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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2183
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, Idlib, according to local media sources. The Shamna medical point was struck and four of the medical staff were killed, Halab Today reported. There was a second strike after the hospital was struck, according to Al Jazeera. They reported that "Russian aircraft re-targeted…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS735
Location
Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria
حمرة بلاسم
According to a single source, the Smart News Network, four civilians including one girl died and seven others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Hamra Blassem and and Hamra Nasser. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS736
Location
Northern Raqqa countryside, Raqqa, Syria
Al Raqqa Truth and the Raqqa News Network reported the death of one man in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the northern Raqqa countryside. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS734
Location
Tabaqah, al Zouikat, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة
Sixteen named civilians including eight children and five died in an alleged Coalition airstrike near the Al A’jrawi roundabout in Tabaqa, according to local media. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: " Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS defensive position on the balcony of a house,…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CI667
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied involvement in an incident that it said had been reported on social media. In its report, the Coalition wrote: “April 26, 2017, near Hawija, Iraq, via social media report: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS732
Location
Felaha, Raqqa, Syria
الفلاحة
One adult male was killed in an airstrike on the Felaha area behind Rabia’a school in Raqqa, according to local sources. R.Tahrir.Alsham and the Shaam News Network reported that a “bulldozer” or “trucks” were struck by “a military drone” killing the driver. The sources didn’t identify the culprit or say whether the driver was a…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS733
Location
Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
دبسي عفنان
A number of local sources said that at least two people were killed and 14 more injured as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes in the western Tabaqa countryside in the village of Debsi Afnan. A report from Smart News Agency two days after the incident said as many as seven people were killed and…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CI665
Location
Mosul, Hawi al Kanassa, Nineveh, Iraq
حاوي الكنيسة
Seven family members – including five children – died in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Hawi Al Kanissa neighbourhood early on Wednesday, locals said. Sources furthermore reported to Yaqein Agency that “the military bombardment of the neighborhood has caused considerable material damage to the houses of citizens near the targeted house.” All sources said the Coalition…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CI666
Location
Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
In two tweets, which appeared to be based on a single statement by the ISIL press agency, it was reported that about 24 civilians died and 26 were injured as a result of alleged Coalition and Iraqi airforce raids on several districts in West Mosul.
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
24
Civilians reported injured
26
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2162
Location
Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama, Syria
رسم العويد
Three civilians were reportedly killed and two injured in an alleged Russian airstrike in Rasim Al Ouweid, Hama - though only one known source has reported on this event. According to Smart News Agency there were five civilian casualties from a bombardment of likely Russian warplanes. Their local source told them "the aircraft bombed the…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2167
Location
Lataminah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
One civilian was injured in an airstrike in Lataminah, Hama, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Hama News Centre reported that "Russian air raids targeted al Latamna hospital"; they added that it caused huge destruction to the hospital and injuring one member of…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2166
Location
Jidar Miraata, Idlib, Syria
جدار معراتا
At least ten civilians were killed in an airstrike in Jidar Miraata, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who could not positively identify a belligerent, reported that the al-Jidar camp was targeted which killed ten people, including…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2165
Location
Al Janoudia, Idlib, Syria
الجانودية
Up to six civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Janoudiya, Jisr al-Shughour, according to local media sources. Media activist, Musab Ahmed Orabi, was among those dead. However, none of the sources were clear as to whether he was one of the five civilians killed or an additional death. He was working with…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2164
Location
Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, Syria
معرشورين
Up to four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, according to local media sources. In keeping with other known sources that reported on this incident, Zaitoun stated: "A martyr and a number of wounded in a town in the southern Idlib countryside were killed as Russian warplanes targeted the…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2163
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in Jisr al Shoghour - though only one known source reported on the event. Smart News Agency reported "activists wounded in warplane shelling believed to be Russian on the town of Jisr al Shoghour." It was not clear how many civilians were wounded in this attack.
