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April 5, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqIn what may be the same incident as CI216 or CI218 – or a separate targeted killing operation – the US revealed three weeks after the event that a strike on an ‘ISIL finance emir’ had also killed a woman civilian. Three months later CENTCOM revealed two additional civilian deaths in the event. General Peter
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September 19, 2017
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قرية التح, Al Tah, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and three civilians including two women died while working at an obstetrics hospital in Al Tah as alleged Russian and Syrian warplanes bombarded the countryside of southern Idlib, local sources reported. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported one death; it stated: “Suspected Russian warplanes fired a missile on the al Rahman Charity
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December 11, 2016
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الكور, Al Kour, Raqqa, SyriaReports emerged on December 15th of an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of al Kour which killed three civilians. However the original source for the claim suggested that the event took place two days earlier. According to Abd al Basset Ahmad al Khalaf, head of the political committee for local Syrian tribes, Habib al
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November 27, 2016
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طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to three civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Tareeq Al Bab neighbourhood, local sources reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three civilians including a girl died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles firing on Tareeq Al Bab neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 27.”
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April 30, 2011
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الساحة الخضراء, Green Square, Tarabulus, LibyaSeveral members of the Gaddafi family were reported to have been killed by a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. While Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly a member of the military, his children clearly had non-combatant status due to their young age. CNN reported: “The Libyan government said Sunday that Gadhafi’s son, Saif
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September 29, 2017
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الهبيط , Al-Habit, Idlib, SyriaThree airstrikes using cluster bombs, likely by Russian warplanes, were the cause of three civilian deaths (of whom two were women) and the wounding of ten others, according to Smart News Agency. The cluster bombs were allegedly dropped on the town of Al Habeet, 35 km south of Idlib. However Alghadalsory reported that the warplane
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Incident date
April 27, 2019
LOCATION
كفرنبل, Kafar Nabil, Idlib, SyriaUp to three civilians, including a child, died in alleged Russian or Syrian regime shelling on Kafar Nabil on April 27th, 2019, local media said. According to the White Helmets, “a cluster targeting the town of Kar Nabil killed a child martyr and caused injury to a woman.” The Step News Agency put the death toll
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May 10, 2019
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معرة الصين, Ma’aret Al Seen, Hama, SyriaTwo brothers and their mother died in an airstrike on Ma’aret Al Seen, according to local media. Local Coordination Committees of Syria attributed the three deaths to Russia. However, a report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed regime warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported “The children brothers Mohammad and Nasr al
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May 5, 2017
LOCATION
هنيدة, Hunaida, Raqqa, SyriaThe Smart News Agency reported that “aircraft likely belonging to the coalition launched three raids on the town of Huneida (36 km west of the city of Raqqa), killing three civilians, and four members of IS, in addition to wounding 11 others.” The Step News Agency reported that there had been a Coalition strike on
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May 8, 2018
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النقير, Al Naqir, Idlib, SyriaBetween one and three civilians were killed and several more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Naqir in Idlib Governorate on May 8th 2018. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three of those killed were children, who according to the Syrian Network, were from the same family. Sources
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May 11, 2017
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17 تموز, Mosul, Tammuz / July 17th, Nineveh, IraqA local report said that a family was killed in shelling in the Tammuz neighborhood of western Mosul. Ninawa Media Center reported that a father, son and the son’s daughter were all killed by shelling in Tammuz. As the report noted, “My dear brother, a random bombardment of July near the Mufti Mosque claimed the
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Incident date
May 29, 2017
LOCATION
جعيدين, Jaidin, Raqqa, SyriaBetween one and three civilians were killed in Coalition strikes at Jaidin, according to local reports. The Syrian Network reported the deaths of 3 civilians including a child in Coalition raids on the village of Jaidin. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported 1 victim, who it identified as Sultan Hammad Al-Obeid Al-Alous. Orient News also
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Incident date
June 5, 2017
LOCATION
فوج الأطفائية, Fire Brigade roundaout, Raqqa, SyriaThree civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at the fire station roundabout in Raqqa, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Sources reported that the three men were firefighters. According to Syrian Mirror, “The Coalition also targeted the fire brigade roundabout in the city, which resulted in the fall of three firefighters working in
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June 13, 2017
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ذيبان, Ziban, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians died and several more were injured when an alleged Coalition airstrike hit a water crossing in Ziban town, according to local media. Sana reported that the crossing was “used by residents to reach their agricultural land on the banks of the river”. All sources blamed the Coalition.
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October 13, 2015
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تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, SyriaTwo young sisters named were reported by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in a Russian attack on Tahtaya in Idlib. A third fatality, an adult man, was later added to the list.
