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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
TS160
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent revealed two civilians as wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Rajo, Syria. Both victims were reported as injured by shrapnel. The type of weapon is unknown. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2985
Location
مسرابا, Mesraba, Damascus, Syria
The town of Mesraba, Damascus, was hit by an airstrike that killed between one and five civilians, including two children and at least one women, and wounded several others, local media reported. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. According to local reports, the incident in Mesraba was one out…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2986
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Up to five civilians, including a child and woman, were killed and "many" wounded following Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling of Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Hamouriya was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR),…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2977
Location
الغوطة, al-Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
The local media platform, Local Coordination Committees of Syria, reported that as many as 32 civilians were killed by both Russian and Assad-waged airstrikes and artillery in various towns of eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Initially, the source reported that 14 civilians were killed as Russian and Syrian regime warplanes, along with artillery shelling, struck the towns…
Summary
Published
5 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
32
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5–6 February, 2018
Incident Code
CS1722
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that between 17 and 59 civilians were killed in the village of Al Sha’afa. According to a tweet by @syrians, most of the casualties were women and children. The US military has admitted to killing two civilians in the attack. Radio al Kul and Free Deir Ezzor both stated specifically that 17…
Summary
Published
5 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
17–59
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 February 2018
Incident Code
YS018
Location
عزاز, Azzaz, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians – reportedly a woman and a child – died and others were wounded in an alleged YPG artillery or missile strike in Azzaz, local media reported. The Smart News Agency reported that “a girl was killed and four members of her family were wounded by a missile attack by the Syrian…
Summary
Published
5 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
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Incident Date
5 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2975
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
In this single source event, Edlib Media Center reported: "a civilian is wounded as a result of the targeting of the Russian occupation aircraft in residential neighbourhoods in the city of Saraqeb in eastern Idlib." Currently, there are no further details availble.
Summary
Published
5 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2976
Location
مرديخ, Mardkikh, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes destroyed public facilities and possibly wounded two civilians as the town of Mardkikh in Idlib was subject to aerial shelling. Smart News Agency reported how "warplanes likely to be Russian launched raids on the town, one of which hit the house, causing great damage and injury to civilians."…
Summary
Published
5 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2972
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike, described as a "massacre", hit a five-story building in Idlib, killing up to 12 civilians, including children and women, most from the same family and wounded as many as 25, local media reported. Euphrates Post described how "raids by Russian warplanes targeted the city by several air strikes, which led to the…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
4–12
Civilians reported injured
21–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2973
Location
Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed up to nine civilians, including at least one child and one woman, and wounded up to ten more in the city of Kafr Nabil, local sources reported. The Syria Civil Defense, who were present on the scene following the incident, reported that the strike killed six and wounded more than ten.…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
TS155
Location
زيتونك, Zeitounka, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources in Syria reported “the martyrdom of citizen Ahmed Horo, 77 years old, as a result of the Turkish bombardment of the village of Zeitounka in the countryside of Afrin.” Kurid Post provided detail on the event: “‘We were sitting in the house and a barrage of artillery shells fell unceasingly, causing panic and…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
TS156
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent named three civilians who were injured following an alleged Turkish shelling of Rajo, Syria. The type of weapon is unknown. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
TS157
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent listed two civilians, injured followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Jindires, Syria. The type of weapon is unknown. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
TS158
Location
بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent listed one civilian was wounded followed an alleged Turkish shelling of Bulbul, Syria. The type of weapon is unknown. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2974
Location
Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians, including up to five children and one woman - possibly from the same family - were killed and several were wounded as Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes were launched in the village of Ma'asaran, Idlib, local media reported. In this incident, local sources reports' spanned from one to as many as seven…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2971
Location
Kafr Zeita, Hama, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes wounded one civilian in Kafr Zeita, Hama. While most sources merely reported that Russian warplanes had carried out air raids in the area, Smart News Agency and Khaleej mentioned that the strikes had inflicted civilian harm. Smart News Agency specified that one civilian was wounded.
