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28 September 2017

Incident Code

CI860

Location

Al Huwaijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحویجه
A social media post said that a young student in Huwaija, Mohammed Ali, had received news of the death of his family. It was unclear whether this might relate to incident I662, which referred to the death of a family at al-Shajara. The US-led Coalition was not blamed. There is no further information available at…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1541

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, Deir Ezzor 24, said that one civilian was killed following strikes by unknown aircraft on the house of Farouk al Mashouk – known as the ‘Mufti’s house’ – which was being used by Daesh as a prison. The correspondent said the raid had resulted in the death of the prisoner Laith Allawi…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2558

Location

Bzeit, Idlib, Syria
بزيت
Three civilians from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bzeit, according to sources on the ground. Local media reported multiple deaths and injuries from two air alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Bzeit on September 28th, according to local media. Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported the…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1542

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
Three civilian men died in Raqqah city following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes, local sources said. Mahmoud Al Rahim, Mohammed Ahmed Al Yahya and Ayman Ahmed Al Yahya were named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa Media Office. There is limited information available, although both sources blamed the US-led Coalition. @7UFCmSxd0IUBffH also named the…

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28 September 2017
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28–29 September, 2017

Incident Code

RS2559

Location

Al Shuhail, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الشحيل
One woman and one child died and two more children were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Shuhail, according to local media. According to the Smart News Agency, “a woman and her child were killed and two other children were wounded by air strikes by warplanes believed to be  Russian on a town…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1543

Location

Al Mimari, Al Hassakah, Syria
المعماري
Six children from the same family of Ali and Aqla al-Hajj al-Hamoud al-Hweet were killed following an aerial offensive on the village of Al Mimari, local sources said. Initial reports by Sharqiya and Marsad Al Hasaka did not identify a culprit and referred only to “bombing”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights alleged that “International…

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28 September 2017
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Incident Date

28 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2556

Location

Jadid Bkara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A total of four civilians including a child and two women were killed in raids by warplanes as well as artillery bombardments on the town of Jadid Bkara on September 28th, according to local sources. The reporting mentioned both the regime forces and the Russian forces as responsible for the bombardments. According to the Syrian…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

LQ057

Location

Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
الحدود الليبية المصرية
The Egyptian air force destroyed ten vehicles it said were attempting to enter the country from the border with Libya, and which were allegedly smuggling weapons. According to Arab Today, “The raid was carried out on Wednesday on the basis of information that “criminal elements were preparing to infiltrate” Egypt, said army spokesman Col. Tamer…

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28 September 2017
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28 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2555

Location

Hamou town in al Roj plain in the Idlib western countryside, Idlib, Syria
سهل الروجبلدة الحمو
Between three and eight civilians including women and children were killed and up to 15 other non-combatants wounded after an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the village of al Hamou on September 28th, according to local sources. Most sources reported seven or eight people killed, whereas the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported…

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28 September 2017
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Incident Date

28 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1537

Location

Al Badou area, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that an unspecififed number of civilians were wounded in a strike near the water company or water foundation in Raqqah’s al Badou neighbourhood. The Step News Agency blamed the Coalition, while other sources also reported a raid on the area but did not apportion blame. No further details are currently available.

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28 September 2017
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Incident Date

28 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2557

Location

Al-Ma'zola village, Idlib, Syria
المعزولة
Up to three civilians including a woman and her husband died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Al-Ma'zola, loval media reported. The Step News Agency reported the death of a woman - and blamed Russia. However, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “a woman and her husband killed in Syrian…

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28 September 2017
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Incident Date

28 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1538

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least seven civilians were reported killed and dozens more wounded in air and/or rocket/artillery strikes on Al Mayadin – though the death toll looked likely to rise with multiple reports saying that up to 21 other civilians were still trapped under the rubble. It is currently unclear who was responsible for this incident, with…

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28 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2554

Location

Al-Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
Four civilians were reportedly injured by an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the town of al Tamana’a in Idlib on September 27th, 2017,  according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian C25 planes for the raids. According to "Al Tamana’a, the Free media office of the town", there were more than 18 Russian raids…

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27 September 2017
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27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2548

Location

Bdama, Idlib, Syria
Six people were wounded after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, hit the town of Bdama near Idlib, according to local media. The planes struck several sites holding armed groups, according to media, including Jisr al-Shughour, Bdama, Qunya, al-Sanameh, Yacoubiya, and Abu al-Dahour. There was much material damage. No further details are currently available.

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2549

Location

al Ya’koubiya town, Idlib, Syria
اليعقوبية
One child was reportedly killed and as many as 15 others were wounded in an airstrike on the village of al Ya’koubiya by warplanes, according to the Idlib Media Centre. Sources all either attributed the blame to Russia or did not blame a belligerent. The local hospital published a list of 13 named victims who…

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2550

Location

Al A'wja and Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
سنجار العوجة
A woman was killed and others were injured as a result of an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the road between al A’wja and Sinjar in rural Idlib, according to an Idlib Media Centre Facebook post. No further details are currently available.

