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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1979
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Between five and six civilians were killed and an unknown number wounded in air strikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces in the city of Idlib. Some sources claimed the Syrian regime was also involved in the attack. The victims killed in the raids were displaced from the village of Ghantu in northern Homs, “all of…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1974
Location
مسكنة, Maskana, Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes killed between four and seven civilians, including two children and two women, in an alleged attack on the Hittin compound in the the city of Maskanah, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “seven civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and dozens more wounded when Russian warplanes targeted…
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1975
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
One man was killed and four other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a residential area in Kafr Naha on 19th March 2017, according to sources on the ground.. The raid reportedly resulted in a fire which led to further damage.
Summary
Published
19 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1972
Location
القسطل القسطل, Al Qastal town, Hama, Syria
Russian warplanes allegedly conducted a raid on the outskirts of Al Qastal town in Hama Governorate, Smart News Agency reported. Civilian casualties have been reported, but their number and identities are still unclear.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1973
Location
تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
The remnants of a cluster bomb that had been dropped earlier during a Russian air raid in Taqad resulted in the death of one civilian, Mohammed Al Talal, according to sources on the ground.Multiple sources said one civilian was also injured during this raid.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS586
Location
عكيرشي, `Ukayrishah, Raqqa, Syria
The wife and child of an ISIL fighter reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on al A’keirshi village. The militant – named as Abu Habibia Al-Maghribi – was either killed or injured in the attack. According to Arabs Today his wife was a member of Al-Khansa’a which is part of ISIL’s women’s police force. Their…
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS587
Location
شبهر, Shabhar, Raqqa, Syria
Seven named civilians including four women and a child died in a reported Coalition strike in Raqqah governorate – though there was confusion about whether they had died at Shabhar or Al Matar. Orient News, citing Raqqa Post, said that seven civilians – five from the Matar family – died. It blamed the Coalition. Raqqa…
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2017
Incident Code
CS588
Location
جسر المغلة, Al Maghla Bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Two or more civilians were reported killed near the al Maghla bridge after Coalition aircraft reportedly struck boats carrying civilians across the Euphrates River. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
18 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1969
Location
كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1971
Location
اورم الكبرى, Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1970
Location
الطبقة مسكنة, the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, Syria
Eight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CS584
Location
مزرعة الصفصاف, Safsaf farms, Raqqa, Syria
According to reports one civilian male died and at least two others were injured following alleged Coalition strikes at Al Safsafa. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and SHRC were among some sources who didn’t identify the warplanes responsible – though other reports blamed the Coalition. In December 2018, the Coalition announced that it had classed…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CS585
Location
زور شمر, Zor Shmar, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians were reported killed and eight or more injured following reported Coalition strikes at Zor Shamr and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a. According to the Smart news agency, which also pointed towards the Coalition, “sources explained that the planes bombed the villages of Zor Shamr (45 km east of Raqqa city) and Kasrat Sheikh Juma’a (8…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS582
Location
جديدة كحيط, Jadida Kahit, Raqqa, Syria
Al Ragga Truth reported the death of four civilians in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Jadida Kahit. No further details are currently available
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS583
Location
Jadida Baladiya, Raqqa, Syria
Al Ragga truth reported the death of one unidentified male civilian in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Jadida Baladiya. No further details are currently available
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1967
Location
الأتارب الشيخ علي, al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that three civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Sheikh Ali village in Al Atarib district, Aleppo. On March 16th, Baladi reported: "he cities and towns of Al-Atareb, Sheikh Ali, Babis, Maarat al-Atareb, Abyan Samaan and Kfarkermin were heavily shelled by the Russian air…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1968
Location
أبين سمعان, Abin Sama’an , Aleppo, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abin Sama’an town, according to sources on the ground. Omawi.news.agency reported: "Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with rockets on the towns of Abyan Semaan and Sheikh Ali in the western countryside of Aleppo, wounding several people and causing extensive…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1965
Location
معراته, Ma’arata town, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that Russia carried out an airstrike on Ma’arata town, leding to an unspecified number of civilian casualties. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian warplanes launched vacuum missiles targeting Ma’arata in western Aleppo causing casualties among civilians."
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1966
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
At least one woman died - and was possibly killed, according to one report - in multiple airstrikes on different neighbourhoods in Idlib, local media said. While most reports blamed Russia, there were also allegations against the regime. Syria News Desk reported the only fatality, one woman: "A woman was killed and other civilians were…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1964
Location
كفركرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that three civilians including a child were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Smart News put the number wounded at three, adding that this total included one child. Numerous other sources reported that Russia carried out the strikes - and published video footage of the aftermath.
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS578
Location
الجينة, Al Jina, Aleppo, Syria
A unilateral US drone strike on a mosque complex near al Jina town killed between 37 and 62 civilians according to multiple reports and eyewitness statements. While the US has admitted it carried out the attack, officials have claimed that al Jina’s Omar Ibn al Khattab mosque where the casualties occurred was not targeted in…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
37–62
Civilians reported injured
100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS579
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart news agency reported that likely Coalition airstrikes targeted the oil refinery area of Al Mansoura, “killing one worker and injuring others, in addition to destroying three burners and a car used to transport oil.” Madar News used identical language in its own report. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS580
Location
حي الثكنة, Al Thakana, Raqqa, Syria
The Shaam News Network reported: “A local source said that warplanes likely belonging to the coalition launched a raid on the Al Thakana neighborhood in Raqqa, near the Shariah Court, killing four civilians and two members of IS and wounding eight others, including one member of IS. The wounded were taken to the National Raqqa…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 March 2017
Incident Code
CS581
Location
سد الفرات, Euphrates Dam, Raqqa, Syria
An alleged Coalition airstrike at the Euphrates Dam near al Tabaqa reportedly killed one named civilian worker. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, “an air raid launched by the international coalition yesterday on the area around the Euphrates Dam in al Tabaqa killing Hamidi al Abd al Majid al Nayef one of the employees at…
Summary
Published
16 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1963
Location
القصور, Al Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
At least 39 civilians were killed, including 25 children and six women, and dozens more were injured, following a raid which hit residential housing in the al-Qusour neighbourhood, Idlib city, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. Various…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
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Apartment Building
)
Civilians reported killed
39
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1961
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
A woman was killed and other civlians were wounded in an alleged Russian raid on property in Maarat Misrin, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or blamed unknown warplanes. According to Syrian-mirror, the wounded were taken to nearby medical points where they were treated for their injuries. Step news agency specified…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1962
Location
السخنة المحطة الثالثة, the third station near al Sukhna, Homs, Syria
Up to five civilians died and several more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the third station near al Sukhna, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian warplanes launched several air raids targeting the third station near al Sukhna in eastern Homs which led to a number of…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CS576
Location
جديدة خابور, Jadida Khabour, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians including two women died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Jadida Khabour village in eastern Raqqa, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “a man and a woman were killed and there was information about another woman who was killed in bombing by Coalition planes on areas in Jadida…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 March 2017
Incident Code
CS577
Location
الثورة, Al Thani and Al Awwal, Al Tabaqa, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and two civilians died and up to five were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Thani and Awwal neighbourhoods of Al Tabaqa, according to local sources. According to Smart News, “local sources reported the death of one civilian and wounding of others, on Wednesday evening, as a result of aerial…
Summary
Published
15 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
CS574
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians reportedly died and six were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Al Thani neighbourhood of Al Tabaqa. The Smart news network reported: “A local source in al Tabaqa city (55 km west of Raqqa), said that the raids affected the second district [Al Thani neighbourhood], killing two civilians and wounding six…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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