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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2219

Location

Al Latoum, Homs, Syria
Between five and nine civilians were killed, and "dozens" were wounded, following an airstrike in Al Latoum, according to local media. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes, with the exception of the Syrian Network for Human Rights who blamed the "Syrian-Russian alliance". Sources reported that huge fires broke out and many people became displaced…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2216

Location

Al A'ridi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and six civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike on the residential neighbourhood of Al A'ridi, local media reported. Sources all agreed that Russian warplanes were to blame for the raids. According to @Huthaifamu94, this was the third massacre which had occurred in Deir Ezzor on the 9th of May 2017.  Although the…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2217

Location

Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One adult male and as many as five children was killed, in airstrikes on the residential neighbourhood of Hamidiya. Up to four civilians were also wounded. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others blamed the Syrain regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Code

CS789

Location

المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, Syria
A child died and up to eight others were killed or wounded in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Mansoura village, according to local media. The alliance later accepted responsibility for one death. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said an air raid “targeted the house of Mahmoud al Yatim" killing a child. The source didn’t say…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 May 2017

Incident Codes

CI703

Location

July 17 neighbourhood, West Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
A single local source – a relative of the victim – said on Facebook that her cousin Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi died after an airstrike hit his house in July 17 neighbourhood in West Mosul. “My cousin was martyred on Monday. Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi, after he was hit on his house on July 17,…

Summary

Published
9 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2215

Location

كفر زيتا, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
A young man was killed in Kafr Zita, however there is confusion as to how he died. VDC reported that he was victim of Russian troops, and they listed him as from Kafr Zita, but do not specify where he was killed.  There are no reports of others civilian casualties or wounded. Other sources reported that he…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

USYEMTr083

Location

صحن الجن, Sahn Al Jin, Ma'rib, Yemen
Multiple local language sources reported that US airstrikes targeted alleged AQAP militants with "phosphorous bombs" near Sahn Al Jin, in Marib governorate, on May 8th 2017. Though most sources assigned responsibility to the US, two social media sources instead asserted that Saudi Arabian forces were responsible, leading Airwars to assess this event as Contested. There…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Military actors reported killed
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Incendiary, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CI696

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
In its July 2017 monthly casualty report, the Coalition said it had killed a civilian in the Tammuz 17 area of Mosul. The man’s family reported his name as Laith Azhar Saadallah al-Obeidi. According to the report, “during a strike on an ISIS command and control node, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 May 2017

Incident Code

CS787

Location

حي الاسكندرية, Tabaqah, Ishtiqariyah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in a strike on ISIS headquarters in al Tabaqah. Their August 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIS headquarters, after reviewing post-strike video, it was assessed that one civilian, who was not observed near…

Summary

Published
8 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2211

Location

الطيبة, Tayba, Homs, Syria
A single source reported that a child and two other civilians were killed, and two members of ISIS were wounded, following an airstrike on Tayba.  There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2212

Location

الكناوية, Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed, and others were wounded, following an airstrike which targeted a residential neighbourhood in Al-Kinawiya, Aleppo, according to reports from the ground. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. According to sources, women and children were killed. Additionally, a local source, @majd12347651, reported that the civilians were internally displaced persons.  Homes were…

Summary

Published
7 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 May 2017

Incident Code

CS776

Location

ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two local sources reported that a civilian was killed in a Coalition airstrike on Al Mayadeen town. There was initially some uncertainty about the date of the event: A Natek reported it on May 8th, while according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – which published its report on May 8th – the named victim…

Summary

Published
6 May 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

5 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2208

Location

شنداخيان جنوبي, Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Syria
In this single-source event, an alleged Russian airstrike killed four civilians, including one woman, and seriously wounded another three in Shandakhiyat Janoubi, Homs, Smart News Agency reported. Smart News added that the wounded were taken to hospitals in Deir Ezzor, which at the time was controlled by ISIS. There are currently no further details available.

Summary

Published
5 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2209

Location

الطيبة, al-Tayba, Homs, Syria
In this single source event, an aircraft "likely to be Russian", carried out airstrikes in the vicinity of al-Taybeh village, Homs, killing two civilians and wounded another three, Smart News Agency reported. There are currently no further details available.  

