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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2489
Location
Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
A mother and four children were killed in their home as alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces struck the town of Jarjanaz. The death of a sixth civilian was also reported. Those killed included the woman’s grandson, according to local sources. At least five others were injured. Three “space rockets” hit the town through the…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2484
Location
Sarja, Idlib, Syria
سرجة
Between zero and three civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the town of Sarja in southern Idlib, according to local sources. Some sources, including Step News Agency, reported that the airstrikes struck the local headquarters of Ahrar Al Sham and three of those injured were militants. Other…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2490
Location
Khisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خشام
Three civilians, members of the same family, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Khisham in the eastern suburbs of Deir Ezzor according to a local source. Step News Agency was the only source to report on the civilian harm and they identified Russian planes as responsible for carrying out the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2487
Location
Kala'at al Madeeq, Hama, Syria
قلعة المضيق
Between six and 12 civilians, including between two and three children and two women, were killed and between five and 37 others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes against the town of Kala'at al Madeeq in central Syria according to local sources. Smart News initially reported that eight civilians were killed but…
Summary
Published
20 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
8–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2479
Location
Al-Habeet, Idlib, Syria
الهبيط
A man died during alleged Russian or Syrian shelling on the town of Al-Habeet in rural Idlib, local sources reported. Salah Ahmad Al-Jamili had come to the city from Helfaya, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2478
Location
A'tshan, Hama, Syria
عطشان
Two nurses died following intensive strikes on the Shamna medical organisation in the village of A'tshan, according to local sources. The attacks were attributed to both Russian and Syrian forces by different media outlets. Both nurses were killed when bombs struck an ambulance near the village, activists told Smart News.
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2481
Location
Kafr Nabl, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل
A child was injured in the city of Kafr Nabl as missiles struck a hospital, a local council building, and a civil defence centre, local sources reported. The city was hit by three separate attacks with both Russian and Syrian forces reported to be involved. Flight analysis by the Syrian Archive identified a number of…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2477
Location
Ma’arzita, Idlib, Syria
معرزيتا
Three civilians were allegedly killed as planes bombed a primary school in the village of Ma’arzita. Khaled Rzouq Qattish was named dead by local sources alongside two women. Al Jazeera reported two members of the civil defence forces were among those killed. The perpetrator of the attack is unclear with reports of both Russian and Syrian…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2480
Location
Al Tah, Idlib, Syria
قرية التح
Between one and three civilians including two women died while working at an obstetrics hospital in Al Tah as alleged Russian and Syrian warplanes bombarded the countryside of southern Idlib, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported one death; it stated: "Suspected Russian warplanes fired a missile on the al Rahman Charity…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2476
Location
Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطوب
Two civilians were killed in air raids on the village of Al Toub, local sources reported. Jisir TV attributed the deaths to Russian warplanes, however, Syrian air strikes and snipers were reported in the area by Smart News Agency. No other details are currently known.
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2475
Location
Al Bouleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوليل
At least two civilians were killed as alleged Russian or Syrian regime forces bombed the town of Al Bouleil in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Azur, local sources reported. Russian aircraft conducted the raids on residential areas, according to Alitihad Press, who said a total of five civilians died. Smart News reported the use…
Summary
Published
19 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2473
Location
Wadi Al-Azeeb, Hama, Syria
وادي العذيب
A single source reported that there were victims, including children, due to an airstrike which was "likely to be Russian" in Wadi Al-Azeeb. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18–19 September, 2017
Incident Code
RS2474
Location
Tayba town,, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطيبة
A man and his son died as Russian planes allegedly dropped cluster bombs on the town of Tayba, the Euphrates Post reported. Another source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said that a "female child" also died at Tayba. Mahmoud Hussein Al-Turki and his son were reportedly killed as several air raids attacked the area at…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2472
Location
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ﺣﻄﻠﺔ
Four members of one family were killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian air/ artillery or rocket strike on the village of Hatla in the eastern countryside, according to local sources. Hajj Attallah al-Assaf was the only individual named. Syrian East Agency attributed the “heavy artillery and rocket launchers” to Syrian forces, however most sources…
Summary
Published
18 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2017–18 April 2019
Incident Code
RS2469
Location
Hawi Khasham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺎﻭﻱ ﺧﺸﺎﻡ
Three young girls died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Hawi Khasham, local sources reported. Two daughters of Khalil Al-Ibrahim Al-Kuban, aged three and 18 months respectively, were both named dead alongside Mahmoud Al-Qandar Al-Kabban’s 13-year-old child. Most sources on the ground attributed the bombardment to Russian planes, however the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2471
Location
