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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2267
Location
Hamada Omar, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات حماده عمر
One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Hamada Omar, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russia, though Orient said that the regime had also carried out strikes on Hamada Omar. @almntserbalaah and Shahbapress said that a child was killed, while Shahbapress…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2262
Location
Tahmaz, Hama, Syria
طهماز
An internally displaced man was killed due to airstrikes on Tahmaz, according to local media. Some sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrike, while others reported it was attributable to the Syrian regime. Hosain Obaid al-Asaad had fled from Akeirbat. Some other civilians were allegedly wounded. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2263
Location
Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
حمادة عمر
Local sources reported the killing of Roz Mohammad al-Ibraheem, an adult female, by warplanes, likely to be Russian, in the village of Hamada Omar in rural Hama. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS919a RS2265
Location
Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
موحسن
Local sources reported the killing of Mohamad Amla Al Fals Abu Ammar and his daughter Wafa Amla Al Fals on Sunday June 4th, as warplanes struck his residence in the village of Muhasan in rural Deir Ezzor. Some sources also mentioned the wounding of other members of his family. The sources disagreed on the nationality…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2264
Location
Rasim Al Aa’li village, Akeirbat area, Hama, Syria
رسم العالي
Local sources reported that an alleged Russian warplane struck the village of Rasim Al Aa’li in the Akeirbat region in eastern Hama by warplanes, killing three civilians and injuring three civilians. Smart News reported that a woman and two children were killed and that another three civilians were wounded, some of whom were in critical…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2261
Location
Rasim Al-Tawil in Jab Al Jarah, Homs, Syria
رسم الطويل
Smart News reported that civilian housing in the village of Rasim Al-Tawil was struck by an aerial bombardment of warplanes, likely to be Russian. Three civilians were reported killed and five others were reported wounded, amongst them women and children. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2258
Location
Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
A nine year old girl was killed, and another girl was wounded, due to the explosion of cluster bomb remnants, dropped earlier by an airstrike, according to local media. The bomb dropped earlier, the date is unspecified, was likely to be Russian. The girls were reportedly playing close to the remnants, in the town of…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2259
Location
Tayba, Homs, Syria
طيبة
Local sources reported the ‘Bazaar’ market of Tayba in rural Homs to be struck by an airstrike, likely to be Russian. The airstrike reportedly killed seven civilians and wounded "dozens" more. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2260
Location
Al-Shokhna, Homs, Syria
السخنة
Warplanes, likely to be Russian, were reported by multiple sources to have struck the ‘Souq Al Khamis’ market of Al-Shukhna, according to local media. Al-Shukhna was under ISIS control at the time of the incident. Most sources reported the death of five civilians and the wounding of 17 others. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2256
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
Civilians were reportedly killed and others wounded in ‘intensive’ airstrikes on Akeirbat allegedly conducted by Russian and Syrian warplanes on the 31st of May, a local source reported to Smart News. Rozana Radio, however, reported that there were no civilian casualties in the strikes that landed on the villages of Abu Habilat, Al Harrdana, Abu…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2257
Location
Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتا
One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017. 2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2255
Location
Sarja, Idlib, Syria
سرج,
On April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported "the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib." According to RFS Media Office, "Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2252
Location
Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
The Smart News Agency reported airstrikes on ‘civilian homes’ in Akeirbat which killed one civilian and wounded three others, including one woman. This was believed to have been part of a larger series of airstrikes on one town and four village under the control of the Islamic State, Smart News said.
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2253
Location
Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, Hama, Syria
عقيربات دكيلةالعلباويجروح
Between four and five civilians were killed and several others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in eastern Hama Governorate, according to sources on the ground. Smart News reported that the warplanesshelled the villages of Jarouh, Al-'Albawi and Dikila, in the area of Aqirbat.’ The strikes also resulted in the burning of…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27–28 May, 2017
Incident Code
RS2254
Location
al Qastal village, Hama, Syria
القسطل
Three civilians were killed and four others wounded in an aerial ‘bombardment’ of the village of Al Qastal in Hama Governorate on the 27th or 28th of April 201, according to local media The wounded sought treatment at hospitals in Deir Al-Zour. The casualties included women and children, but their identities are unknown. Sources laid…
Summary
Published
27 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2250
Location
Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
العقيربات حمادة عمر
Three civilian deaths and several injuries were reported as a result of airstrikes on the village of Hama Omar in Hama Governorate on the 26th of May 2017, an area under the control of the Islamic State (Daesh). It is unclear who was to blame for these airstrikes; sources pointed at the Russians and the…
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2251
Location
Al-Khdeira, Hama, Syria
الخضيرة
Two civilians were reportedly killed in the village of Al-Khdeira in an ‘aerial bombardment’. It is unclear which belligerent was responsible for the airstrikes; the Syrian Press Monitor blamed the Russians, while the others accused the Syrian regime. The identity of the victims remains unknown.
