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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
CS561
Location
الكرامة, Al Karama, Raqqa, Syria
Between seven and 23 civilians including six children died and 18 to 30 more, including women and children, were injured in Coalition airstrikes on Al Karama town and nearby villages in Raqqa governorate, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of Jum’a Mahmood Hamad Al-Hito “who was killed today due…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–23
Civilians reported injured
18–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Code
CS562
Location
منطقة الهاني الحدودية مع البوكمال, Al Hari border area Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Codes
CI525 CS562
Location
السنجك, Sanjak, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources said that an airstrike targeted ISIL members on the Iraq-Syria border, which also resulted in the death of a civilian woman. Unusually, the incident was attributed to both sides of the border. Geolocation by Airwars volunteer Christiaan Triebert (see map below) has concluded that they are almost certainly the same incident. On the…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1944
Location
حماده عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
Seven civilians were killed, including a child and three women, and 13 were injured, following an alleged Russian airstrike which struck a camp for displaced peoples in the vicinity of Hamada Omar village, local media reported. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raid. According to Smart, the vicinity was under the control of ISIS…
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1940
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A single source reported that six civilians were killed and 13 others were injured following an alleged Russian raid on Maskanah, Aleppo. The source alleged that the victims arrived at Raqqa National Hospital following the aerial bombardment of the vicinity. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Code
CS556
Location
رطلة, Ratlah, Raqqa, Syria
Two or more civilians were reported killed and five injured in alleged Coalition strikes on Ratlah and al Aekershi. According to Smart News, likely Coalition aircraft “launched raids on the villages of Ratlah (about 15 km south of Raqqa city) and al Aekershi (about 20 km east of Raqqa), killing two civilians and wounding five…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Code
CS557
Location
الأحوس, Al Ahwas, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian was reported killed in a Coalition airstrike on al Ahwas. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered a young man named as Mu’taz Minwar al Ta’an died. The Syrian Observatory also reported that “a person was killed in bombing by warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition, they targeted areas near the…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Code
CS558
Location
الكرامة, Al Karama, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian and a possible second victim were reported killed in a Coalition airstrike (or possible SDF artillery strike) on al Karama. According to Asharqiya the strike hit at or near a clinic in the town. And the |Syrian Observatory said that “A person was killed by bombing by warplanes believed to belong to…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Codes
CS559 RS1939
Location
البوراشد, Albu Rashed, Raqqa, Syria
In a major incident, up to 24 civilians reportedly died and 20 others were injured when an aircraft allegedly struck a vehicle just outside Al bu Rashed. Most of those killed were said to be children and women. All source blamed the Coalition, except one, which said that this was the work of Russia. Step…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
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Car
)
Civilians reported killed
14–24
Civilians reported injured
20
Military actors reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 March 2017
Incident Code
CS560
Location
near Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said that no civilians were harmed near Raqqa on March 9th. In its July 2017 casualty report the Coalition stated: "After a review of available information it was assessed that no Coalition strikes were conducted in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian…
Summary
Published
8 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1937
Location
العطشانة, Al'Atshana, Maskanah, Hama, Syria
Local media reported that airstrikes, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, killed two children and two women and wounded several others as the village of al-Atashana near Hama was struck. Raqqa Post reported that the four victims were from the Eid al-Ramdan family. Sources were, however, unclear as to whether Russia or the…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1938
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 13 civilians, including children, were killed and up to another nine were wounded as airstrikes on Maskanah, Aleppo, local sources reported - though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources reported between 10 and 13 civilian casualties, however, most said there had…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
CS554
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including a child were reportedly killed, after an alleged Coalition strike targeted boats on the River Euphrates. According to Smart News: “Three civilians were killed and two others injured on Tuesday, following the aerial bombardment is likely to be the international coalition on a on the Euphrates River near Raqqa city, north of…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 March 2017
Incident Code
CS555
Location
سلحبية, Salhabiya, Raqqa, Syria
According to outlets, airstrikes most likely by the US-led Coalition killed five civilians and injured 12 more at al Salhabiya. Smart News reported that “according to a local source in Al Salhabiya village (25 km west of Raqqa), air strikes on the village on Tuesday evening, killed five civilians and wounded 12 others, including women…
Summary
Published
7 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1936
Location
خضيرة, Khdeira, Hama, Syria
Two civilians, one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and another seriously wounded as alleged Russian warplanes struck the village of Khadira, Hama, two local sources reported. An activist on the ground told Micro News that "the aircraft carried out raids on the village of Khadira in the area of Aqirbat (77 km east…
Summary
Published
6 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 March 2017
Incident Code
CS552
Location
كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and 12 civilians were reported to have died in Coalition airstrikes on the town of Kdeiran in western Raqqah. According to the Syrian Observatory, “four persons were killed including a man and his son in bombing by warplanes believed to belong to the international coalition on areas in Kdiaran town west of al-Raqqah…
Summary
Published
6 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–12
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 March 2017
Incident Code
CS553
Location
الخاتونية, Khatouniya, Raqqa, Syria
A single source blamed the Coalition for the death of a woman and the injuring of four more civilians in the al Khatouniya and al Salhabiya areas. According to Smart News, “A local source said three raids affected the villages of al Khatouniya and al Salhabiya in the western countryside, killing a woman and wounding…
Summary
Published
6 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
CS550
Location
الرقة, Saif al Dawla street, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported injured in what appeared to have been a targeted strike on Ar Raqqah. According to Smart News, “Two members of Islamic State were killed and a civilian injured on Sunday, after aerial bombardment most likely by the international coalition on the city of Raqqa, northern Syria, according to a local source.…
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
CS551
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an event previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition said no civilians were harmed near Raqqa, In it's April 2017 casualty report the Coalition said: "No Coalition strikes were conducted on that day in the geographic area of the reported civilian casualties".
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1934
Location
قبتان الجبل, Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians, including one male child and one woman, were killed along with up to ten wounded, local media reported following alleged Russain shelling of Qubtan Al-Jabal, Aleppo. At least one child was killed by the airstrikes. Additionally, many sources also reported the death of one man and woman. @kobtan_aljabal added that the child…
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1935
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians, possibly two children and two women, and up to nine more in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Maskanah, local media reported. Two of the victims were reportedly female children. One source added that two women also died when their home was struck. The number of wounded varied among the sources,…
Summary
Published
5 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1929
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
In what was described as a "massacre", up to 15 civilians died and as many as 50 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the town of Akeirbat in Hama, according to local media. The warplanes reportedly struck a sheep marked. Rami Abdul Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–15
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1928
Location
خفسة, Khafsa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were killed and up to three wounded when airstrikes, believed to be Russian, struck Khafsa, Aleppo, multiple sources reported. All the sources, who reported about the number of victims, agreed that four civilians were killed. The Syrian Network for added that all four victims were from the same family. Some sources merely referred…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1930
Location
الدانا, al-Dana, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including children and women, were killed and "dozens" more were wounded as al-Dana, Idlib, in three airstrikes, carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. Three men from the same family were reportedly among the victims. Multiple sources added that one or two children and several women were…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1931
Location
هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airstrikes on the town of Hajjin in Deir Ezzor reportedly killed at least one four-year old girl and critically wounded several other civilians - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strike. With the exception of the Step News Agency, who reported as many as three civilian…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1932
Location
بشنطرة, Bshanetra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians, including two children, were killed and up to seven wounded, reported local sources after the village of Bashnatra, Aleppo, was hit by either Russian or Assad-waged air and/or artillery strikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "the deaths of four people - including two children - was confirmed. The victims were killed in…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1933
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Referring to this incident as a "massacre", multiple sources reported that Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck the city of Kafr Nabil, Idlib, killing up to seven civilians largely from one family - wounding "dozens" more. According to Orient News's sources on the ground, "the Russian air force targeted the city of Kafr Nabil west of…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
CS549
Location
حمرة ناصر, Hamra Nasser, Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed following alleged Coalition air raids on three villages in Raqqah governorate. Micro Syria – citing Smart News – said that “six civilians were killed and 10 wounded due to likely Coalition warplane raids in Hamra Naser, Hamra Balasem and Karamah villages. Four of those killed were from Hamra Balasem, while…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1927
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency "that five dead and 14 wounded, including women and children, arrived at the al Tabaqa hospital". It said they had died in a bombing by "military aircraft" on Palmyra's eastern desert - and went on to say that the culprit was likely to be Russia. It is…
Summary
Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 March 2017
Incident Code
CS547
Location
الرصافة, Al Rasafa, Raqqa, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed and a similar number injured after a reported Coalition strike targeted an oil well near al Rasafa. According to the Syrian Mirror “Coalition warplanes targeted Miksar oil well which is north of Rasafa, and killed four people.” Micro Syria reported similar. Smart News reported that “aircraft likely from the…
Summary
Published
3 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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