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April 29, 2018
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معرزيتا ومخيم للنازحين بلقرب منها, Marzita and an IDP camp nearby, Idlib, SyriaUp to two civilians were reported killed and seven others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike or Syrian regime shelling of the Al Walid IDP camp near the town of Marzita in southern Idlib countryside. The rockets came at night, striking a two-room school and many of the inhabited tents, according to Shaam News. Marzita
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April 25, 2018
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الهبيط , كفرسجنة, كفرنبل ,أرينبة, Al Habit , Kafar Sijna , Arinba and Kafr Nabil, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians died as an aerial bombardment on villages across southern Idlib decimated schools and hospitals, local sources reported. Al Habit was one of the hardest hit by sustained heavy artillery fire, killing a man and woman. Two children were injured in Kafr Nabil, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as warplanes struck
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April 5, 2018
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مناطق متعددة في أدلب, Various locations Idlib: (Kafar Nubl and Sofhan and Al Bara and Mhambel and Dere Senbel and Al Fatyra in the southern countryside and villages of Ashtarbq and Haloz and Al Ghassania and Kafar Yadin and Mara’nd), Idlib, SyriaWomen and children were injured in numerous airstrikes across Idlib province, local media reported. A mosque and several school in the town of Al-Barah were hit by rockets, according to activists, in addition to similar raids on the nearby villages of Yasnulq, Safohan and Deir Snil. In Kernabal, a raid on a popular market injured
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April 1, 2018
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كفر لاته, Kafar Lata, Idlib, SyriaA civilian was wounded during a air raid on the the town of Kafar Lata in Idlib province, according to local sources. A missile struck near a primary school causing damage to the building and its furniture. Smart News said the aircraft were likely Russian, however, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported Syrian
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March 31, 2018
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مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zouhur, Idlib, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime forces on Marj Al Zuhour in Idlib, Syria on March 31st, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Syrian regime warplanes fired a missile on Marj al Zuhour Primary School in Marj al Zuhour village in the
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March 27, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThirteen civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian airstrikes in Hajin city on March 27th, 2018, according to local sources. SyriaTV reported that “13 civilians were killed and others injured Tuesday [March 27, 2018] in a town under the control of the Islamic State in the eastern suburb of Deir Ezzor, as a result of airstrikes
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March 26, 2018
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القادرية, Al Qadriya, Idlib, SyriaA 12-year-old girl reportedly died due to a heart attack as she escaped her school in the village of Al Qadriya when the area was targeted by alleged Russian or Syrian regime warplanes. @mohanadalshekh reported that Lujain Rashid (12) from Al Qadriya village in Jisr Al-Shughour countryside died “as a result of the stopping of the
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March 22, 2018
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حارم, Harem, Idlib, SyriaBetween 34 and 43 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on a popular market area in the city of Harem, Idlib, on Thursday afternoon. The estimated number of injured civilians goes from “dozens” to 70 people. Initial reports estimated the death toll at around 20 civilians, but the Syrian Civil Defence stated that they
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March 21, 2018
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كفر بطيخ, Kafr Batikh, Idlib, SyriaIn what sources on the ground referred to as “a horrific massacre”, up to 22 civilians, between 16 and 19 of them children, were killed and dozens more civilians were wounded in airstrikes by alleged Russian aircraft in Kafr Batikh. Local sources told New Arab that a Russian warplane bombed the school of the village
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March 19, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaBetween 17 and 28 civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime air, artillery, and rocket strikes on Erbeen in Eastern Ghouta on March 19th, according to local media sources. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 15 children and two women were killed in the attack. The Syrian Observatory
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March 1, 2018
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بيت سوى , Beit Sawa, Damascus, SyriaThree civilians were reportedly killed along with two wounded as Russian and/or Assad launched airstrikes and artillery shelling in the town of Beit Sawa, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. All sources reported the death of three civilians. The Violations Documentation Centre (VDC) reported that the three victims were all adult men. Additionally, sources reported
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February 23, 2018
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الشفعة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 8 and 25 civilians reportedly died and as many as “dozens” were injured as a result of a claimed Coalition airstrike on the town of Al Sha’afa. An Abu Kamal local later told Al-Hail that the bombardment had wounded “mostly women and children”. Orient News carried the most detailed report, noting that “Local sources
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February 8, 2018
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مشمشان, Mishmishan, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes killed up to eight civilians, including children and women, and wounded up to 40, including children, local media reported, after the town of Mishmishan, Idlib, was struck. Ebaa News cited locals on the ground who told them how alleged Russian warplanes had “hovered around the area and then returned and carried out
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February 5, 2018
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مرديخ, Mardkikh, Idlib, SyriaLocal sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes destroyed public facilities and possibly wounded two civilians as the town of Mardkikh in Idlib was subject to aerial shelling. Smart News Agency reported how “warplanes likely to be Russian launched raids on the town, one of which hit the house, causing great damage and injury to civilians.”