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Incident date
June 5, 2019
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كفرسجنة, Kafar Sijna, Idlib, SyriaOne source claimed that during the night on June 5th, “three civilians were killed and wounded” by the Russian and Syrian regime forces in an attack on a number of cities, including Kafar Sijna. The source did not specify where the civilians were killed and wounded. The other sources said that Kafrsajna was targeted with
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Incident date
February 8, 2018
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaAccording to local reports, three civilians, most likely two children and one woman, were killed and up to dozens were wounded as Russian and/or Assad warplanes launched air raids in Saqba town in eastern Ghouta, Damascus. The strikes, which Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCCSY) described as “heavy night raids”, left large parts of the
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January 13, 2016
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الزبدية, Zibdiyah (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaA children’s nursery was reportedly struck in a Russian airstrike at Zibdiyah – just a day after a similar incident in Damascus governorate. According to Al Jisr, “Russian airforce aggression also targeted a nursery in the Zibdiyah quarter of Aleppo which led to the deaths of 3 children.” Aleppo White Helmets said 20 children were
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November 14, 2017
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الحوايج, Al Jawaij, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians died in an airstrike on al Jawaij town, according to local media – though it was unclear who was to blame. Deir Ezzor noted “clashes between the forces of SDF and the organization [IS] in the town of Hawayj”. That suggested that any airstrikes may have been by the Coalition. Additionally, Smart News
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August 21, 2019
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تل منس , Tal Mnes, Idlib, SyriaOne to three civilians were reported killed, and one to five wounded, in three to four airstrikes on Al Rahman hospital in Tal Mnes village, Idlib, on August 21st, 2019. Of the civilians killed, one may have been a child – according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which identified those killed in Tal Mnes
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July 13, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaThree civilians were reported killed in Manbij, either by Coalition aircraft or more likely, as a result of a Daesh-boobytrapped vehicle. As Lens Young Manbij reported, “Al Haj Mahmoud Sarmini, his wife and daughter Alaa Sarmini, 4 years old, were killed near al Fatah station. We don’t know whether it was an IS booby trap
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May 23, 2015
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زعفران, Zaafran, Surt, LibyaA father and one or two of his daughters were reported killed as a result of an alleged GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike on Sirte. Most sources claim that a father with his two daughters were killed in an airstrike on their family home. However, some sources reported that only one of his daughters died and they were in
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November 2, 2016
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaBetween two and three civilians were killed and dozens injured by airstrikes with thermobaric missiles in Douma city, local sources reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to LCCSY, Russia was allegedly responsible for the airstrikes. However, The Syrian Network for Human Rights
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November 11, 2017
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ابو حمام, Abo Hamam, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to sources, “at least 3 civilians, including a woman, killed as suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on Abo Hamam city in Deir Ez-Zour governorate eastern suburbs, on November 11”. Smart reported on the “killing one man and injuring others, in addition to a large destruction of private property .” The alleged Russian missile struck
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January 23, 2017
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قحطان, Kahtan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians from the same family were killed when an alleged Russian raid struck civilian homes near a hospital in Kahtan. Only one on the ground source – Euphrates Post – reported on this incident, and it blamed Russian warplanes. It alleged that the homes near Kahtan hospital were struck which led to the collapse of an
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May 7, 2019
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مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zuhour, Idlib, SyriaUp to four civilians were reported killed and eight others including two children were reported injured as Russian forces or Syrian regime targeted with airstrikes or artillery Marj Al Zohur in Idlib on May 7th, 2019, according to local reports. Two of those killed were workers with a humanitarian organisation for food support. The Local
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April 1, 2017
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الغسانية, Al Ghassaniya, Idlib, SyriaAs many as three civilians were killed – including one woman – and several others were wounded, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Ghassaniya, Idlib, local media reported. There were no specific figures regarding wounded civilians published. The strikes allegedly occurred at noon, and included surface to surface missiles, according to Al
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April 4, 2017
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كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, SyriaThree civilians from one family were killed in an alleged Russian raid on Kfar Nbouda, according to reports from the ground. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. The Smart News Agency reported: “Three civilians from a family were killed on Monday night [April 3rd] by a bombardment of warplanes likely to be Russian on
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April 27, 2017
LOCATION
مشيرفة, Mosul, Meshrfa, Nineveh, IraqA local eyewitness resident said that three civilians were killed including a young boy as a result of unspecified mortar shelling on a house in Meshrifa at the western side of Mosul. An unpublished Amnesty International field report shared with Airwars cited a local resident: “A week before the liberation [27 April], a mortar landed
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Incident date
May 24, 2019
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حاس , Haas, Idlib, SyriaOne to three civilians, including two children, were reported killed in several airstrikes on the town of Haas, Idlib, on May 24th. While Shahd is the only named fatality in a number of sources, the Syrian Network for Human rights claimed that “Shahd Jamal al Farhat was killed along with one of her family members,