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Near Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

البوكمال

In a previously unknown event, the UK for the first time admitted that its forces caused civilian harm during an airstrike against so-called Islamic State. In a written statement to Parliament on May 2nd, UK Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson MP stated that “one civilian was unintentionally killed,” when a UK Reaper drone…

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Civilians reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

U.S.-led Coalition

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Harsh Al Habit, Idlib, Syria

حرش الهبيط

Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Harsh Al Habit, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. @IdlibPlus tweeted that "Russian warplanes targeted several raids on the outskirts of the town of Harsh Habit in the southern countryside of Idlib." @HalabTodayTV's correspondent also reported Russian airstrikes on…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Al Naqir, Idlib, Syria

A number of civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Naqir in Idlib, Syria on March 26th, 2018 according to local sources. According to @IdlibPlus: "Russian warplanes, using vacuum missiles, targeted the outskirts of Al-Naqir village in southern Idlib countryside." However, only one of the two sources - the Shaam News Network…

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Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Harsh Abdin, Idlib, Syria

حرش عابدين

Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Harsh Abdin, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. @RFS_mediaoffice reported that "this morning, Russian warplanes attacked the woods of the town of Adbin in the southern Idlib countryside with missiles loaded with cluster bombs." @HadiAlabdallah tweeted that "Russian…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Al Taman'a, Idlib, Syria

التمانعة

Civilians were possibly injured in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on the town of Al Taman'a, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. @Wateen_media reported that "Russian occupation aviation targets the vicinity of the town of Al Taman'a with several airstrikes with vacuum missiles." @RFS_mediaoffice, however, reported Syrian…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Ariha, Idlib, Syria

Civilians were possibly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Ariha, Idlib governorate, on March 26th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. Shaam News Network reported the following: “Russian aircraft launched fierce air raids on the cities and towns of Ariha, Al Taman’a, Harsh Abidin, Al Naqir, Harsh Al Habit in the southern countryside,…

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Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria

One civilian was reportedly killed and an unknown number of civilians was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on a camp for displaced people near the city of Kafr Nabal, Idlib countryside, on March 26th, 2018, according to local sources. Idlib Media Center reported "a martyr and several wounded as a result of the targeting of the…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Madera, Damascus, Syria

A single source reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in air and artillery strikes on Madera, local media reported. The source blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Activists said the "raids were accompanied by rocket and artillery bombardment and the explosive barrel of the regime's forces."…

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25 February 2018

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Otaya, Damascus, Syria

A single source reported that an unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in air and artillery strikes on Otaya, local media reported. The source blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Activists said the "raids were accompanied by rocket and artillery bombardment and the explosive barrel of the regime's forces."…

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25 February 2018

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Shiladeza, Duhok, Iraq

شيلاديزي

According to local sources, one civilian was killed and one or two more were injured in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the Shiladeza area, north of Duhok province in Iraqi Kurdistan. One local source told Roj News Agency that the raids began in the afternoon, striking the village of Hillah, “in the area between Rikani…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Turkish Military

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Hawsh Al Salihya, Damascus, Syria

حوش الصالحية

A single source reported that an unspecific number of civilians were killed and wounded in air and artillery strikes on Hawsh Al Salihya, local media reported. The source blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Activists said the "raids were accompanied by rocket and artillery bombardment and the explosive barrel of the…

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25 February 2018

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Russian Military

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Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

An unknown number of civilians was killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Zamalka, Damascus governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that civilians were killed and wounded as the result of Russian airstrikes on the city of Zamalka.…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Douma, Damascus, Syria

Up to 10 civilians were reported killed and an unknown number of others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Douma, Damascus governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. Enab Baladi reported that an alleged Russian warplane "targeted the residential neighbourhoods of the city with 30 strikes, loaded with incendiary…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria

عين ترما

Step Post Agency reported that Russian aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Ain Tarma, Eastern Ghouta, on March 23rd, 2018, resulting in dead and wounded civilians. Step Agency posted on Facebook that "Russian aircraft launched several air raids targeting the cities of Douma, Arbin, Zamalka and Ain Tarma in Eastern Ghouta, resulting…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Ma'aret Misrin, Idlib, Syria

معرة مصرين

Up to five civilians were killed and three civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Ma'aret Misrin, Idlib governorate, on March 23rd, 2018, according to local sources. Activist Jaber Abu Muhammed told Al Araby that "Russian air forces launched raids on the town of Ma'aret Misrin and…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Al Rawda, Ma'rib, Yemen

