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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3289

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed or wounded in alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the city of Zamalka on March 19th, 2018, according to local sources. @SYR_REV_NEWS reported "martyrs and wounded civilians as a result of warplanes raids with vacuum missiles on the cities and towns of Zamalka,…

Summary

Published
19 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3290

Location

Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between 17 and 28 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air, artillery, and rocket strikes on Erbeen in Eastern Ghouta on March 19th, according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 15 children and two women were killed in the attack. The Syrian Observatory…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
17–28
Civilians reported injured
20–52
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3291

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
At least two civilians were reportedly killed and two others injured in an alleged Russian  airstrike on Hazza town in Eastern Ghouta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Local Coordination Committees of Syria blamed Russian Forces for the airstrike stating that "Civilians were killed and injured as a result of Russian forces airstrikes…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
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

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3292

Location

Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were reportedly killed, and  others - including woman and children - were injured in an alleged Russian and/or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Ein Tarma town in Eastern Ghouta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Syrian Civil Defense (SCD) said on their Facebook page that "Russian warplanes targeted residential…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3293

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Two or three civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrike/artillery strikes on Harasta, March 19th, 2018, according to local media sources. Sham Network reported that "Harasta was fired on by land to- land missiles and artillery shells, which led to the fall of two martyrs and the wounded." Shaam…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3294

Location

كفرومة, Kafarouma, Idlib, Syria
Between four to seven civilians including children were injured in an alleged Russian forces airstrike on Kafrouma Village in Southern Idlib, March 19th, 2018. Smart News Agency, Micro Syria and Step News Agency blamed Russian forces warplanes for the strike and civilian harm. Smart News agency reported that "Warplanes carried out two raids with high-explosive…

Summary

Published
19 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3284

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Seven or eight people, including two women and two children, were killed in air and artillery strikes on the city of Harasta on March 18th, 2018, according to several sources. The belligerent remains contested, with sources pointing both at Russia and the Syrian regime. Syriahr reported the incident occurred in the evening, as warplanes carried…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3283

Location

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
One or two civilians, including reportedly a child, were killed in airstrikes on the city of Arbin, Damascus governorate, on March 18th 2018, as reported by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. @SYR_REV_NEWS reported that shelling with rocket launchers on residential areas of the city killed one civilian and that dozens of civilians were wounded.…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3285

Location

عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
An unknown number of civilians were killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian air and/or artillery strikes on the city of Ain Tarma on March 18th, 2020, according to local sources. The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported that there were "martyrs and wounded in airstrikes by Assad and the Russians on the cities…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
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

18 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3286

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Thirteen civilians, including five children and three women, were killed by airstrikes on residential areas of the city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on March 18th, 2018. Conflicting reports blame both Russia and the Assad regime for the strikes. The Violations Documentation Center (VDC) in Syria documented the death of 13 civilians, some members of the…

Summary

Published
18 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3279

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
At least 30 and as many as 71 civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Zamalka on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. Al Modon news said "The massacre occurred as hundreds of civilians flocked from the city of Zamalka to the city of Hamouriya, which…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
30–71
Civilians reported injured
20–100
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3280

Location

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed or injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Saqba on March 17th, 2018, according to local sources. The pro-regime source @addouniatv reported: "Martyrs and wounded residents of Saqba as a result of terrorists targeting civilians as they leave their towns". Step News Agency, however, stated…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3281

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians including two children reportedly from the same family were killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime artillery strike on March 17th, 2018 on Arbeen city, according to local media. Enab Baladi, @IndependentSyri  and @SYR_REV_NEWS blamed the Syrian regime, while Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) and @mohammadezzomzd blamed Russia. LCCSY reported that…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3277

Location

جوبر, Joubar, Damascus, Syria
Step News reported airstrikes on the village of Joubar on March 18th 2018. The media outlet blamed both Russian and Syrian regime warplanes. According to Step, "The Syrian and Russian planes continued to bombard the air with artillery and missile attacks on the cities and towns of Zamlaka, Saqba, Kafar Batna, Ein Tirma, Joubar and…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
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

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3282

Location

كفر نبودة, Kafar Nabouda, Hama, Syria
Four civilians were reported injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafr Nbouda in Hama, Syria on March 17th, 2018 according to local sources. 7al.net said that "four civilians were injured when Russian warplanes launched two missiles on the town of Kafar Nbouda (opposition-held in the northern countryside of Hama)." "According to…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike, Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3274

