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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3071
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
One named civilian man was killed along with "tens" of wounded, local media reported as Hamouriya, like the rest of eastern Ghouta, continued to be under aerial shelling, carried out by Russian and/or the Syrian regime. Besides from airstrikes, Baladi News reported the launch of explosive barrels, and al-Jazeera, citing local sources, reported how "the regime (Assad,…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3074
Location
الشيفونية, Al Shifonya, Damascus, Syria
Up to seven civilians, allegedly five from the same family, were killed and several were left wounded Russian and/or Assad forces struck Al Shifonya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. The intense shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Friday, February 23rd, including in Al Shifonya. Here, the strikes struck residential areas, and Douma Revolution reported that…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3075
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, hereof three to five children, were killed and "dozens" left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes struck Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 23rd, Baladi News reported that 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna within the past…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3072
Location
اللطامنة, al-Latamna, Hama, Syria
According to local media, up to four civilians, including one woman, were killed and dozens left wounded, as Russian or Assad forces carried out air and artillery shelling of Latamna, Hama. Step News Agency reported how allegedly "Russian raids and rocket-propelled grenades" had struck the city of Latamna, resulting in great civilian harm. The death…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3076
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
As Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported that up to three civilians were killed and several left wounded. The town of Harasta was bombed with at least four air raids, as reported by Ghouta Media Center, who blamed Russia. Meanwhile, al-Jazeera, who quoted field source, said…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3066
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
One civilian, reportedly a child, was killed as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, residential areas of Saqba were reportedly been struck on February 23rd. The incident claimed one civilian fatality, as reported by several sources. According to…
Summary
Published
23 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
RS3058
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to twenty people were killed and several left wounded as Assad and/or Russian warplanes struck Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. As the heavy shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, sources reported about renewed shelling of Saqba on February 22nd. While no reports provided exact figures of the death toll…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3059
Location
عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Aerial shelling of Ain Tarma, Damascus, carried out by Russian and/or Assad regime, killed up to six civilians and wounded at least three children, local media reported. As shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, sources reported about both airstrikes and the launch of explosive barrels in Ain Tarma, especially striking residential areas.…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3063
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and several left wounded as Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to Russian and/or Assad-waged air and artillery shelling, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, Baladi News reported how a total of 22 civilians had been killed in Kafar Batna the…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3064
Location
الأفتريس, al-Aftis, Damascus, Syria
As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its fifth day, four civilians were killed and up to "dozens" more wounded as Russia, possibly in cooperation with the Assad regime, carried out airstrikes in al-Aftis, Damascus, local media reported. All sources, who provided a death toll, reported that four civilians were killed. While some, such…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3060
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as "endless" bombing of Douma, Damascus, up to 34 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens left wounded, as reported by local media, who blamed either the Assad regime or joint Assad/Russian forces. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy shelling, Smart News Agency reported how "the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–34
Civilians reported injured
24
Military actors reported killed
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3061
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, up to five civilians, including four women, were killed and several were left wounded as Russian and/or Assad-waged warplanes struck Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Enab Baladi reported how "at least five people were killed today in the town of Hamuriya, in the center of the besieged area, by an air strike…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3056
Location
الشيفونية, Al Shifonya, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians were killed along with a number of wounded as Russian airstrikes and/or Assad artillery shelling struck Al Shifonya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Several sources reported that two civilians were killed in the incident, and both were identified by name by Ghouta Media Center. It was however, not clear whether the victims…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3057
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, between two and three civilians, including one child, were killed along with a number of wounded as Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes. For the third day in a row, eastern Ghouta, including Mesraba, was subject to heavy shelling, as reported by numerous media. Baladi News…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3062
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between three and five civilians, including at least one child, were killed and several left wounded by Russian and/or Assad waged warplanes striking in Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Without specifying how many were killed on February 22nd alone, Qasioun News and al-Youm reported that between ten and 13 civilians, including five children,…
Summary
Published
22 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3049
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
