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Incident Date

25 January 2017

Incident Codes

CS459 TS062

Location

تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family…

Summary

Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 January 2017

Incident Code

CI438

Location

Wadi Hajjar, Nineveh, Iraq
Three civilians were reportedly injured by ISF (or possibly Coalition) mortars according to eyewitness interviews by Amnesty International. A previously unpublished assessment which Amnesty shared with Airwars reads as follows: “On 25 January an ISF mortar [Airwars note: presumed – but possibly US, see below] landed on their house in Wadi Hajjar and caused it…

Summary

Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1855

Location

حي العمال, Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Eight civilians were killed - including an entire family of seven - and dozens more were injured following an alleged Russian airstrike on Oummal neighbourhood, local media reported. All sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strike. A later source confirmed that the family of seven were found under the rubble three days after…

Summary

Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 January 2017

Incident Code

TS061

Location

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians including three women and up to two children died in alleged Turkish shelling on Al Bab, according to sources on the ground. Alsharq Alarabi named three female civilians as killed in "shelling" on Al Bab, but didn't identify the culprit. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "eight civilians…

Summary

Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

25 January 2017

Incident Code

TS062

Location

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
Two named children died in either Turkish or Coalition airstrikes on Tadef. According to the Syrian Network “The children So’ad and Jonaid Fares Al Ali died after International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Tadef town in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to al Bab News, “Turkish planes launched three raids at dawn today killing two from the family…

Summary

Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

24 January 2017

Incident Code

CS457

Location

ابو جدي, Abu Jeddi, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian died during clashes between Kurdish and ISIL forces at Abu Jeddi. According to the Syrian Observatory, “a man from Abu Jedi village in the northern countryside of Al-Tabaqa west of Al-Raqqah was killed in bombing by warplanes yesterday on the area, it is believed that the warplanes belong to the International Coalition.”…

Summary

Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1853

Location

الصالحية, Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 30 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike which on cotton mill in Al-Salhiya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russian forces, and others blaming the Syrian regime. One source reported that six Russian warplanes were sighted in the…

Summary

Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–30
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1854

Location

موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three named civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Muhassan, according to local media. Orient news reported: "Russian warplanes on Tuesday [Jan 24th] targeted the town of Mohsin in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour, resulting in civilian casualties:  a martyr and wounded. "According to Deir Ezzor 24, Russian aircraft launched intensive air…

Summary

Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1852

Location

تدمر‎, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were wounded - according to on the ground sources - following an alleged Russian raid on Palmyra . All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of any civilians killed in the fire. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 January 2017

Incident Code

TS060

Location

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a woman and her daughter and another civilian woman were killed in shelling by the Turkish forces and airstrikes on areas in al-Bab city". Al Bab 24 reported that "continuous artillery shelling targeted the city [of Al Bab] intermittently the whole day [Jan 24th]. One of the…

Summary

Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1848

Location

المهدوم, Al Mahdoum, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a clinic in Al Mahdoum, according to local media. Syrianewsdesk reported: "The Russian warplanes aimed two rockets at the town of Al Mahdoum, under the control of the ISIS in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, injuring civilians and striking the only…

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Codes

TS058 RS1849

Location

تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
LCCSY reported that there were "15 martyrs in Aleppo killed in clashes with SDF and in Russian raids on Tadef and Turkish shelling on al Bab " According to Al Baba 24, "the town today [Jan 23rd] suffered a Russian air raid which killed a woman and two children from Obeid family". However, Syria News…

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1850

Location

قصر البريج, Qasr al Boureij village, south east al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 11 civilians died in an airstrike on a school holding displaced people in Qasr al Boureij village, according to local media. Most sources blamed barrel bombing by the regime, though there were also several allegations against Russia. Eldorar said: "According to local media sources a regime helicopter targeted a   school sheltering displaced…

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1851

Location

ديرالزور, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and five civilians including up two women and two men (from one family, according to some sources) were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post, "Russian warplane raids targeted al Takaya street, andal Ardi and the al Hamidiya neighbourhoods, which led to the…

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1847

Location

قحطان, Kahtan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were killed when an alleged Russian raid struck civilian homes near a hospital in Kahtan. Only one on the ground source - Euphrates Post -  reported on this incident, and it blamed Russian warplanes. It alleged that the homes near Kahtan hospital were struck which led to the collapse of an…

