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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2176

Location

درعا البلد, Dara al Balad, Daraa, Syria
Six civilians were wounded, some critically, on the 27th of April 2017 by airstrikes allegedly carried out by Russian warplanes in Daraa al-Balad, according to the Smart News Agency. Aaswat said that the Assad regime also carried out strikes on Dara al Balad.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2183

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, Idlib, according to local media sources.  The Shamna medical point was struck and four of the medical staff were killed, Halab Today reported. There was a second strike after the hospital was struck, according to Al Jazeera. They reported that "Russian aircraft re-targeted…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2184

Location

دير شرقي, Deir Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were killed and "dozens" wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir Sharqi, according to local media sources.  The University Hospital in Deir Sharqi, which reportedly was used to primarily treat women and children, was struck. The hospital was destroyed by the strike and taken out of service, according to Smart News, who…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2177

Location

أورم الكبرى, Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
A civilian was killed in alleged Russian air strikes on the town of Urme Al Kobra in western Aleppo according to local reports. The Smart News Agency reported: “A member of the civil defense team, Mohammed Abu Adel, said that a civilian was killed after Russian raids on the town of Orme al-Kubra (18 km…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2178

Location

كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Two children were killed and at least nine other civilians wounded in alleged Russian air strikes on the town of Kafr Naha in the western Aleppo countryside, according to sources on the ground. The town was hit with “space rockets”, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, killing two children and wounding 10 other civilians, including…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9–14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2179

Location

عويجل, Ouweijal, Aleppo, Syria
Two children died and seven other civilians were  wounded in an alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Ouweijal in western Aleppo, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the planes were likely bombing a hospital in the town. Three houses collapsed, according to the Syrian News Desk.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2180

Location

كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
According to the Step News Agency, "a woman was killed and several of her children injured following Russian raid targeting Kafr Zita in northern countryside of Hama." The Violations Documentation Centre also named one woman as killed by Russian forces. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2181

Location

البارة, Al-Bara, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in al Bara, Idlib, according to a local media source. Whilst other sources have reported that Russian warplanes conducted a strike in al Bara on this day, only one mentioned civilian harm. Edlib Media Centre reported "wounded fall as a result of the targeting of the…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CS737

Location

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the death of one non-combatant and injury of two more in a Coalition raid. However, according to Qasioun, three civilians died. It also pointed towards the Coalition.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CS738

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
According to the Smart News Agency, four civilians including a teacher died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Badia school. Three houses were also reportedly destroyed. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CS739

Location

البوعاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to the Smart News Agency. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CS740

Location

حي الرميلة, Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Eleven civilians were killed in Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa in the northern district of Rumaila, a number of local sources reported. According to Al Araby and the Revolutionary Forces of Syria’s media office, the strikes took place “near the headquarters of al-Hesba” – the base of ISIL’s religious police. The same two sources said a…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CI668

Location

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that nineteen civilians died when international Coalition or Iraqi aircraft hit Islah Al Zerae neighbourhood in West Mosul. Yaqein also noted that two houses were fully destroyed. Several other sources reported that in total on that Friday, up to 36 civilians were injured or killed as a result of airstrikes on West…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
19–35
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CI669

Location

مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, Iraq
A local eyewitness resident said that three civilians were killed including a young boy as a result of unspecified mortar shelling on a house in Meshrifa at the western side of Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field report shared with Airwars cited a local resident: “A week before the liberation [27 April], a mortar landed…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CI670

Location

Near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq”. According to the Coalition report, “91. April 27, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

CI671

Location

Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, on July 7th 2017 the Coalition said it had concluded an assessment of civilian harm claims “near Mosul, Iraq” via an NGO report. According to the Coalition report, “8. April 27, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via NGO report: After review of the available information it was assessed…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

LQ043

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported about 18 airstrikes and artillery shelling near the Sabri and fish market areas of Benghazi. Some sources named the UAE as the belligerent, others the LNA. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army, LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2182

Location

معرة النعمانالحامدية, al Hamidiya, near Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in air raids in Al-Hamidiya in the southern Idlib Governorate, local media reported. The Smart News Agency blamed Russia, reporting: “Two more civilians were injured following Russian raids on al Hamdidiya near maarat al numan [45 km south of idlib] according to the civil defence Facebook site.” The other sources didn’t…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2168

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died and up to seven more were wounded in ‘several air raids’ alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shoghour in Idlib Governorate, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency reported “two civilians were killed in a bomb attack on Jisr al-Shughour and the surrounding area of al-Janoudiya village in the western…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2169

Location

معرشورين, Maarshurin village, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Ma’ar Shureen on the morning of the 27th of April, according to sources on the ground. The strike reportedly left ‘dozens’ of others wounded. Aljazeera reported that a funeral procession in the…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2170

Location

سرجة,, Sarja village, Idlib, Syria
‘Intensive air raids’ allegedly conducted by Russian warplanes resulted in the deaths of two sisters and wounded three other civilians in Sarja on the 27th April 2017, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “The girls Aisha and Maryam Idris al Ashqar, from Sarja village in Idlib governorate…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2171

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sarmin in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among the majority of sources pointing to Russia. It reported that “ suspected Russian warplanes fired two missiles on al Daraj…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2172

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians - one woman and her children - were killed, and a further two were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun on the 27th of April 2017, according to sources on the ground. Multiple sources said the victims were displaced people from Helfaya in Hama Governorate. Some sources said…

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2173

Location

الركايا, al Rakaya village, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians - ‘mostly children’ -  were reportedly wounded in an airstrike on Al-Rakaya in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017. It is unclear which belligerent was responsible for the strike, as some sources blamed Russia while one other blamed the Syrian regime.  

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2174

Location

التمانعة, al Taman’a, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed and one other was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Tamana in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017, according to local media.  

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2175

Location

كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed between one and two civilians and injured two others in Kafr Sanja in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April. Multiple sources reported that one of the martyrs was a child, and one source identified the other civilian killed as the child’s father.

Summary

Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 April 2017

Incident Code

CI665

Location

حاوي الكنيسة, Mosul, Hawi al Kanassa, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven family members – including five children – died in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Hawi Al Kanissa neighbourhood early on Wednesday, locals said. Sources furthermore reported to Yaqein Agency that “the military bombardment of the neighborhood has caused considerable material damage to the houses of citizens near the targeted house.” All sources said the Coalition…

Summary

Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 April 2017

Incident Code

CI666

Location

الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
In two tweets, which appeared to be based on a single statement by the ISIL press agency, it was reported that about 24 civilians died and 26 were injured as a result of alleged Coalition and Iraqi airforce raids on several districts in West Mosul.

Summary

Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
24
Civilians reported injured
26
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 April 2017

Incident Code

CI667

Location

الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that it said had been reported on social media. In its report, the Coalition wrote: “April 26, 2017, near Hawija, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian…

Summary

Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 April 2017

Incident Code

CS732

Location

الفلاحة, Felaha, Raqqa, Syria
One adult male was killed in an airstrike on the Felaha area behind Rabia’a school in Raqqa, according to local sources. R.Tahrir.Alsham and the Shaam News Network reported that a “bulldozer” or “trucks” were struck by “a military drone” killing the driver. The sources didn’t identify the culprit or say whether the driver was a…

Summary

Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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