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Incident Date
18 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2802
Location
Tal Amara and Hawa, Idlib, Syria
تل عمارة
An unspecified number of civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tal Amara. All sources blamed Russian warplanes. @insaan_Rights reported that cluster bombs struck the vicinity. There were no reports of civilian deaths.
Summary
Published
18 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18–19 December, 2017
Incident Code
RS2803
Location
Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
التح
One girl was killed and two other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Al Tah, according to local media. Images published by a local source, @alathre1989, shows the severe damage to the residential property. Despite most sources reporting that the casualty was a female child, @hish_m_c alleged that she…
Summary
Published
19 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2800
Location
Tal Al-Toukan, Idlib, Syria
تل الطوقان
Local media reported that two civilians were wounded in airstrikes which hit Tal Al-Toukan. All three sources blamed Moscow. Step News Agency reported an unspecific number of "civilian casualties" - which could be dead civilians - however they were the only source to report this. One local source reported rocket fire was used. There are…
Summary
Published
17 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2801
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
As many as 17 civilians were killed - including ten who were named - as well as 6 or more wounded, in internationally banned Napalm and Phosphorous airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the "air and artillery strikes" which were conducted in the vicinity.…
Summary
Published
17 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2798
Location
Mar Shamsha, Idlib, Syria
معرشمشة
A number of civilians were reportedly wounded due to airstrikes on Mar Shamsha. Only two sources attributed blame to Russia while the others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Shbaballatamneh3, two civilians were wounded by Russian rockets. Qasioun on the other hand reported no civilian casualties. Smart News Agency reported that a…
Summary
Published
16 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2799
Location
Zor Shamer, Raqqa, Syria
زور شمر
Four children (several from the same family) were killed when remnants of a cluster bomb exploded from a previous Russian raid on Zor Shamer on December 16th, according to local media. All sources blamed Russia for the raid. It is unclear when the initial strike occurred, however first reportage of these civilians deaths was 16th…
Summary
Published
16 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15–16 December, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM110
Location
30 miles northwest of Kismayo, IVO Qudus, Lower Juba, Somalia
On December 18th 2017, AFRICOM reported that it had "conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants in the early evening hours on Friday, Dec. 15, approximately 30 miles northwest of Kismayo". It added that "we assess no civilians were killed in the strike." However, AFRICOM claimed that the strike had killed "eight (8) terrorists" and destroyed "one…
Summary
Published
15 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14–15 December, 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr124-C
Location
Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
يكلا
At least two women, and possibly two children, all from the same family, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike on a house in Yakla, in the Wald Rabi area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of December 15th 2017. Mwatana later named the two women victims as "Hajera Ahmed Saleh Al Taisi, about…
Summary
Published
15 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1699
Location
Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
Three named civilians died and others were wounded in Hajeen, according to local media. It is unclear whether the Coalition or the regime were responsible for the deaths. It said they had died “as a result of military air strikes believed to belong to the International Alliance this afternoon which targeted the market at Hajeen…
Summary
Published
14 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Codes
CS1696 RS2796
Location
Al Jarthi al Sharqi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الجردي الشرقي
Up to 33 named civilians including 16 children and six women died and at least 10 more were wounded in airstrikes on al Jarthi al Sharqi, according to local media. VDC-SY reported that the airstrike was conducted on the 12th of December, whereas our research shows it was in fact on the 13th of December.…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–33
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1697
Location
Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
Two civilians died and nine others were wounded in artillery or air strikes on Hajeen, according to local media – though it was unclear who was to blame. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Awwad Zayed Hussein al Zayed was killed by Syrian regime artillery shells”. The victim was also named by DE24…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1698
Location
Near al Shaafa village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to Eldorar, “sources pointed out that Coalition aircraft targeted a car carrying civilians on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of a number of them, including children and women. The international coalition aircraft had targeted the town of Al-Shaafa, yesterday evening, amid the movement of large-scale displacement of civilians towards neighboring villages.” Baladi produced…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1697a
Location
near Hajin, Syria, Deir Ezzor, Syria
هجين
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Hajin. In its March 2018 report, the Coalition noted: "During a coalition strike which killed a known high-level ISIS member a civilian scooter inadvertently crossed into the strike area and it is assessed that one civilian was…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2797
Location
Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
تل الضمان
In airstrikes which reportedly "targeted" a medical centre in Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, one civilian was killed and others were wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with most blaming Russia, while a few blamed the Syrian regime. One source didn't identify the warplanes responsible. Smart News Agency was the only local media…
Summary
Published
13 December 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2793
Location
Civilian convoy between the villages of Bouyoud and al Andreen in al Hamra district, eastern Hama, Hama, Syria
الحمرا
Between two and five civilians were wounded in an airstrike which struck a bus or car carrying civilians in Al-Hamra, local media said. Sources all attributed blame to Russia. The wounded were transferred to medical points. According to 'Al Latamna youth group' on Facebook, " two civilians were wounded in an air strike by Russian…
Summary
Published
12 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2795
Location
Ramla village, Khanasser district, southern Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
رملة