Mohassein, Deir Ezzor, Syria
موحسن
One female was killed due to alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Mohassein, local media reported. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2470
Location
Albouleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوليل
Five to eight civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Albouleil, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russian and Syrian regime raids for the casualties. A river bank in Albouleil was reportedly struck. Between one and five children were included in the death toll. An unidentified body was also discovered. There are…
Summary
Published
17 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1499 RS2464
Location
Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians, including two women and two children, died following airstrikes on residential areas of Al Kornish, Al Mayadin, according to multiple local sources. At present it is unclear who was responsible as the majority of sources did not identify the aircraft. Russia was blamed by four reports, the US-led Coalition was accused…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1497 RS2462
Location
Masloum Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مظلوم
A civilian woman died with her two children in an aerial attack on the the village of Mazloum Tahtani (12km east of Deir Ezzor), close to the primary school and the mosque, according to local media. Step News however, out the death toll as high as five. Shabha also referred to civilians wounded in the event,…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1498 RS2463
Location
Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
محكان
Nine to 19 civilians, including an “entire family,” died following airstrikes on Mahkan, about 45km southeast of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to the US- led Coalition and others to Russian warplanes. There were no reports of wounded. According to Ortas, Coalition aircraft…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
9–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2466
Location
Al Bouswid neighborhood. Mohassein city , Deir Ezzor, Syria
مدينة موحسن حي البوسويد
A family of five was killed on a boat on the Euphrates river by an alleged Russian airstrike, local sources reported. Samer Turki Al Abdullah and Khader Turki Al-Abdullah, along with three children, were trying to escape from the town of Mohassein, according to the Euphrates Post. They were pulled from the water but did…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2465
Location
Tabya Jzaeera, near Al Sekka, Deir Ezzor, Syria
طابية جزيرة
Five members of one family were among those killed in an alleged Russian bombardment on the village of Tabiya Jazira, east of Deir al-Zour, local sources reported. The Ismail al-Jadan family died when four shells hit the area of the town near the railway, Syrian Press Centre said. A total of 13 civilians were reportedly…
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2468
Location
Al Latamina, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
Two civilians were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Al Latamina, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the raids. Some sources reported that there were no casualties. There were several strikes with shells, artillery and RPG's. One source reported that there was some material damage.
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2467
Location
Al'azghir, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الأزغير
Between seven and nine civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al'azghir, according to local media. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1495 RS2460
Location
Al Sa'awa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
السوا
Three to six civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or US-led Coalition airstrikes on an IDP camp in the village of Al Sa’wa in the western suburb of Deir Al Ghazur, according to local sources. The location is disputed, as Sharqiya24 and Deirezzor24 cited “the water crossing” as the location and…
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Transportation
(
Bridge
)
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1496 RS2459
Location
Shumaytiyah, Deir Ezzor, Syria
شميطية
One woman, died after unidentified warplanes conducted a raid on the town of Shumaytiyah (شمیطیة) in rural west Deir Ezzor, local sources said. There is limited information on the incident, Airwars will update the entry when new information arises. Additionally, Deir Ezzor 24 and Asharq Asouri named two adult males as killed at a refugee camp…
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2461
Location
Al Sa'wa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصعوة
Three civilians were killed and several others were wounded when warplanes bombed a camp for displaced persons near the village of al-Sawa in Deir Ezzor Governorate on September 15th 2017. All three victims were identified by the Syrian Press Center and Marsad al Hasaka. It is not known which belligerent was behind this airstrike.
Summary
Published
15 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1494 RS2456
Location
Deir Ez-Zor, Sa'alu, Deir Ezzor, Syria
سعلو
One female civilian, died in an alleged airstrike on the village of Sa’alu, according to local media. The US-led Coalition and Russia were both cited as culprit, amongst multiple references to unidentified aircraft. According to Qasioun, the Coalition bombed Sa’alu as part of an aerial offensive that targeted multiple villages in the east of Deir…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1489 RS2447
Location
Al Kharita, river crossing, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الخريطة
Local sources named one woman as killed and her husband and “some members of his family” wounded in an airstrike on a river crossing at al Kharita. Most sources didn’t identify the culprit. However, according to Sadaa alsham, Russia was to blame for the death of one civilian in al Kharita. The regime captured the…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1490 RS2455
Location
Al Zabari, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الزباري
Two woman died and eight other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on a school which was housing displaced people in Al Zabari, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the Coalition or Russia carried out the strike. According to Syrian Press Center, “an air strike targeted a girls’ school…
Summary
Published
14 September 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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