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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1830
Location
اورم الجوز, Orm Al Joz, Idlib, Syria
Six civilians were killed - mostly from the same family - and some were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orm Al Joz, local media said. All sources reported that Russian missiles and rockets were to blame for the raid. As many as two female children and two women were reportedly killed in the raid.…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1831
Location
جبل الاربعين, Jabal Al-Arba'een, Idlib, Syria
A leader of the Islamic Party of Turkmenistan (jihadist group) was killed following an alleged Russian raid on a residential building he was occupying. Four of his children and three women were also reportedly killed in the raid. Additionally, in what became a double raid, 20 members of the civil defence were injured in a second raid whilst…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2017
Incident Code
TS049
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
Al Bab 24 named Hassan Mohammad al Hussein al Assfour as killed in "Turkish shelling" in Al Bab, Syria. On January 14th, both Amna Alali and Halab Today reported the "death of 12 civilians and wounding of 18 more as a result of a Turkish air and artillery yesterday [Jan 13th] on the town of…
Summary
Published
13 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2017
Incident Code
CI415
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that the international Coalition and/or US aircraft had carried out airstrikes in New Mosul neighborhood, West Mosul, leaving up to 30 civilians dead and 14 others wounded. The Coalition later confirmed killing eight civilians in Mosul that day. Iraq News Center said that bombing by “international Coalition aircraft” had led to the…
Summary
Published
12 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–40
Civilians reported injured
3–21
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1819
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A young man was killed when alleged Russian shelling struck "militants" in a sugar factory and a farm in Maskanah, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. There were no reports of wounded civilians. According to @fathi_1999, three raids struck the town. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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Factory
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Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI413
Location
حي الكفاءات الثانية, Mosul, Kafaat, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes bombed a house with three missiles in Second Ka’afat neighborhood, northeast of Mosul. A car bomb hidden inside the compound caused heavy losses among civilians living in the four houses surrounding the target. Nineveh Media Center reported that the raids took place close to the house of the President…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
CS437
Location
دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
Between two and four civilians including a child were alleged killed in a Coalition airstrike on Debsi Afnan, according to some local sources. Al Natek reported that four non-combatants died in a Coalition strike. And the Syrian Network said “at least two civilians including a child died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Debsi…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
CS438
Location
مزرعة الرشيد, Al Rashid farms, Raqqa, Syria
A reported Coalition airstrike on an ‘ISIL car’ was said to have missed its target, possibly causing civilian casualties. According to al Natek, “the air raid that targeted al Rashid Farm targeted an IS car but it didn’t hit it. Step News reported that “International coalition planes targeted with several raids Abu Kubra village and…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
CI414
Location
المالية, Mosul, Maliyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that Coalition airstrikes bombed a house in Maliyah neighborhood, at the left side of Mosul during an operation to retake it. Up to 17 civilians were killed and five others injured, mostly women and children from the same family who were inside the house at the time of the strike. Iraqyoon spoke…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–19
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1822
Location
بابيص, Babis, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unidentified man was killed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Babis, Aleppo, local media reported. According to one source, a woman was wounded, and most other sources reported several were wounded. The majority of sources didn't attribute blame, however several pointed to Russian warplanes. Sources reported the alleged use of rockets and vacuum missiles. There…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1818
Location
بلدة حور, Hor, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One unidentified civilian was killed - and others were wounded - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hor, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources attributed the blame to Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2017
Incident Code
CI410
Location
حي الحدباء, Mosul, Al-Hadba, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported that unspecified air raids targeted Hadbah neighborhood, northeast of Mosul. Iraqi Spring Media Center said that “three raids targeted the densely populated neighborhood of Hadbah on the left side of Mosul.” It did not say how many people died. Mosul Ateka said that Sinan Abdel-Islam was killed in the raids, with a…
Summary
Published
10 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 January 2017
Incident Code
TS045
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Seven or eight civilians died including one child and as many as 30 more were injured in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, according to sources on the ground. Ameer Alabaad put the death toll at six civilians with 12 more wounded - "mostly children and women" - in a "Turkish…
Summary
Published
10 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1817
Location
الشخ علي, Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo. Most sources blamed Russia for the raids, with some attributing no blame. It was reported that despite their being no deaths, two of the victims were seriously injured, and were transferred to hospitals in Turkey. According to Syria News…
Summary
Published
10 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9–10 January, 2017
Incident Code
CI407
Location
حي الضباط, Mosul, Dhubat / Officers, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that three named civilians were killed after alleged Coalition airstrikes targeted near a medical centre in the Officers neighbourhood near the Fourth Bridge. Mosul Ateka named Dr. Mohammed Tayyip ِِAl Leyla, former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and his wife, Dr. Fatima Alhyial and their young daughter as victims of the…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS433
Location