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that "On Tuesday [Dec 12th] civilians were wounded as a result of an air strike that is likely to be a Russian attack on the village of Ramla, south of Aleppo, north of Aleppo." According to Smart, ten wounded civilians were transferred to medical points in the…
Summary
Published
12 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2794
Location
Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
A shepherd was injured and ten sheep were killed in alleged Russian "rocket-propelled grenade" fire on Taman'a. There were no reports of civilian deaths. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence reportedly inspected the vicinity and rescued one man from the rubble. He was taken to a medical point. There are no other details at this…
Summary
Published
12 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2017
Incident Codes
CS1695 RS2792
Location
Al Jarthi al Gharbi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الجردي الغربي
One civilian male was named as killed in an airstrike on al Jarthi al Gharbi. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the US-led Coalition, and others to Moscow. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Syrian regime warplanes for his death. But according to Al Haall, Russia was…
Summary
Published
12 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2791
Location
Al Buhamad, Raqqa, Syria
البوحمد
A man was reportedly killed when remnants from an unexploaded rocket detonated. Sources all agreed that the missile was from a previous Russian bombing, though the date of the bombing is unknown. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11–12 December, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM109
Location
Mubaraak, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
مبارك
US Forces carried out a strike against an "al-Shabaab vehicle-borne improvised explosive device" in the early hours of December 12th, US Africa Command announced, which it said had removed an "imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu". The early morning strike hit 65 kilometers southwest of the capital, AFRICOM said (later noting that the strike…
Summary
Published
12 December 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1694
Location
Al Diyaf in Abu Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ابو حمام
The Euphrates Post reported “The martyrdom of Ali Hamoud al-Tarihah and the wounding of Saleh al-Badri as a result of air raids by the international coalition that targeted his home in the area of Al Diyaf in the town of Abu Hamam”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also blamed the Coalition for the victim’s…
Summary
Published
10 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 December 2017
Incident Code
LQ063
Location
Municipal hotel, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Civilian infrastructure in Benghazi was targeted by LNA strikes, according to local sources Libya Today TV reported that an LNA strike in central Benghazi – in the Akhribesh area – resulted in the destruction of “infrastructure and public and private property of citizens.” Ayon Benghazi reported strikes in the vicinity of a hotel, and several other…
Summary
Published
10 December 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
10 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2790
Location
the villages of Burj Sabna and Abu Tina, Aleppo, Syria
برج سبنة
A civilian was killed, and four others were wounded, in a series of ten airstrikes on Burj Sabna, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources attributed blame to Moscow. Surface rockets and cluster bombs were reportedly used in the raids, which were a renewed attack from previous weeks. According to Step News, the "villages of Burj…
Summary
Published
10 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1693
Location
Suwaydan Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria
سويدان جزيرة
Euphrates Post reported the death of “Haj Hamad Taha al-Salem from the town of Suwaydan Jazira, who was killed as a result of air strikes targeting the perimeter of Al-Huda mosque (also known as al-Sayyid mosque)”. The victim was also named by Asharq al Arabi. According to Al Araby al Jadid, “a civilian was killed…
Summary
Published
9 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2788
Location
Jib Abyad village, Aleppo, Syria
جب ابيض
A woman was reportedly killed in airstrikes which struck Jib Abyad, Aleppo after midnight. Local media was conflicted as to who was to blame, with Syrian Network for Human Rights blaming the "Russian-Syrian alliance", while most others blamed Moscow. Most sources reported on the "the martyrdom of a woman and the injury of a man"…
Summary
Published
8 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8–10 December, 2017
Incident Code
RS2787
Location
Um Willat village in the southern countryside of idlib, Idlib, Syria
One or two civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Um Willat village in the southern countryside of idlib, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency and EdlibEmc1 said that one civilian was wounded. Moreover, EdlibEmc1, published its report on December 8th, while all other sources reported the civilian harm on…
Summary
Published
8 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2785
Location
Tharwat, Hama, Syria
ثروت
Two civilians were "lightly wounded" in airstrikes on Tharwat village in eastern Hama governorate, according to local media. There were no reports of any civilian deaths. Both sources blamed Russian missiles for the attack which reportedly occurred 58 km east of Hama city. According to Smart News, the wounded civilians were transported to a medical…
Summary
Published
8 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2789
Location
Al-Zarzoor village in the vicinity of Alkhwain village in the Idlib countryside, Idlib, Syria
الزرزور
As many as nine civilians were killed and three others were wounded in airstrikes on Al-Zarzoor, according to local media. All sources blamed Moscow except for Barada News who attributed blame to the Syrian regime. One source reported that Russia bombed the vicinity four times. Initial reporting suggested that only five civilians had been killed…
Summary
Published
8 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2017
Incident Code
RS2786
Location
Baroodiya refugee camp in the village of Jib al-Sukkar in the eastern countryside of Hama., Hama, Syria
مخيم البارودية
An adult female was killed in an airstrike which "targeted" Baroodiya refugee camp in the village of Jib al-Sukkar in the eastern countryside of Hama, local media said. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes. Five civilians were reportedly wounded in the raids. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
8 December 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2017
Incident Code
CS1692
Location
Abu Hamam, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ابو حمام
According to the Step News Agency, “The International Air Force bombed the towns of Abu Hammam, Hajin and Alshakiya in the eastern countryside and no damage was reported.” However, Al Haal and Qasioun said that SDF artillery strikes wounded a number of civilians. Airwars understands that the SDF does not have access to artillery, therefore…
Summary
Published
6 December 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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