Incident date
April 14, 2017
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عقيربات , Akeirabat, Hama, SyriaThe 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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Incident date
April 14, 2017
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بصرة الشام , Basra al Sham, Daraa, SyriaLocal 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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April 13, 2017
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الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqMultiple local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes as well as raids carried out by Iraqi government forces led to the deaths of dozens of civilians, and left up to 181 people injured. The airstrikes hit several neighbourhoods in West Mosul on April 13th and 14th. Entably Mumen (Facebook page) reported that Abu Yusuf was among
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Incident date
April 13, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaTwo men were killed when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit their motorcycle in Tabaqa, according to local sources. @Mohab_Naser reported that the incident occurred “on the main street south of the church roundabout”. The combatant status of the victims was not made clear in any of the reports.
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Incident date
April 13, 2017
LOCATION
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThe state news agency Sana reported the death of ‘hundreds of people’ in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hatla. The Coalition said they were not responsible. However in its own published reports for that day the Coalition did later confirm three strikes in the province. According to Sana: “The General Command of the Army and
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April 13, 2017
LOCATION
السكرية و محميل , Sukariya and Muhmil, Idlib, SyriaFour 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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Incident date
April 12, 2017
LOCATION
الهزيمة, Al Hazima, Raqqa, SyriaTwo families died in an incident at Al Hazimah, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether they died in Coalition airstrikes or artillery strikes by other forces. SY reporter said that a family and a doctor were killed and blamed the Coalition. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a doctor
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Incident date
April 11, 2017
LOCATION
عنه, Anah, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources reported that six civilians were killed and several others were wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Anah, in the west of Anbar province. In a suggestion that the deaths were caused by the Iraq Air Force, Saad Awad – the mayor of Anah district – reportedly called on the government’s air force
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Incident date
April 11, 2017
LOCATION
سحاب, Mosul, al-Saha and al-Sham gate, Nineveh, IraqA single local source reported that over thirty civilians, including women and children, were killed in Coalition airstrikes on al-Saha and al-Sham neighbourhoods in West Mosul. Other sources reported that in total 73 civilians were killed and 200 wounded after three days of bombing by the international Coalition and Iraqi forces.
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Incident date
April 11, 2017
LOCATION
هنيدة, Hunayda, Raqqa, SyriaOne man was killed when an alleged Coalition strike hit the motorcycle he was on in Hunayda, according to multiple local sources. However, it is unclear whether the victim was a civilian or militant. Raqqa Post reported that an unmanned drone targeted the victim, while Mohab Nasser, a media activist from Tabaqa, said reported he
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Incident date
April 11, 2017
LOCATION
كفركرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, SyriaOne 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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Incident date
April 11, 2017
LOCATION
كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaLocal 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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April 10, 2017
LOCATION
اليرموك, Mosul, Yarmouk, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources reported a major incident in Yarmouk neighbourhood, West Mosul, where airstrikes allegedly killed more than thirty civilians. The local Facebook group Sawlf Ateka named the victims as: “Imad Abdul Ghani Al-Rashdi and his mother, his wife, four daughters, the daughter of his brother Iyad and five other families after they fled to their
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Incident date
April 10, 2017
LOCATION
بلدة حور , Hour village, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported on the killing of a shepherd and his daughter due to multiple airstrikes in the village of Hour in western Aleppo. Sources reported that the strikes were likely Russian, although some sources alleged they were launched by the Syrian regime. Most sources reported the use of cluster bombs. “Multiple” civilians were wounded
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Incident date
April 10, 2017
LOCATION
دارة عزة , Dira’t Izza, Aleppo, SyriaAn alleged airstrike hit the village of Dira’t Izza causing severe destruction. Some sources attributed the strike to Russian warplanes, whereas others alleged they were conducted by the Syrian regime. One civilian was reportedly killed. A total of 15 other civilians were reportedly injured. According to the Syrian Civil Defence team, they managed to pull
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Incident date
April 10, 2017
LOCATION