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
The Local Coordination Committees of Syria reported "martyrs and wounded civilians in dozens of raids by Russian warplanes" in the city of Harasta on March 17th, 2018. Other sources, such as @Step_Agency also reported Russian airstrikes in Harasta, but did not mention any killed or wounded civilians. @SyriaTwitte wrote that "more than twenty Russian raids,…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
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

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3275

Location

كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Two adult male civilians from the same family died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strike - or rocket fire - on Kafar Batna, according to local media. The Violations Documentation Centre named the two fatalities, and blamed warplanes belonging to the "Syrian government and affiliated militias". Local Coordination Committees of Syria…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3278

Location

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Up to 16 civilians were reported killed including children in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Ein Tarma on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. 12 were children and four women are believed to be among those killed. Victims also included multiple members of three families. Sources said the attacks encompassed…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3276

Location

مورك, Morek, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly injured in an alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike on Morek in the northern countryside of Hama, on March 17th, 2018, according to local media sources. Many sources including Step News and 7al.net blamed Russian forces for the airstrike, while @HalabTodayTV and @HamahNow reported that Syrian regime forces launched…

Summary

Published
17 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3267

Location

كفر بطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between 61 and 80 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Kafr Batna, Damascus governorate. Estimates of injured civilians range from 100 up to 200. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria documented 61 civilian fatalities. @SiegeWatch put the death toll between 61 and 70, whereas other media…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
61–80
Civilians reported injured
100–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3268

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
At least six civilians, including a child, were killed in airstrikes on residential areas of the city of Harasta on March 16th, as reported by several sources. It remains unclear whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime was responsible for the strike. Six victims have been named, but Jobar News counted nine or 10…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3269

Location

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between nine and 12 civilians were killed in airstrikes and/or artillery strikes on the city of Saqba on March 16th 2018. Conflicting reports blame both the Russians and Syrian regime for the incident. One Syrian Civil Defence volunteer was reportedly killed by heavy machine gunfire of Syrian regime soldiers. Goota4 has named eight of the…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3270

Location

الحويجة, Al Hawaija, Hama, Syria
Alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted several areas in the village of Al Hawija, which is located on the Al Ghab plains in Hama province. An unknown number of civilians was reportedly injured. Step News Agency reported that "several people were injured as a result of Russian raids targeting the village of Hawija west…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3271

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including a woman and possibly two children, were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the town of Hazza, Eastern Ghouta, as reported by local sources. An unknown number of civilians was wounded. Hazza Media Center reported that two civilians, naming one of them as Safiya Al Zekri from Saqba,…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3272

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between 11 and 30 civilians, among which women and children, were killed in airstrikes on the city of Zamalka on March 16th 2018, as reported by several sources. The belligerent is contested, with sources reporting both Russia as the Syrian regime as responsible for the incident. The Syrian Revolution reported that "the city of Zamalka…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
11–30
Civilians reported injured
50–70
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3266

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
An unspecified amount of wounded was reported in the city of Douma on March 16th, 2018. Whereas Step News reported Russian artillery shelling, Shaam News only mentioned 'many wounded' by 'Russian warplanes'.

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3273

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Four civilians, all male, were killed in air and/or artillery strikes on residential areas of Hamouriya, Damascus countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria. One of the victims was identified as Nour Al Rihani, who was allegedly killed in artillery shelling, according to "The National Assembly of the veterans of the revolution" on Facebook.…

Summary

Published
16 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3260

Location

عين ترما, Ein Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Multiple sources reported alleged Russian and regime air and artillery strikes on Ein Tarma on March 15, 2018. However, Airwars researchers have not found any claims of civilian harm.

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3261

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians (adult males) died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Harasta, according to local media. The Step News Agency reported that "Russian air strikes with rockets loaded with napalm, incendiary, cluster bombs, and explosive barrels [were dropped] on Harasrta", among other locations. But according to @Mustafa_ElHidir, the regime…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Incendiary
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3262

Location

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Saqba, according to sources on the ground. Eight civilian fatalities were named, though Harak Al ghoutani said "more than 10 civilians" died. Most sources blamed Russia; however, there were also reports of barrel bombing, meaning that the regime can't be ruled…

Summary

Published
15 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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