Summary

Published
5 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2210

Location

مخيم اليرموك, Al Yarmouk Refugee Camp, Damascus, Syria
The bodies of 20 civilians, including women and children, were recovered in Yarmouk refugee camp south of Damascus who were allegedly killed in airstrikes on May 5th 2018. It is unclear who was responsible for the airstrikes. Smart News accused both the Syrian regime and Russian forces of the civilian harm. Masri News reported that…

Summary

Published
5 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
20–25
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4–5 May, 2017

Incident Code

USSOM071

Location

دار السلام, Andalus Radio, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
In the first confirmed US kinetic operation since President Trump designated Somalia an active war zone in March 2017, one US Navy serviceman was killed and two or three others injured during an operation against al Shabaab in Somalia on May 5th (local time), the first declared American service member death in combat in the…

Summary

Published
5 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
4–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons, Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 May 2017

Incident Code

CS768

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 6 and 12 civilians died and up to 17 were wounded in a Coalition airstrikes on three locations in Raqqa, according to local media. The Coalition later confirmed to have killed four and injured seven civilians in this strike. According to Alitihad Press, “local sources in Al Raqqa confirmed that several international air strikes…

Summary

Published
4 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
10–17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2207

Location

زرزور, Zarzour, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians were left wounded following an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Wafa'a Camp, near Zarzur, Idlib, local media reported. RFS Media Office reported that "three civilians were seriously wounded today [May 3rd], following an air strike carried out by a Russian UAV, targeting "Al-Wafa’a Camp" near the village of Zarzur in the countryside…

Summary

Published
3 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2017

Incident Code

CI683

Location

الإصلاح الزراعي, Mosul, Islah al Zirai, Nineveh, Iraq
A newly married husband and wife were killed and two young children injured in an airstrike on al Islah al Zirae in West Mosul on May 3rd. The event was later confirmed to be an Australian action. Amnesty International provided the following field report to Airwars citing an eyewitness: “We were getting dressed to leave…

Summary

Published
3 May 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
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

3 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2205

Location

سوحا, Doha, Hama, Syria
In this single-source event, an alleged Russian air raid killed one woman and wounded another three civilians as it struck the village of Soha, eastern Hama, the Smart News Agency reported. A local source told Smart News that "the warplanes launched missile attacks on the outskirts of the village of Suha in the peaceful area…

Summary

Published
3 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2206

Location

دركوش, Darkoush, Idlib, Syria
One girl was killed and up to 24 other civilians were wounded following an incident in a camp for displaced people in Darkoush, Idlib, that was possibly caused by a Russian drone, local media reported. Several sources reported the death of a nine-year-old girl while the number of wounded varied between five and 24. Moreover,…

Summary

Published
3 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2204

Location

معرة النعمان, Ma'arat Al-Nu'man, Idlib, Syria
A remnant from a cluster bomb, allegedly Russian, killed one man and wounded another civilian when it exploded in Maarat al-Nu'man, Idlib, local media reported. All known sources agreed that the incident was triggered by a cluster bomb remnant from a previous Russian bombardment. Step News reported that the civilian harm was caused "after the…

Summary

Published
2 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2195

Location

جبل ابو الظهور, Abo Al Zohour mountain, Idlib, Syria
In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that airstrikes, likely to be Russian, hit the mountain of Abu al Dhouhour in Idlib, wounding six civilians, including children and women. There is currently no further information available.

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2196

Location

الطيبة, al-Tayba, Homs, Syria
In this single-source event, Smart News Agency reported that warplanes, likely to be Russian, carried out air raids "on the vicinity of the village of Taybeh (...), killing two civilians, wounding three others, in addition to the death of livestock." Currently, no further information is available.

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2201

Location

كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Alleged Russia or Syria warplanes carried out air raids in Kafar Batna, Eastern Ghouta, wounding several civilians, local media reported. Enab Baladi reported through the civil defence that "three guided missile strikes and a cluster missile targeted the towns of Kafar Batna and Saqba in conjunction with the bombing of the town of Hamuriya, which…

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2202

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Shelling allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Harasta, Eastern Ghouta, wounded several civilians, local media reported. Without identifying the responsible party, @mohamad_alshaar reported that the use of mortars injured civilians Al-Jazeera reported that joint Russian and regime-shelling had been carried out in several areas in Eastern Ghouta, killing several civilians,…

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2197

Location

مسراب, Masraba, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
In this single-source event, Al Jazeera reported that joint Russian and Assad regime forces carried out aerial shelling in Masraba, Eastern Ghouta, possibly wounding several civilians. According to Al Jazeera, there were several casualties and "dozens" of wounded across several incidents around Eastern Ghouta on May 1st, but it gave no specific casualty figures for…

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2203

Location

اوتايا, Otaya, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Several civilians were left wounded following air or artillery strikes  in Otaya, Eastern Ghouta, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. @damv011 reported that there had been "a number of wounded" in the strike(s), while several sources said that the raid injured a civilian defence officer. According to @ameraldmashqi, …

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2198

Location

سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and up to 15 more were wounded as airstrikes, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, struck Saqba, Damascus, local media reported. While LCCSY said that two civilians were killed in the attack, the majority of sources reported  four victims and SaqbaCoordinating1234 identified all four…

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 May 2017

Incident Code

RS2200

Location

عربين, Arbin, Damascus, Syria
One civilian was killed and up to seven were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Arbin, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that "a warplane targeted areas in Arbin city in the Eastern Ghouta consecutively with four missiles. This was followed by with 20…

Summary

Published
1 May 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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