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July 16, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaArtillery and warplane shelling bombarded Hryatan leaving between three to four civilians dead, local media reported. According to Halab News, Step and Al Jazeera, this was the work of the Assad regime. However, TurkArab Now blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrike. Al-Marsad News put the death toll at four. However the Syrian Observatory for Human
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March 14, 2018
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كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and four civilians have been killed and as many as ten others, including children, were injured, in air and artillery strikes on Kafar Batna, according to local media. Sources attributed the blame to both Russia and the Syrian regime. Barrel bombing was reported in these strikes. Members of the Syrian Civil Defence teams
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April 22, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Bareed, Nineveh, IraqAt least four civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on the Bareed quarter of Mosul. A home was completely destroyed in the event, killing four members of one family. One report also named a fifth family member, a young disabled girl named Sadra (cousin to Abdullah) as being killed. However as the Fiscal Times noted,
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October 26, 2016
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بارة, Bara, Idlib, SyriaThree or four civilians included women and children died in an airstrikes on Bara, according to local media. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime; there were no direct allegations against Russia, but a number of sources didn’t identify the warplane responsible. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three victims including two women died
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September 23, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, LibyaFour civilians, all of them from the Bin Zakri family, were reported killed because of if indiscriminate artillery shelling on their house near the Airport road in Tripoli. Dr Suad Diab, a well-known doctor from Tripoli, her husband Ali Eltaher Bin Zakri and their two children Mohammed Ali Bin Zakri and Riham Ali Ben Zakri
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November 27, 2016
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المرجة, Al Marja neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and four civilians died and more were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo’s Marja neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. But Alsharq pointed to the regime, reporting: “The Syrian Air Force continued to launch intensive air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery shelling on the neighborhoods of
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January 27, 2017
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البزاعة, Al Baza'a, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four civilians were killed in alleged Coalition or Turkish airstrikes, according to sources. The Syrian Network noted that “four civilians (2 children and their parents) died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Baza’a city in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs.” However according to Ara News, “A statement issued by the Presidency of the
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June 13, 2017
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العلباوي, Al A'lbawi, Hama, SyriaA single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that “a number of civilians were killed and wounded by shelling of warplanes likely to be Russian to a village controlled by the Islamic State Organisation, east of Hama city, central Syria”. It added that, “the aircraft bombed civilian houses in the village of Al-Albawi, east of
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July 8, 2018
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غرز, Gharaz, Daraa, SyriaFour civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes in Gharaz, Dara’a governorate, on July 8th, 2018, according to local sources. An unknown number of others was wounded. Several sources, such as @Wesal_TV, reported that four civilians were killed and others were wounded by airstrikes targeting the Gharaz area, east of Dara’a. While most sources
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February 4, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, three victims including a child died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Hraytan. Shaam News Network published a distressing video showing “the reaction of a mother who finds her son’s
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July 19, 2016
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دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour civilians died in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. There was, however, only one source (LCCSY) that pointed to possible Russian involvement. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the names of four victims killed by “warplanes” in Deir Ezzor on July 19th, these are listed below.
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September 26, 2014
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الحسكة, Al-Hasakah, Al Hassakah, SyriaThe Syrian Martyrs website claimed that three named men were killed in a Coalition airstrike. On its summary page Syrian Martyrs listed the trio as civilians. However, their individual pages describe them as fighters. According to a video tribute, Akta’a was an opponent of the Assad regime who had also fought the Kurds in Syria’s
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September 26, 2016
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حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLCCSY reported four dead civilians as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Mashhad neighbourhood of Aleppo. It added that “some people were wounded.” Currently there is no more information available.
