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October 18, 2023
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قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ, Gaza Strip, the Gaza StripOn Tuesday, October 17, 2023, a 37-year old woman named Abeer Bashir Sabhi Al-Suwayrki (Suwaidan) was killed alongside her children, 15-year old Basmala Waseem Suwaidan and 11-year old Abdullah Waseem Suwaidan in the Gaza Strip. Twitter/X user @yara.mushtaha.54 posted on Facebook that Abeer was her uncle’s wife. Twitter/X user @Yossef.swedan shared this quote: “And do
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October 4, 2015
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غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the
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October 22, 2023
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منازل لعائلات حداد وبرغوت والبيك ونصار في حي الزيتون شرق غزة, homes of the Haddad, Barghout, Al-Beik and Nassar families in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in eastern Gaza, Gaza, the Gaza StripDuring the night of October 22nd 2023, four family homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City were bombed by an alleged Israeli airstrike. The homes belonging to the Haddad, Barghout, Al-Beik, and Nasser families were reportedly struck by an Israeli military aircraft, killing 11 people and injuring others. The Barghout family home was reportedly
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October 6, 2015
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القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, SyriaThe Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of
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June 26, 2017
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فندق الحمزاوي بالقرب من الجسر الجديد, near the new bridge, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 14 civilians were reportedly killed in or near the Al Hamwazi hotel near Raqqa’s new bridge, however it was not clear who was responsible. Two sources, Tal Abyad and Eye on Raqqa, alleged that the deaths were caused by mines that were detonated in the hotel by SDF militias and their reporting was
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October 25, 2023
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شارع يافا، الدرج، مدينة غزة, Jaffa Street, Al-Daraj neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza StripAn alleged Israeli airstrike reportedly killed between 15 and 30 civilians and injured more than 35 others as it destroyed the homes of the Akhlil and Zaino families, on Jaffa Street in the Al-Daraj neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, on the morning of Wednesday, October 25th 2023. Maher Saeed identified Abu al-Mundhir Zaino and his
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November 10, 2015
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خان طومان, Khan Tomam, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to the VDC, one adult male civilian was killed in an alleged strike by Russian warplanes. The victim name has been published by local media activist. A major battle appears to have taken place in the town, with the FSA reporting that one of its commanders was killed. And almost all sources blamed Russia
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June 28, 2017
LOCATION
دبلان, Dablan, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 60 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Dablan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the event, with allegations against the Coalition, Russia and the Syrian regime. The pro-regime source, Damas Press, put the death toll at 40 and blamed the
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October 19, 2023
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الشؤون الاجتماعية، خان يونس, Vicinity of Social Affairs Offices, Khan Younis, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripShortly before 3:10 PM on Thursday, October 19, 2023, the Abu Odeh (Abu Aouda) family home located by the Al Mustafa stadium behind the Al Amal neighbourhood market in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, was destroyed in an alleged Israeli airstrike. One source, @Hamzaalnamla1, in a post on X/Twitter described the strike as occurring in the
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April 7, 2016
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سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed and nine others wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to local sources. While three alleged that Russia was responsible, two other sources blamed the Assad regime. Shaam News Network said Russia carried out raids on several areas in Idlib, adding: “Activists said that an aircraft targeted the eastern city of Saraqeb
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July 2, 2017
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حي الزنجيلي, Mosul, Zanjili, Nineveh, IraqLocal medical sources reported that civil defense teams had pulled as many as 74 bodies from the rubble in Zanjili neighbourhood (West/Old Mosul). The civilians had died as a result of different kinds of shelling on their houses. Airwars researchers contacted local medical sources, who said a total number of 74 civilians were killed. This
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September 4, 2018
LOCATION
بيدر شمسو, Baidar Shamso, Idlib, SyriaOne woman was reportedly killed and several civilians, including three women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Baidar Shamso, Idlib governorate, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian woman had been killed in airstrikes on Baidar Shamso. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that
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June 19, 2016
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أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, SyriaBetween two and three civilians including two children died in an airstrike on Urma al Kubra, according to local media. The majority of sources including RadioAlKul and QasiounNewsAR blamed Russia. Other sources such as Alburak News have not identified the planes, though they said that “cluster bombs” had been used in the attack. The two
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July 7, 2017
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مكاوي, Makkawai, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqA father and son died as a result of being buried under the rubble in Makkawi, Old Mosul, reported Nineveh Media Center, following likely Coalition airstrikes. Four families in total were trapped under the rubble, but Iraqyoon News Agency reported that most were still alive. The families were believed to be trapped in the basement
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Incident date
October 18, 2023
LOCATION
ترمانين, Termanin, north of Idlib, Idlib, SyriaAround 9 PM on Wednesday, October 18th, 2023, three civilians, including a child, were reportedly injured as a result of an alleged artillery attack in Termanin, north of Idlib, Syria. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by the Syrian regime and/or the Russian military and/or by the Iranian military. Allegedly, the attack hit a residential neighborhood
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February 1, 2016
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كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaOne adult male civilian, Qasem Mohammad al-Hasoun, was named by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies similarly reported the death of Mr al-Hasoun from Russian shelling.
