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Incident Date
8 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1805
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian house was reported destroyed in a Coalition airstrike on al Soussa. Two media reports said that non-combatants died. A tweet by @ashameree199 described “A raid by the International Coalition against the house and shops of Mr. Rafie al-Ghannam, which is inhabited by the families of fighters of the organization’ [IS] with Iraqi nationality,…
Summary
Published
8 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3548
Location
الحميدية, Al-Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Al-Hamidiya, local media reported. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. A man and his son were killed. One source suggests that the victims were killed in a strike on Al Ashara water crossing, about 60KM away from Al Hamidiya…
Summary
Published
6 October 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1804
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local reports, a Coalition drone or air strike – or possibly a mortar strike by local US proxies the SDF – killed a woman and her two children in the town of Hajin in Deir Ezzor governorate. Euphrates Post named the victims as the wife of Khaled Al-Hajij and her two daughters [named as Ruqayya and Noura Khaled al Hjeij by the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1803
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to four civilians from the same family including a baby girl (named as the daughter of Hamad Mussah Shahab) died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a civilian home on Al Soussa, according to sources on the ground. Sources reported that the Coalition carried out several strikes on the area amid violent clashes between the SDF…
Summary
Published
3 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2018
Incident Code
RS3547
Location
تل باجر, Tal Bajir, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Two boys were injured when an unexploded cluster bomb of a previous alleged Russian air raid exploded in the village of Tal Bajir, Aleppo governorate, on October 3rd, 2018, according to local sources. The bomb was reportedly fired a year before it exploded. @neoIRT wrote that "two children were injured when a cluster bomb exploded…
Summary
Published
3 October 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
IRS002
Location
هجين, Between the town of Hajin and the village of Abu al Hassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least five and as many as eight people – either civilians or ISIS fighters – were killed in an Iranian missile and air strike near Hajin. According to local site Jarf News, at least five civilians were killed and more than 10 others were wounded between Hajin and the neighboring village of Abu al-Hassan,…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Military Actor
Iranian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
CS1802
Location
مسجد الهشيم السوسة, Al Soussa: al Hashim mosque, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that the US-led Coalition bombed the al Hashim mosque in al Soussa. However, it was unclear whether the 29 to 33 people reported killed were civilians or members of ISIS. The Step News Agency said that the strike was carried out at dawn on October 1st, while the Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–33
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1801a
Location
Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian in an event near Al Sousah. In its February 2019 report, the Coalition noted the following: " Coalition aircraft engaged multiple ISIS vehicles, including a machine-gun equipped pick-up truck engaging friendly forces with machine gun fire. The ISIS…
Summary
Published
30 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1801
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian died after being hit by “SDF artillery” in al Soussa, according to local media. It is Airwars’ understanding however that only the Coalition had access to artillery in the near region at that time. On October 1st, Boukamlna reported that “Nuri Rifai Al Ali Al Dagher died in Damascus yesterday [Sept 30th] from…
Summary
Published
30 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1800
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported the death of an adult civilian male, Hussein al-Humeidahin al Bagouz. There was however a discrepancy in the reports. While some local sources attributed the civilian’s death to (SDF) artillery shelling, one source claimed that he was killed by a sniper. Euphrates Post reported for example the “martyrdom of Hussein al-Humeidah after…
Summary
Published
19 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3546
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Ma'arat al-Numan, Syria
A child was killed and four other children injured when a cluster bomb exploded in Khan Sheikhoun on September 19th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu. @24Idlib tweeted "The child Abdullah Mahmoud Al-Salmu was killed and four other children were wounded by a bomb explosion from the remnants…
Summary
Published
19 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1799
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
It was claimed by a single source that the US-led Coalition had killed and wounded an unspecified number of civilians in Al Bagouz Fawqani. Step News Agency reported: “The International Alliance aircraft targeted the town of Al-Bagouz Foqani and the outskirts of the town of Al-Shifa in the eastern suburb of Deir Al-Azur in several…
Summary
Published
16 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1797
Location
الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported a “massacre against civilians” after air and artillery strikes in the area of Sheikh Hamad in the town of Al Bagouz Fawqani. A hospital was also reported damaged or destroyed in the action. Orient News reported “a large number of dead and wounded […] as a result of artillery and rocket fire and…
Summary
Published
13 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1798
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported dead and wounded civilians after “artillery and missile shelling” on the outskirts of Al Soussa. Step News Agency reported in full: “Dead and wounded civilians by artillery and and a rocket attack by the Syrian Democratic Forces on the outskirts of the town of Soussa countryside # Deir al-Azur East.” However the…
Summary
Published
13 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2018
Incident Code
CS1796
Location
الباغوزالباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that one or more civilians were killed and injured in a bombardment on Al Bagouz. One victim was specifically named. Deir Ezzor 24 and the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that a named adult civilian male Najem Hassan al-Saleem was killed by ‘SDF artillery shelling’ on the village. It is important to…
Summary
Published
12 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3545
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
Alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kfar Zeita in Hama reportedly led to death and/or injuries among civilians on September 10th, 2018. Shaam Network reported "Assad’s and Russian warplanes and helicopters launched intensive air raids accompanied by heavy artillery and missile attacks on the towns and villages of Latamna, Kfar Zeita, Lufayyat, Al-Obeida,…
Summary
Published
10 September 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
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3540
Location
الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the headquarters of militants in the town of Al Zakat, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported "a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3541
Location
حصرايا, Hassraya, Hama, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strikes on the town of Hassraya, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad and Al Zakat”, as the result…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3536
Location
الصياد, Al Sayyad, Hama, Syria
Civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on the village of Al Sayyad, Hama governorate, on September 9th, 2018, according to Shaam News Network. Shaam News Network reported “a number of wounded in the city of Latamina and the villages of Hassraya, Al Sayyad and Al Zakat”, as the result of…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3542
Location
عابدين, Abidin , Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including a child were reported killed and five others injured in alleged Russian forces airstrikes or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Abdin in Idlib, Syria on September 9th, 2018 according to local sources. Local Coordination Committees of Syria said that the Syrian regime conducted the attack with barrel bombs. "Artillery shelling…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3543
Location
محافظة حماه, Hama Governorate, Syria
Local sources reported that a number of civilians were killed and injured in a group of towns in Hama on September 9th, 2018 as a result of Russian forces and Syrian regime operations there. Shaam Network reported "The Russian planes, the warlords and the helicopter continued to launch heavy air raids on the cities and…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3537
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
An unknown number of civilians was wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on a hospital in the city of Al Lataminah on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News reported that "in addition to a number of Russian raids targeting Al Lataminah, resulting in civilian casualties, the Al Lataminah Hospital was out…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3538
Location
كفر زيتا, Kfar Zeita, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and others including his brother injured in Kafar Zeita in Hama on September 9th, 2018 after Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town with several barrel bombs, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe identified the victim as Aref al-Hamada and tweeted "The body of the young man Aref al-Hamada was…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3539
Location
الهبيط, Al-Habit, Idlib, Syria
Two children were reported killed and up to six other civilians were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Al-Habit in Idlib on September 9th, 2018, according to local sources. @HadiAlabdallah tweeted "Umayya Ayman Al-Ruz, a displaced girl from the town of Khattab in the Hama countryside. This beautiful baby girl was…
Summary
Published
9 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3530
Location
عابدين القريبة, Vicinity of Abdin, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians including a girl and a woman were killed and five others including up to three children and a woman injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin town in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018. The time of the incident remains unclear as some sources said it happened in…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3531
Location
الهلبة, Al-Halba, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and six others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with explosive barrels Al-Halba village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence said "A civilian martyred, and six others wounded, as a result of helicopter bombing that targeted the village of Al-Halba…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3532
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
A woman was reported killed, and a Syrian Civil Defence photographer and a volunteer got injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces targeted a center for White Helmets in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News said that "The Russian warplanes launched several air raids on the…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3533
Location
السرج, Al-Sarj, Idlib, Syria
A pregnant woman was killed with her unborn baby, and others including a woman were injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces airstrike or artillery attack with rockets on Al-Sarj village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018, according to local sources. The victim was identified as Ola Riyad al-Daher. Bawabat Hama posted "Mrs.…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3529
Location
كفر عين, Kafr Ain, Idlib, Syria
One child, most local sources say a girl, was injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Kafr Ain in Idlib on September 8th, 2018. @maraya404 tweeted "A child girl was injured in a raid by the Assad regime, on Kafr Ain, south of Idlib." @IdlibPlus said that barrel bombs were used in…
Summary
Published
8 September 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2018
Incident Code
RS3534
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafrsajna, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that attacks with barrel bombs on Kafrsajna in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 led to injuries among civilians. HalabTodayTV reported saying "Wounded civilians as a result of bombing the village of Hass and the surrounding town of Kafrsajna rural Idlib South with explosive barrels." @IdlibPlus blamed the Syrian regime and tweeted "Helicopters…
Summary
Published
8 September 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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