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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
CS1728
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to a single source, alleged Coalition strikes on the city of Hajin killed one civilian and injured seven others. The report from Al Hal News stated that in addition to damaging houses, the bombardment “led to the death of a young man and the wounding of seven others”. Although Airwars researchers did not identify…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3074
Location
الشيفونية, Al Shifonya, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians, allegedly five from the same family, were killed and several were left wounded Russian and/or Assad forces struck Al Shifonya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The intense shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Friday, February 23rd, including in Al Shifonya. Here, the strikes struck residential areas, and Douma Revolution reported that…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3075
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, hereof three to five children, were killed and "dozens" left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes struck Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 23rd, Baladi News reported that 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna within the past…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3076
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
As Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported that up to three civilians were killed and several left wounded. The town of Harasta was bombed with at least four air raids, as reported by Ghouta Media Center, who blamed Russia. Meanwhile, al-Jazeera, who quoted field source, said…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
RS3058
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to twenty people were killed and several left wounded as Assad and/or Russian warplanes struck Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, sources reported about renewed shelling of Saqba on February 22nd. While no reports provided exact figures of the death toll…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3059
Location
عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Aerial shelling of Ain Tarma, Damascus, carried out by Russian and/or Assad regime, killed up to six civilians and wounded at least three children, local media reported. As shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, sources reported about both airstrikes and the launch of explosive barrels in Ain Tarma, especially striking residential areas.…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3060
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as "endless" bombing of Douma, Damascus, up to 34 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens left wounded, as reported by local media, who blamed either the Assad regime or joint Assad/Russian forces. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy shelling, Smart News Agency reported how "the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–34
Civilians reported injured
24
Military actors reported killed
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3061
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, up to five civilians, including four women, were killed and several were left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged warplanes struck Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Enab Baladi reported how "at least five people were killed today in the town of Hamuriya, in the center of the besieged area, by an air strike…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3062
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including at least one child, were killed and several left wounded by Russian and/or Assad waged warplanes striking in Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Without specifying how many were killed on February 22nd alone, Qasioun News and al-Youm reported that between ten and 13 civilians, including five children,…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3063
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and several left wounded as Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to Russian and/or Assad-waged air and artillery shelling, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, Baladi News reported how a total of 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna the…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3064
Location
الأفتريس, al-Aftis, Damascus, Syria
As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, four civilians were killed and up to "dozens" more wounded as Russia, possibly in cooperation with the Assad regime, carried out airstrikes in al-Aftis, Damascus, local media reported. All sources, who provided a death toll, reported that four civilians were killed. While some, such…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3055
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In this single-source event, Step News Agency reported that two children were injured by an alleged Russian cluster bomb explosion in Anadan, Aleppo. Step News Agency did not not specify the date of the event, and it has therefore been registered as taking place the day it was reported, February 22nd, 2018. Currently, no further…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
YS023
Location
Mare, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians died and up to eight others were wounded in an alleged YPG shelling of Mare, according to local media. Wyvern reported that three Syrian civilians died and five more were wounded when the YPG shelled a football field. @aaaaaaaaa175 put the number injured as high as eight in a “heavy…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–8
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3056
Location
الشيفونية, Al Shifonya, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians were killed along with a number of wounded as Russian airstrikes and/or Assad artillery shelling struck Al Shifonya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Several sources reported that two civilians were killed in the incident, and both were identified by name by Ghouta Media Center. It was however, not clear whether the victims…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3057
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, between two and three civilians, including one child, were killed along with a number of wounded as Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes. For the third day in a row, eastern Ghouta, including Mesraba, was subject to heavy shelling, as reported by numerous media. Baladi News…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
TS220
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
One possible civilian died and up to 12 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on a convoy headed to Afrin from Cizire and Kobane, in eastern Syria. Many reports said that the convoy was delivery medicine to the region. Sana (Syrian state press), reported that “Turkish forces and his mercenaries pounded a…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
12–13
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
TS221
Location
جنديرس,عفرين, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and up to four others were wounded in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Jindires, according to local media. The dead civilians remains anonymous. According to the source Afrin Qalb Alhadath, four civilians were injured in addition to the one killed. According to Anf, “Cobra helicopter gunships belonging to the Turkish…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3049
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
As the aerial shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 21st, the town of Arbeen was struck by Russian and/or Assad-waged air raids, killing up to five civilians and wounding another three, local media reported. On February 21st, al-Modon reported that "more than 50 air raids" were carried out in multiple towns in eastern Ghouta, including…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3050
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3051
Location
كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as a "massacre", Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling killed up to 35 civilians, including at least seven children, and wounded dozens in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by local media. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy aerial shelling, the strikes in Kafar Batna town was…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10–35
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3052
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, including one child, were killed along with five wounded as Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, for the third day in row was subject to Assad and/or Russian air and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to al-Jazeera's correspondent, who blamed both Russian and Assad forces, the shelling of eastern Ghouta on February…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3053
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
At least two, but up to five, civilians were killed and several were wounded as Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, carried out by the Syrian regime, Russia or both, as reported by local media. Zaman al-Wasl reported how several towns of eastern Ghouta, including Jisreen, were being struck by…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3054
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as "a fierce military…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3048
Location
معراتة, Ma'rata, Idlib, Syria
One male child was killed and a number of others were wounded as an alleged Russian warplane struck the town of Ma'rata in the outskirts of Idlib, local media reported. The child was identified by name by several sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Among others, the Civil Defense reported that the child was…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
TS219
Location
عفرين, Afrin city, Aleppo, Syria
Rumaf reported that Turkey shelled the city centre of Afrin resulting in "many wounded." Alaraby reported that “Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militia positions in the Hikkah and Ankla hills north of Afrin, while artillery continued to bombard the positions of militias in various parts of the area” – though the source made no mention of…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
CS1726
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Twelve civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hajin on February 21st. Sources reported that “several missiles” struck the town 50 kilometers northwest of Abu Kamal. Sana, the Syrian state media outlet, initially reported on the incident quoting local sources as confirming the death of 12 civilians - and stressing that the…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3042
Location
Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were killed and up to dozens were left wounded as Ain Tarma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by airstrikes, local media reported, who, however, were unclear whether to blame Russia or the Syrian regime - or both. As depicted on footage from the scene, the airstrikes hit residential areas and left…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3043
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3044
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged air and artillery shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus killed at least five civilians, including one woman, and wounded several, local media reported. Followed by days of intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, including Hamouriya, the death toll reportedly reached five on Tuesday, February 20th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported "at…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3045
Location
زملكا, Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including at least two women, were killed along with several wounded as airstrikes and artillery shelling continued in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, this time in Zamalaka, local media reported who blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. Masrawy News reported how many parts of eastern Ghouta, including Zamalaka, continuously were under "air,…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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