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October 2, 2016
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الشيخ فارس, al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo’s al Sheikh Faress neighbourhood, according to local media. Information was sparse but al-Hayat reported that “according to the Syrian Observatory, two children were killed in Sheikh Fares due to warplanes shelling” while Halab News Network reported that the
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September 20, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqA US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths
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September 29, 2017
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التمانعة, Taman'ah, Idlib, SyriaThree civilians of the same family, including a child and two women, were killed by airstrikes, believed to be Russian, on the town of Al-Tamana’ah on September 29th, according to local sources. The airstrikes should be seen in the context of aerial bombardments since dawn on the city of Jisr Al-Shougour and the nearby town
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July 13, 2019
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كفريا, Kafriya, Idlib, SyriaAn alleged Syrian or Russian airstrike struck the village of Kafriya in the morning of July 13th, according to local sources. The strike led to the death of three civilians (and a fetus) who seem to be from the same family. A man, his child and a pregnant woman who were displaced were reported killed
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March 6, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaBetween three and four civilians were killed, including a 20 day old baby, and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. A child was trapped under the rubble for an extended period of time due to the collapse of a
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November 25, 2017
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هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, SyriaPossible Russian warplanes struck the city of Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, killing at least one civilian, local media reported. MasarPress, who blamed Russian warplanes, reported how Hajeen village and the crossing of the village of Abbas al-Nahari east of Deir al-Zour were struck by several raids, killing a total of four civilians. The report did not,
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April 22, 2017
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دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaA family including three girls and a woman were killed, and 25 or more civilians were reportedly wounded, in an airstrike on Darat Izza, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some blaming the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russian warplanes. AMC did not attribute blame, but tweeted that a “military aircraft” struck the
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May 11, 2017
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عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, SyriaThree or four civilians were killed – three from one family – and others were wounded, when an airstrike hit a residential neighbourhood, farm and water-tank in Akeirbat, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources such as Baladi news, blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes, while the Syrian Network for
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March 22, 2011
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مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, LibyaAt least four children were reported killed in a possible attack on Misurata by Gaddafi regime forces. RTE wrote that “Forces loyal to Gaddafi are shelling the rebel-held western city of Misrata and casualties include four children killed when the car they were in was hit, Reuters is reporting.” And the BBC noted: “AFP reported
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May 27, 2017
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المشلب, Al Mashlab, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians died and eight were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Al Mashlab neighbourhood, according to two local sources. No further details are presently known. In its December 2017 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition acknowledged that on “May 27, 2017 near Raqqah, Syria via media report. During a Coalition strike which destroyed
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January 13, 2016
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دير سنبل, Deir Sunbul, Hama, SyriaFour civilians including a father and his two sons were killed in an airstrike on Deir Sunbul, in what the VDC said was a Russian action. According to Syria News, “a source said it was the first time that Russian planes targeted the village, which led to a state of fear and terror among the
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January 23, 2016
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معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians were killed in an airstrike on Ma’adan, according to local sources – though it is currently unclear whether Russian forces or the Assad regime were responsible for the incident. Only the Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the raid, reporting in a news roundup that “Russian enemy planes launched air raids on civilian homes in
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May 10, 2019
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كفر نبل, Kafar Nubul, Idlib, SyriaUp to four civilians including a child and one or two women died and as many as 20 other civilians were wounded in shelling on Kafar Nabil, according to local media. Sources blamed surface-to-surface missiles, cluster bombs and rockets for the civilian harm and were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were to
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September 25, 2017
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البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least one civilian was killed with perhaps four or more additional casualties after a Coalition airstike near Al Hana hospital in Abu Kamal, according to local media. While a number of sources didn’t identify the culprit, at least two attributed the incident to the US-led Coalition. In July 2018 the alliance accepted responsibility for
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March 6, 2016
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بزاعا, Bza'a village, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four non-combatants died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Bza’a, according to local sources. SY_Post said Russian warplanes conducted three raids on the village.
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Incident date
October 18, 2017
LOCATION
الشحيل, Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOn October 18, 2017, two to four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Al Shaheel, according to local media, though sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Two men were killed identified by name by multiple sources. Al Sharqiya Observatory said that the victims died from wounds sustained in a Coalition strike.
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September 1, 2016
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Maysar, Aleppo, SyriaThree or four civilians died in an airstrike or artillery shelling of Maysar, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed regime artillery for the event. LCCSY reported one civilian died and others were wounded in Russian airstrikes.