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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2553
Location
al Hawaij al Bou masa’a crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحوايج البومصعة
As many as 13 people were reportedly killed and dozens were reportedly injured after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, on al Hawayj al Boumsa’a crossing, according to Euphrates Post reporting. The date of the airstrike is unclear, but on September 27th Euphrates Post shared some pictures of the aftermath.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2554
Location
Al-Taman'a, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
Four civilians were reportedly injured by an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the town of al Tamana’a in Idlib on September 27th, 2017, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian C25 planes for the raids. According to "Al Tamana’a, the Free media office of the town", there were more than 18 Russian raids…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2548
Location
Bdama, Idlib, Syria
Six people were wounded after an airstrike, believed to be Russian, hit the town of Bdama near Idlib, according to local media. The planes struck several sites holding armed groups, according to media, including Jisr al-Shughour, Bdama, Qunya, al-Sanameh, Yacoubiya, and Abu al-Dahour. There was much material damage. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2549
Location
al Ya’koubiya town, Idlib, Syria
اليعقوبية
One child was reportedly killed and as many as 15 others were wounded in an airstrike on the village of al Ya’koubiya by warplanes, according to the Idlib Media Centre. Sources all either attributed the blame to Russia or did not blame a belligerent. The local hospital published a list of 13 named victims who…
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2550
Location
Al A'wja and Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
سنجار العوجة
A woman was killed and others were injured as a result of an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the road between al A’wja and Sinjar in rural Idlib, according to an Idlib Media Centre Facebook post. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2551
Location
al Zayniyeh village, Idlib, Syria
قرية الزعينية
One person was killed and six others injured as a result of airstrikes, likely to be Russian, reportedly targeted houses in the village of al Zayniyeh, according to Smart News. Other sources reported one adult male killed and a number of other civilians wounded.
Summary
Published
27 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1533 RS2530
Location
Al Mayadin, Al Baloum neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البلعوم
Up to five civilians, including one woman and one child, were reported killed following airstrikes on Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor governorate. The Coalition and Russian warplanes were blamed by local media. According to Al Natek, Russian raids targeted the city resulting in four civilians deaths. Smart also believed the attack was carried out by Russian…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2541
Location
Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
كفركرمين
Between one and four civilians were killed and up to 10 others were wounded in an alleged regime ground-to-ground missile strike and/or a Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin in the western suburbs of Aleppo, according to local sources. According to Mohammad Shakrdy, "Russian warplanes targeted south of the town with four air strikes that killed two people.…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2534
Location
Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
أورم الكبرى
A man was killed and three children were injured by an airstrike, likely to be Russian, near the village of Urum Al Kubra in the southern Aleppo countryside, local media reported. Smart News Agency reported that the man and children were from the same family. It should be noted that this report may refer to…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2542
Location
Hawir al Eis, Aleppo, Syria
حوير العيس
As many as six civilians including a woman and an unspecified number of children were killed and at least two others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hawir al Eis in the southern suburbs of Aleppo, according to local media. The Smart News Agency did not give an estimate of how…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2535
Location
Kanissa Nakhla and Mashmashan, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria
مشمشان كنيسة نخلة
One woman died and up to six civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Mashmashan in rural Idlib, according to sources on the ground. Idlib Media centre pointed to Russia, though the Smart News Agency - who said that six civilians were wounded in the attack - didn't identify the…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2536
Location
Sinjar, Idlib, Syria
سنجار
Local sources reported that a woman was killed and others were wounded due to airstrikes on the town of Sinjar in eastern Idlib governorate. Idlib Media Center blamed the Russian side for the strikes, while Smart News and several other sources attributed the strike to the Syrian regime. The Idlib Media Centre only reported injured…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2544
Location
Qaiqoun village [al Qaderiya], Idlib, Syria
Between two and five civilians, among them two children, were killed and up to seven others wounded in an airstrike on Qainoun village, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "at least 2 children were killed when suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on Qayqoun (al Qaderiya) village in Idlib governorate…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2537
Location
al Janoudiya, Idlib, Syria
الجانودية
One civilian was killed and up to six others were wounded in an alleged Russian or @jesrNEWSL reported: "A civilian was killed and three others were injured when Russian warplanes targeted the village of al-Janoudiya in the north of the northern countryside of Jisr al shughour ". Meanwhile, the Smart News Agency "te civil defense…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2538
Location
Maarat Horma, Idlib, Syria
معرة حرمة
Three civilians were wounded in an airstrike, likely to be Russian, on the town of Maarat Horma in southern Idlib, according to the Smart News Agency. The wounded were transferred to nearby field hospitals. According to @SyrianCoalition, the strike destroyed "the northern school" in the town.
