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Incident Date

5 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3157

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Between five and ten civilians were killed, and dozens were wounded (mostly women and children), in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. @MOAZALSHAMY described the incident as a massacre; they attributed blame to Russia. The Step News Agency put the death…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3158

Location

زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Between three and seven civilians were killed, and an unspecified number of others were wounded, in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The raids reportedly stuck a residential neighbourhood. The highest death count was give as seven by @ManFreeman7. Syria Noor: "The death toll…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 March 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr152-C

Location

الرويك, 60km from Al Ruwayk IDP Camp, Hadramaut, Yemen
A child was reported killed, and his older cousin injured, by a likely US drone strike in Al Abr, in Hadramout governorate, at around 4pm on March 5th 2018. A US Central Command spokesperson later told the Long War Journal that a strike had taken place in Hadramout on that date. CENTCOM also told the…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3155

Location

حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
Between two and six civilians were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in airstrikes on Hazza. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. The Step News Agency put the death toll at two; @Mohmaud_Anaus tweeted that four had died; and the Violations Documention Centre, blaming "Syrian government and affiliated militias", named…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3159

Location

كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
In a major civilian harm incident, up to 23 civilians - 21 of whom were named - were killed and as many as 40 others were wounded in air, artillery, and rocket strikes  on the residential vicinity of Kafar Batna, local media reported. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the airstrikes. The…

Summary

Published
5 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
21–23
Civilians reported injured
40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3149

Location

الأربعين, Al Arbaeen, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following alleged Russia air or artillery strikes on Al Arbaeen. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy shelling, artillery fire and phosphorous bombs…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3150

Location

قسطون, Kastoun , Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Kastoun. According to SNN, "Russian warplanes launched air strikes accompanied by heavy shelling and artillery shelling targeting the towns of Al Latamna, Kafarzita,Al  Zakat, Zalaqiyat, Hasraya,Al Arbaeen and the villages of kastoun in the western countryside". @HamahNow reported "air…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3154

Location

Douma, Damascus, Syria
Three to four civilians were killed due to injuries sustained in an earlier shelling on Douma, according to local media. Sources attributed this strike to both Russia and the Syrian regime. According to SHRC.arabic, "three people affected by the impact of a previous air strike that targeted the city of Douma in the province of…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4–5 March, 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr150

Location

مديرية العبر, Al Abr District, Hadramaut, Yemen
Up to four alleged AQAP militants, including a leadership figure, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Zamakh and Manakh, in the Al Abr district of Hadramout governorate, between the evening of March 4th-5th 2018. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Late on March 5th, local language sources including @SkyNewsArabia_B…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

TS245

Location

كفر شفرة, Kafr Safra villages, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that there had been an unspecified number of "martyrs and wounded civilians" in an alleged Turkish bombing of Kafr Safra villages, Afrin. Almanar reported: "A number of civilians were also killed and others were injured following the shelling of the village of Kafrfsafra in the north-west of Jandairis town".    

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3151

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and wounded in airstrikes on Arbeen, local media reported. Local Coordination Committees Syria (LCCSY) blamed Russian warplanes, while @aboalia11 blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime. LCCSY were the only source to report the "fall of martyrs and wounded civilians as a result of raids by Russian warplanes…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4–5 March, 2018

Incident Code

USYEMTr151

Location

الخضارة, Al Khudaira, Hadramaut, Yemen
Two bodies of alleged AQAP militants, reportedly killed by a US drone strike, were found in or near Al-Abr district, in Hadramout governorate, at some time from March 4th to March 5th. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. Local sources told Elganob that two AQAP members had been killed by a US…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

LC078

Location

الزنتان, Al Zintan, Darnah, Libya
Between three and five civilians were reportedly injured in what was described as indiscriminate LNA artillery shelling on the Al-Zintan neighbourhood in western Derna. @Abo_moslem4036 reported a “random bombardment” at the west of the entrance to the Darna al-Zintan neighbourhood, which injured three women, a child and a man. @deskdrnoe cited the LNA for bombing…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3142

