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Incident Date
7 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2859
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between one and 12 civilians were killed - including three children, a woman and a man - and as many as 30 others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, while some attributed blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. One source,…
Summary
Published
7 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–12
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2850
Location
كفريا, Kafraya, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in air and artillery strikes which hit the town of Kafraya in Idlib. Sources mostly blamed the Syrian regime, however Shaam News Network blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids. According to sources, 120 rockets were used to strike the vicinity,…
Summary
Published
6 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2856
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
A woman was killed and more than 25 civilians were injured in air and artillery strikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Harasta. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia for the raids, with some sources also reporting that there had been fighting on the ground between factions. One source mentioned that there were…
Summary
Published
6 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2018
Incident Code
RS2854
Location
مسرابا, Masraba, eastern Al Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Air and artillery strikes on Masraba wounded up to 15 civilians - and killed one child, according to sources on the ground. Reports blamed both Russia and the Assad regime. According to Geiroon News, "medical staff tried within half an hour to revive a baby, who was pulled from the rubble, but did not succeed, and…
Summary
Published
6 January 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2753
Location
الجرذي, al-Jarthi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to five civilians including one child and three women were killed and many were left wounded as Russian or Syrian regime warplanes struck al-Jarthi, Deir Ezzor, Syria on November 23, 2017 possibly supplemented by artillery shelling, local media reported. Reports spanned from three to five civilian fatalities. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR)…
Summary
Published
23 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2755
Location
الباغوز, Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians were killed by airstrikes, possibly supplemented by artillery shelling, in Al-Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, local media reported, though the apportion of blame was unclear. While all reports agreed that three civilians were killed in this event, they disagreed in terms of cause and responsibility. While Step News Agency, Violations Documentation Center Syria and Masar Press…
Summary
Published
23 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2756
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
At least one civilian was wounded as alleged Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, local media reported. According to Smart News Agency and Fresh News, both citing sources on the ground, the warplanes launched four airstrikes, striking the headquarters of "Al Ezza Army" which belongs to the Free Syrian Army. While both reported that…
Summary
Published
23 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2745
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source reported that seven civilians, including two children, were killed in an airstrike undertaken by an "unknown" belligerent in Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, on November 18th. Smart News reported that "seven civilians, including two children, were killed and 20 others were wounded in an "unknown" aerial bombardment of a camp for displaced people in…
Summary
Published
18 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2742
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
As many as seven civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Harasta, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and Syrian regime artillery shelling for the strikes. One source reported that "missile targeted residential neighbourhoods in the city of Harasta". Another added that "missiles carrying cluster…
Summary
Published
17 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
5–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2699
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three children were killed due to air and artillery strikes in Abu Kamal. Sources reported that both Russia and the Syrian regime were to blame. It is clear that the raids were either Russian or Syrian regime and artillery shelling was also used in the raid. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the…
Summary
Published
6 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2017
Incident Code
RS2686
Location
صبيخان, Sebikhan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as three people were killed in shelling on a displaced persons camp and Mosque in Sebikhan in Sabikhan desert, according to local media. One source blamed the Syrian regime for the airstrikes, however the others blamed "renewed Russian shelling". Step News Agency reported that there were unspecified numbers of dead and wounded. Syrian…
Summary
Published
5 November 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2017
Incident Code
USYEMTr103
Location
Yakla, Al Bayda, Yemen
A US drone strike reportedly killed two alleged AQAP militants, including AQAP leader Shroum al-Sanaani, in Yakla, in the Radaa area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of October 4th 2017. There were no known associated reports of civilian harm. In a later email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, a US Central Command spokesperson…
Summary
Published
4 October 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
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
28 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2556
Location
Jadid Bkara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A total of four civilians including a child and two women were killed in raids by warplanes as well as artillery bombardments on the town of Jadid Bkara on September 28th, according to local sources. The reporting mentioned both the regime forces and the Russian forces as responsible for the bombardments. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
28 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2545
Location
إدلب, Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in strikes by warplanes on Idlib on September 26th as well as by long range missiles fired on the city of Idlib, according to Smart News Agency. The Agency did not identify the culprit. Other sources reported on as escalation in strikes on Idlib during this period. On Sept 26th, Masrawy…
Summary
Published
26 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2017
Incident Code
RS2468
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamina, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Al Latamina, according to local media. Sources blamed both Russian warplanes and the Syrian regime for the raids. Some sources reported that there were no casualties. There were several strikes with shells, artillery and RPG's. One source reported that there was some material damage.
