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Incident Date

1 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1133

Location

البوسرايا, Busaraya, Raqqa, Syria
A girl was reportedly killed by shells fired into Busraya, with the Coalition or the US-backed SDF are believed to be responsible. Although reportage suggested the strike occurred on the 1t of July, Amnesty field notes suggested that it happened between the beginning of June and the end of July. According to the Amnesty and…

Summary

Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 July 2017

Incident Codes

CS1137 RS2310

Location

المجاوده, Majawdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and a number of others were injured following airstrikes on Majawdeh, roughly 85km southeast of Deir Ezzor. However responsibility was contested. The victim was identified by a number of sources, which also reported that his wife and daughter were injured. The Syrian Human Rights Committee reported that the wife…

Summary

Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 July 2017

Incident Code

CS1138

Location

البوليل, Buleil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A 12-year-old girl  was killed following an airstrike on Al Buleil to the east of Deir Ezzor. However it was not clear who was responsible. The eight sources reporting the incident did not make any allegations as to who was responsible. Euphrates Post reported that the airstrike took place near the Abu Dilu petrol station,…

Summary

Published
1 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 July 2017

Incident Code

LQ050

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
According to local sources, "intensive" air raids were launched on Sabri. 218 TV claimed they were conducted by LNA planes. Emhona said on Twitter they were conducted by Emirati or Egyptian warplanes. No civilians harm from the event is presently known.

Summary

Published
1 July 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

30 June 2017

Incident Code

CI794

Location

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Local press and resident sources said that dozens to hundreds of civilians, including the bodies of ‘hundreds of children and women’, were under the rubble in various areas in Old Mosul. Heavy shelling and air strikes had allegedly hit their homes. Local media provided striking accounts of streets filled with dead bodies, and called for…

Summary

Published
30 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–100
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1130

Location

الدشيشة, Al Dashaisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
One or two civilians died and four were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Dashasisha village, according to local sources. Baladi – blaming the Coalition – put the death toll at one, with more wounded. According to Zaman Alwasl, “Coalition aircraft bombed an Islamic State prison in the town of Dashaisha east of…

Summary

Published
30 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1123

Location

محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A girl was killed and up to 20 others were injured in airstrikes on Mahkan, however claims concerning who was responsible were contested. News Jorf claimed that the Coalition was responsible, meanwhile, Baladi News alleged that the Syrian government was responsible. The remaining eight sources reporting the incident did not make any claims as with…

Summary

Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1124

Location

مراط, Mrat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian male was killed in airstrikes on the village of Mrat, in eastern Deir Ezzor, however it was not clear who was responsible. One source, JP News, alleged that the Coalition was responsible. Meanwhile, three sources alleged that Russian warplanes were behind the airstrikes. Seven sources did not make any claims about responsibility or…

Summary

Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1122

Location

الطوب, Al Toob, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian male was reportedly killed and a number of others were injured in airstrikes on Al Toob in Deir Ezzor, however responsibility for the strike was contested. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the Coalition was responsible, whereas Baladi News alleged that Syrian government planes were to blame. The remaining six sources…

Summary

Published
29 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2306

Location

السخنة, Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were killed and wounded in an airstrike on Al-Sokhna - according to local media. Only one source blamed Russia, and the others blamed unidentified warplanes for the raids. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "the warplanes bombarded areas in the northern outskirts of the city of Sokhna in the…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2307

Location

المربعات, Al-Marba'at, Nabi’ al Sakher, Quneitra, Syria
Between four and eight civilians were killed - reportedly from one family - and others were wounded, when airstrikes struck Al-Marba'at town, local media said. According to sources, up to three children, a woman, and a man were killed in the raids. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strikes. Some…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS1112 RS2304

Location

Al Lattoum village, Homs, Syria
One child died and several members of his family were injured in an airstrike on Al Lattoum village, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US-led Coalition (against which there was just one allegation), Russia or the Syrian regime. Alsoukhnaalhadath reported the death of…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1113

Location

كسرة عفنان, Kasrat Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians, including a man and a woman, were reportedly killed by mortar fire in the village of Kasrat Afnan, south of Raqqa, however it was not clear who was responsible. Jisr TV, Shahba Press and the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that ISIL were responsible for the deaths whereas Al Hasaka Arabea stated…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 June 2017

Incident Codes

CS1118 RS2305

Location

دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 60 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Dablan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the event, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. The pro-regime source, Damas Press, put the death toll at 40 and blamed the…

Summary

Published
28 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–60
Civilians reported injured
12–60
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CI787

Location

الموصل القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that at least 90 civilians were killed and injured as a result of ongoing fighting and shelling in Old Mosul, especially in the vicinity of the Al-Nouri Mosque and the destroyed Hadba Minaret. It is presently unclear which parties were responsible. Yaqein agency reported that 71 civilians died, and others were wounded.…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
71
Civilians reported injured
19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CI788

Location

خزرج, Mosul, Khazraj, Nineveh, Iraq
A local residents’ Facebook page and local press reported that Abdel Fattah Jassim Al-Sharifi died after a ‘random’ bombing on Khazraj district in Old Mosul. Al-Sharifi used to be the owner of the library Bassam in Najafi Street. No further details are presently known.  

