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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS741
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently a 13- years-old female civilian died from fright following the sounds of air raids on the city of Raqqa at dawn today.” RFS reported that “in Al Raqqa, the 13-year-old girl...died of heart attack as a result of fear of the bombing of Al Raqqa city by Coalition…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS742
Location
حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buweitiya, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition shelled the villages of Hamra Buwittiya and Al-Raqqa Al-Samra both near the town of Karama, 20 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, killing four civilians in the first and one in the second, and wounding nine others in both.” Alaraby also put…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS743
Location
رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported that “warplanes likely belonging to the Coalition shelled the villages of Hamra Buwittiya and Al-Raqqa Al-Samra both near the town of Karama, 20 kilometers east of the city of Raqqa, killing four civilians in the first and one in the second, and wounding nine others in both.” Al Araby also…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS747
Location
دبسي فرج, Dibsi Faraj, Raqqa, Syria
Between three and seven civilians died including two children and one woman in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the villages of Dibsi Faraj and Al Bu’A’ass. The Step News Agency and Damascustodaysy put the death toll at three. However, according to the Smart News Agency, seven non-combatants died, including two children and one woman –…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS748
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
Journalist Mohab Nasser reported the death of three children in a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura. Euphrates Post, also blaming the Coalition, said that three civilians died in the strike of which two were children.
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2185
Location
Kherbit Qais village, Idlib, Syria
A woman and a child died following alleged Russian airstrikes in the village of Kherbit Qais in eastern Idlib, according to sources on the ground. Warplanes launched two raids at dawn, according to local sources.
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
CS749
Location
شارع فلسطين, Tabaqah, Palestine Street, Raqqa, Syria
Eighteen civilians including 11 children and three women, died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Filastin Palestine Street, Al Tabaqa. There is, however, uncertainty about the date ofthe incident: Mohab Nasser puts it at April 28th and eyewitnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attack happened in late April. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
18
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2188
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Local media reported the death of one named adult-male civilian - a blind man - in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah mosque in Kafr Zita. According to SHRC, Russian warplanes initially targeted a hospital next to the mosque - and then returned to strike the mosque itself. Smart reported: "A journalist…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ043
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported about 18 airstrikes and artillery shelling near the Sabri and fish market areas of Benghazi. Some sources named the UAE as the belligerent, others the LNA. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2175
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed between one and two civilians and injured two others in Kafr Sanja in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April. Multiple sources reported that one of the martyrs was a child, and one source identified the other civilian killed as the child’s father.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2183
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Zita, Idlib, according to local media sources. The Shamna medical point was struck and four of the medical staff were killed, Halab Today reported. There was a second strike after the hospital was struck, according to Al Jazeera. They reported that "Russian aircraft re-targeted…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2168
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shoughour, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died and up to seven more were wounded in ‘several air raids’ alleged Russian airstrikes on Jisr Al-Shoghour in Idlib Governorate, according to sources on the ground. The Step News Agency reported “two civilians were killed in a bomb attack on Jisr al-Shughour and the surrounding area of al-Janoudiya village in the western…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2169
Location
معرشورين, Maarshurin village, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Ma’ar Shureen on the morning of the 27th of April, according to sources on the ground. The strike reportedly left ‘dozens’ of others wounded. Aljazeera reported that a funeral procession in the…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2184
Location
دير شرقي, Deir Sharqi, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were killed and "dozens" wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir Sharqi, according to local media sources. The University Hospital in Deir Sharqi, which reportedly was used to primarily treat women and children, was struck. The hospital was destroyed by the strike and taken out of service, according to Smart News, who…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
CS737
Location
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the death of one non-combatant and injury of two more in a Coalition raid. However, according to Qasioun, three civilians died. It also pointed towards the Coalition.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2170
Location
سرجة,, Sarja village, Idlib, Syria
‘Intensive air raids’ allegedly conducted by Russian warplanes resulted in the deaths of two sisters and wounded three other civilians in Sarja on the 27th April 2017, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “The girls Aisha and Maryam Idris al Ashqar, from Sarja village in Idlib governorate…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2179
Location
عويجل, Ouweijal, Aleppo, Syria
Two children died and seven other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Ouweijal in western Aleppo, according to local sources. The Smart News Agency reported the planes were likely bombing a hospital in the town. Three houses collapsed, according to the Syrian News Desk.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2180
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
According to the Step News Agency, "a woman was killed and several of her children injured following Russian raid targeting Kafr Zita in northern countryside of Hama." The Violations Documentation Centre also named one woman as killed by Russian forces. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2171
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sarmin in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among the majority of sources pointing to Russia. It reported that “ suspected Russian warplanes fired two missiles on al Daraj…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2172
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Between three and five civilians - one woman and her children - were killed, and a further two were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun on the 27th of April 2017, according to sources on the ground. Multiple sources said the victims were displaced people from Helfaya in Hama Governorate. Some sources said…
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2174
Location
التمانعة, al Taman’a, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed and one other was wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al-Tamana in Idlib Governorate on the 27th of April 2017, according to local media.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CI665
Location
حاوي الكنيسة, Mosul, Hawi al Kanassa, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven family members – including five children – died in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Hawi Al Kanissa neighbourhood early on Wednesday, locals said. Sources furthermore reported to Yaqein Agency that “the military bombardment of the neighborhood has caused considerable material damage to the houses of citizens near the targeted house.” All sources said the Coalition…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS733
Location
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
A number of local sources said that at least two people were killed and 14 more injured as a result of alleged Coalition airstrikes in the western Tabaqa countryside in the village of Debsi Afnan. A report from Smart News Agency two days after the incident said as many as seven people were killed and…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
CS736
Location
Northern Raqqa countryside, Raqqa, Syria
Al Raqqa Truth and the Raqqa News Network reported the death of one man in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the northern Raqqa countryside. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2164
Location
معرشورين, Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, Syria
Up to four civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Ma'ar Shureen, Idlib, according to local media sources. In keeping with other known sources that reported on this incident, Zaitoun stated: "A martyr and a number of wounded in a town in the southern Idlib countryside were killed as Russian warplanes targeted the…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2165
Location
الجانودية, Al Janoudia, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Janoudiya, Jisr al-Shughour, according to local media sources. Media activist, Musab Ahmed Orabi, was among those dead. However, none of the sources were clear as to whether he was one of the five civilians killed or an additional death. He was working with…
Summary
Published
26 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 April 2017
Incident Code
CS731
Location
كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died and others were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a funeral in Kdeiran, according to local sources. Alraqqa.Truth reported that Coalition jets “targeted a funeral procession with heavy machine guns”. Asharqiya Voice and the Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that Coalition aircraft used gunfire on the gathering. According to…
Summary
Published
25 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
LC070
Location
سبها, Sabha, Sabha, Libya
According to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–70
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2156
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–15
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2157
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, Syria
Between two and 12 civilians were killed - and four were wounded - in an airstrike on Kafr Takharim hospital, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One occurred in the mountainous region of al Duweila, and…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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