هتاش, Hattash, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and two others injured following an alleged Coalition strike on Hattash. According to Euphrates Post, “Coalition aircraft caused the deaths of four other [civilians] last night, a result of four air raids targeting the village of Hattash which is under the control of Islamic state in eastern Raqqa, which also…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS434
Location
حرملة, Harmala, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and two others injured following an alleged Coalition strike on Harmala. The Shaam News Network reported that “international coalition planes launched air raids near Harmala village north west of Raqqa which led to the deaths of four martyrs and a number of wounded.” All other sources, including the Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
CS435
Location
رقة السمرة, Raqqa al Samra, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians including a mother and daughter were reported killed in an alleged Coalition morning strike on Raqqa al Samra, east of Raqqa city. Euphrates Post cited local civilian sources as saying that “Coalition aircraft targeted with highly explosive rockets residential homes in Raqqa al Samra which caused the deaths of four civilians, including a…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
TS044
Location
بزاعة, Baza’a town, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and three civilians including a child and a woman died and 12 others were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Baza’a town in the eastern Aleppo countryside, Syria, sources on the ground reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "two civilians (a child and a woman) died in a Der’ Al…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1816
Location
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
Civilians were killed and wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the strikes. Although no sources reported on a specific number of casualties, most sources reported that there were killed and wounded civilians at the scene. Reportedly, a car of displaced civilians fleeing their town as a result…
Summary
Published
9 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1815
Location
الحابوسة, Al Haboussah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed in an alleged aerial bombardment of Al Haboussah, Aleppo. Sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raid, or did not attribute any blame. Despite the Violations Documentation Centre listing the victim as an adult male, an image of a child was published alongside a Facebook status, naming the victim. We are therefore…
Summary
Published
8 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
TS043
Location
مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six civilians including one child died and several others were wounded in alleged Turkish air or artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported. Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu cited the IS media agency Al A’amaq, reporting that there had been "18 Turkish raids on Al Bab and more than 100 artillery…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2017
Incident Code
CS429
Location
الغضبان, Al Ghadban, Raqqa, Syria
At least four civilians died in a reported Coalition airstrike on al Ghadban in support of SDF ground forces. According to the Syrian Network, “four civilians, including two children, died when International Coalition warplanes missiles fired on Al Ghadban village.” LCCSY said six died. Baladi and Egypt Today were among all other sources who blamed…
Summary
Published
7 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 January 2017
Incident Code
TS041
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and ten civilians died and up to 30 more were wounded in alleged Turkish air and artillery strikes on Al Bab, Syria, local media reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least six civilians died and others were wounded - including children - in Turkish strikes on Al Bab -…
Summary
Published
6 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
13–30
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2017
Incident Code
CI395
Location
حي الزراعي, Mosul, Agricultural, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources and relatives of victims said that more than 20 civilians from three families were killed, including children and women, after Coalition airstrikes targeted their houses in front of Saddam mosque at the entrance of Farms district, north of Mosul. Mosul Ateka reported that “18 people were killed in the Farms district after three…
Summary
Published
6 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
17–20
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 January 2017
Incident Code
CS427
Location
سويدية كبيرة, Sowaiydiya Kabira, Raqqa, Syria
At least eight civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Sowaydiya, as the US-led Coalition and its SDF ground proxies continued to battle ISIL in Raqqa governorate. According to Raqqah is Being Slaughtered, there were “nine martyrs and three injured in a massacre at the village of al Sowaydiya Kabira following targeting…
Summary
Published
6 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–12
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 January 2017
Incident Code
CS428
Location
الضبعان, Dabaan, Raqqa, Syria
At least two civilians were killed in a reported Coalition airstrike on Dabban village in Raqqa governorate. According to the Syrian Observatory, “the international coalition’s warplanes bombed places in Dabaan area in the countryside of Al-Raqqah, and confirmed information about the death of two people.” ISIL also said that “two people were killed in an…
Summary
Published
6 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 January 2017
Incident Code
TS040
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Turkish artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights wrote: "And two citizens, including a child, were killed in shelling by Turkish forces on areas in Al Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al Raed La Ykazeb Ahlahu…
Summary
Published
5 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11–15
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 January 2017
Incident Code
CI391
Location
حي الميثاق, Mosul, Al-Mithaq, Nineveh, Iraq
Five members of the same family were killed when a Coalition airstrike hit a house in Al Mithaq, according to local sources. Sualif Maslawiah Aneefa posted that five members of Khalid Mustafa Abu Wadah’s family were killed when bombs struck his home as ISIL fighters hid inside, preventing the family from leaving. The post identified…
Summary
Published
5 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 January 2017
Incident Code
CI393
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Fatih, Nineveh, Iraq
Fourteen people including women and children were killed, and 15 wounded by Coalition strikes in the Garage and Fatih areas, according to local reports. Several outlets, including Iraqi Spring Media Center, reported that 14 people, “mostly women and children” were killed and an additional 15 wounded by Coalition raids in eastern Mosul.
Summary
Published
5 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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