilian…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CS509
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
In an incident previously untracked by Airwars, the Coalition stated in April that its aircraft had not been involved in a civilian casualty event alleged by an NGO. According to the report: “Feb. 19, 2018, near Manbij, Syria, via NGO report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1901
Location
تل ماعز, Tal Maez, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 13 civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Maez, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "four civilians, including two children and a woman, died when suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Tal al Mo’ez village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, February 19,…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1899
Location
ام تينة, Umm Tine village, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria
Four victims (one adult male, one adult female and two children) were named by the VDC as killed by Russia in Umm Tine village, Maskana. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, reporting: "three civilians, including a girl and her mother, died when Syrian regime artillery shells fired on Om Tena village…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
RS1900
Location
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
Up to seven civilians - of whom four were named - died and as many as eight others were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Nasib, according to local media. While most sources blamed Russia, there were also several allegations against the Assad regime. According to Ara, "Russian warplanes targeted the vicinity of…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2017
Incident Code
CI467
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that up to 130 civilians were killed and 78 injured after Coalition airstrikes and/ or Iraqi artillery had struck many residential buildings in Al-Shafaa (Shifa) in West Mosul. The Coalition has confirmed causing 10 deaths. Press sources had told Yaqein that “the retaliatory shelling by aircraft and artillery by government forces had,…
Summary
Published
19 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
30–130
Civilians reported injured
78
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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