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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2519
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and several others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the city of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib. Step News Agency was the only source to report on the incident and they identified Russian forces as responsible for the airstrikes.
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2520
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the neighborhoods of Sarmin in Idlib governorate, according to a local source. Five raids were reportedly carried out. Step News Agency did not publish a specific estimate of how many civilians were injured, however they indicated it was more than one. Step News identified Russian forces…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2521
Location
قرية تل حلاوة, Tal Halawa, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Tal Halawa in the eastern countryside of Idlib, as reported by local sources. According to Al Latamna Youth, the civilian that was killed had been displaced from the village of Qasr Abu Samra in the eastern countryside of Hama. Al Latamna…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2524
Location
قرية الكفير, Al-Kafeer, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians, including one to two children and a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of Al-Kafeer in the Jisr al-Shoughour area of the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources and activists. Overall, "17 civilians were killed and 42 others injured in the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2525
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour , Idlib, Syria
Between three and 17 civilians, including two to four children and one to three women, were killed and between 26 and 30 others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the al Gharbi neighbourhood and Karaj Halab area in the city of Jisr al Shoughour in the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources.…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3–17
Civilians reported injured
26–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2522
Location
ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻃﻴﺔ, al Kharita, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One woman was killed in airstrikes against the town of al Kharita in Deir Ezzor governorate according to local sources. It is unclear which belligerent was to blame for the strikes, however some sources here confirm there were clashes with the Syrian regime and Russia and Daesh in the area around that date. While the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25–26 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2528
Location
منطقة الرهجان, al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
At least three civilians from one family were killed and six others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the al Rahjan area in northeastern Hama, according to local activists. Activists with Smart News reported that the villages of northeastern Hama were targeted by Russian planes. Smart News reported that Civil Defence…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2513
Location
قرية القنيطرة, al Quneitra, Idlib, Syria
Five people were killed, and eight others, including four children and three women were wounded, in airstrikes against the village of al Quneitra in the Harem district of northwest Idlib. Sources all blamed Russian aviation for the raids. Syrian Network for Human Rights published an image of an injured child and reported that "The girl…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2514
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
At least one male civilian was killed and three others were wounded in six alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Khan Sheikhun in southern Idlib as reported by local sources. Saidat al Yasmin reported that "A squadron of Russian planes in the sky of the province of Idlib" - highlighting the presence of Russian…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1521
Location
الرقة, Central, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition air or artillery strikes in Raqqa, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, “five civilians were killed and others are missing under the rubble as a result of aerial and ground bombing by the international Coalition in neighborhoods controlled by IS in the middle of…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1522
Location
الميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven or ten civilians, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike on Al Mayadin. According to Al Haddath, Coalition aircraft “launched air raids on residential areas in the eastern city of Mayadeen”, killing seven civilians, mostly women and children from the same family. This was reiterated by pro-regime outlet Tishreen. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2503
Location
قرية الشيخ سنديان, al Sheikh Sundian village, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians were killed, including a family of three, and three others, including a woman, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of al Sheikh Sundian, according to local media. According to the sources that reported on the incident, Russian planes were likely responsible for carrying out the airstrikes. Some…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1523
Location
مركدة, Markada, Al Hassakah, Syria
Eleven civilians including one woman and two or more children died and many more were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Markada, local media reported. All sources attributed the event to the US-led Coalition. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four non-combatants including two girls and a woman died. Insaan Rights Watch…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
1–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2510
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, including a man and a pregnant woman, and five others, including three women and two children, were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes in the agricultural vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun in southern Idlib, according to local sources. A correspondent from the Civil Defence Centre Anas Diab told Smart News…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2515
Location
قرية معرشورين, Ma'ar Shoreen, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including a woman, were killed and four others, including three children, were injured in two alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Ma'ar Shoreen in northern Syria, as reported by local sources. According to Smart News, all of those affected by the airstrikes were from the same family and included…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2516