Location

Beit Sawa, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians were killed, including one adult male, by air and artillery shelling in Beit Sawa, local media reported. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the strikes. Marsad Al Hasaka, who reported that the victim was the father of three children, added that an unspecified number of civilians were also wounded in…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3152

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Reports claimed that between three and 28 civilians were killed, including 11 children and two women, in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources blamed both The Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. Multiple sources did however report that four of the dead were wounded from a previous strike and died on this exact…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–31
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3143

Location

بيت سوى, Beit Sawa, Damascus, Syria
A single source reported that "three civilians were killed and others were injured by an air bomb likely to be a Russian on the town of Beit sawa (12 km east of Damascus), pointing to the death of a person from wounds sustained by the past days." There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3153

Location

Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Up to eight civilians killed and as many as 32 others were wounded in airstrikes on Hamouriya, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The Violations Documentation Centre reported that seven unidentified civilians were killed. There were as many as four raids. There was an intensive "aerial bombardment…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–8
Civilians reported injured
32
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3144

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and four others were wounded in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Most sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime or the raids. Smart News Agency reported that "warplanes launched a rocket-propelled grenade in the center of the city, killing one woman and wounding four others, including two women…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3145

Location

Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Al Lataminah. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3146

Location

الزكاة, Al Zakat, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Al Zakat. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3140

Location

Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
Three to four civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Mesraba, according to local media. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime. Misraba Now reported that "three explosive barrels of helicopters, in addition to several missiles and rocket launchers. A…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3147

Location

الزلاقيات, Al Zalaqiyat, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Al Zalaqiyat. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3141

Location

Kafar Zita, Hama, Syria
A woman and a child were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Kafar Zita, according to local media. According to sources, "Amira Ahmed Hilal, the wife of Hussein Faraj al-Hussein (Khawada), who was injured by the bombing of the Russian warplane to join her child Maria". The source reported that "the martyrdom of…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3148

Location

حصرايا, Hasraya, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported to be wounded following air and artillery strikes on Hasraya. Sources blamed both Russian and the Syrian regime. Shaam was the only source to report on wounded civilians, while the rest simply stated there was bombing in the vicinity. Sources do however mention that there was heavy shelling,…

Summary

Published
4 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

TS243

Location

دررويش, Darwish village, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Rumaf reported “an AFP photographer and German ZDF correspondent were targeted with two Turkish artillery shells in the village of Darwish in Sharan district in Afrin”. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3131

Location

المحمدية, Al Muhammadiya , Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians were killed and others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Al Muhammadiya, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian for the raids. Barrel bombs, helicopters and artillery targeted a residential neighbourhood, according to local media. According to local media, a child and three adult…

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3132

Location

حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Between two and 15 civilians were killed, and several others were wounded, in airstrikes on Hamouriya, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. As many as "30 Syrian shells" were fired on the vicinity, according to Sky News. Rockets and barrel bombs coming from helicopters targeted the…

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3136

Location

أوتايا, Otaya, Damascus, Syria
One civilian was killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Otaya, local media reported. There were not many specific details reported, but it is clear that Otaya was one of many small towns struck in Idlib on the 3rd. Arabic Euro reported "the latest air raids and…

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3133

Location

بيت سوى, Beit Sawa, Damascus, Syria
As many as eight civilians were killed in airstrikes on Beit Sawa, according to local media. Although most sources reported that only one girl (aged five) and four men died, the highest death toll was given as eight. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. Rockets and explosive barrels from helicopters…

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 March 2018

Incident Code

RS3137

Location

بين بلدة مسرابا, Area between Douma and Misraba, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians were killed, including two children and one woman, and dozens more were injured, in air and artillery strikes on the area between Douma and Misraba, local sources reported. The raids struck a residential vicinity however there were no reports of material damage. The deaths and wounded occurred "as a result of the shelling…

Summary

Published
3 March 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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