Summary
Published
16 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2017
Incident Code
CS1441
Location
Raqqa city: Traffic Park, Raqqa, Syria
At least one man was locally reported killed following alleged artillery shelling near the Traffic Park in Raqqa. Both the Coalition and the US individually later admitted responsibility According to local reports at the time, father of six Abdul Ghani Ahmed al-Yusuf al-Bashir was killed when a shell fell near Traffic Park. While some sources…
Summary
Published
4 September 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 August 2017
Incident Codes
CS1383 ISSY001
Location
الشجرة, Al Shajra, Daraa, Syria
Up to 27 civilians were reported killed in airstrikes on the town of Al Shajra in western Daraa. According to Daraa Martyrs Documentation Center, 32 “mostly civilians” were killed when positions of Jaish Khalid bin Walid, a Salafi jihadist group, were targeted. The report claimed that the Coalition launched a long-range missile, which “targeted the…
Summary
Published
17 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
17–27
Civilians reported injured
2
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 August 2017
Incident Code
CS1363
Location
Al Na'im area, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that there had been an “escalation of civilian martyrs” following alleged artillery shelling on the Na’im area of Raqqa. This was later confirmed to have been a US airstrike. Raqqa News Post for example reported at the time: "#Urgent : # Ar Raqqa The fall of artillery shells on the area…
Summary
Published
11 August 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Incendiary
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
30 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2193
Location
النعيمة, Al Naima, Daraa, Syria
A mother and a child were killed by alleged Russian or Syrian regime strikes on the town of Al-Naima on April 30, 2017, according to local media. A number of raids were launched on the town over several days, local sources reported. A father, Rabi al-Aboud was left holding his dead child Mohamad Rabi (Rami)…
Summary
Published
30 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 April 2017
Incident Code
RS2050
Location
ريف حلب الغربي, Various location in western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo, Syria
On April 2, 2017, six civilians were killed, including four children and two women, and as many as eight others were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on various villages in the Western part of Aleppo's countryside, local media reported. All sources either attributed blame to Russia, or "unknown warplanes". According to sources Kafrnah, Khan al-Asal, Babsaka,…
Summary
Published
2 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 March 2017
Incident Code
RS2027
Location
درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes against the city of Dara'a on March 17, 2017, local media reported. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes. The majority of sources, including Syria News Desk and Smart News, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes. However,…
Summary
Published
27 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 March 2017
Incident Code
CI551
Location
الموصل الجديدة, Mosul, Mosul al Jadida / New Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
The Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of between 105 and 141 civilians in an airstrike on a house in West Mosul’s al Jadida area on March 17th (event CI550). However, locals have claimed that as many as 230 or even 520 civilians were killed in the catastrophic event at al Jadida – though these…
Summary
Published
17 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
125–370
Civilians reported injured
25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1622
Location
حي كرم الطراب, Karam al Tarab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
On Friday, November 18, 2016, local media reported that two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian bombing of the Karam al Tarab neighbourhood in Aleppo, northwestern Syria. Syriansnews reported that various neighborhoods in Aleppo, including Karam al Tarab, had been hit with artillery bombings and airstrikes on the day of the incident. Halab News…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1628
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and ten civilians including a woman and up to three children died and as many as 17 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to Russia, putting the death toll…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1629
Location
دوما, Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
Up to 20 civilians including four children died and dozens more were wounded in air or and artillery strikes on Douma, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though Syriansnews said that "Russia and Assad" had launched multiple strikes on Damascus, including Douma, on this day. Syrian Reporter said: "Our correspondent in al-Ghouta…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
8–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1607
Location
معارة الارتيق, Maarat Al Arteek, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian, a child, was killed and others were injured by alleged air or artillery strikes on Maarat Al Arkeet, according to multiple local sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the regime was to blame for the death. Alwaght suspected the Syrian regime responsible - the source stated, "Syrian army missiles and tanks targeted…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1609
Location
Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including women and children died in air or artillery strikes on Al Ansari, Aleppo, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Alsharq and the Smart News Agency put the death toll at one, but all other sources said three people died. Baladi and @heba_alhomsy222 both blamed Russia. Sdusyria…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1577
Location
مخيم خان الشيخ, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Two men were killed and others were wounded in an airstrike and artillery raids which struck al-Huda Mosque in a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids - with some blaming Russian military, and…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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