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October 22, 2023
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الزوايدة, Al Zawaida, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn Sunday, October 22nd 2023, an alleged Israeli airstrike hit the home of the al-Derawi family killing at least 26 people across three generations in the Al-Zawaida neighbourhood, in the central Gaza Strip. The victims ages ranged from 63 years-old to just one year old. Though injuries were mentioned by sources, no specific numbers have
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February 3, 2016
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غرناطة, Garnata, Homs, SyriaThe Violations Documentation Center reported that two adult male civilians, Ahmad al-Kurdi and Yehya al-Omar, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Garnata. The Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies lists just al-Omar as a victim in Garnata, reporting that he was “killed by indiscriminate” Russian shelling. In a dispatch, Al Jisr TV reported that Garnata
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July 15, 2017
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الميدان, Al Maydan, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqA number of local sources reported that 300 civilians were killed and 400 more were wounded – said to be mostly women and children – following alleged Coalition and Iraqi government airstrikes in the Al Maydan neighbourhood of Mosul. All four sources who reported the deaths alleged that both the Coalition and the Iraqi government
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October 24, 2023
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دوار النزلة, نزلة, Vicinity of Al Nazla roundabout, Jabalia Al Nazla, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn Tuesday, October 24th 2023, at least 21 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others were injured during an alleged Israeli airstrike on the two homes of the Abu Warda family, near the Al Nazla roundabout, in Jabalia Al Nazla, in the northern Gaza Strip. Shehab news agency initially reported that there was
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December 24, 2015
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أم القرى, Um al Qura, Aleppo, SyriaOne adult male civilian, Ali Al Akhras, was killed in an airstrike on Um Al Qura town, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. SN4HR reported that he died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on Um Al Qura. The Violations Documentation Center listed him as killed “due to Russian air forces shelling” but did
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July 20, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaA female identified as the daughter of Khalil Ibrahim al Khalif was killed following “shelling of the city” of Raqqa, local sources reported. All three sources did not specify what type of shelling took place. The slain victim was reportedly displaced from Al Abu Amer in the eastern outskirts of Deir Ezzor, before coming to
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October 11, 2023
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قيزان النَجّار, Qaizan Al Najjar, Khan Younis, the Gaza StripIn the early hours of Wednesday, October 11th 2023, at least six civilians, including at least two children and one woman, were reportedly killed and a number of civilians were injured as a result of an Israeli bombing of a three-story family home in Qaizan Al Najjar in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, likely belonging to
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December 26, 2015
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الحيدرية, Haidariya, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians, a woman and child, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the northern roundabout area in Al Haidariya . The Syrian Observatory reported a number of unspecified casualties, while Halab News named the same woman and child killed as VDC, attributing their deaths to “a Russian Air Force bombing attack on
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July 26, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn elderly male was killed following alleged aerial bombardment of Raqqa, according to local media. There are no other details available at this time.
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October 29, 2023
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شارع النزهة، جباليا, Al Nuzha Street, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza StripShortly before 6:28 PM on Sunday, 29 October 2023, at least 20 identified civilians, including four women and at least 11 children, were reportedly killed and at least up to four civilians were injured as a result of an alleged Israeli airstrike on the home of the Al-Khatib family on Al Nuzha Street in Jabalia,
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January 2, 2016
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معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians including one unnamed woman and a member of the White Helmets were killed – and 10 others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Arteek, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that a woman died when Russian warplanes targeted the town in several spatial missile strikes. They said
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July 30, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaFour civilians died in air and artillery or mortar shelling in Raqqa, according to local sources. Alraqqa Ahlna listed two civilians as killed by air and artillery strikes. Mohammed Ali Swaid was named as dead “after being hit by a mortar shell from SDF militia on al Thakana”, according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently. Airwars
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December 5, 2016
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ادلب المدينة, Idlib city, Idlib, SyriaOn December 5, 2016, at least 16 civilians were killed and between 15 and 24 were wounded in an aerial bombardment which struck Idlib city. It is unclear who was to blame, with most sources attributing blame to Russia, and some sources blaming the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that according to two activists, the
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February 7, 2016
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قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, SyriaIn a news roundup, a single source, the Shaam News Network, reported that four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qabasein. LCCSY also put the death toll at four with more wounded but did not say who was responsible, while Shahba said that there had been Russian strikes in the town but didn’t
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August 4, 2017
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حمرة بويتية, Hamra Buweitiya, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources have reported that on August 4, 2017, between three and six civilians were reportedly killed in an aerial bombardment on Al-Buweitaya in the western suburb of Deir Ezzor. Some sources have alleged that the US-led Coalition was responsible, however, other sources attributed the attack to the regime, and some to Russia. According to
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January 17, 2024
