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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2271
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
A woman and her child - both named - died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat, according to local media. According to the Facebook group ‘Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside’, “\our air raids on the village of Akeirbat by Russian aircraft led to the martyrdom of a woman and her daughter as…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2272
Location
جب الجراح غنيمان, Ghneiman village, Jeb al Jrah district, 55 km east of Homs, Homs, Syria
Four civilians died, including a woman and a child, and six other non-combatants were wounded in an airstrike on Ghneiman in Homs, according to local media. Only one source, the Smart News Agency, pointed to Russia as the “likely” culprit; the other reports didn’t apportion blame of this event. According to the Smart News Agency,…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
CI752
Location
حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zinjili, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the death of a civilian in an incident near Mosul in June 2017. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on ISIS fighters engaging partner forces from a fighting position, it was assessed that one civilian, not observed near the target…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 June 2017
Incident Code
CS931
Location
محكان, Mahkan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An adult male, also an agricultural worker, was named as a victim of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mahkan town by local media. Sources said that he died from wounds sustained in the strike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in a report on June 11th, “an agriculture engineer died from injuries he…
Summary
Published
7 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 June 2017
Incident Code
CS927
Location
حيي النهضة, Nahdah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event in the Nahdah neighbourhood in Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured.” The Coalition provided Airwars with the…
Summary
Published
6 June 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2267
Location
عقيربات حماده عمر, Hamada Omar, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Hamada Omar, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russia, though Orient said that the regime had also carried out strikes on Hamada Omar. @almntserbalaah and Shahbapress said that a child was killed, while Shahbapress…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2268
Location
طفس, Taftas town, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of between four and 14 civilians, including children, and the wounding of up to 31 more in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on civilian areas of the city of Tafas. Some sources reported that two more civilians succumbed to their wounds after treatment in medical facilities. The Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
2–31
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2266
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that air raids, likely to be Russian, stuck the town and surrounding farms of Akeirbat in eastern Hama. @HalabTodayTV reported the use of phosphorus munitions. Three civilians, including one woman, were reported killed and four others were reportedly taken to hospital for treatment of their wounds.
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2269
Location
عقيربات أبو حواديد, Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Between ten and 15 civilians died, including ten or 11 from the Bakhour family, in an alleged Russian airstrike on their home in Abu Huwadid village near Akeirbat, according to sources on the ground. Sources attributed the blame to Russia. The Local council of Akeirbat and its countryside on Facebook said that the only survivor…
Summary
Published
5 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2264
Location
رسم العالي, Rasim Al Aa’li village, Akeirbat area, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that an alleged Russian warplane struck the village of Rasim Al Aa’li in the Akeirbat region in eastern Hama by warplanes, killing three civilians and injuring three civilians. Smart News reported that a woman and two children were killed and that another three civilians were wounded, some of whom were in critical…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Codes
CS919a RS2265
Location
موحسن, Mohsen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of Mohamad Amla Al Fals Abu Ammar and his daughter Wafa Amla Al Fals on Sunday June 4th, as warplanes struck his residence in the village of Muhasan in rural Deir Ezzor. Some sources also mentioned the wounding of other members of his family. The sources disagreed on the nationality…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
CS917
Location
أبو النيتل, Abu al Naital, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in a Coalition airstrike on Abu al Naital, local media reported. In September 2019 the Coalition accepted responsibility for this incident. Their monthly civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition aircraft conducted an airstrike against a Daesh facility. Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally killed as a result of the strike." The…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
CS918
Location
north of Raqqah, Syria, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of four civilians in an event north of Raqqa. Their November 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a Coalition strike that engaged a Daesh tactical unit, it was assessed that four civilians were unintentionally killed." In July 2019, the Coalition provided…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
LQ046
Location
بنغازي, Omar al-Mukhtar mausoleum, Benghazi, Libya
Local sources reported airstrikes in multiple areas of Benghazi – including Sabri, the fish market area at the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar, the municipal hotel, the Republic Hospital and the Al-Nuran Hotel. According to a report in Akhbar Alaan, the LNA announced ten strikes on militants in the city. Other sources put the number of…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2262
Location
طهماز, Tahmaz, Hama, Syria
An internally displaced man was killed due to airstrikes on Tahmaz, according to local media. Some sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrike, while others reported it was attributable to the Syrian regime. Hosain Obaid al-Asaad had fled from Akeirbat. Some other civilians were allegedly wounded. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2263