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July 13, 2017
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حي الدرعية, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaSharqiya Voice reported that “shelling targeted several neighborhoods of Raqqa in Tal Al Obeid Street, Saif Al Dawla Street, Al Dar’iya neighborhood, Al Khader Pharmacy, Basil Street, Al Quwatli Street and the edges of al Wadi street and al Fouroussiya” resulting in several civilian casualties and a number of others wounded, however further details were
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October 29, 2023
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بالقرب من البنك الاسلامي جباليا, Vicinity of Palestine Islamic Bank, Jabalia, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn October 29th 2023, around 6:00pm, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the Al-Batsh family home located in the vicinity of the Palestine Islamic Bank in the city of Jabalia, Northern Gaza Strip, destroying the house and causing a number of civilians to be injured. In addition to the Al-Batsh house, neighbouring houses in Jabalia Al
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December 20, 2015
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كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, SyriaUp to fifteen civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Naha, according to the Shaam News Network. It said the raids were carried out by tens of Russian warplanes, adding that about 40 raids additional raids also targeted nearby towns and villages relating to battles between rebels and the
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July 13, 2017
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هشام عبد الملك, Ar Raqqah: Hisham Bin Abd Al Malek neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaAt least 9 and up to 15 members of the Salamah family died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa’s Hisham Bin Abd al Malek neghbourhood. Local media reported this incident in July of 2017: According to Ahmad al Shibli, Marwan Al Salama and his entire family of nine people were killed when a Coalition
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May 12, 2024
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محيط معبر رفح, Vicinity of Rafah crossing, Rafah, the Gaza StripOn Sunday May 12th 2024, a 43 year old man, Muhammed Misbah Hassan Abu Hamda, was reportedly killed as a result of alleged Israeli gunfire in the vicinity of the Rafah crossing. In a tweet sharing news of various incidents from the same day, the account @az_za98 posted to X/ Twitter to further report the
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November 20, 2015
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العشارة, Ashara, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian girl died “as a result of Russian bombing” at Ashara, according to Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered and others. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman or child as a victim of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. It lists her as killed in Ashara, Deir Ezzor. Maha had previously been injured in an
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July 23, 2017
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الشميطية, Shumeteya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree civilians from one family died (a father, his son and his daughter) and up to 20 more people were wounded in airstrikes in Shumeteya, according to local sources. No reports pointed directly at the Coalition – though several referred to unidentified “warplanes”. Other sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of
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October 31, 2023
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جباليا, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza StripShortly before 8:51 PM on Wednesday, October 31st 2023, six civilians were killed and several civilians, including a girl, were injured in an alleged Israeli strike at the Krizem family’s house located opposite the Al-Fakhoura Clinic, west of Jabalia, in the Gaza Strip. Multiple posts, including a Twitter post from @ShehabAgency and a news report
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December 30, 2015
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خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, SyriaOne adult male, Bahaa Mohammad al-Sabouh (pictured) was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Subul. Step News said that “Russian planes launched several air raids on the town of Khan Subul and Mount Shahshabo from the southern countryside of Idlib, resulting in one civilian death in Khan Subul and several injuries among civilians.” However
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Incident date
July 28, 2017
LOCATION
حي الثكنة, Al Thakana, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male died in Raqqa’s Al Thaakan neigbourhood – though it was unclear whether Coalition artillery or an SDF mortar were to blame. Ahmad Al Rfaai posted in the on Documentary of victims of Ar Raqqa Facebook group, saying that Haj Ahmad Lyla Salim al-Ali was his grandfather and died in his home after
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October 30, 2023
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المركز الثقافي في بني سهيلا, Vicinity of Cultural Centre, Bani Suhaila, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripShortly before 11:20 PM on Monday, 30th October 2023, Shebab Agency, alongside multiple other sources, reported three minor injuries as a result of an airstrike that struck a house belonging to the Mohsen (“Al-Raqb”) family located near the Cultural Centre in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. Other reports, all published on social
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January 6, 2016
LOCATION
حزة, Hazzah, Damascus, SyriaSix civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazzah village near Kafr Batna. Two victims were named by the VDC as having died at Kafr Batna itself, though all other sources placed their deaths at Hazzah. The VDC also listed two unnamed members of the al Sadiq family as having died in
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August 1, 2017
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الرقة, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian male was named as killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike by multiple local sources. According to Palmyra Revolution Coordination Committee, “Mr. Abdul Razzaq Ali Kanawi, displaced from the city of Palmyra, was killed when his house was targeted by aircraft of the international coalition in the city of Raqqa yesterday. Some of his
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December 18, 2023
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ذيبين, Theybin (Dhibin), Al Suwayda, SyriaOn the evening of Monday, December 18th, 2023, at least four people from one family, including a woman and two children, were reportedly killed by an airstrike allegedly perpetrated by the Jordanian military on a farm near the town of Theybin (Dhibin) located south of the Al Suwiyda city area, close to Syrian-Jordanian border. Several