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3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2056

Location

Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
One or two civilians was killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged rocket attack in Hamouriya in Damascus, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. All sources blamed the Syrian regime, except the Step News Agency, who blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia.  According to sources, one…

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3 April 2017
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3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2060

Location

Saqba, Damascus, Syria
سقبا
As many as five civilians were killed - including a child and two women - and others were injured, following an alleged air and artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Abohanin617 and Shehab…

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3 April 2017
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3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2055

Location

Al-Nakir, Idlib, Syria
النقير
One adult female civilian was reported  wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on the outskirts of Al-Nakir. There were no details of any other wounded civilians or any casualties. There are no other details at this time.

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3 April 2017
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Incident Date

3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2054

Location

Bzabor, Idlib, Syria
بزابور
Between one and three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bzabor, local media said. Both sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes. According to SMO, "activists reported that the Russian occupation aircraft launched several air raids on the city of Khan Sheikun and the town of Bazabor, killing three people…

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3 April 2017
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3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2059

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 15 more were injured following an alleged Russia or Assad regime missile strike on Khan Sheikhoun. Syria News Desk said that up to 20 people were killed and wounded, specifying that three civilians were killed, meaning as many as 17 were likely injured in the raid.…

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3 April 2017
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Incident Date

3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2058

Location

Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
كفرنبودة
As many as three civilians from the same family - including a child and a woman - were killed, and up to four more were wounded, following a raid on Kafr Nbouda. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, except the Syrian Network for Human Righhst who pointed to both Russia and the Assad regime.…

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3 April 2017
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Incident Date

3 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2061

Location

Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
سراقب
Up to five civilians were killed - including an entire family of four people - and as many as seven other civilians were injured - including three children - in an airstrike which struck the residential neighbourhood of Saraqeb, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, though some, such as Smart…

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3 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CI599

Location

Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, Iraq
اليرموك
Local sources said that three named civilians from the same family were killed after a Coalition airstrike targeted a sniper on the roof of their house in Yarmouk neighborhood, West Mosul. MNN and Urgent Mosul News said that Sheikh Mohammed Fathi al-Hussein al-Rashdi and his wife and his son’s wife were among the victims. According…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CI600

Location

Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الفاروق
Local sources reported that warplanes hit civilians while they were on their way to bury a non-combatant who was killed by an earlier airstrike on Al Farouk neighborhood in West Mosul. Yaqein quoted press sources saying that “the warplanes bombarded the neighborhood of Al-Faruq and Mkawi on the right side of Mosul, killing and wounding…

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2 April 2017
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2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS657

Location

Al Safsaf and Hunaida, Raqqa, Syria
الصفصاف
Sources told the Smart News Agency that warplanes “likely” belonging to the Coalition “bombed the villages of Hunaidah and Al Safsaf Al Wasatani and Altahani west of the city of Raqqa, killing two civilians and injuring nine others”. But Melody-fm-syria blamed the Syria Democratic Forces, saying they used rocket-propelled grenades on Hunaida, killing four civilians…

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2 April 2017
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2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS658

Location

Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
رطلة
According to the Smart News Agency, Khelafa and Syriapc, five civilians including three children died and three others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Ratla village and Al Akeirshi village. The injured were reportedly treated at a nearby field hospital. No additional details are presently known.  

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

CS656

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One or two civilians died and up to five others others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. Smart News Agency reported that “likely” Coalition strikes killed two civilians and injured another five, in addition to killing one member of IS and wounding two more. Smart reported “a local…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr066

Location

Al Adwas, Hadramaut, Yemen
الأدوس
A US drone strike reportedly targeted alleged AQAP militants travelling in a car near Al-Adwas, Hadramout governorate, likely overnight from April 2nd to April 3rd. There are no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources including YN News reported that AQAP militants were targeted, and one specified that they were targeted while in a…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr068

Location

Al Haq, Abyan, Yemen
الحاق
A US drone strike reportedly targeted the house of an alleged AQAP leader in Al Haq, in the Al-Mahfad district of Abyan governorate, at 11pm on April 2nd 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. According to Aden al-Ghad, local sources reported that the strike destroyed the house of AQAP leader Mohammed…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2050

Location

Various location in western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
ريف حلب الغربي
On April 2, 2017, six civilians were killed, including four children and two women, and as many as eight others were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on various villages in the Western part of Aleppo's countryside, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or "unknown warplanes". According to sources Kafrnah, Khan al-Asal, Babsaka,…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2046

Location

Watba, Idlib, Syria
وطبة
Some civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid which struck Watba, Idlib, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of civilian fatalities. Both reports blamed Russian warplanes for the strike. There are no other details at this time.

