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Incident Date
19 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3039
Location
كفربطنا, Kafar Batna, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians, two men and one woman, were killed and several were left wounded as Kafar Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to air and artillery shelling as reported by local media. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Damas Press, who did not identify a culprit, reported…
Summary
Published
19 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3029
Location
لطمين, Latmeen, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians, a husband and wife, were killed and several others were left wounded in alleged Russia or regime air or artillery strikes on Latmeen, Idlib, according to local media. Smart News Agency, who cited a military spokesman of the Free Syrian Army, said that "warplanes likely to be Russian launched eight raids on agricultural…
Summary
Published
18 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3025
Location
مورك, Mourk, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Mourk, Hama, local sources reported. It was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Sources reported both air and artillery strikes, adding that "a number" of civilians were left wounded. According to the sources, no civilians were killed by the shelling.…
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3026
Location
كفرزيتا, Kaarzeta, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were possibly left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck Kaarzeta, Hama, local sources reported. Numerous sources reported how the village of Kaarzeta had been subject to aerial, and possibly also artillery shelling, the latter reported by Hamah Now. Horrya News said that unidentified warplanes struck a hospital in the village.
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3027
Location
اللطامنة, al-Lataminah, Hama, Syria
Several civilians were possibly left wounded as aerial and/or artillery shelling struck al-Lataminah, Hama, local sources reported, who pointed to Russia as responsible. Numerous sources reported how al-Lataminah had been subject to aerial, and possibly also artillery shelling, the latter reported by Hamah Now. However, it was unclear among the sources whether the incident resulted…
Summary
Published
17 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3013
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Assad or Russian-waged shelling of Arbeen, eastern Ghouta Damascus, both from the ground and air, killed at least one child and one woman, and wounded several others, local media reported. Damascus Media Center reported that 15 airstrikes and five ground-to-ground missiles had struck Arbeen since the morning, targeting residential neighbourhoods. Orient News also reported the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3014
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
At least one male civilian was killed and several other non-combatants wounded following alleged Russian or Assad-waged aerial and artillery shelling Hamouriya, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. Orient News' correspondent described how strikes believe to have been conducted by the regime hit residential areas in the countryside town, killing one person and injuring "others."…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3015
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed along with "dozens" wounded as Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, was subject to alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported. The shelling, which hit densely populated residential areas, reportedly caused much civilian harm and damage. Orient News' correspondent reported how both…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3016
Location
كفر بطنا, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Aerial and artillery shelling of Kafr Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, wounded two civilians, one woman and one child, local media reported. According to multiple sources, at least one woman and one child were wounded in what Jsirtv described as "heavy air bombardment hit residential neighbourhoods in Kafr Batna." Reportedly, the strikes hit a popular market,…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3017
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Two civilian men were killed and several wounded as Saqba in eastern Ghouta, Damascus was struck by aerial and artillery shelling, local media reported. According to Jsirtv, Saqba was subject to "heavy air bombardment hit residential neighbourhoods," which the Syria Civil Defence reported took place during the night. While Zaman-al Wasl only mentioned one fatality, the…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3018
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Civilians were possibly killed and wounded following an Assad or Russian-waged aerial and artillery strike in Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local sources reported. Multiple sources reported about shelling in Harasta, that according to Orient News' correspondent, took place during the night and included "dozens of artillery shells in addition to six surface-to-surface missiles." Jsirtv reported…
Summary
Published
11 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2997
Location
اللطامنة, Lataminah, Hama, Syria
According to local media, three civilians were wounded as Russian and/or the Syrian regime carried out aerial and artillery strikes in Lataminah, Hama. A civil defence member told Smart News Agency that what he believed was Russian warplanes had launched four air raids while the Assad regime had launched 40 artillery and missile shells. Both Smart…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2018
Incident Code
RS3002
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that between two and five civilians were killed and six were wounded as alleged Russian and Syrian regime warplanes launched airstrikes and artillery in the suburb of Harasta in eastern Ghouta, Damascus. Syrianoor reported that several cities in eastern Ghouta were subject to aerial shelling on February 8th, causing the "death and injury of…
Summary
Published
8 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2993
Location
معرة النعمان, Marat Al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least six and as many as 12 civilians, including one woman, were killed and up to 30 were wounded as Marat Al Numan, Idlib, was subject to heavy aerial bombardment, possibly including the use of cluster bombs, allegedly carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, local media reported. In this widely-reported incident,…
Summary
Published
7 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2989
Location
مديرا, Mdyra, Damascus, Syria
Up to four civilians, including up to two children and one woman, were killed following alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling and/or missile attacks of Mdyra, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Mdyra was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2990
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Between two and four civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and at least one child was wounded following alleged Assad or Russian-waged aerial shelling of Saqba, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Saqba was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2991
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
One civilian, allegedly a child, was killed by an Assad or Russian waged assault in the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Harasta was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), this was the…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2981
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
At least three and as many as 13 civilians, including two women, were killed and "dozens" others wounded, local media reported after the city of Arbeen, Damascus, was subject to air and artillery strikes. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The incident, described as a…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2982
Location
جوبر, Jobar, Damascus, Syria
Between two and six civilians were killed as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Jobar, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Jobar was one out of many that day in eastern Ghouta. In Jobar, most sources reported the death of two civilians, while Local Coordination Committees…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2983
Location
دوما, Douma , Damascus, Syria
In this incident, described by many sources as a "massacre", up to 31 civilians, including up to eight children and 11 women, were killed and "dozens" wounded, as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta, Damascus. According to local reports, the incident in Douma was one out of many that day…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7–31
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2984
Location
كفر باتنة, Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between four and seven civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and up to 80 more civilians were wounded as Russian and/or Assad warplanes struck the town of Kafr Batna, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. According to local reports, the incident in Kafr Batna was one of many lethal aerial incidents on…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–80
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 February 2018
Incident Code
RS2988
Location
حزة, Hazza, Damascus, Syria
At least three and as many as nine civilians were killed and one child was wounded, following aerial and possible missile shelling of Hazza, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, according to local media reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. According to local reports, the incident in Hazza was…
Summary
Published
6 February 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
1
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
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
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
10 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2880
Location
اللطامنة, Al Lataminah, Hama, Syria
A civilian was killed and the Civil Defence Centre in Al Lataminah was knocked out of service following alleged Russian and Syrian regime air and artillery strikes on the vicinity, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing responsibility to Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime.…
Summary
Published
10 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2881
Location
مورك, Mourk, Hama, Syria
A civilian was killed an an unspecified number of civilians were injured in air and artillery strikes by both Syrian regime and Russian forces, according to sources on the ground. Sources disputed as to who was to blame. According to Smart News, "Russian-made air strikes targeted the town of Morak, killing one civilian and injuring…
Summary
Published
10 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2870
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
One or two civilians were reported killed and others were injured due to air and artillery strikes on Harasta. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame to Russia while one source blamed the Syrian regime. Women and children were included amongst the injured, however no specific umbers were reported. Baladi…
Summary
Published
9 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2873
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Between nine and 23 civilians including as many as 13 children and seven women were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in air and artillery strikes which hit a residential vicinity in Hamouriya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the strikes, some attributing blame to Russia while…
Summary
Published
9 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
9–23
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2858
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians were reportedly killed in air and artillery strikes which struck Arbeen in the middle of the night. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some sources attributing blame to Russia while others blamed the Syrian regime. A handful of sources blamed "warplanes", not specifying who the belligerent was. Qalamon, who named…
Summary
Published
7 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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