At least five alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike that targeted a house in the Rawdah area, south of Marib city, early on March 22nd 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Yemeni tribal leaders told Associated Press that seven had been killed in the strike. Several…

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Airstrike (Drone Strike)

Military actors reported killed

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

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Douma, Damascus, Syria

Two male civilians, including a journalist, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery strikes on a market in Douma, Damascus governorate, on March 22nd, 2019, according to local sources. Douma Revolution posted on Facebook that Fozdika shells were launched upon a popular market in Douma, leading to the death of Suhayeb A’yyoun…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Harem, Idlib, Syria

Between 34 and 43 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a popular market area in the city of Harem, Idlib, on Thursday afternoon. The estimated number of injured civilians goes from "dozens” to 70 people. Initial reports estimated the death toll at around 20 civilians, but the Syrian Civil Defence stated that they…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Zamalka, Damascus, Syria

Between 16 and 25 civilians were killed and up to 200 were wounded in aerial and artillery strikes on residential neighbourhoods in the city of Zamalka, Eastern Ghouta. Several sources claimed Russian forces were responsible for the attack, whereas others blamed the Assad regime. Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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Arbin, Damascus, Syria

47 people, among which 17 women, including three pregnant women, and 17 children, were killed by airstrikes on a shelter in the city of Arbin, Eastern Ghouta, in the night of March 22nd, 2018. Conflicting reports blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the attack. @N_workMediaHoms tweeted that warplanes dropped more than 30 barrels…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)

Russian Military

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Villages in Choman district, Erbil, Iraq

Four civilians died and 10 more were injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes on villages in the Choman area of Iraqi Kurdistan, local sources reported. According to IC Afrin Resistance, the “Turkish army’s attacks and #TurkishWarCrimes are spreading: Yesterday night at 1:05 am Turkish air-forces bombarded villages in the district Qesre of Erbil (South #Kurdistan /…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Military actors reported killed

Turkish Military

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Ayn Tarma, Damascus, Syria

عين ترما

Between four and eight civilians, including two children and two women, died in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery or rocket strikes on Ayn Tarma, according to sources on the ground. There were conflicting reports blaming both Russia and the regime, and it remains unclear which party was responsible for the civilian harm. Initial…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Harasta, Damascus, Syria

At least one civilian was killed and several civilians, among which children, were wounded in alleged artillery and airstrikes on the city of Harasta. Conflicting reports blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. While most sourced mentioned 1 casualty, @hmadaataya reported on Twitter that nine civilians were killed. Smart News Agency reported that more than…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Kafr Batikh, Idlib, Syria

كفر بطيخ

In what sources on the ground referred to as "a horrific massacre", up to 22 civilians, between 16 and 19 of them children, were killed and dozens more civilians were wounded in airstrikes by alleged Russian aircraft in Kafr Batikh. Local sources told New Arab that a Russian warplane bombed the school of the village…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Ba'iya village, Shirawa district, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria

According to multiple local sources, two civilians died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Ba’iya village. The SDF accused the Turkish occupation army of bombing the surrounding villages which resulted in the deaths of civilians in the village of Ba’iya. Sources reported that "the Kurdish units destroyed a military vehicle of the Turkish army, stressing…

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Civilians reported killed

Turkish Military

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Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria

عين ترما

Between three and seven civilians including a child were reportedly killed, and many others injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Ein Tarma, March 20th 2018, according to local media sources. Syrian Civil Defense stated that three civilians were reportedly killed after eight raids targeted the area, with rockets carrying cluster…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Arbeen, Damascus, Syria

Between three and 14 civilians including two children were reportedly killed and dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on a residential area in Arbeen on March 20th 2018, according to local media resources. According to the Smart News Agency, "The Great Mosque in the city of Arbeen, east…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Aqrabat camp, Idlib, Syria

مخيم عقربات

At least nine civilians, mainly children, were killed by alleged Russian airstrikes on Aqrabat camp for Internally Displaced People, north of the town of Hass in Idlib province, on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSy) reported that seven civilians had been killed and that there were dozens…

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Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

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Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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Harasta, Damascus, Syria

At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the city of Harasta on March 20th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights suggested that the death toll could be as high as 20, including 16 children and four women. An…

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions

Russian Military

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