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr067

Location

Mojan, Abyan, Yemen
موجان
US airstrikes reportedly targeted alleged AQAP camps in the Mogan area of Al Maraqisha, Abyan governorate, overnight from April 2nd to April 3rd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm, or of belligerent casualties. According to Aden al-Ghad, a warplane launched several missiles at various locations in the area. Some sources such…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2047

Location

Umm Tuina, Hama, Syria
أم توينة
A single source reported the bombing of a civilian house in the village of Umm Tuina, according to local media. The source reported it was "likely to be Russian warplanes".  Umm Tuina is 32 km east of the city of Hama in central Syria and was under IS control at the time of the incident.…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2049

Location

Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
At least ten and as many as dozens of civilians were wounded in three alleged Russian airstrikes on the National Hospital in Maarat al Numan in rural Idlib, according to multiple local sources. Reports stated that the hospital, which served 500,000 people in Idlib and nearby areas of Hama, was rendered out of service and that…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

2–3 April, 2017

Incident Code

RS2048

Location

Kafr ZIta, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتا
Three civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on Kafr ZIta, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a bakery was struck and rendered out of service. According to Alaraby, "the warplanes and helicopters of the regime and Russia targeted several vital installations in the countryside of Aleppo, Hama and…

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2 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS654

Location

Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
المنصورة
According to the Smart News Agency, one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Syria Mirror also reported a Coalition strike killing one civilian and injuring an unspecified number of others.  

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS655

Location

Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
رطلة
According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition targeted an oil transport vehicle belonging to the Islamic State organization in the village of Ratla (12 km south of Raqqa), which resulted in the burning of the driver and his assistant.” Alaraby also produced a similar report,…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS653

Location

Fardous, Raqqa, Syria
فردوس
Five civilians including a woman and her child died and four others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Fardous, according to local media. The Smart News Agency reported that Coalition warplanes “targeted a residential building in al-Firdous neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, killing five civilians, including a woman and her child and…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS652

Location

Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة‎
One civilian male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the corn dryer area in Raqqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “Mohamad al Salem was martyred following international coalition raids this afternoon on the area of the corn dryer north of the city of Raqqa.” The Syrian Network for…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CI598

Location

Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
Local sources reported that up to 25 civilians were killed and between 23 and 26 injured in airstrikes and artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Fareek Al-Morasleen said on Facebook that US airstrikes and artillery had led to the casualties. The other source did not say who was responsible.

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CS651

Location

Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, Syria
البوعاصي
Three civilians died in alleged Coalition strikes on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to local strikes. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that the Coalition carried out strikes “on the outskirts of al Bu A’ssi village this morning and named one of the victims. The victim was also named by the Violations Documentation Center. RFS,…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2043

Location

Kanissat Nakhla, Idlib, Syria
كنيسة نخلة
A woman was killed and as many as four other civilians were wounded, in an alleged Russian raid on Kanissat Nakhla, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or unidentified warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights singularly reported that a school (Nakhla Church School) was struck in the raid, and published…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1–2 April, 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr065

Location

Al Shubayka, Shabwa, Yemen
الشبيك
US drone strikes reportedly targeted a large gathering of alleged AQAP militants near Al Shubayka, north of Ataq in Shabwa governorate, at around midnight from April 1st to April 2nd 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Several sources reported that the strikes targeted a meeting of AQAP leaders in Al-Shubayka village,…

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

CI597

Location

several neighbourhoods in West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that up to 25 civilians were killed and between 23 and 26 injured in airstrikes and artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Fareek Al-Morasleen said on Facebook that US airstrikes and artillery had led to the casualties. The other source did not say who was responsible.

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1 April 2017
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Incident Date

1 April 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr064

Location

West of Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen
أحور
A reported airstrike targeted alleged AQAP militants to the west of Ahwar town, Abyan governorate, on April 1st 2017.  There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Some sources reported that the strike came alongside an additional two actions on a farm to the east of Ahwar (USYEMTr063), indicating that the strike took place…

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1 April 2017
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