As the aerial shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on February 21st, the town of Arbeen was struck by Russian and/or Assad-waged air raids, killing up to five civilians and wounding another three, local media reported. On February 21st, al-Modon reported that "more than 50 air raids" were carried out in multiple towns in eastern Ghouta, including…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
USSOM118-C
Location
Bangeeni, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to five people, including two reported civilians, were killed in a US military airstrike that hit in the vicinity of Jamaame, in Somalia's Lower Juba region, international media reported. According to a US Africa Command press release, a US strike on al Shabaab killed four members of the group. VOA reporter Khadar Hared tweeted that…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3050
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Up to 15 civilians, including three children and three women, were killed along with several wounded as the town of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by air raids, local media reported, though culpability was contested. Like many other towns in eastern Ghouta, it was the third day in a row that Saqba was being struck. Masrawy…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3051
Location
كفر بطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
In what was described as a "massacre", Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling killed up to 35 civilians, including at least seven children, and wounded dozens in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by local media. As eastern Ghouta continued to be under heavy aerial shelling, the strikes in Kafar Batna town was…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10–35
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3052
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, including one child, were killed along with five wounded as Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, for the third day in row was subject to Assad and/or Russian air and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to al-Jazeera's correspondent, who blamed both Russian and Assad forces, the shelling of eastern Ghouta on February…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3053
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
At least two, but up to five, civilians were killed and several were wounded as Jisreen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, carried out by the Syrian regime, Russia or both, as reported by local media. Zaman al-Wasl reported how several towns of eastern Ghouta, including Jisreen, were being struck by…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3054
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
As the aerial and artillery shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on its third day, up to 17 people, including at least four children and two women, were killed and several were wounded as the town of Hazza was struck by Russian and/or Syrian regime forces, local media reported. What Zaman al-Wasl, described as "a fierce military…
Summary
Published
21 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3041
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
At least seven but as many as 18 civilians, including up to eight children and one woman, were killed and dozens left wounded as Russian and/or Assad forces carried out aerial and artillery shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, as reported by numerous local sources. In this widely-documented incident, Arbeen was, like the rest of…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–18
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3042
Location
Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
At least three civilians were killed and up to dozens were left wounded as Ain Tarma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was struck by airstrikes, local media reported, who, however, were unclear whether to blame Russia or the Syrian regime - or both. As depicted on footage from the scene, the airstrikes hit residential areas and left…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3046
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to dozens of civilians, mostly children, were left wounded following Russian and/or Assad-waged airstrikes in Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta Damascus, as reported by local media. There were, however, no reports of fatalities. Supported by photo documentation, several media reported how "several" to "dozens" of civilians in Kafar Batna were wounded as the town was…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3043
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
At least four but up to 11 civilians, including one woman and two female children, were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was subject to intense air and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Al-Jazeera reported how both Syrian…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3047
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
As Russian or Assad-waged warplanes struck Mesraba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, up to seven civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and "dozens" left injured, local media reported. As the shelling of eastern Ghouta continued on Tuesday, February 20th, the death toll in Mesraba rose to at least four and up to seven, according…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3044
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged air and artillery shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus killed at least five civilians, including one woman, and wounded several, local media reported. Followed by days of intense shelling of eastern Ghouta, including Hamouriya, the death toll reportedly reached five on Tuesday, February 20th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported "at…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3045
Location
زملكا, Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including at least two women, were killed along with several wounded as airstrikes and artillery shelling continued in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, this time in Zamalaka, local media reported who blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. Masrawy News reported how many parts of eastern Ghouta, including Zamalaka, continuously were under "air,…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3040
Location
Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria
Four civilians, including one girl, were killed along with several wounded as al Nashabiya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Like many parts of eastern Ghouta, aerial and artillery shelling intensified in Al Nashabiya in this…
Summary
Published
20 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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