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قرية سد الشهباء, Sad Al-Shahba, Tal Rifaat, Aleppo, SyriaOn Wednesday, January 17th, 2024, a civilian was injured due to an artillery shelling reportedly perpetrated by Turkish forces in the Sad al-Shahba village, near Tal Rifaat city, north of Aleppo, Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the civilian was taken to the hospital to receive treatment. SOHR also reported that Turkish
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February 9, 2016
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كفر كلبين, Kafr Kalbeen, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and 20 civilians including one child died in airstrikes on Kafr Kalbeen, according to local sources – though they are conflicted or unclear as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network said there had been “a systematic campaign of shelling Aleppo, where aircraft Russian aggression
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November 28, 2015
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خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, SyriaTwo sisters and their mother were among four civilians killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to reports. Local journalist Bassel al Darwish said “Assad’s criminal planes and Russia” were responsible for the deaths. The FSA and the Damascus Centre blamed the regime. And Syria 2011 and the local
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August 13, 2017
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Badu neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaNumerous local sources reported the death of civilian Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humaidi. A Hasaka Rasd report said that “the death of Haj Mahmud Abdul Latif Al-Humadi was caused by “artillery shelling originating from Kurdish units”. The same description of events was supplied by Sharqiya Voice. Other sources such as Ahmad Shbli blamed the US-led Coalition
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October 29, 2023
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النصيرات, Nuseirat, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn Sunday, October 29th 2023, eight members of the al-Nuwairi family, including a pregnant woman and children, were reportedly killed and two family members were injured when an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their home to the west of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip. Alaa H. Al-Nuwairi, a family member of those killed, wrote
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January 12, 2016
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مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, SyriaBetween 31 and 34 civilians including two to three children were killed – and up to 40 other people injured – in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to multiple sources. While all sources allege that Russia was responsible for the attack, initial reports by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime –
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August 20, 2017
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دوار النعيم, Naim roundabout, Raqqa, SyriaIn a major civilian casualty event, between 23 and 50 civilians were reported killed and dozens injured in the Bedo neighborhood of Raqqa, local media reported. However, in May 2019 the Coalition announced that it had classed the civilian harm allegations as non-credible, noting “after a review of all available strike records it was determined
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October 26, 2023
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بالقرب من عسقولة، الزيتون، مدينة غزة, Vicinity of Askola Junction, Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, Gaza City, Gaza, the Gaza StripDuring the morning of October 26th 2023, at least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and a number of others wounded in an alleged Israeli airstrike on the al-Nadim family home near Askola Junction in Gaza City’s southern al-Zaitoun neighbourhood. According to multiple news sources, the home of journalist Nazmi Saadi al-Nadim was destroyed by the alleged
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January 16, 2016
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معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta al Khan, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arasta al Khan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. The Syrian Observatory for
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August 27, 2017
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Centre, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that ten civilians – including up to six children and four women and two men from one family – were killed following alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes in central Raqqa City. The strike reportedly struck or targeted a building in which the the Al-Shakran family were sheltering. The family were displaced persons from
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October 10, 2023
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القصاصيب, جباليا, Al Qasaib area, Jabalia, North Gaza, the Gaza StripOn the morning of Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 at least six members of the Sha’laq family were killed in an alleged Israeli bombing of their family home in a residential tower, in the Al Qasaib area of Jabalia refugee camp, North Gaza. In a Facebook post written by Shaher Shalaq, a family member of the
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January 17, 2016
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معردبسة, Ma’ardabssa, Idlib, SyriaOne woman was killed and several other civilians injured following an alleged Russian raid on the town of Ma’ardabssa, according to the Shaam News Network. Fresh Syria reported that “a woman was killed in the village of Ma’ardebsah Idlib, a result of the Russian aviation targeting the village on Sunday afternoon with three air raids. The raids
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September 7, 2017
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عنه, Anah, near Rafidain Bank, Al Anbar, IraqYaqein reported on the aerial bombardment of International Alliance aircraft on the districts of Anah, injuring 7 civilians. However, in two later reports, the news agency stated that the Iraqi army launched air raids targeting residential areas. The US-led Coalition later accepted responsibility for the event, saying it had unintentionally injured seven civilians. The Iraqi
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October 23, 2023
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أبراج الصالحي, al Salhi Towers, Deir Al Balah, the Gaza StripOn the afternoon of October 23, 2023, the al-Salhi Towers were allegedly bombed in an Israeli airstrike, killing at least five people, all women and children, and injuring at least 36 others. The residential apartments in Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the Central Gaza Strip were occupied when the bombing occurred. Airwars researchers have identified the
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January 21, 2016
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كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaOne woman was killed and six to eight other civilians injured in airstrikes on the Karam al Bayk neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local sources. While most reports allege that Russia was responsible, another blames the Assad regime. Al Buraq named the victim and also reported that the Russian raids wounded eight other civilians. Smart said