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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
CI582
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that seven civilians were killed and eight injured in unspecified airstrikes or mortar shelling by Iraqi forces on Rifai neighbourhood in the west of Mosul. While Yaqein spoke of airstrikes, Iraqi Spring Media Center said the victims were caused by mortar shelling of Iraqi forces. Iraq News Center also…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2024
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that an air raid killed up to two civilians, including a child, and wounded several others, as it struck the city of Kafr Zita in Hama, though it was unclear if Russia or the Syrian regime were behind the attack. Two civilians were additionally wounded, and MonKiz Al Khabour reported that one…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2025
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamneh, Hama, Syria
The town of al-Latamneh, Hama, was reportedly exposed to chlorine gas attacks which killed two civilians. There were also claims that dozens more civilian were wounded through suffocation. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Orient News reported that helicopters belonging to the Syrian regime had carried out chlorine…
Summary
Published
26 March 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2022
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
In this major incident, referred to by many sources as "a massacre", alleged Russian or Assad-launched airstrikes on Hamouriya, Damascus killed up to 18 civilians, including women and children, and wounded between 24 and 80 more, local media reported. Residential areas in Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, were reportedly struck by heavy aerial shelling on March…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–18
Civilians reported injured
24–80
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Codes
CS615 RS2020
Location
منطقة الادخار, Al-ldikhar, Raqqa, Syria
Up to five civilians died including a child and two women in a reported airstrike on Al-ldikhar, according to local media. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Coalition or Russia. Smart news agency said that three civilians died in a strike “likely” carried out by the Coalition However RFS…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2023
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Between two and nine civilians, including women and children, were wounded when the village of Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, was hit by aerial shelling, local media reported, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Mustapha al Gharib, a media manager in the civil defence in Maarat al Numan, told Smart that…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2021
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including two children and two women, were killed and as many as 20 more were wounded in strikes allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Khan Shakhoun, Idlib, local media reported. Two airstrikes reportedly struck al-Shamali neighbourhood in Khan Shakhoun, killing up to eight civilians, including a family…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
1–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2016
Location
معر شورين, Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, Syria
Between two and four civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on village of Ma'ar Shureen in Idlib, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, four civilian were wounded. Other sources put the figure at two. Zamanalwasl said that the strike hit a popular market in the village. While…
Summary
Published
25 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2013
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
As many as 16 civilians, most of them women and one child, were killed and up to 24 were left wounded, when alleged Assad or Russian airstrikes struck a women's prison in Idlib, local media reported. The attack against the prison, run by the Executive Force of the Syrian Opposition, resulted in at least seven…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–16
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2015
Location
حلفايا, Halfaya, Hama, Syria
Airstrikes, carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia, wounded three civilians in the town of Halfaya, local media reported Syrian Mirror said that the strikes led to "casualties", without further specification. The remaining two sources reported that the airstrikes wounded several people. According to Smart News' correspondent, "warplanes launched raids on the town of…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
CI575
Location
الرفاعي, Mosul, Rifai and Zanjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that twelve civilians were killed – six of them from one family – and twenty others were injured after two houses had been bombed in Rifai and Zinjili neighborhoods west of Mosul. A press source told Yaqein that “the army aircraft launched raids on the neighborhoods.” Other sources did not say who…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Codes
CS614 RS2011
Location
Ma'ari school, Bado neighbourhood, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Up to six civilians including two children and two women died, and as many as five civilians were wounded, in an airstrike on the Bado neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local media, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the US led Coalition or Russian warplanes. Palmyra Media Center reported…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
CI576
Location
الموصل: غرب/الجانب الأيمن, Mosul, West / Right side, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that eleven civilians were killed and 14 others were injured due to airstrikes and artillery shelling in several neighborhoods in the west of Mosul. While Sputnik News blamed the Coalition, other sources did not say who carried out the strikes.