Location
حمادة عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported the killing of Roz Mohammad al-Ibraheem, an adult female, by warplanes, likely to be Russian, in the village of Hamada Omar in rural Hama. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
4 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2261
Location
رسم الطويل, Rasim Al-Tawil in Jab Al Jarah, Homs, Syria
Smart News reported that civilian housing in the village of Rasim Al-Tawil was struck by an aerial bombardment of warplanes, likely to be Russian. Three civilians were reported killed and five others were reported wounded, amongst them women and children. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2017
Incident Code
USSOM072
Location
Welmarow, Lower Juba, Somalia
AFRICOM denied conducting any recent airstrikes in Somalia, a VOA journalist reported - following recent claims of US activities in the Lower Juba region. According to SomNews, US forces had conducted a helicopter assault on the village of Welmarow on the evening of June 3rd: "Helicopters thought to be from United States military have launched …
Summary
Published
3 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 June 2017
Incident Code
CS905
Location
السباهية, Al Sabahiya, Raqqa, Syria
Al Raqqa Truth and the Syrian Network for Human Rights named one victim of a reported Coalition airstrike on the Al Sabahiya area of Raqqa. The victim was also named by Raqqa24 which blamed the Coalition. However, RFS reported that artillery had led to the death of an unspecified number of civilians. It didn’t identify…
Summary
Published
2 June 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2258
Location
معرة النعمان, Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, Syria
A nine year old girl was killed, and another girl was wounded, due to the explosion of cluster bomb remnants, dropped earlier by an airstrike, according to local media. The bomb dropped earlier, the date is unspecified, was likely to be Russian. The girls were reportedly playing close to the remnants, in the town of…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2259
Location
طيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria
Local sources reported the ‘Bazaar’ market of Tayba in rural Homs to be struck by an airstrike, likely to be Russian. The airstrike reportedly killed seven civilians and wounded "dozens" more. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2017
Incident Code
RS2260
Location
السخنة, Al-Shokhna, Homs, Syria
Warplanes, likely to be Russian, were reported by multiple sources to have struck the ‘Souq Al Khamis’ market of Al-Shukhna, according to local media. Al-Shukhna was under ISIS control at the time of the incident. Most sources reported the death of five civilians and the wounding of 17 others. There are no other details at…
Summary
Published
1 June 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2256
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
Civilians were reportedly killed and others wounded in ‘intensive’ airstrikes on Akeirbat allegedly conducted by Russian and Syrian warplanes on the 31st of May, a local source reported to Smart News. Rozana Radio, however, reported that there were no civilian casualties in the strikes that landed on the villages of Abu Habilat, Al Harrdana, Abu…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2257
Location
كفر زيتا, Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
One or twochildren were injured by when the remnants of an alleged Russian cluster bomb dropped in a previous strike exploded in Kafr Zeita on may 31st 2017. 2011 Madardaily said that one child was injured, while other sources put the number at two.
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30–31 May, 2017
Incident Code
CS896a
Location
Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
In the Amnesty and Airwars’s joint April 2019 report "War in Raqqa: Rhetoric versus Reality", one civilian was reportedly killed in alleged Coalition artillery strikes in Raqqa. Although Airwars assesses single sourced incidents as "weak", researchers have assessed this incident "fair" due to the depth of material provided by Amnesty. According to the report, "Firas…
Summary
Published
31 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 May 2017
Incident Code
CS881
Location
جامع الفواز, Fawwaz Mosque, Raqqa, Syria
According to Al Araby, “a civilian was killed as a result of renewed artillery shelling of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units on al-Fawaz mosque area, in conjunction with battles.” Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named the victim as Muhammad al-Taqi but didn’t say who was responsible for his death. In July 2018 the US-led alliance…
Summary
Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 May 2017
Incident Code
CS882
Location
SSE of Ratla, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition confirmed the injury of a civilian in an event near Raqqa. Their September 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS vehicle, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when he entered the target area after…
Summary
Published
29 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
RS2255
Location
سرج,, Sarja, Idlib, Syria
On April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported "the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib." According to RFS Media Office, "Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she…
Summary
Published
28 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS878
Location
الحمام, Al Hamam, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians including a woman and her child died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamman village, according to local media. The victims included Hayat of Mustafa al-Saguri (daughter of Hayaof Sajur) and her unnamed child. In April 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for this event, noting: "Coalition aircraft conducted a strike on a suspected Daesh…
Summary
Published
28 May 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
28 May 2017
Incident Code
CS879
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
Up to three civilian men died as a result of a Coalition airstrike on Mansoura, local media said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on May 30th, “two men died following injuries they had sustained in shelling by the International Coalition’s warplanes on areas in al-Mansoura town in the western countryside of al-Raqqa”.…
Summary
Published
28 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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