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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2465
Location
Tabya Jzaeera, near Al Sekka, Deir Ezzor, Syria
طابية جزيرة
Five members of one family were among those killed in an alleged Russian bombardment on the village of Tabiya Jazira, east of Deir al-Zour, local sources reported. The Ismail al-Jadan family died when four shells hit the area of the town near the railway, Syrian Press Centre said. A total of 13 civilians were reportedly…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1498 RS2463
Location
Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
محكان
Nine to 19 civilians, including an “entire family,” died following airstrikes on Mahkan, about 45km southeast of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the US- led Coalition and others to Russian warplanes. There were no reports of wounded. According to Ortas, Coalition aircraft…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2466
Location
Al Bouswid neighborhood. Mohassein city , Deir Ezzor, Syria
مدينة موحسن حي البوسويد
A family of five was killed on a boat on the Euphrates river by an alleged Russian airstrike, local sources reported. Samer Turki Al Abdullah and Khader Turki Al-Abdullah, along with three children, were trying to escape from the town of Mohassein, according to the Euphrates Post. They were pulled from the water but did…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1499 RS2464
Location
Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians, including two women and two children, died following airstrikes on residential areas of Al Kornish, Al Mayadin, according to multiple local sources. At present it is unclear who was responsible as the majority of sources did not identify the aircraft. Russia was blamed by four reports, the US-led Coalition was accused…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Code
T005
Location
Ghuz Ghari village, Kurram Agency, Pakistan
A US drone strike hit Pakistan's Kurram Agency killing at least three alleged fighters and wounding several more, according to government and security officials as well as tribal sources. There are currently no know reports of civilian harm. Baseer Khan Wazir, the most senior administrator in Kurram Agency, told Reuters the strike hit close to…
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2461
Location
Al Sa'wa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصعوة
Three civilians were killed and several others were wounded when warplanes bombed a camp for displaced persons near the village of al-Sawa in Deir Ezzor Governorate on September 15th 2017. All three victims were identified by the Syrian Press Center and Marsad al Hasaka. It is not known which belligerent was behind this airstrike.
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1495 RS2460
Location
Al Sa'awa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
السوا
Three to six civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or US-led Coalition airstrikes on an IDP camp in the village of Al Sa’wa in the western suburb of Deir Al Ghazur, according to local sources. The location is disputed, as Sharqiya24 and Deirezzor24 cited “the water crossing” as the location and…
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Transportation
(
Bridge
),
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1496 RS2459
Location
Shumaytiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
شميطية
One woman, died after unidentified warplanes conducted a raid on the town of Shumaytiyah (شمیطیة) in rural west Deir Ezzor, local sources said. There is limited information on the incident, Airwars will update the entry when new information arises. Additionally, Deir Ezzor 24 and Asharq Asouri named two adult males as killed at a refugee camp…
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1484 RS2451
Location
Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
جديد بكارة
A major civilian casualty incident took place on the village of Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor Governorate. Reporting remains contested and various local sources have blamed Russia, the Regime and the US-led Coalition. Between 11 and 15 civilians died, “dozens” were reportedly wounded, and the death toll included at least one women and five children. The…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1485 RS2452
Location
Bokros Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بقرص تحتاني
Between seven and nine civilians died including three children and one woman and up to 17 others were wounded in airstrikes on the al Qasr area of Bokros Tahtani, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Step News Agency and…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1486 RS2453
Location
Al Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البصيرة
One civilian died in an airstrike on al Basira, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, Russia or the regime were to blame. Reports said that the strikes hit to post office building. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Moen_dndil attributed the event to the Coalition. However,…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr102-C
Location
Al Qawz junction, Abyan, Yemen
القوز
A US drone strike killed at least two alleged AQAP militants on a motorcycle at Al Qawz junction, Mudiyah district of Abyan governorate, on the night of September 14th 2017. However it was also reported that a passing vehicle was damaged, causing civilian injuries. More than three years later, in response to Airwars publishing its…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
(
Motorcycle
)
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1487 RS2454
Location
Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مراط
One civilian died in an airstrike on Mrat, according to local media – though it was unclear who was to blame for this death. According to Syrianoor, “Activists confirmed that more than 100 civilians – mostly children and women – died during four massacres committed by Russian warplanes and international coalition aircraft in the city…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1488
Location
Al A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة
Local media reported that members of ISIS families died in airstrikes which hit homes in al A’shara/Al Hawa – though none of the reports said who was responsible for the incident. Moreover, there was some dispute over the location of the strike, and whether the homes struck belonged to civilians. According to Euphrates Post, “Two…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1489 RS2447
Location
Al Kharita, river crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الخريطة
Local sources named one woman as killed and her husband and “some members of his family” wounded in an airstrike on a river crossing at al Kharita. Most sources didn’t identify the culprit. However, according to Sadaa alsham, Russia was to blame for the death of one civilian in al Kharita. The regime captured the…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2458
Location
al Hikma street, Al-A'shara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة شارع الحكمة
An airstrike hit the town of Al-A’shara in Deir Ezzor on September 14th 2017. It is unclear if any civilians were killed; some sources including the Syrian Human Rights Committee reported the death of one girl, Rahef Hussein Al-Ali Ma’and, but others stated that she was only injured and that no civilians were killed. One…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1490 RS2455
Location
Al Zabari, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الزباري
Two woman died and eight other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on a school which was housing displaced people in Al Zabari, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia carried out the strike. According to Syrian Press Center, “an air strike targeted a girls’ school…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1491
Location
Al Dasheisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
دشيشة
Seventeen civilians were reported killed in alleged airstrike by the US-led Coalition on al Dashisha village, according to local sources. However the claim has been strongly refuted by some sources. Jisirtv said the civilians were inside a car which was subject to an “intensive aerial bombardment” by Coalition forces. @watannews2015 said the family of Abyan…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1492
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were reported killed following alleged US-led Coaltion airstrikes on Raqqa. All sources blamed the Coalition for the strike which targeted “the remaining neighbourhoods” of “besieged Raqqa”. There is limited information available at present.
