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February 12, 2018
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البيضاء, Al Bayda, YemenA US strike took place in Bayda governorate against an unspecified target on February 12th 2018, a US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal. One source at the time of the attack, Yemen Monitor, claimed: “American drones launched more than once raids targeting sites of the Popular Resistance in Al Bayda Governorate,
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February 12, 2018
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قرية قرب اريحة, Village near Ariha, Idlib, SyriaIn this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that alleged Russian warplanes had carried out aerial shelling in a village near Jericho, 15 km south of Idlib, killing one child and one woman, as well as wounding six others. Smart News Agency cited activists on the ground who believed that the warplanes had launched four
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February 12, 2018
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عزاز, Azzaz, Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian died and three more were injured in an alleged YPG shelling of Azaz, local media reported. According to the Smart News Agency, “Three civilians were wounded in a rocket attack by Kurdish ‘protection units’ on the city of A’zaz, north of Aleppo, north of Syria. The Kurdish units, the backbone of the Syrian
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February 11, 2018
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جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaIn a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent reported that one civilian, named as 70-year old Mustafa Shkikho was hit by shrapnel in the chest and face as a result of an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires, Syria. The source did not say whether the man was wounded or died. No further details
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February 11, 2018
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بيباكا, Bibaka, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian male was wounded in an alleged Turkish artillery attack on his home in Bibaka village, according to a single source. The victim, Şiyar Bekir, spoke to the source IC Afrin resistance: “My name is Siyar Bekir. I am from Bibaka village in Bilbil. Yesterday [February 11th] at 7:30 pm they threw mortars on my
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February 11, 2018
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دررويش, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian was wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Darwish village, Syria, according to local media. Afrin Now reported that “Haidar Sulaiman, 55 years old, from Darwish village, was injured by a shell fired by the [Turkish] occupation army on his house.” The victim was also named by Hawar News, who said that he
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February 11, 2018
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قسطل خضرية, Qastal Khadriya, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported the death of the civilian Mohammed Rasho, born in 1956, in an alleged Turkish airstrike on the village of Qustal Khadriya. However, Nuce24 (which placed Mr Rasho’s death on February 10th at Berkashi) seemed to suggest that the victim was not a civilian. It reported that “the General Command of the People’s
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February 11, 2018
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حسية موباتا, Hassiya, Mobata district, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that a two-year-old boy was injured when an alleged Turkish artillery shell fell on his house in the village of Husay (Mirkan), in the area of Mubata, Syria. According to Nuce24, “a number of artillery shells landed on the village of Husay (Mirkan) in the area of Mubata, which resulted in the
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Incident date
February 11, 2018
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مديريه القريشيه, Al Quraishyah District, Al Bayda, YemenSix alleged AQAP militants were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in the Al-Atf area in the Qayfa region of Bayda governorate, on the evening of February 11th 2018, according to AFP. Several sources, however, instead suggested that the strike killed at least five pro-Hadi fighters, unaffiliated with AQAP. There were no known associated
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February 11, 2018
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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaCivilians were possibly killed and wounded following an Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery strike in Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local sources reported. Multiple sources reported about shelling in Harasta, that according to Orient News’ correspondent, took place during the night and included “dozens of artillery shells in addition to six surface-to-surface missiles.” Jsirtv reported
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February 11, 2018
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Kaljabrin, Aleppo, SyriaOne child was wounded in an alleged YPG rocket attack on Kaljabrin, local media reported. According to Smart News Agency, “a child [a girl] was wounded by shelling of the Kurdish ‘People’s Protection Units’”. Kaljibrin.alyasamin blamed a rocket-propelled grenade and named the injured child. The source said that she was “rushed to hospital”. @Reefhalab also
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February 11, 2018
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaTwo civilian men were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was struck by aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to Jsirtv, Saqba was subject to “heavy air bombardment hit residential neighbourhoods,” which the Syria Civil Defence reported took place during the night. While Zaman-al Wasl only mentioned one fatality, the
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February 11, 2018
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كفر بطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, SyriaAerial and artillery shelling of Kafr Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, wounded two civilians, one woman and one child, local media reported. According to multiple sources, at least one woman and one child were wounded in what Jsirtv described as “heavy air bombardment hit residential neighbourhoods in Kafr Batna.” Reportedly, the strikes hit a popular market,
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February 11, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaFive civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed along with “dozens” wounded as Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported. The shelling, which hit densely populated residential areas, reportedly caused much civilian harm and damage. Orient News’ correspondent reported how both
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February 11, 2018
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حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, SyriaAt least one male civilian was killed and several other non-combatants wounded following alleged Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Orient News’ correspondent described how strikes believe to have been conducted by the regime hit residential areas in the countryside town, killing one person and injuring “others.”
