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October 1, 2016
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الفرجة, al Farjeh, Idlib, SyriaBetween four and six civilians including three children and several women died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on the al-Farej camp outside of Idlib, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Qasioun and Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed
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January 21, 2016
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البغيلية, Al Bgailieh, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween two and six civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bgailieh, according to local sources – though only one source alleged that Russia was responsible. Step News Agency Tweeted that Russian strikes had hit Al Bgailieh. According to the Syria News Network, members of Daesh were “killed and wounded following clashes with the Syrian
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February 22, 2016
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حتلا, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween two and six civilians including one or two children and one woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hatla, according to multiple local sources – with some reporting that all six victims were from the same family. According to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, Russian warplanes carried out two raids. LCCSY put
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June 27, 2016
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تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, SyriaAccording to local sources, up to six civilians died including a child in Talbissa and Ar-Rastan, though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Elbiseh, Syrian Press Center and StepAgency identified on of the victims. LCCSY attributed the strike to Russia, while the twitter account KkhaledWw pointed to
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July 8, 2016
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حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaA petrol station was destroyed causing huge fires in Salheen following alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplane shelling, reportedly killing up to six civilians including three children. Burqa Media, LCCSY and local sources reported that Russian warplanes caused the damage to the neighbourhood. But Halab News reported the raids to be conducted by the Syrian
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July 23, 2016
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سوحا, Souha, Hama, SyriaSix civilians from one family, including a woman and four children, died in an airstrike on Souha in Hama, according to local media. Only one of the two sources (LCCSY), alleged that Russia was to blame. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights referred only to “warplanes”.
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March 6, 2015
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مشفى عائشة الخيري, البوكمال, Abu Kamal, al Aisha Hospital, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to five non-combatants including a woman and two infants were reported killed in an alleged 1pm Coalition airstrike on the Aisha hospital in the town of Bukamal. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman as a victim of the strike (described as pregnant by SOHR in an email to Airwars.) Also reported slain were two
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May 7, 2016
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احتيملات, Ahtemlat, Aleppo, SyriaSix civilians including up to 5 children died in a reported night time Coalition strike at Ahtemlat in Aleppo governorate. Graphic images showed the bodies of at least two infants being recovered. According to the Syrian Observatory, “SOHR activists were informed that no less than 4 IS including a commander were killed by aerial bombardment
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July 4, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaAt least four members of one family including two children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Manbij. Manbij Mother of the World gave a detailed description of the event: “Coalition planes committed a massacre yesterday against al Hunaifi family killing 4 people and leaving a number of wounded. The house is near
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April 12, 2017
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الهزيمة, Al Hazima, Raqqa, SyriaTwo families died in an incident at Al Hazimah, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether they died in Coalition airstrikes or artillery strikes by other forces. SY reporter said that a family and a doctor were killed and blamed the Coalition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a doctor
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September 26, 2017
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حوير العيس, Hawir al Eis, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as six civilians including a woman and an unspecified number of children were killed and at least two others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hawir al Eis in the southern suburbs of Aleppo, according to local media. The Smart News Agency did not give an estimate of how
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September 26, 2017
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قرية القناطر , Al Qanatar village, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as five airstrikes on Al Qanatar killed and wounded a number of civilians, according to sources on the ground. Step News Agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that warplanes, suspected to be Russian, struck a school in the village of Al Qanatar in the southern Aleppo countryside on September
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May 21, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah OR Deir Ezzor, Raqqa, SyriaA husband, wife and two daughters were killed and another daughter was critically wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local sources. All sources but one pointed towards the Coalition – however, Palmyra Media Center was alone in blaming the regime and reported that the event occurred in Deir Ezzor. The Violations
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April 24, 2019
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ماشخ أو الضمان, Al Daman or Mashikh village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that at least four civilians from the same family were killed in a joint operation by the Syrian Democratic Forces with air support from Coalition fighter jets around 1 am between April 24th and 25th. Baladi claimed that Coalition helicopters participated in the raid. While most sources, including an eyewitness and the
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February 8, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaAs many as six civilians, including one child, were killed and up to dozens were wounded as alleged Russian and/or Assad warplanes launched a series of air raids in Hamouriya in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The strike, described by Local Coordination Committees of Syria, as “heavy night raids” hit a popular market and
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July 7, 2019
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قسطون, Qastoun, Hama, SyriaUp to twelve civilians including at least six from the same family were reported killed in artillery shelling on Qastoun, Hama, on July 7th. The family members killed were originally from Al-Badriya village, and were killed while working in the agricultural lands between Qastoun and Badriya. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least
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February 21, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaUp 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
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August 12, 2016
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منطقة المتحف وسوق الهال, Souq al Hal, Raqqa, SyriaBetween four and six civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Souq al-Hal near the town of Orme al-Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible for the casualties. The Smart News Agency and All4syria for among sources blaming Russia.
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October 15, 2016
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اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, SyriaFive or six civilians civilians including a 20-day-old girl and a boy aged six months died and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike and/or artillery strike on a medical centre in Al Latamna, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports blamed Russia, though two pointed to the Assad regime. Victims reportedly
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December 11, 2016
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, Damascus, SyriaUp to six civilians, including two children, were killed and as many as 24 more were wounded following air or artillery or mortar strikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local sources reported. Sources, however, were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strikes. Sources reported the death of between one and six
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May 29, 2017
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الرقة, Shukri Buzan gas station, Raqqa, SyriaSix civilians died and an unspecified number were injured by alleged Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling by either the US or the SDF, local media said. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed Coalition raids and “artillery of Kurdish militias”, as did @Raqqa_SL , @salal_mftah_ , Radioalkul and other sources. According to Shaam and Sdusyria, “The
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June 21, 2017
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Raqqa, SyriaIn the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report “War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality”, six civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as “weak”, researchers have assessed this incident “fair” due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to Amnesty, the strike occurred
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October 10, 2015
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التمانعة, Al Tamani'ah, Idlib, SyriaUp to six civilians from one family, including a child and two women, were reported killed after an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tamaanah. Two people were injured. The dead were later listed by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Local media activist Abdul Kader Al Bakri told the Network: “This time we traced a
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October 21, 2015
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أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, SyriaSix people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
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October 12, 2016
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كفرلاها, Kafr Laha, Homs, SyriaFive or six civilians were reported killed in air and artillery strikes on Kafr Laha, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed the regime for this incident, though the Shaam News Network said that “Russian and Assad warplanes” launched strikes on areas of Homs including Kafr Laha. Al Jazeera put the
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January 23, 2016
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الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaSix civilians including one woman and her five children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out raids on Al Bab, the town of Baza’aa, the village of Qasr al Buraij, and a farm
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February 15, 2016
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaSix civilians including four children and one woman were killed in airstrikes on Douma, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian enemy planes launched dozens of raids on the towns of eastern Ghouta“,
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May 21, 2016
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صلاح القرية, Salah al Qariya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive to six civilians including two children and two to three women died in airstrikes on Salah al Qariya area, in Albu Umar according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY reported the death of four civilians in what they
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June 24, 2016
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أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to a range of local media reports, between two and six civilians including up to two children and three women were killed and up to 45 civilians were injured in an airstrike on Urma al Kubra. There are conflicting statements as to whether the airstrike was conducted by the Syrian or the Russian regime.
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December 12, 2015
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كبش, Kabsh, Raqqa, SyriaAt least six civilians were killed and four injured in what was reported as a Coalition drone strike at Kabsh in northern Al Raqqah. The attack targeted what was described as “a small convoy of vehicles transporting passengers”. A minibus carrying the civilians was said to have been destroyed. The Syrian Press Centre was the