Incident date
March 21, 2017
LOCATION
كفرجوم كفرجوم , Kafr Joum village, western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, SyriaThe “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
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Incident date
March 21, 2017
LOCATION
كماري , Kamari town, Aleppo, SyriaFive civilians were killed and 10 injured by alleged Russian airstrikes southwest of Aleppo, Smart News reported. The raids reportedly struck the town at night, killing a woman and child, as well as three men. Rescue teams worked for five hours to recover those trapped under the rubble.
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Incident date
March 21, 2017
LOCATION
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, SyriaUp to three civilians including one child were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Sajna, according to local media sources. All of the sources who attributed responsibility for the event stated that it was Russian warplanes that struck Kafr Sajna that day. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “suspected Russian
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل: الزنجيلي, Mosul, Al-Zinjili, Nineveh, IraqLocal 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
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
Tabaqah, Raqqa, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of ten civilians near Al Tabqah, Syria. Their October 2017 report noted: “During a Coalition strike that engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building, it was assessed that 10 civilians were unintentionally killed.” This confirmed strike might relate
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Al A’rid street, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians died and up to 20 were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike in Tabaqa, according to local sources, in the second of three reported incident in the city that day. Reporters Talk and Q_Alenzy said that 12 civilians were wounded by “American warplanes”, while according to Qasioun 20 people were injured in Coalition
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
الثورة, Tabaqah, Al Kanissa roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaIn the first of three reported incidents at al Tabaqa on this date, eight civilians died in a fresh alleged Coalition raid on the city. ‘Dozens’ were also reported injured. According to local reports, eight members of the family of Musa al-Habib died when their house near the al Kanissa roundaout was struck in an
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
eastern Ghouta, Damascus, SyriaA child was among at least two civilians killed by alleged Russian or Syrian air or artillery strikes in the besieged eastern towns of eastern Ghouta, according to sources on the ground. Al Jazeera reported 15 dead. Schools in the area closed due the proximity of the strikes, according to SMART News, who blamed both Russia
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
دبسي الفرج دبسي أبو عاصي , Abu A’ssi village, Dibsi village and Dibsi al Faraj villages, Raqqa, SyriaA mother and her four children were among 11 civilians killed and 20 wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on villages in northern Syria, Smart News Agency reported. A further 20 civilians were reportedly wounded. According to the Smart News Agency, “Thirty-one civilians, including children and women, were killed and wounded by air strikes by Russian
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
جسر الشغور , Jisir Al Shoghour, Idlib, SyriaBetween two and seven civilians including two women died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on the residential neighbourhoods of Jisr Al-Shoghour, according to local sources. A further eight civilians , including four women, were allegedly injured. Baladi, Alaraby and Sdusyria put the death toll at three civilians. IkhwanSyria put the death toll still higher, at seven civilians
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
كفركرمين , Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, SyriaSeveral civilians were reported wounded following two airstrikes on the village of Kafar Karmin in western Aleppo countryside. Only one source, the Step News Agency, blamed Russia; the others didn’t apportion blame, referring only to “warplanes”.
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
التوامة , Al Tawame, Aleppo, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes wounded civilians Al Tawame, in the countryside of western Aleppo, local sources reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russian aircraft launched several air strikes with vacuum missiles targeting the vicinity of the town”.
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Incident date
March 20, 2017
LOCATION
النشمي, Al Namshi village, Hama, SyriaTwo civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Namshia village, east of Hama, the Smart News Agency reported. No further details are currently available.
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, IraqAmnesty International field researchers reported that 11 civilians died in a likely airstrike on al Tanak. The following account was published: “Amnesty International interviewed witnesses about an explosion in al-Tenak neighbourhood on 20 March which they attributed to an air strike. The explosion caused two houses to collapse just off Street 20, killing 11 civilians.
