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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3000
Location
عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
In this event, described by many as a "massacre", up to 27 civilians, including children and women, were killed and dozens were wounded as the city of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to heavy aerial shelling, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime. Some sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19–27
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3001
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes carried out airstrikes in Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, killing between four and eight civilians, including one woman and one child, as well as wounding several others, local media reported. Reports mentioned heavy shelling in several parts of eastern Ghouta around February 8th, 2018, including the shelling of Douma. The…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3002
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that between two and five civilians were killed and six were wounded as alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplanes launched airstrikes and artillery in the suburb of Harasta in eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Syrianoor reported that several cities in eastern Ghouta were subject to aerial shelling on February 8th, causing the "death and injury of…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2993
Location
معرة النعمان, Marat Al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least six and as many as 12 civilians, including one woman, were killed and up to 30 were wounded as Marat Al Numan, Idlib, was subject to heavy aerial bombardment, possibly including the use of cluster bombs, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. In this widely-reported incident,…
Summary
Published
7 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 February 2018
Incident Code
CI875
Location
المخيسة, Al Mikhisa village, Diyala, Iraq
There were reports that two civilians were killed and two injured by airstrikes in Al Mikhisa village, east of the Abu Sayda district. Local sources told Airwars that two of the deceased civilians may have been farmers. All reports mentioned that airstrikes targeted the “orchards” or “the farms” in the village. None however provided any…
Summary
Published
7 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2991
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
One civilian, allegedly a child, was killed by an Assad or Russian waged assault in the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Harasta was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), this was the…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2980
Location
الغدفة, Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria
A volunteer of the Syrian Civil Defense was killed as he was on duty in Ghadafa, Idlib, local media and family members reported. The victim, Ahmed Ali Al-Mustafa, and his Civil Defense team were reportedly inspecting a bombing site when the strike took place. The victim's brother wrote on his Twitter account, Apdlrahmah, about the death of…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2981
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
At least three and as many as 13 civilians, including two women, were killed and "dozens" others wounded, local media reported after the city of Arbeen, Damascus, was subject to air and artillery strikes. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The incident, described as a…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2982
Location
جوبر, Jobar, Damascus, Syria
Between two and six civilians were killed as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Jobar, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Jobar was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. In Jobar, most sources reported the death of two civilians, while Local Coordination Committees…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2983
Location
دوما, Douma , Damascus, Syria
In this incident, described by many sources as a "massacre", up to 31 civilians, including up to eight children and 11 women, were killed and "dozens" wounded, as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus. According to local reports, the incident in Douma was one out of many that day…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–31
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2985
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
The town of Mesraba, Damascus, was hit by an airstrike that killed between one and five civilians, including two children and at least one women, and wounded several others, local media reported. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. According to local reports, the incident in Mesraba was one out…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2984
Location
كفر باتنة, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between four and seven civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and up to 80 more civilians were wounded as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Kafr Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Kafr Batna was one of many lethal aerial incidents on…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–80
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2986
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians, including a child and woman, were killed and "many" wounded following Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Hamouriya was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR),…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2987
Location
زملكا, Zamalaka, Damascus, Syria
As many as seven civilians, including a child and three women, were killed and up to dozens were wounded following Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling of Zamalaka, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local sources reported. According to local reports, the incident in Zamalaka was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2988
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
At least three and as many as nine civilians were killed and one child was wounded, following aerial and possible missile shelling of Hazza, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, according to local media reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. According to local reports, the incident in Hazza was…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2989
Location
مديرا, Mdyra, Damascus, Syria
Up to four civilians, including up to two children and one woman, were killed following alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling and/or missile attacks of Mdyra, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Mdyra was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2990
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between two and four civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and at least one child was wounded following alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Saqba was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2970
Location
التليل ,سراقب, Al Talil neighbourhood, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A chlorine gas assault in Saraqeb, Idlib by the Syrian regime - possibly with Russian support - wounded multiple civilians including children according to local reports, with most victims suffering breathing difficulties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that two barrel bombs were used in this attack. "At least 11 civilians, including three civil…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2974
Location
Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including up to five children and one woman - possibly from the same family - were killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes were launched in the village of Ma'asaran, Idlib, local media reported. In this incident, local sources reports' spanned from one to as many as seven…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2966
Location
معصران, Ma'saran, Idlib, Syria
A family of seven; a father, a mother and five children, were killed and the sixth sibling was left seriously wounded, local media reported, following aerial shelling of Ma'saran, Idlib, though sources were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Most sources reported that the event had killed a family of…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2967
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
On February 3, 2018, up to five civilians were killed and several more were left wounded following alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, local media reported. Saraqeb had reportedly been subject to several aerial attacks in the previous days and local activists told al-Araby that "the city is being burned by intensive…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2961
Location
الغدفة, Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and several others injured as aerial and/or artillery shelling hit the town of Al-Ghadafa, Idlib, local media reported - though it was unclear how to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Both Smart News Agency and Step News Agency reported that strikes believed to have been carried out…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2962
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were wounded in the city of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib, either due to airstrikes, carried out by Russia, or artillery attack, carried out by the Syrian regime, local media reported. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that "warplanes likely to be Russian launched four raids on the city of Jisr al-Shughour", leaving three…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2963
Location
حدية, Hadya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as seven civilians, including one child, were killed an up to "dozens" more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russia or Assad-waged airstrikes on a road near Hadya, Aleppo. Smart News Agency quoted activists who said that "warplanes likely to be Russian bombed vehicles on a road in the vicinity of Tal…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2964
Location
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes and/or artillery shelling in Kafr Halap, Aleppo, killed two civilian men along with wounding several more, local media reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Two civilian men, identified by name, were reportedly killed by the assault in Kafr Halab. Jsirtv attributed blame to "aerial bombardment…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2965
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on an ancient museum in Ma’arat al-Nu'man, local media reported. According to Enabbaladi, "an air strike carried out by a military aircraft belonging to the Assad forces yesterday, Tuesday, January 2, targeted the archaeological museum in the city of Ma’arat…
Summary
Published
2 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2954
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
Between three and six civilians, including one family, was killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged warplanes carried out airstrikes in the city of Saraqeb, Idlib, local media reported. In this incident, described as "a massacre in the heart of the city" by al-Modon, civilian harm reports varied slightly, spanning from three to…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2955
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was injured following an airstrike and/or artillery shelling of Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media reported, though it was unclear who and what was to blame. Most sources reported that Russia had carried out airstrikes in the city, causing injuries among the civilians. One of the wounded was identified by name by…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2956
Location
الهوتة, al-Houta, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three children were killed and another one was injured as remnants from a possible Russian-launched cluster bomb exploded in al-Houta, Aleppo, local media reported. HalabTodayTV's correspondent reported "the death of three children in the town of Hoota rural southern Aleppo by a bomb explosion from the remnants of the previous shelling of the town." The…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2957
Location
جزرايا, Jazraya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and eight civilians, including children and women, were killed and several were left injured following airstrikes and/or artillery shelling in Jazraya, Aleppo, local media reports, though the exact circumstances were unclear. Most sources reported that one family had been killed, including one man, one woman and three to five children, though sources varied…
Summary
Published
1 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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