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1106

Location

نهر الفرات, Euphrates river, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes targeting vehicles traveling near the Euphrates River in Raqqa, where civilians were trying to gather drinking water. However it was not immediately clear whether sources were reporting on previously documented incidents or new occurrences. Three civilians were previously alleged killed in similar circumstances on…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1107

Location

بلدة الطيبة, Al Tayba, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian female was indirectly killed following a heart attack said to be caused by hearing airstrikes on Al Tayba in Mayadeen, local sources reported. Sharqiya Voice reported that the airstrikes hit the houses of Hassan al Hanan, Bashar al Hanan, Sufian al Hanan and Ghassan al Hanan and reported that a number of people…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1108

Location

ﺟﻨﺎﺓ, Janat, Al Hassakah, Syria
A family of six civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes in Janat village, however assertions as to who was responsible were contested. Five sources who reported the incident alleged that the Coalition was responsible. However @KhabourNews claimed that Russia was to blame.

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1282a

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Seven civilians died in air or artillery or mortar shelling of Raqqa, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for their deaths. However, Hasaka Rasd also reported that mortars fell on Raqqa neighbourhoods on this day, meaning that these deaths may have been caused by SDF actions, for although Airwars…

Summary

Published
27 July 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2303

Location

السخنة, Al-Sokhna , Homs, Syria
An unspecific number of civilian casualties were reported in airstrikes on Al-Sokhna,  according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Syrian News reported that "Russian aircraft launched air raids Tuesday [Tuesday 27th]  on the city of Al-Sokhna and the outskirts of Homs in eastern Homs". But the Syrian Observatory for Human…

Summary

Published
27 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1088

Location

near the new bridge, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in or near the Al Hamwazi hotel near Raqqa’s new bridge, however it was not clear who was responsible. Two sources, Tal Abyad and Eye on Raqqa, alleged that the deaths were caused by mines that were detonated in the hotel by SDF militias and their reporting was…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1098

Location

عياش, Ayyash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian male was identified as killed and two others were injured in “cluster bombs” on the town of Ayyash, local sources reported, however it was not clear who was responsible. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights and Free Deir Ezzor both reported that the strikes consisted of four raids. None of the four sources…

Summary

Published
26 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1082

Location

موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two women and four children, including a newborn baby, were reportedly killed and dozens of others injured in airstrikes in Muhassan, in the east of Deir Ezzor, but it was not immediately clear who was responsible. Euphrates Post and Sharqiya Voice reported that warplanes committed the “massacre” but did not say who they believed was…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

25 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1084

Location

القورية, Al Quoriya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two displaced families, made up of 10 to 13 civilians which included three women and seven children, were reportedly killed and others were injured in alleged airstrikes on two houses in Al Quoriya – though most sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible, one report from Step News Agency, pointed towards Russia. Sound and Picture…

Summary

Published
25 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1069

Location

حي الدرعية, Dari'ya, Raqqa, Syria
One named civilian female was killed in the Al Dari’ya neighbourhood of Raqqa after a mortar shell struck her home, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the SDF for her death. According to Baladi, “two women were killed by artillery shelling of the Qusd militia on the area of the White…

Summary

Published
24 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2301

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
There were reports of unspecific numbers of civilian casualties in Akeirbat following airstrikes on the vicinity. @MasarPressNet attributed blame to "warplanes" who "launched several raids on Akeirabat". However, the Step News Agency reported that "Russian warplanes launched several raids targeting the area of Akeirbat and its environs in the eastern suburb of Hama [with] reports…

Summary

Published
24 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1066

Location

محيميدة, Mheimdeh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 17 civilians including women and children died in an airstrike on Mheimdeh, Deir ez-Zor, according to local media – though it was unclear who was responsible for the deaths, with many sources pointing towards Russia, some to the regime and others not identifying the culprit. Free Deir Radio put the death toll at…

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

RS2300

Location

محيمدة, Muheimeda, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Sources on the ground reported that as many as 17 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following airstrikes on Muheimeda in the early hours of the morning. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. The majority of sources attributed blame to the Syrian regime, others pointed to Russian warplanes, however there…

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 June 2017

Incident Code

CS1060

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A name civilian male was killed in bombing or shelling in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently and Raqqa_r_w_b. However neither source said who was responsible for his death or provided any further details.  

Summary

Published
23 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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