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February 11, 2018
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaAssad or Russian-waged shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta Damascus, both from the ground and air, killed at least one child and one woman, and wounded several others, local media reported. Damascus Media Center reported that 15 airstrikes and five ground-to-ground missiles had struck Arbeen since the morning, targeting residential neighbourhoods. Orient News also reported the
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February 10, 2018
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بلبلة, Bulbu, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaIn a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named the following one civilian as wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling of Bulbul: ‘Tawfiq Mohammed Dado, 55, shrapnel in the left thigh’. There are no other details at this time.
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February 10, 2018
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حج جمال, Haj Jammal, Mosaka, Kurre, Shadia and Bleeka villages, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaThe Military Council for Manbij reported that “in the past 24 hours, the villages of Haj Jamal, Musaka, Kurrê, Shadia and Blilka were the target of the indiscriminate invasion of Turkish warplanes targeting civilian houses. There are fears of civilians under the rubble of these villages. The traffic in the air prevents the arrival of
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February 10, 2018
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متينة, Mateena village, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that Turkish airstrikes killed one civilian and wounded another two as the village of Mateena, Aleppo, was targeted. Rumaf reported “At 13:00 local time, Turkish aircraft bombed a house along the village bridge, killing one civilian and injuring 2 others”. According to KDP, “seven shells fell in the middle of the station
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February 10, 2018
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عرب ويان, Arab Wayan village, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that one named civilian was killed another two seriously wounded by alleged Russian bombing of the village of Arab Wayan, in the district of Sahra, Aleppo. Afrin Now reported that “the citizen ‘Adnan Ibrahim Abu’ Akeid was killed and Ali Juma’a and his son Juma’a Juma’a were seriously wounded by the bombing
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February 10, 2018
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التمانعة, Taman'a, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Taman’a, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Sham News Network reported how “Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids,” wounding civilians in multiple towns across eastern Idlib on February 10th, including Taman’a. While other sources provided similar reported, it was only Sham News
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February 10, 2018
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الصرمان, al-Sarman, Idlib, SyriaIn this single-source event, Sham News Network reported about wounded civilians following a joint Russian-Assad aerial shelling of al-Sarman, Idlib. The source reported that incident was a part of a larger operation in multiple Idlib towns as “Russian and Asiad military aircraft launched dozens of air raids on the cities and towns of Jarjanaz, Rayyan, Ma’saran,
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February 10, 2018
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معصران, Ma'saran, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the eastern town of Ma’saran, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to “several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting” on February 10th, including Ma’saran. Meanwhile, Syria_Omar and Masar Press Net, who both posted the same
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February 10, 2018
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ريان, Rayyan, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the town of Rayyan, Idlib, reportedly wounding several civilians, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to “several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting” on February 10th, including Rayyan. However, it was only Sham News Network who reported about injury of
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February 10, 2018
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جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian and/or Syrian regime warplanes struck the eastern town of Jarjanaz, Idlib, reportedly causing several injuries, local media reported. Several sources, such as Step News Agency, reported how multiple Idlib towns were subject to “several air raids with rockets and explosive barrels targeting” on February 10th, including Jarjanaz. However, only Sham News Network who reported
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February 9, 2018
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قرية البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn its monthly casualty report of 30th August 2018, the Coalition conceded it had caused civilian harm in an event not previously tracked by Airwars. This was later identified as a likely French airstrike – thougfh Paris has refused to confirm or deny this. According to the official report, “February 9, 2018, near al-Bahrah village,
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February 9, 2018
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شيخ حديد, Sheikh Hadid, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the occurrence of civilian casualties as a result of the Turkish artillery shelling targeting areas in the Sheikh Hadid area in the western countryside of Afrin. The Observatory later put the number killed in Sheikh Hadid at three. No further details are currently available.
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February 9, 2018
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جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaIn a private report to Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one as injured followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires. The type of weapon is unknown. No further details are currently available.
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February 9, 2018
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شكفاتي وتوميشا, Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to a signal source, an unidentified number of civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish air strike on Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin. Rumaf reported that At 16:00 on Friday, the Turkish invasion aircraft shelled the village of Shakfati and Tormisha, where it later emerged that the air invasion had committed a massacre against a
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Incident date
February 9, 2018
LOCATION
شاكتا, Shkata village, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and three civilians died in an alleged Turkish bombing of Shkata village, according to local media. The Military Council for Manbij and its Countryside reported that in the afternoon, at approximately 14:00, the Turkish Air Force launched several raids on the village of Shikata in the Shih area and targeted civilian houses. The