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18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2135

Location

Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
دارة عزة
Up to seven civilian including women and children were wounded in as many as ten alleged Russian airstrikes on Darat Izza, according to sources on the ground. EduRights Foundation said that a school was struck. It reported: "This morning [April 18th], a school in the city of Dara Azza in the countryside of western Aleppo was…

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2132

Location

Rasim al Hamida village, al Makhram district, Homs, Syria
المخرمرسم الحميدة
A single source, the Smart News Agency, reported that an alleged Russian airstrike on Rasim al Hamida village killed two children and wounded three further civilians including a woman. No further details are currently available.  

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2131

Location

Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
أورم الكبرى
Five civilians from one family died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Urma Al-Kubra, according to sources on the ground. Aljazeera and the Step News Agency were among sources pointing to Russia. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed "Syrian-Russian alliance warplanes" - putting the death toll at "five civilians from the…

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2130

Location

Hour, Aleppo, Syria
حور
One civilian died and others were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hour, local media said. Smart News Agency reported: "A civilian was killed and others wounded on Tuesday after an air strike likely to have been carried out by Russian warplanes over a city and a town in western Aleppo, northern Syria, according…

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2134

Location

Khan Al Assal, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in alleged Russian or regim strikes on Khan Al Assal, local media said. The Smart News Agency reported: "A squadron of Russian planes rotated to bombard the towns and villages of rural areas of Aleppo (the western, southern and northern regions) causing injuries to a number of…

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

18 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2133

Location

al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
البشيري,
Local media reported that an unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Bsheiriya, Jisr al Shoughour.

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18 April 2017
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2129

Location

Lataminah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
Between one and four civilians died and four more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Lataminah, local media reported. According to Syria Mirror, "The Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes with cluster bombs on residential buildings in the city of Latamna, killing four civilians and causing considerable damage." RFS said…

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17 April 2017
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Incident Date

17–18 April, 2017

Incident Code

RS2128

Location

Ma’arat Hurma, Idlib, Syria
معرة حرمة
Ten civilians - a grandmother and her nine grandchildren from the Al Nabo family - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ma’arat Hurma, according to local media. Up to another 13 civilians were reportedly wounded. Sources added that prior to the "massacre" killing the family, warplanes carried out two other strikes on the outskirts of…

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17 April 2017
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2127

Location

Shanan, Idlib, Syria
شنان
At least five and as many as dozens of civilians were injured in an airstrike on a hospital in Shana, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russia, though there was an allegation against the regime. According to Jisrtv, "The hospital in the village of Shanan was put out of service by the bombing of the…

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17 April 2017
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2126

Location

Ma’arat Al-Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
معرة الارتيق
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in a strike on Ma’arat Al-Arteek, according to sources on the ground. Only the Smart News agency pointed directly to Russia; other sources didn't apportion blame.

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17 April 2017
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Incident Date

17 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2125

Location

Sumairiya, Aleppo, Syria
A woman and her two children were injured in an airstrike on Sumairiya, local sources said. Syria Mirror reported: "Field activists said that on Monday 17 April 2017, warplanes attacked civilian houses in the village of Sumairiya in the southern suburb of Aleppo, injuring one mother and two children, as well as causing physical damage to…

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17 April 2017
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2123

Location

Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
At least one civilian died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an air or artillery strike on Douma, local media said. According to sources, there were heavy air and artillery strikes - including regime actions - on Douma on this day. The Smart News Agency reported: "Russian warplanes targeted residential areas in the…

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16 April 2017
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Incident Date

16 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2122

Location

Suha, Hama, Syria
سوحا
A single source, the Smart News agency, reported: "A number of civilians were killed and wounded by a Russian air strike on the village of Suha, 30 kilometers east of Hama city, in the center of Syria, a local source told the Smart newspaper on Sunday. "The source added that the raids targeted the homes…

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16 April 2017
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Incident Date

15 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2120

Location

Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
One adult-male civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The Smart News Agency reported "warplanes that are likely to be Russian launched  raids on the towns of Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Jisr al-Shughur, Kafr Nabal, Bara, Kafr Safra, and al-Barajithi villages, resulting in injuries."  

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15 April 2017
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2118

Location

various locations, Idlib, Syria
According to the Step News Agency, "Russian air raids, some of them with phosphorous bombs targeted the towns of Khan_shikhun, #Tremala, #Kafarsgana, and #Serja, south of Idlib, with reports of casualties." No further details are currently available.

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14 April 2017
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2117

Location

Akeirabat, Hama, Syria
عقيربات
The Step News Agency reported: "Russian warplanes launched two raids targeting the vicinity of Akeirabat  in the eastern Hama countryside, resulting in civilian casualties." According to the Smart News Agency, "Three civilians, including a woman, were wounded by artillery shelling of the town of Aqrabat".