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2012
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
On March 24, 2017, one civilian was reportedly killed and up to nine were wounded in an alleged Russia or Syrian regime airstrike on the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, local media reported. Ahmed Khatib, a correspondent for the Mirror of Syria in Idlib, said that "warplanes carried out several air raids on the…
Summary
Published
24 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
CI574
Location
الشفاء, Mosul, Al-Shafaa, Nineveh, Iraq
Local medical sources reportedly claimed that three employees at a Mosul hospital in Shifa neighbourhood were killed when a missile hit the hospital. Shafaaq reported that “A medical source told Ashqaf News that a mortar landed near the first aid hall in the hospital, killing three medical personnel and damaging the hospital.” Another local blog…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2007
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One person died and several were left wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad-waged airstrike that struck Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local sources reported. All known sources reported one civilian casualty, most likely a woman. AMC Aleppo's reporting hinted that it was a male victim while @alikrarrkar and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights believed it was woman.…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2008
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and as many as seven more were wounded following airstrikes that struck the town of Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Idlib, local sources reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Sources said that between one and two civilians were killed in the strikes. Two civilian…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2009
Location
ادلب, Idlib City, Idlib, Syria
Several civilians were killed and several more were wounded as airstrikes, allegedly carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, struck Idlib Electricity Company in the centre of Idlib city, local sources reported. What was described as "heavy air raids" by @shahed_alep reportedly killed up to two civilians and wounded as many as four. @News_truth_ reported that the…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1997
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were killed and up to five injured in an air or artillery strike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media sources - though it is unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the event. Akhbar News, who put the death toll at four killed and five wounded, reported that "Russian aircraft…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22–23 March, 2017
Incident Code
RS2005
Location
حلفايا, Halfaya , Hama, Syria
Five named civilians were reportedly killed and several other civilians were wounded in alleged strikes by Russian or regime warplanes on Halfaya, Hama, on March 22nd or 23rd, local sources reported. The road between al-Majdal and Halfaya village in Hama was reportedly struck by both air and artillery bombardment on either March 22nd or 23rd.…
Summary
Published
23 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2000
Location
درعا البلد, Dara'a Al-Balad, Daraa, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed in an airstrike on Daraa al Balad, according to local media sources - though it is unclear who was responsible for the attack. Some sources attributed responsibility to Russian forces; some mentioned weapons known to be used by the Assad regime and some didn't positively identify the aircraft. Nabaa…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2001
Location
كفرحوت, Kafr Hout, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians were reported killed and others injured in an airstrike on Kafr Hout, Southern Aleppo, according to local sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or Assad's regime were responsible for the attack. According to Step News Agency, "the Russian warplanes targeted the village of Kfar Hout with three air strikes,…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2003
Location
عين ترما, Ain Tarma, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and several others wounded in airstrikes on Ain Tarma, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the attack. Smart News Agency who reported that the attack was likely to be a Russian air raid, stated that the two…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2004
Location
اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported wounded following an airstrike with a phosphorous bomb attack in Ariha, Idlib, according to local media sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the attack. Smart News, who also reported the attack to be a phosphorous bomb attack, stated that "six more raids…
Summary
Published
22 March 2017
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 March 2017
Incident Code
RS1988
Location
Kafr Joum village, western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
The “Magic World” area near Kafr Joum was struck by alleged Syrian and Russian planes just after midnight, killing five civilians and wounding at least five others, according to local sources. Civil defence teams worked throughout the airstrikes to rescue those trapped under rubble. While many sources reported nine injured, the Syrian Press Centre claimed…
Summary
Published
21 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 March 2017
Incident Code
CI567
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al-Jadid / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that six civilians from the same family were killed in an assault on the New Mosul district in the western half of the city. Sayed Al Bajari reported on Facebook: “Six civilians of a single family were killed in Mosul, west of Mosul, after being bombed 40 minutes ago”
Summary
Published
21 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 March 2017
Incident Code
CI569
Location
باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Laksh, behind Watan school, Nineveh, Iraq
A local source said that twenty civilians, including women and children, were killed by airstrikes and/ or indiscriminate shelling on the area behind Watan school in Bab Laksh neighbourhood in West of Mosul, on the evening of March 21st-22nd. A family member later posted: “My wife moved to God (passed away) – the daughter of…
Summary
Published
21 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CI562
Location
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that 43 civilians were killed in airstrikes and missile shelling by the International Coalition and Iraqi forces in Zanjili neighbourhood, in the west of Mosul. Mosul Eye reported: “Mosul witnessed 20/3/2017 wave of casualties in a large number, and the initial outcome that we were able to collect was…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
43
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CI564
Location
نابلس, Mosul, Nablus, Yarmouk, Old City, Haraj Market, Nineveh, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that 49 civilians were killed and 100 injured in the clashes and shelling in the neighborhoods of Nablus, Yarmouk, the Old City and the Haraj market in the West of Mosul. Ninawa Media Center put the number at 38 for the neigbourhoods of Zangali, Rifai and Najjar. Al Arabi…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
49–50
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2017
Incident Code
CI565
Location
عنه, Ana Al Jadida, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local residents and press sources said that seven civilians were killed and seven injured after alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted Cairo neighbourhood in Ana, in the west of Anbar province. While Iraqi Spring blamed the Coalition, the other two sources also mentioned the Iraqi forces. Yaqein reported that “Seven civilians were killed and seven others were…
Summary
Published
20 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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