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
CS729
Location
Hamra Blassem, Raqqa, Syria
حمرة بلاسم
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “three civilians were killed and 11 others were wounded, including a pregnant woman, in suspected Coalition raids on the village of Hamra Balasem“. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
CS730
Location
Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria
زور شمر
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that five civilians were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Zor Shmar. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
CS731
Location
Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
كديران
Five civilians died and others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a funeral in Kdeiran, according to local sources. Alraqqa.Truth reported that Coalition jets “targeted a funeral procession with heavy machine guns”. Asharqiya Voice and the Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that Coalition aircraft used gunfire on the gathering. According to…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
CS728
Location
al Thakanna, Raqqa, Syria
حي الثكنة
According to the Smart News Agency, “a local source said that aircraft of the International Coalition, launched a raid on an ISIL car in al Thakana neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, which led to the death of one of the latter [ISIL member], and a child and wounding five civilians who were next to…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2160
Location
Abu Hawadid, Hama, Syria
أبو حواديد
Up to seven civilians were killed or injured in an airstrike in Abu Hawaid, Hama, according to Smart News Agency. Their source stated that two civilians were killed and five others injured, when the unidentified aircraft struck the village that was under the control of ISIS. Smart added that two members of ISIS were also…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2161
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Up to four civilians were injured in an airstrike in Douma, eastern Damascus, according to local media sources - though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Facebook page, Douma Revolution, did not positively identify a belligerent but they reported that one of the injured was evacuated after "warplanes…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2159
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
Several civilians were wounded in an airstrike in Akeirbat, Hama, according to local sources - though it was not clear who was responsible for the strikes. Smart News Agency reported that "Russian planes launched several raids targeting Akeirbat and the surrounding area in Hama, leading to several civilian wounded." However, the only other two known…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
TS084
Location
Several locations in al Malkiya, Al Hassakah, Syria
المالكية
Two civilians werereportedly wounded in alleged Turkish strikes on Kurdish militias on Several locations in al Malkiya, according to a single source. Reports said that between 20 and Kurdish forces were killed with up to 18 wounded; however, there were also some vague references to civilian harm - though it appears that most credible claims are…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS726
Location
Maysaloun Farms, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة ميسلون
Three civilians including one child died and two others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Maysalon, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS727
Location
Tabaqah, Vegetable market in south of city, Raqqa, Syria
سوق الهال
Six civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the vegetable market in the south of Tabaqa, according to local media. The journalist Mohab Nasser and Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victims. JisirTv also blamed the Coalition and put the death toll at six.
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS724
Location
Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة
According to the Smart News Agency, likely Coalition “air raids raged in the southern neighborhoods of the city and were concentrated at Al Rahma Mosque and Al Ajili Pharmacy, as well as Al Mughniyeh neighborhood and the Old Garage, killing four civilians and injuring seven others, according to another local source.” Syrian Mirror also put…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CI664
Location
Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن
According to local sources, 22 civilians died and 48 were injured in air raids on several neighbourhoods in West Mosul. While Al Jazeera (referring to an ISIL source) and a tweet by @aisha_iq95 said the Coalition was responsible, other sources spoke both of Coalition and Iraqi forces aircraft carrying out the airstrikes.
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
48
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS725
Location
Al Rahiat, Raqqa, Syria
الرحيات
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an incident in Al Rahiyat, according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Coalition, the Syrian Democratic Forces or ISIL were responsible. Shaam News Network was the only source that named the Coalition as the culprit. Step News Agency instead blamed artillery…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
CS723
Location
Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
الثورة
Up to eighteen civilians including nine children and three women died in alleged Coalition airstrikes in Tabaqa, according to multiple local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that “the family of Ali Abu Aish was killed after they were targeted by a coalition plane with machine gun fire while they were trying to leave…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2155
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Eight civilians were killed - including children - and as many as 15 were wounded, following an attack on a popular market selling sells vegetables, fruits and nuts in Khan Sheikhoun. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming the Syrian regime and others blaming Russia. SHRC reported that the strike happened at approximately…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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