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1481 RS2457
Location
Al-Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الميادين
In what has been described as a massacre, between five and 45 civilians were killed and 14 to 90 were injured in alleged Russian, Syrian regime or Coalition airstrikes on the city of Al-Mayadeen in Deir Ezzor, described by local sources as the “most important stronghold for Daesh in the region”. An initial report from…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5–45
Civilians reported injured
12–90
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1493
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian man died in the city of Raqqa, according to multiple local sources. Initial reports said his death was caused by airstrikes conducted by the US-led Coalition. However this was refuted by the group Raqqa Journalists Without Borders, which claimed he died in a “painful accident”. No additional details are available at present.
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1494 RS2456
Location
Deir Ez-Zor, Sa'alu, Deir Ezzor, Syria
سعلو
One female civilian, died in an alleged airstrike on the village of Sa’alu, according to local media. The US-led Coalition and Russia were both cited as culprit, amongst multiple references to unidentified aircraft. According to Qasioun, the Coalition bombed Sa’alu as part of an aerial offensive that targeted multiple villages in the east of Deir…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1479
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An adult civilian male (pictured) died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqah, local sources said. There is limited information, however all sources cited the Coalition as the culprit. Mr Hareth’s death was reported on October 7th, though it was stated he had died “nearly a month ago.” Airwars has tentatively placed the data range at…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Code
CI847
Location
Anah, Al Anbar, Iraq
عنه
A single source reported on the death of a family following an aerial bombardment on the residential areas of Anah, west of Anbar province. The source said a woman and a girl died. However, the exact number of the family member was unclear. The US-led Coalition was not identified as a possible culprit, nor was…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–11
Civilians reported injured
2–11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1480 RS2448
Location
IDP camp near Jadid Akeidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مخيم للنازحين قرب جديد عكيدات
A major civilian casualty incident allegedly took place at an IDP camp near Jadid Akeidat, Eastern Deir Ezzor countryside. Al Yaqeen reported about 100 displaced people were killed, mostly women and children, following an alleged aerial bombardment by the US-led Coalition at the camp. However this was contested – with Euphrates Post asserting that this…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Residential
Civilians reported killed
100–120
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1482 RS2449
Location
Tabiyeh Shamieh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
طابية شامية
Local media reported that five people were killed following airstrikes on Tabiyeh Shamieh, Deir Ezzor Governorate. Three of those who died were named in two separate reports from Euphrates Post. Sources said the location of the incident was the “water crossing” at Tabiyeh Shamieh. According to the Syrian Observatory some civilians were “permanently disabled” following…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1483 RS2450
Location
Kisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خشام
Ten to 12 civilians, mostly children and women, were reported killed following alleged airstrikes on Khishham, 15 km southeast of Deir Ezzor. The majority of sources accused Russian warplanes of committing the offence. However both the Regime and the US-led Coalition were also mentioned in reporting. Syrian Press Center reported that Russian warplanes used “cluster…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2446
Location
Genina, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية الجنينة
Sources on the ground reported that six civilians were killed and a further 10 were injured in an airstrike allegedly conducted by Russian forces on the village of Genina on September 13th 2017. According to the Smart News Agency, "Witnesses confirmed the killing of six civilians and wounding ten people this morning, air bomb likely…
Summary
Published
13 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2017
Incident Code
CI845
Location
Anah and Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single source, Yaqin, alleged the US-led Coalition conducted airstrikes in the areas of Anah and Rawah, Anbar province resulting in civilian harm. According to the report, airstrikes and/ or artillery strikes resulted in civilians casualties and caused physical damage. The report noted that an unknown number of people were injured and civilian homes damaged.…
Summary
Published
13 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2017
Incident Code
CI846
Location
Al Zab district of Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Yaqin reported on the death of five civilians following US or Iraqi airstrikes on the district of Haweija, in the Tamim area. A source reportedly told Yaqin, The Joint Air Force bombed several areas in Hawija district, killing five people. The source added: the shelling caused a state of terror among the population and caused…
Summary
Published
13 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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