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February 3, 2018
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البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaMultiple local sources reported up to 40 civilians killed, including up to 20 named children and at least 13 women, and “dozens” wounded in a major casualty event in Al Bahra on February 4th. All sources identify the Coalition as the culprit or – as with the Enabbaladi local report – specifically mentioned “indiscriminate US
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February 4, 2018
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كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes killed up to nine civilians, including at least one child and one woman, and wounded up to ten more in the city of Kafr Nabil, local sources reported. The Syria Civil Defense, who were present on the scene following the incident, reported that the strike killed six and wounded more than ten.
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January 22, 2018
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الغدفة, Ghadfa, Idlib, SyriaA young man was killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Ghadfa, according to local media. Sources all attributed the blamed to Russian warplanes. It is unclear whether the victim was a child or an adult male. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR), a high school in al
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January 18, 2018
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Jameeco Jilyaale near Beled ul Amin, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaThe US confirmed it had accompanied Somali troops in a mission that rescued 30 to 32 boys from an al Shabaab indoctrination centre in the Lower Shabelle region. However, during the rescue attempt, fire reportedly from Somali forces reportedly killed four or five children, and a teacher. A later US government FOIA response indicated that
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January 14, 2018
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دير شرقي, Deir Sharqi, Idlib, SyriaSix civilians were killed – including four children – and as many as five more were injured when long-range-missiles from a Russian ship struck the vicinity of Deir Sharqi, according to local media. All sources blamed the Russian warship for the raids, expect Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syrian Network for Human Rights who
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January 6, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and six civilians including a child died and “a large number” more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Arbeen, according to sources on the ground. Alraafed, cutting the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported “the killing of 12 civilians, including two children in Hmouriyeh, and three
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December 28, 2017
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بابولين, Baboulin, Idlib, SyriaTwo or three civilians including two children were killed and an unspecified number were wounded in airstrikes which hit Baboulin, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the raids. According to some sources, Syrian regime helicopters dropped four explosive barrel bombs on the vicinity. Aircraft also allegedly “targeted
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December 6, 2017
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ابو الظهور, Abu Zuhur, Idlib, SyriaTwo to three civilians were reportedly wounded following alleged Russian airstrikes which struck civilian homes, a bakery and a school in Abu Zuhur. According to sourced, a bakery, a school and various civilian houses were destroyed in the raids. Footage of the aftermath shows buildings burning down. Initial reporting by Zamanalwasl reported that the strikes
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December 3, 2017
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السميرية, Al-Samiriya, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaA teacher and several students were injured in airstrikes which shelled al Samiriya village school in Aleppo, according to local media. All sources either blamed Russian warplanes for the raids, or did not attribute any blame to a belligerent. The rockets and missiles were launched in the vicinity of the school complex, however only partial
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November 11, 2017
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ابو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to sources, “at least 3 civilians, including a woman, killed as suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on Abo Hamam city in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs, on November 11”. Smart reported on the “killing one man and injuring others, in addition to a large destruction of private property .” The alleged Russian missile struck
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November 6, 2017
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تل الضمان, Tal Al-Daman, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaIn a similar fashion, to the previous raid in Buweita (RS2691) “a civilian and a woman were killed by an air bombardment on the town of Tel Al-Daman”, however this time Tal Al-Daman School was damaged. Sources blamed bot the Syrian regime and Russia for these raids. Smart News Agency was the only source to
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October 15, 2017
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السعلو, Sa'lo, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn a missile strike which allegedly hit a school in Sa’lo, between five and 11 civilians were killed, and ten civilians were injured, local media reported. Sources all blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged strikes, with only one source, The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), blaming unspecified airstrikes. Despite sources
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October 4, 2017
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دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA girl died and up to four others were injured – including a young girl – following airstrikes on Dablan, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, however most blamed Russian warplanes, while others blamed “unknown” warplanes. According to sources, a school was struck as well as residential housing. Dablan
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October 2, 2017
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بقرص فوقاني, Bokros Foqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 10 and 12 civilians, including an entire family, died in an airstrike on Bokros Foqani, local media reported. The culprit is currently unclear, though Airwars understands that the Coalition was not bombing in this territory at the time, while Russia reportedly was. Some sources also attributed the blame to the Syrian regime. According to
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September 29, 2017
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Near al Rahman Mosque, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA major civilian casualty incident took place at Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor Governorate, at dawn September 29th – 30th, killing up to 25 civilians with 24 to 40 more wounded, local sources said. According to numerous reports “mostly women and children died”. An initial report by Euphrates Post documented four dead and 30 wounded, though
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September 26, 2017
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قرية القناطر , Al Qanatar village, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as five airstrikes on Al Qanatar killed and wounded a number of civilians, according to sources on the ground. Step News Agency and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported that warplanes, suspected to be Russian, struck a school in the village of Al Qanatar in the southern Aleppo countryside on September