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, SyriaLocal sources reported that heavy shelling on Akeirbat in Hama killed as many as 34 civilians. One source attributed the airstrikes to Russian warplanes, while the other blamed the Syrian regime. The reports varied significantly, as one source reported 34 civilians were killed, including 11 children, while another source only reported that multiple civilians were
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
مزرعة تشرين, Tishreen farm, Raqqa, SyriaLocal media reported the death of two families in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tishreen Farms area. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, four non-combatants including a woman and her child died at the hands of the Coalition. Other sources put the number of dead at six, again pointing to Coalition warplanes
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
كسرة الفرج, Kasrat Faraj, Raqqa, SyriaTwo people – possibly civilians – died in an alleged Coalition airstrike which hit the car they were traveling in at Kasrat Faraj, according to local media. Step News noted “a dawn raid by Coalition forces today which targeted a car carrying two people in the village of Kasrat Faraj south of the city, which
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, Rifai and 17 July, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that heavy airstrikes and artillery shelling hit Rifai and 17 July neighbourhoods in West Mosul, killing and injuring an unspecified number of civilians. Iraqi Spring Media Center and Urgent Mosul News blamed the Iraqi government, though none of the other sources said who was responsible. Sawlf Ateka (local Facebook page) reported that
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
داعل, Dael, Daraa, SyriaOne civilian was killed and three injured in an airstrike in Dael, Dara’a, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or Assad’s regime were responsible. The strike hit the field hospital “Nabd Houran”, which according to Alaraby provided medical services to over 100,000 people. One nurse was killed in the
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaTwo children were wounded in an airstrike in Kafr Zita, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Whilst most sources attribute responsibility to Russia, a tweet from @B.Alhamwi, stated that “Assad’s gangs” had struck Kafr Zita and wounded two children. Activists who spoke
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed in an airstrike in Saraqeb, Idlib, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Almost all of the known sources that reported on this event, regardless of belligerent, noted that internationally banned phosphorous bombs were used. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in
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Incident date
April 9, 2017
LOCATION
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed and three others injured in an airstrike in Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible. All of the known sources that reported on this attack, aside from RFS Media Office, attributed responsibility to Russian forces. Halab
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
شعيب الذكر, Sho'aib Al Zakir, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 40 civilians including a woman and her six children died after their boat sank while it was crossing the Euphrates River near Sho’aib Al-Zikir. While most local sources blamed the UIS-led Coalition, one news organisation said the boat had instead capsized because there were too many people onboard. The Smart News Network reported:
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
17 تموز, Mosul, 17 July, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said that three named family members were killed and their daughter injured on the morning of April 8th, after an airstrike reportedly struck their house in West Mosul. They also reported a “number of wounded”. Yaqein said a “wrong” Coalition airstrike killed three and wounded two of the same family in West Mosul
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April 8, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, West Mosul, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources, possibly referring to a statement originating with Al Amaq [ISIL’s media wing], said that that 13 civilians were killed and 91 were injured – mostly children and women – in shelling and bombing by the Coalition and Iraqi forces on several neighborhoods in West Mosul.
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
طيبة, Tayba, Daraa, SyriaThree children were killed in an airstrike in Tayba, Dara’a, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether Russia or Assad’s regime were responsible. Local media Facebook page, Mohammed Al-Rifaei, named the three children who died in the attack and attributed responsibility to Russian forces. Whilst most sources suggested that Russia
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
طريق السد, Sadd Neighbourhood, Daraa, SyriaSeven to nine civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in an airstrike in the Sadd neighbourhood in Dara’a, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Seven civilians were listed in the Violations Documentations Centre with their cause of death recorded as
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, SyriaAn eight year old child was killed in an airstrike in Nasib, Dara’a, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Most known sources for this event did not positively identify the aircraft. Step News reported that “Russian aircraft intensified raids yesterday [8th]…targeting two villages
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Incident date
April 8, 2017
LOCATION
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, SyriaUp to three civilians were killed and others injured in an airstrike in Darat Izza, Aleppo, according to local media sources – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Whilst most sources attributed responsibility of the event to Russia, the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed towards the “Syrian-Russian alliance”,