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2970
Location
التليل ,سراقب, Al Talil neighbourhood, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
A chlorine gas assault in Saraqeb, Idlib by the Syrian regime - possibly with Russian support - wounded multiple civilians including children according to local reports, with most victims suffering breathing difficulties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that two barrel bombs were used in this attack. "At least 11 civilians, including three civil…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2966
Location
معصران, Ma'saran, Idlib, Syria
A family of seven; a father, a mother and five children, were killed and the sixth sibling was left seriously wounded, local media reported, following aerial shelling of Ma'saran, Idlib, though sources were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Most sources reported that the event had killed a family of…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
TS152
Location
شيقيلا, Sheqela (Çeqela Jêrîn), Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Cahida Dersim reported that the “Turkish army is bombing the village Çeqela of Shiye district: at least two civilians have been wounded”. The Kurdish Red Crescent later named an injured child as “Ahmed Mohemmed Kheljeko 7 years old got injury in his head in 322018 in Chakhalaw village. In the same incident, his mother Zerifa…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2967
Location
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, Syria
On February 3, 2018, up to five civilians were killed and several more were left wounded following alleged Russian or Syrian Regime airstrikes in Saraqeb, Idlib, local media reported. Saraqeb had reportedly been subject to several aerial attacks in the previous days and local activists told al-Araby that "the city is being burned by intensive…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3–4 February, 2018
Incident Code
CS1721
Location
البحرة, Al Bahra village, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple local sources reported up to 40 civilians killed, including up to 20 named children and at least 13 women, and “dozens” wounded in a major casualty event in Al Bahra on February 4th. All sources identify the Coalition as the culprit or – as with the Enabbaladi local report – specifically mentioned “indiscriminate US…
Summary
Published
4 February 2018
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
38–40
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
TS153
Location
جنديرس, Jindires, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
According to Afrin Now, “67-year-old Issa Issa was wounded by shrapnel in the head as a result of the Turkish bombardment of the Jandiers area. In a private report, the Kurdish Red Crescent also named Issa Issa as wounded – and a second man, Hassan Mustafa, aged 90, who was reportedly sustained a head and…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
TS154
Location
جنديرس, Rajo, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
The Kurdish Red Crescent reported the injury of six civilians in Rajo, Syria. It named the victims and listed injuries. The weapon used was not reported. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
YS017
Location
Azzaz, Aleppo, Syria
At least 8 and as many as two dozen civilians were reported wounded in an alleged YPG attack on Azzaz, according to local media. RFS published a video showing the aftermath of a bombing on the market, while other sources said that shops were hit. According to Smart News Agency, “nine civilians were wounded by…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
8–24
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2968
Location
خان السبل, Khan al-Subul, Idlib, Syria
In this incident, described as a "massacre", alleged Russian cluster bombs killed between seven and ten civilians, including up to five children and one woman, and up to dozens of others, as the village of Khan al-Subul, Idlib, was struck by airstrikes on February 3, 2018, local media reported. Step News Agency reported how "the…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2969
Location
كفر عميم, Kafr Amam, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian warplane carried out airstrikes in the village of Kafr Amam, Idlib, local media reported, which, according to one source, wounded three civilians. Several sources reported how the village of Kafr Amam was hit by, which all sources, identified, Russian forces. The Twitter account Shafii cited the local council who declared the village completely…
Summary
Published
3 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS148
Location
كفر صرف, Kafr Sarf, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Afrin Now in Syria reported that “4-year-old Hamid Rashid was wounded by shrapnel from the bombing of the Turkish airliner in the village of Kafr Safra in the Jandrissah district of Afrin province.” Nuce24 also named the victim and blamed Turkey. According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, “Hameed Rashid Mehmoud 4 years old got shot…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS149
Location
بلبلة, Bulbul, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Bulbul, Syria. The victim was listed as “Sharfan Subhi Ali, 27, ankle injury”. The weapon used has not been reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2964
Location
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes and/or artillery shelling in Kafr Halap, Aleppo, killed two civilian men along with wounding several more, local media reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Two civilian men, identified by name, were reportedly killed by the assault in Kafr Halab. Jsirtv attributed blame to "aerial bombardment…
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 February 2018
Incident Code
TS150
Location
شيرا, Shyra, Afrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In a report shared with Airwars, the Kurdish Red Crescent named one civilian as wounded in Shyra, Syria. The victim was listed as “Dalil Youssef Ali, 26, spine injury”. The weapons used has not been reported. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
2 February 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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