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Incident Date
3 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1439
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three men were documented as victims of suspected US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City. The specific location of the incident was not reported, though all sources blamed the US-led Coalition. Further information will be added to the entry when it arises.
Summary
Published
3 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI838
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Yaqein reported that 22 civilians were killed following alleged airstrikes by the US-led Coalition west of Anbar Province in Al Qaim. According to a local source cited in Yaqein, an airstrike of the international coalition aircraft” targeted the area. In addition to killing 22 people it also allegedly caused considerable material damage.
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2427
Location
جب الجراح قرية الدرويشية, Al Darwishiyah village, near Jab al Jarrah, 89 km east of Homs city, Homs, Syria
Thirteen civilians - including women and children - were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Al-Darwishiya in Jab Al-Jarrah, a village under the control of the Islamic State, on September 2nd, according the Smart News Agency. Multiple sources indicated coordination between regime forces and the warplanes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2426
Location
الجابرية, Al-Jabriya, Homs, Syria
Three to four civilians were reportedly killed and others injured in an airstrike in Al-Jabriya in the eastern Homs countryside. Several sources, including the head of the local district, Ahmed Hamwi, accused Russian warplanes of carrying out the attack. Zaman Masdar reported that the shelling took place between the villages of Al-Abd, Hamdi Omar, Suha,…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1438
Location
دوار النعيم, Al Naim roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
The citizen journalist group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, reported on the death of 14 civilians following alleged “shelling” by the US-led Coalition, near the al Naim roundabout, Raqqa City centre. In a subsequent report, also from RBSS, one man and his wife and his brother. Despite reports reporting that as many as 14 civilians…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 September 2017
Incident Code
CI837
Location
U'boor district of Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single report from Yaqein claimed the US-led Coalition had conducted an intensive aerial bombardment resulting in 200 civilians killed and injured within a 48 hour period. The specifics of the civilian casualties, including the toll and identity is currently unknown. Yaqein described indiscriminate bombing by the warplanes of the international coalition aircraft, asserting that…
Summary
Published
2 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
50–100
Civilians reported injured
50–100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1434
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed after suspected US-led Coalition strikes on Raqqa City. Two of those killed were named by Euphrates Post and Hasaka Rasd. The sources said the two killed were originally from Deir Al-Zour. All sources attributed the deaths to “bombing by the International Coalition”, though no specific location for the deaths was…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Codes
CS1435 RS2424
Location
Al Shmeitiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On September 1, 2017, up to seven civilians died in an airstrike on Al Shmeitiya, according to local media. While most sources didn’t identify the belligerent, two reports attributed the event to Russia. In three sequential reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted the deaths of between two and four civilians following airstrikes on…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1436
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on Raqqa City on the first day of Eid al-Adha, local media reported. Syrianpc said other people were wounded in the attack. Multiple sources named victims. All sources asserted the US-led Coalition was responsible. No further information is available at present.
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1437
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
On January 11th 2018, Rami Assaf reported that “news of the martyrdom of the family of Mr. Ahmed Al-Hanan from Muhsin in rural Deir Al-Zour has now been confirmed. They were killed four months ago as a result of the bombing of the International Coalition against the city of Raqqa. Their bodies were found today…
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 September 2017
Incident Code
TS093
Location
كفر لوسين, Kafr Luseen, Turkish-Syrian borders, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Step News Agency, reported that "a child was wounded by bullets fired by the Turkish army is in the camp of Zahra_Gulf in the area of Kafr Luseen on the border with Turkey and was transferred to a nearby hospital." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
1 September 2017
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1433 RS2422
Location
صغير شامية, Sagheer Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On August 31, 2017, at least three civilians died in an airstrike on Zaghir Shamiya, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether the US-led Coalition, Russia or the Syrian Regime were responsible for the event. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that between two and three people were killed…
Summary
Published
31 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 August–1 September, 2017
Incident Code
USSOM089
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow near Barawe, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US said it carried out a strike near Barawe in southern Somalia on August 31st, killing one al Shabaab fighter and wounding one other. AP reported that "At least one missile struck a location outside Barawe that the extremists often use to launch attacks on the government-held town, a Somali intelligence official said. He…
Summary
Published
31 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2423
Location
صغير شامية, Saghir Shamiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In this single-source incident, the Smart News Agency reported that "five civilians from one family were killed on Thursday night [Aug 31st] in an air strike likely to be a Russian attack on the village of Zaghir Shamiya". There are no further details currently available.