Location
نبع عين الزرقا, Ain al Zarqa, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed, including a woman, and five others, including two women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the Ain al Zarqa area of Jisr al Shougohur, according to local sources. Two of the women that were injured in the airstrikes were from the same family. Local sources were conflicted as to when…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2506
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Saraqeb, according to local sources. A member of the Civil Defence in the city, Laith al-Abdullah, reported the incident and the casualty estimate to Smart News Agency, which was the only source to report on the incident. Smart News Agency also…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2507
Location
معرة حرمة, Ma'arat Horma, Idlib, Syria
At least two civilians, including a girl, were injured in airstrikes against the town of Ma'arat Horma in southern Idlib, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, the bombs used in the attack were cluster bombs. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on the incident and blamed Russia as the…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2508
Location
خان السبل, Khan al Subul, Idlib, Syria
At least four civilians and five alleged members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - a militant Islamist group - were killed and seven other civilians and four members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Khan al Subul in southeast Idlib. All sources attributed the blame to Russian missiles.…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2509
Location
كفرحلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and two to eight others were injured in four airstrikes against the village of Kafr Halab in southwest Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing the blame to Russia while others, such as Aleppo24, blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime.…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2511
Location
سلمية, Salamiya, Hama, Syria
At least four civilians, including a woman and her three children, were killed and others, including two children, were wounded in airstrikes against the neighbourhoods of Salamiya east of Hama in central Syria, according to local sources. Many sources, such as Smart News Agency, did not identify who was responsible for carrying out the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2504
Location
مخيم النور, al Nour camp, Idlib, Syria
At least 13 civilians were injured, including three in a critical condition, by alleged Russian airstrikes against al Nour refugee camp in the town of Jarjanaz, according to local activists. Sources either identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes or did not attribute blame. According to Smart News Agency, around 20 tents in the…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2505
Location
السقيلبية أند مِنْطَقَة مَعَرَّةُ نُعْمَانِ, Al-Suqaylabiyah and Maarat al-Numan District, Hama and Idlib governorate, Syria
At least two civilians were injured in airstrikes against the village of al Boueb in the Shahshabo mountain in the western Hama countryside, stretching from the Al-Suqaylabiyah District to the Maarat al-Numan District in the Idlib governorate. Media blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. The "warplanes" which launched three raids on the vicinity were unidentified…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24–25 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2512
Location
قرية حير الصبي, Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana , Idlib, Syria
Three to seven civilians were killed, including a family of seven, and six others, including women and children, were injured in airstrikes against the village of Hayr al-Sabi near the town of al Dana in northern Idlib according to local activists. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia,…
Summary
Published
24 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2501
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family were killed in air and artillery strikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources all attribute the blame to Russia. Two of the victims were women and one was a child. According to one source, this was followed by artillery shelling on the city during the funeral of the…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1518
Location
Al Mala'ab Al Baladi, Raqqa, Syria
Local media reported that one male civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the municipal stadium area of Al Mala’ab Al Baladi in Raqqa. According to FSA Raqqa Sport, the victim was “a body building champion”. In February 2019, the Coalition assessed this event to be non-credible. Their report noted: " After review of all available…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1519
Location
Deir Ez-Zor, Al Husseiniya crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that one civilian, Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Zaher, was killed as he tried “to get out of the city of Deir al-Zour near the Husseiniya crossing on the Euphrates River after an air raid.” Sources didn’t say who was responsible for the strike. The US-led Coalition informed Airwars that as a result…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1520
Location
Hawari school, Raqqa, Syria
One adult male civilian, named as Said Mohammed al-Said, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hawari school in Raqqah, according to local sources. Reports said that the victim was the father of six daughters.
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2502
Location
بلدة تل مرديخ جنوب سراقب, Mardikh, Idlib, Syria
Russian airstrikes on the headquarters of the Faylaq Al Sham in Mardikh town, south Saraqeb, killed at least two civilians and possibly injured dozens more, local media reported. Most of the sources reported the death toll among fighters of Faylaq Al Sham, but at least five civilians including four women were named as killed in the…
Summary
Published
23 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–10
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2500
Location
التمانعة, al Tamana'a, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that between two and six civilians - an entire family, according to one source - died in alleged Russian or regime strikes on al-Tamanah. Sources blamed both Russian airstrikes or missiles fired from Russian battleships. Some other sources also pointed to regime warplanes. HNN reported that there had been "martyrs and wounded…
Summary
Published
22 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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