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 January 2017

Incident Code

TS059

Location

تل بطنان, Tal Btan, Aleppo, Syria
On January 25th, a single source, Al Bab24, reported: "Rescue teams managed to pull out the bodies of three people from al Othman family. Rasoul al Othman was identified. They were killed a few days ago in Tal Btan, Syria following Turkish artillery shelling." There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

22 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr004

Location

مديرية الصومعة, al Sama'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
A number of reports indicated that a US drone strike on January 22nd had killed one AQAP member in Bayda province. There were no known associated reported civilian casualties. Reuters reported that a strike against a car in al-Sama'a district had resulted in the death of one suspected AQAP member, based on official and local…

Summary

Published
22 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

22 January 2017

Incident Code

CS453

Location

مزرعة الصفصاف, Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, Syria
A young man died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Safsaf farm, Raqqa, according to local sources. Mohab Nasser, an activist covering Raqqa news, reported that “the child Ammar Ahmad al Suleiman al Gharnouk, 10 years old, ded after being hit by shrapnel following a raid on al Safsaf farm in the eastern Tabaqa…

Summary

Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 January 2017

Incident Code

CS454

Location

النيرب, Al Nayrab, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians including two children and one woman died and up to 20 others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Nayrab, according to local sources. The Coalition later denied involvement. The Syrian Network said “At least 3 civilians (two children and a woman) died in international Coalition warplanes missiles fired…

Summary

Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
4–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

Incident Code

CS456

Location

near Al-Tabqah, Raqqa, Syria

Summary

Published
22 January 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 January 2017

Incident Codes

TS057 CS455

Location

الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 15 civilians died including two children and two women and 16 more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Turkey or the US-led Coalition were responsible. Al Bab 24 said that "Al Bab city was exposed to a…

Summary

Published
22 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
16
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr002

Location

مديرية الصومعة, Al Sama'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
There were some unconfirmed reports of a January 21st US drone strike in Sama'a, al-Bayda province, killing up to three alleged AQAP militants. The strike was reported to have occurred in the same general area as a second, confirmed strike on the same day. All but one source said that three militants had died in…

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr003

Location

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
On January 25th 2017,  a US spokesperson stated that a strike in al-Bayda governorate on January 21st had killed three "AQAP operatives".  This confirmed reports that a drone strike had targeted a vehicle in Suma'a district on that evening.  There were no known reports of civilian casualties. A number of public sources had earlier reported…

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
3–7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

CS452

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian died and six were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) said that the Coalition launched raids “targeting the areas of the coach station and the market leading to the fall of a number of civilian wounded.” Step also blamed the Coalition,…

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

CI436

Location

الرشيدية, Mosul, Al-Rashidiyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb and house in Al-Rashidiya neighborhood, in the northeast of Mosul. This also caused the death of 15 civilians, many of them women and children. Ajel Al Mosul reported that “international Coalition airstrikes targeted a car-bomb in Rashidiya area, causing the martyrdom of a man and his…

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

CI437

Location

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources said that several people were killed in several alleged Coalition airstrikes on al Qaim city, west of Anbar. It was reported that Mustafa Hashim Mustafa Said Ahmed al-Rawi died as a result of the attack. News of Iraq said that “an entire family” died in the raids.

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1845

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
On January 21, 2017, local media sources reported that one child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat in the countryside in the east of the Hama region in Syria. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 January 2017

Incident Code

RS1846

Location

دير الزورحي الشيخ ياسين, Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On January 21, 2017, two children, brothers called Mazen Siraj Al Nahri and Mohammed Siraj Nahri were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor's Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, according to local media. Several other civilians were wounded in the incident. Syrian Mirror reported: "warplanes likely to be Russian struck the neighborhoods of…

Summary

Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 January 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr001

Location

مديرية الصومعة, Al Suma'a, Al Bayda, Yemen
On January 25th 2017, a US spokesperson confirmed that a strike took place in al-Bayda governorate on January 20th, killing one AQAP operative.  This confirmed reports that a US drone strike in al-Suma'a district, Bayda governorate, killed at least one alleged AQAP militant on that afternoon. There were no known reports of civilian harm.  January…

Summary

Published
20 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
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

20 January 2017

Incident Code

CS451

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian woman was killed following air raids by an unidentified belligerent on Raqqa city. According to LCCSY and other, “Mrs. Dalal Zare’ al Haj Ta’ama was martyred following raids on the city. The martyr is from Deir Ezzor province.”  

Summary

Published
20 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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