Summary
Published
31 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1431
Location
T2 near Iraqi-Syria border, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to multiple local sources, one adult male died in an alleged Coalition airstrike. A source quoted by the Palmyra Coordination Committee asserted strikes targeted “a civilian car he was travelling near the second station T2 near the Iraqi-Syrian border yesterday.” The source added: “It is worth mentioning that the Coalition announced the targeting of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CI836
Location
Al Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media reported on the death of civilians following alleged US-Coalition airstrikes on Al Qaiem District. According to Yagein, the aircraft launched two raids targeting residential neighbourhoods and the school of the Eastern Renaissance. The sources added that the bombing caused the destruction of a number of houses which led to deaths and injuries of…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1432
Location
Al Hawaji, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five civilians, including two women and three children, died in airstrikes carried out by unknown aircraft on the al Hawaij village in Deir Ezzor Governorate, alleged local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Euphrates Post listed those killed. The US-led Coalition was not attributed to the attack; sources referred to “bombing by…
Summary
Published
30 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1429a
Location
Ar Raqqah: Various neighbourhoods, Raqqa, Syria
Initially this incident was reported on by several sources as an alleged airstrike or artillery shelling in various neighbourhoods in the city of Raqqa, in which eight cilivilians died, including one woman. There was a discrepancy regarding civilians identified in the list. Amjad Ahmed Taha Al-Suwairi, Mohammed Ayman Sweiri and Ahmad Taha Al-Omar Al Suweiri,…
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2420
Location
الشميطية, Shumetiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported that one civilian man, identified by name, was killed by alleged Russian airstrikes in Shumetiya, the countryside of Deir Ezzor. There were no reports about the number of wounded.
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2421
Location
عياش, Aayash, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to two civilians, hereof at least one woman, were killed and several more were wounded, local media reported, following alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hitting the town of Ayyash, Deir Ezzor. The female victim was identified by name by several sources and @Soheb Al-Haskawi added that she was the wife of Salem Rajwan.…
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 August 2017
Incident Code
TS092
Location
عفرين, Afrin, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 10 civilians including one or more child were wounded in an alleged Turkish shelling on Afrin, according to local media. Rudaw said that "Rizan Haddu, a political writer, told them that the initial result of the shelling that targeted the neighborhoods of Afrin injured six civilians to varying degrees". Yekiti reported the…
Summary
Published
29 August 2017
Civilians reported injured
6–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2419
Location
الطريف, Al-Tariff, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian man was killed and several were injured following Russian or Assad-waged airstrikes that hit al-Tariff, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. All sources reported about the death of one civilian, who was identified by name by Step News and @DeirEzzor24. In addition to this, several civilians were reported wounded. Sources described how the strikes inflicted…
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1426
Location
Tarif, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One named civilian died and others were wounded in airstrikes on Tarif in the western suburbs of Deir Ezzor, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether the Coalition, the Assad regime or Russia were to blame. Step News Agency blamed the Coalition and said that white phosphorous was used. It…
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1427
Location
الحديقة البيضا, Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Raqqa, Syria
Between 12 and 23 civilians were reported killed, and others wounded, following US-led Coalition airstrikes near The White Garden (Hadiqa Bayda) area, in Raqqa City. The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented 12 civilian casualties, whereas the majority of other sources reported 17 or 18 killed, including women and children. The air raid reportedly struck…
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
12–23
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1428
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One young male civilian was killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. The date of the event and his death was unclear, though reporting on August 31st, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said he died “a few days ago”.
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 August 2017
Incident Code
RS2418
Location
المشتل, al-Mashtal, Hama, Syria
Local media reported that "a number of civilians were killed and injured" following an alleged Russian airstrike in al-Masthal, Hama, that at the time was controlled by ISIS. According to 7al, the warplane hit a group of displaced people. Two sources attributed blame to Russia while one, 7al, did not identify the culprit.
Summary
Published
28 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1425
Location
الأنصار, Ar Raqqah: Ansar mosque, Raqqa, Syria
The death of between one and three people was reported by local media sources, following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights “documented the death of three people after the bombing of downtown Raqqa by International Coalition aircraft”, though did not provide details of the civilians reported…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1425b
Location
البوليل, Al Boulil, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that a Coalition airstrike struck an ISIS vehicle, killing two young men who had previously been arrested and forced to join ISIS. Two members of ISIS guarding them were also killed in the attack. The source reported that increasing numbers of young men were forcibly…
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1421
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two infants were reported killed along with their mother after “bombing” and “shelling” of Raqqa city. A Tweet by @AhmadShibli blamed the US-led Coalition for the attack, however, the majority of other sources did not specify an actor. The city of Raqqa was reportedly “besieged by International Coalition aircraft” at the time of the incident.
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1422
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian male was reported killed following the “bombing of Raqqa city”. The specific location of the incident is presently unknown. One of the sources, Ahmed Shbili, identified the “International Coalition” as the culprits, while other sources only referred to the general bombardment of the city.
Summary
Published
27 August 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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