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27 September 2017
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27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2551

Location

al Zayniyeh village, Idlib, Syria
قرية الزعينية
One person was killed and six others injured as a result of airstrikes, likely to be Russian, reportedly targeted houses in the village of al Zayniyeh, according to Smart News. Other sources reported one adult male killed and a number of other civilians wounded.

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27 September 2017
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27–29 September, 2017

Incident Code

CS1611

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In Raqqa, at least 28 and as many as 42 civilians from seven families displaced from Palmyra, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa were killed as an alleged Coalition air strike destroyed the building they were sheltering in, multiple local and international media reported. Among the killed were at least ten women and five children. This strike…

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

CI856

Location

Mutaybayjah, Salah Al Din, Iraq
Local media outlet Yagein claimed that hundreds were killed and wounded following alleged US-Coalition strikes on Metebija, in the east of Salahadin province. The Iraq Spring Media Center also alleged the Coalition conducted raids in the area, though it did not refer to civilian casualties. A source who spoke to Yagein claimed: the Coalition aircraft bombed…

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27 September 2017
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27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2552

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Al Tamana’a the Free media office of the town on Facebook said: "A number of civilians were injured as a result of four air strikes by Russian warplanes carrying cluster bombs targeting the eastern neighborhood of Khan Shikhun in the southern Idlib countryside." A woman was injured by bombs from warplanes, believed to be Russian,…

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1534

Location

White Garden area, Raqqa, Syria
Between 29 and 35 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the al Hadika al Baidaa area of Raqqah, according to local media. @24Raqqa put the death toll at 29, “including women and children”. But according to Raqqa Now and Almanar, more than 35 died. All sources blamed the US-led Coalition.

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27 September 2017
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27 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1535

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Two civilian males died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah, according to local sources. Few additional details are presently known, though Mr Habal was said to have died in his home. Ismail Akkush was, according to extensive Amnesty field research, killed alongside three other men, as reported in Airwars incident CS1536. We have therefore…

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2553

Location

al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحوايج البومصعة
As many as 13 people were reportedly killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing, according to Euphrates Post reporting. The date of the airstrike is unclear, but on September 27th Euphrates Post shared some pictures of the aftermath.

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

27 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1536

Location

Imam al Nawawi mosque, al Nahda neighbourhood, Raqqa, Syria
According to family members and local reports, four civilians including, Fawaz Yousef Sulaiman Al-Zureiqat aka Abu Yusuf, died in a Coalition strike on the al Nahda neighbourhood, near the al Imam al Nawawi mosque. Mr al Zureiqat’s death was also reported by his nephew, who noted that “We note the death of my uncle Fawaz…

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27 September 2017
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Incident Date

26 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2539

Location

Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Raids targeting Jisr al-Shoughour and its outskirts killed and wounded an unspecified number of civilians, according to Smart News Agency. The source didn’t identify the culprit. Researches have added various sources which prove generic Russian shelling in Jisr al shoughour on the 25th and 16th, with nothing specific to this raid. No further details are…

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26 September 2017
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Incident Date

26 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2531

Location

Ein al Soda, Idlib, Syria
عين السودة
Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Ain al Soda in Idlib, according to local activists. Smart News Agency, amongst others, attributed the airstrikes to Russia while in other reports, did not identify who was responsible. There were as many as 10 raids.

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26 September 2017
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Incident Date

26 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2546

Location

Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Airstrikes on Douma reportedly hit civilian homes and a centre for people with special needs. The centre was destroyed, and local media reported that up to five civilians were killed. Up to a further 20 civilian were said to have been wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or…

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26 September 2017
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Incident Date

26–27 September, 2017

Incident Code

RS2547

Location

Mrat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية مراط
At least five civilians, including one woman, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Mrat, according to local sources. An unspecified number of other civilians were reported wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “six citizens including two brothers and a man and his wife died as a result of…

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26 September 2017
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26 September 2017

Incident Code

RS2540

Location

Termanin, Idlib, Syria
ترمانين
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in two raids on Termanin, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes. One source reported that "The raid wasn’t on the headquarters of the Corps  [ie failaq al sham] but on the homes of displaced civilians". In addition, Enabaladi reported that "a long-range missile believed to…

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26 September 2017
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Incident Date

26 September 2017

Incident Code

CS1530

Location

Al Raqqah Samra, Raqqa, Syria
السمرة
Local sources reported that civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on sites near al Raqqa al Samra district. Subsequent reports documented the death of Hajj Abdullah Ali al-Khalaf al-Mqtash (pictured), with all sources considered the US-led Coalition to be the culprit. Qasioun asserted that a “number of civilians died and more were wounded” after…

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26 September 2017
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