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2545
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
إدلب
Two civilians were wounded in strikes by warplanes on Idlib on September 26th as well as by long range missiles fired on the city of Idlib, according to Smart News Agency. The Agency did not identify the culprit. Other sources reported on as escalation in strikes on Idlib during this period. On Sept 26th, Masrawy…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2539
Location
Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Raids targeting Jisr al-Shoughour and its outskirts killed and wounded an unspecified number of civilians, according to Smart News Agency. The source didn’t identify the culprit. Researches have added various sources which prove generic Russian shelling in Jisr al shoughour on the 25th and 16th, with nothing specific to this raid. No further details are…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2531
Location
Ein al Soda, Idlib, Syria
عين السودة
Two civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Ain al Soda in Idlib, according to local activists. Smart News Agency, amongst others, attributed the airstrikes to Russia while in other reports, did not identify who was responsible. There were as many as 10 raids.
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2546
Location
Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Airstrikes on Douma reportedly hit civilian homes and a centre for people with special needs. The centre was destroyed, and local media reported that up to five civilians were killed. Up to a further 20 civilian were said to have been wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26–27 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2547
Location
Mrat village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية مراط
At least five civilians, including one woman, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Mrat, according to local sources. An unspecified number of other civilians were reported wounded. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “six citizens including two brothers and a man and his wife died as a result of…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2540
Location
Termanin, Idlib, Syria
ترمانين
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in two raids on Termanin, according to local media. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes. One source reported that "The raid wasn’t on the headquarters of the Corps [ie failaq al sham] but on the homes of displaced civilians". In addition, Enabaladi reported that "a long-range missile believed to…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2533
Location
Al Qanatar village, Aleppo, Syria
قرية القناطر
As many as five airstrikes on Al Qanatar killed and wounded a number of civilians, according to sources on the ground. Step News Agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that warplanes, suspected to be Russian, struck a school in the village of Al Qanatar in the southern Aleppo countryside on September…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2532
Location
Bdama, Idlib, Syria
بداما
At least five civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Bdama in Idlib, according to activists. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on civilian injuries and they attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. A mosque was damaged and images published show the extent of damage on the vicinity.
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2543
Location
Reef Al-Muhandseen, Aleppo, Syria
ريف المهندسين
Three civilians from the same family - a man, his wife, and their child - died and five more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Reef Al-Muhandseen, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the killing of two civilians, a woman and her child, in Reef Al Muhandiseen in the…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2520
Location
Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
Several civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the neighborhoods of Sarmin in Idlib governorate, according to a local source. Five raids were reportedly carried out. Step News Agency did not publish a specific estimate of how many civilians were injured, however they indicated it was more than one. Step News identified Russian forces…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2521
Location
Tal Halawa, Idlib, Syria
قرية تل حلاوة
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Tal Halawa in the eastern countryside of Idlib, as reported by local sources. According to Al Latamna Youth, the civilian that was killed had been displaced from the village of Qasr Abu Samra in the eastern countryside of Hama. Al Latamna…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2522
Location
al Kharita, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻃﻴﺔ
One woman was killed in airstrikes against the town of al Kharita in Deir Ezzor governorate according to local sources. It is unclear which belligerent was to blame for the strikes, however some sources here confirm there were clashes with the Syrian regime and Russia and Daesh in the area around that date. While the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25–26 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2528
Location
al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
منطقة الرهجان
At least three civilians from one family were killed and six others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the al Rahjan area in northeastern Hama, according to local activists. Activists with Smart News reported that the villages of northeastern Hama were targeted by Russian planes. Smart News reported that Civil Defence…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2524
Location
Al-Kafeer, Idlib, Syria
قرية الكفير
Between two and four civilians, including one to two children and a woman, were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of Al-Kafeer in the Jisr al-Shoughour area of the western countryside of Idlib, according to local sources and activists. Overall, "17 civilians were killed and 42 others injured in the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2529
Location
Al Moweleh, Hama, Syria
المويلح
At least two civilians were killed and five others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the village of al Moweleh in northeastern Hama, according to local activists. All of those that were killed and wounded were from the same family. Activists with Smart News reported that the villages of northeastern Hama…
Summary
Published
25 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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