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
سوحا, Soha village, Hama, SyriaTwo people were killed and a further two were injured in what was ‘likely’ a Russian airstrike in Soha village in eastern Hama Governorate on March 19th 2017, according to one local source, the Smart News Agency. The attack was reportedly carried out within ISIS territory, and killed a man and his wife – and
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaRaids carried out by warplanes led to the deaths of four civilians including a woman and two children and wounded a further 12 people, sources said. It is unclear who was responsible for these attacks, with some reports blaming the Russians and others accusing the regime. Syrian Mirror reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the eastern neighborhood
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
كفرناها , Kafr Naha, Aleppo, SyriaOne man was killed and four other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a residential area in Kafr Naha on 19th March 2017, according to sources on the ground.. The raid reportedly resulted in a fire which led to further damage.
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
مسكنة, Maskana, Aleppo, SyriaRussian warplanes killed between four and seven civilians, including two children and two women, in an alleged attack on the Hittin compound in the the city of Maskanah, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “seven civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed and dozens more wounded when Russian warplanes targeted
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
Idlib city, Idlib, SyriaBetween five and six civilians were killed and an unknown number wounded in air strikes allegedly conducted by Russian forces in the city of Idlib. Some sources claimed the Syrian regime was also involved in the attack. The victims killed in the raids were displaced from the village of Ghantu in northern Homs, “all of
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Incident date
March 19, 2017
LOCATION
معارة الأتارب , Ma’arat al Atarib, Aleppo, SyriaOne woman was killed and at least two children wounded as alleged Russian airstrikes fell near a mosque in Ma’arat Al Atarib, western Aleppo, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming Russia. However, NABD News attributed the airstrikes to Syrian warplanes. Three children were wounded, according to the Syrian Civil
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
السرجخانة, Mosul, Aserjkhanh, Nineveh, IraqSummary
Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
تقاد , Taqad, Aleppo, SyriaThe remnants of a cluster bomb that had been dropped earlier during a Russian air raid in Taqad resulted in the death of one civilian, Mohammed Al Talal, according to sources on the ground.Multiple sources said one civilian was also injured during this raid.
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Incident date
March 18, 2017
LOCATION
القسطل القسطل , Al Qastal town, Hama, SyriaRussian warplanes allegedly conducted a raid on the outskirts of Al Qastal town in Hama Governorate, Smart News Agency reported. Civilian casualties have been reported, but their number and identities are still unclear.
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThe Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of between 105 and 141 civilians in an airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area on March 17th (event CI550). However, locals have claimed that as many as 230 or even 520 civilians were killed in the catastrophic event at al Jadida – though these
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn the highest confirmed civilian casualty event of the war against ISIL, at least 105 and as many as 141 non-combatants were later confirmed by the Coalition as having been killed in a US airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area. At least 137 bodies were reportedly recovered from the scene. Locals
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
الطبقة مسكنة , the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaEight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
اورم الكبرى , Urma Al-Kubra, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and eight civilians were killed and a further six were wounded f as a result of alleged air raids by Russian warplanes in the town of Urma al Kubra in Aleppo Governorate on the 17th of March 2017. Sources said that four victims from the same family died in the attack. The Violations
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Incident date
March 17, 2017
LOCATION
كفر حوت, Kafr Hout , Aleppo, SyriaRussian warplanes wounded two civilians in a raid on the village of Kafr Hout in southern Aleppo Governorate, western Syria, according to sources on the ground. Sources were unclear of the identity of those injured in this attack. Smart News Today reported that two women were wounded, while Aleppo Civil Defence said that one woman
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
الجينة, Al Jina, Aleppo, SyriaA unilateral US drone strike on a mosque complex near al Jina town killed between 37 and 62 civilians according to multiple reports and eyewitness statements. While the US has admitted it carried out the attack, officials have claimed that al Jina’s Omar Ibn al Khattab mosque where the casualties occurred was not targeted in
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Incident date
March 16, 2017
LOCATION
كفركرمين , Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that three civilians including a child were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Smart News put the number wounded at three, adding that this total included one child. Numerous other sources reported that Russia carried out the strikes – and published video footage of the aftermath.