Summary
Published
26 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2248
Location
al Tarn, Raqqa, Syria
الترن
At least one civilian was killed and others were wounded in three alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of al Tarn near the village of Dibsi Faraj in the western Tabaqa countryside of Raqqa, according to local sources and activists. Conflicting reports were given as to who was responsible for the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
25 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2246
Location
Mheimediya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
محيميدة
Between three and five civilians, including one to two children and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the village of Mheimidiya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Three of the civilians killed were reportedly from the Mohammed al-Abar family and…
Summary
Published
24 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2244
Location
al Teeba, Homs, Syria
الطيبة
At least three civilians were killed and five others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian raids against the town of al Teeba near Palmyra according to a local source. Smart News Agency was the only source to report on this incident and at this time we have no other details.
Summary
Published
23 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2245
Location
Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
حمادة عمر
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Hamada Omar near Al Akeirbat in eastern Hama, according to local media and activists. Local sources that reported on the incident either named Russia as the culprit, including Al Hadath Magazine and Step News Agency,…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2241
Location
Al Harisha, Hama, Syria
الحريشة
At least two civilians, including two children, were killed and at least three others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Al Harisha in the Eastern Hama countryside, according to local sources. Smart News Agency named Russian planes as those believed to be responsible while other sources did not name a party…
Summary
Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2242
Location
Khisham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خشام
An unknown number of injuries resulted from alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Khisham in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Some of the injuries were severe enough to have caused amputations, published @Deirfree. The majority of sources, including Shaam Network, reported that Russian planes carried out the airstrikes while…
Summary
Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2240
Location
Akeirbat, Homs, Syria
عقيربات
More than one civilian was injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the town of Akeirbat in eastern Hama, local media reported. All sources that reported on the incident, including Aljazeera and Step News, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes.
Summary
Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2243
Location
Al A'radi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العرضي
Between four and 30 civilians, including two to four women and two to five children, were killed and between 20 and 30 others, including women and children, were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the Al A'radi neighborhood of Deir Ezzor city, local media reported. At the time of reporting seven civilian…
Summary
Published
22 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–30
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2239
Location
al Kanamat and al Huweika neighborhoods, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الكناماتا لحويقة
At least two civilians were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian and/or regime airstrikes against the al Kanamat and al Huweika neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. No specific numbers were given for casualties but both sources identified that more than one civilian was killed and injured. According to Shaam Network, Russian…
Summary
Published
19 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2238
Location
Al Hammad, Homs, Syria
مناطق الحماد
At least one civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes against the the Al Hammad areas of Homs, local media reported. All local sources that reported on the incident, including the Violations Documentation Center, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes.
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2237
Location
Abu Ramal , Hama, Syria
أبو رمال
At least four civilians, including a woman, were killed and three others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against the village of Abu Ramal in the Al Silmiya District of eastern Hama, according to sources on the ground. The civilians that were killed were members of the same family and those that were injured were…
Summary
Published
18 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2236
Location
Rasim al Hamam, Aleppo, Syria
رسم الحمام
At least five civilians were killed, including two children, and others were wounded in more than five alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes against the town of Rasim al Hamam in Eastern Aleppo, according to local sources. The majority of sources, including Smart News and Syrianoor, reported that Russian planes were responsible for carrying out…
Summary
Published
17 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2235
Location
Al Hwaighe, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحويقة
At least one civilian, an adult male, was killed and others were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes against the neighborhood of Al Hwaighe in Deir Ezzor, local media reported. According to @AhrarDeirezzor, the civilian was killed after he left the mosque and other members of his family were also injured. The majority of local sources,…
Summary
Published
17 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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