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14 April 2017
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2116

Location

Sokhna, Homs, Syria
السخنة
An unspecified number of civilians were injured in alleged Russia airstrikes on Sokhna, according to two local sources. 2baddiyy tweeted: "The Russian occupation aircraft targeted the city of Sokhna northeast of the city of # Palmyra with several raids causing the destruction of civilian homes and injuring a number of people." Step also reported that an…

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14 April 2017
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Incident Date

14 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2119

Location

Basra al Sham, Daraa, Syria
بصرة الشام
Local media named one adult male as killed in an airstrike on Basra al Sham. Only the Violations Documentation Centre identified Russia as the culprit; the other two sources didn't apportion blame.

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14 April 2017
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2114

Location

Merat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
مراط
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded by an alleged Russian airstrike "by napalm bombs" on Merat, according to local media. No further details are currently available.

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13 April 2017
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2115

Location

Sukariya and Muhmil, Idlib, Syria
السكرية و محميل
Four or five civilians, reportedly from the same family, died in an airstrike on Sukariya and Muhmil in rural Idlib, according to local media. All but one source blamed Russia. Syria Mirror: reported: "Russian warplanes launched several air strikes with rocket-propelled grenades at communities in the village of Sukariya in the eastern countryside of the city…

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13 April 2017
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Incident Date

13 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2113

Location

Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
معرة التعمان
One or two civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, according to sources on the ground. Step News Agency reported that "two civilians were killed and several wounded as a result of two Russian air raids on residential areas in the town of Ma'ra al-Nu'man in rural Idlib." Other…

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13 April 2017
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Incident Date

12 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2112

Location

Jisr al shoughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and two more wounded in up to 10 Russian strikes on Jisr al shoughour, according to local media. Sources reported the use of phosphorous, napalm, cluster bombs, and rocket-propelled grenades in the attacks. According to Aljazeera, "civilians were killed and others were injured in heavy night raids by…

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12 April 2017
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Incident Date

11 April 2017–12 April 2019

Incident Code

RS2111

Location

Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
كفركرمين
One child - a six-year-old girl - died and up to six more civilians including another child and two women were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Kafr Karmin on the night of April 11th-12th, according to local media. Qasioun reported: "A girl was killed and others were wounded early today [April 12th],…

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11 April 2017
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Incident Date

11 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2110

Location

Bdama, Idlib, Syria
بداما
Between two and six civilians including a child died and up to eight more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on the road between Bdama and Hambushiyah in the countryside of Idlib, according to local media. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "a child and a man were killed and eight others were injured…

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11 April 2017
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Incident Date

11 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2108

Location

Bezeit village, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria
بزيت
One civilian died and several others were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bezeit village in the Jisr al Shoughour countryside, multiple local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, "Russian planes launched a phosphorous raid targeting Bezeit in Jisr al Shoughour killing one person and injuring others." Other sources also reported the use…

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11 April 2017
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Incident Date

11 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2109

Location

Idlib City, Idlib, Syria
ادلب
One named civilian was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Idlib city, according to a single source. According to the Smart News Agency, "the destruction was caused by Russian air strikes on the perimeter of the Cariton building in the city of Idlib on 11 April 2017, which resulted in the injury of a…

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11 April 2017
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Incident Date

11 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2107

Location

Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
كفرزيتا
Local media reported that one child died and several others were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Zita. All sources but one blamed Russia. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime, reporting that "the child Abdullah Mostafa Arafat, age 6, was killed when the Syrian- Russian alliance warplanes missiles fired on…

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11 April 2017
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Incident Date

10 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2096

Location

Tal Al Dahab, Idlib, Syria
تل_الدهب
Two members of the civil defence were reported wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Tal Al Dahab. The Smart News Agency reported: "The media official of the civil defence in the Jisr Al-Shughour district, Duraid Haj Hammoud, told the Smart's correspondent that the raid targeted the village of Tal Dahab, wounding a civil defence member…

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10 April 2017
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Incident Date

10 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2098

Location

Al-Sukhna, Homs, Syria
السخنة
Smart News reported that an airstrike struck the village of Al-Sukhna, causing the deaths of three people and wounding others. The strikes were thought to be conducted by Russian warplanes.  One of those killed was a woman and another was reportedly a member of ISIS, although it is not clear whether or not this person…

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10 April 2017
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Incident Date

10 April 2017

Incident Code

RS2102

Location

Idlib, Idlib, Syria
إدلب
Two consecutive airstrikes in Idlib city, believed to be executed by Russian warplanes, allegedly wounded two civilian women and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure. The Idlib governorate had seen an intensification of bombardments in the days before, despite the announced truce previous December.  There are no other details at this time.

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10 April 2017
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