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October 4, 2017
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA father and son were reported killed following airstrikes on the town of Hajin in the Abu Kamal area after evening prayers, according to local sources. No reporting outlet apportioned blame and referred only to “airstrikes” and “air raids”. No further details are presently available.
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November 9, 2016
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الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, SyriaAt least two civilians, including one child and one woman, died in airstrikes on Az Zarbah town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of injured civilians. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, the airstrikes were launched from Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
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November 26, 2016
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باب النيرب , Bab al Nairab, Aleppo, SyriaAt least two civilians were killed in alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on the Bab al Nairab neighborhood in Aleppo, sources on the ground reported. According to Smart News, both regime and Russian airplanes carried out airstrikes in the area. The source didn’t identify who was responsible for the strikes against
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January 6, 2017
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تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, SyriaA reported unilateral US airstrike targeted and possibly killed Sheikh Yones Shoaib, aka Abu Hassan Taftanaz – a key leader of Fatah al-Sham. However his 15-year old son Hasan Younes Shoeaib also reportedly died, along with at least one other relative. The Syrian Observatory later questioned whether Sheikh Yones Shoaib in fact died. In June
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December 5, 2016
LOCATION
ريف حماة الشرقي, Eastern countryside of Hama, Hama, SyriaAs many as two civilians were killed, with several “confirmed injured”, in airstrikes on the Eastern countryside of Hama, according to local media. Only one source attributed blame to Russian warplanes, whereas the rest blamed the Syrian regime. According to Airwars researchers, all the sources apart from Smart News are allegedly Syrian regime propaganda. Additionally there
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January 21, 2018
LOCATION
كلجبرين, Kiljbreen, Aleppo, SyriaTwo Syrian civilians – a father and his son – were killed and several others wounded in an alleged shelling by YPG forces of the town of Kiljbreen, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “areas of the village of Kiljbreen, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, were shelled
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March 11, 2017
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رسم سبعة, Rasim Saba'a, Homs, SyriaA single source reported that a woman and a child were killed following Russian warplane raids. Two civilians were wounded and a heard of 20 sheep were also killed. There are no other details at this time.
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March 27, 2017
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درعا, Dara'a, Daraa, SyriaBetween one and two civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes against the city of Dara’a, 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, @AbazidMohamad identified regime forces
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April 13, 2017
LOCATION
معرة التعمان , Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, Idlib, SyriaOne or two civilians died and several others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, according to sources on the ground. Step News Agency reported that “two civilians were killed and several wounded as a result of two Russian air raids on residential areas in the town of Ma’ra al-Nu’man in rural Idlib.” Other
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April 9, 2017
LOCATION
سراقب, Saraqeb, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were killed in an airstrike in Saraqeb, Idlib, according to local media sources – though it was not clear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Almost all of the known sources that reported on this event, regardless of belligerent, noted that internationally banned phosphorous bombs were used. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in
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April 16, 2017
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الثورة, Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Alexandria in Tabaqa, according to local sources. Ahmad-Alshibli named two victims – killed by unidentified “warplanes and heavy machine guns”. The victims were additionally named by Q_Alenzy and Step News Agency, which also blamed the Coalition.
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April 27, 2017
LOCATION
البوعاصي, Al Bu A'ssi, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Bu A’ssi village, according to the Smart News Agency. No further details are currently available.
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January 23, 2018
LOCATION
الهلالية, Al Hilalya neighbourhood of Al Qamishi, Al Hassakah, SyriaThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “two children were injured due to the falling of the shells, following firing at the SDF from the Turkish side”. Syria News claimed the children were killed. Smart News reported that “a shell fired from the Turkish city of Nisibin fell on the neighbourhood, which resulted in
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Incident date
February 9, 2018
LOCATION
شكفاتي وتوميشا, Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to a signal source, an unidentified number of civilians were killed followed an alleged Turkish air strike on Shakfati and Tormmisha village, Afrin. Rumaf reported that At 16:00 on Friday, the Turkish invasion aircraft shelled the village of Shakfati and Tormisha, where it later emerged that the air invasion had committed a massacre against a
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February 17, 2018
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سرنجاك و كوبلاكا, Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to several local sources, one woman and one man died in an alleged Turkish shelling of Sarinjak and Kuplaka, Syria. According to Rumaf, since the morning hours, the villages of Sarinjak and Kublka have been subjected to heavy shelling. The primary result is the fall of a woman and a man and the wounding
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June 4, 2017
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باب لكش, Mosul, Bab Lakash, Nineveh, IraqA local source told Airwars’ Iraq-based field researcher that two of his family members died in the Bab Lakash neighbourhood of Mosul, after Coalition airstrikes allegedly targeted their house at 3pm in the afternoon while they were praying. The family member provided Airwars with the names of the casualties.
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November 6, 2017
LOCATION
ابو الظهور, Abu Alduhur, Idlib, SyriaA family of three were buried by rubble resulting in the death of both mother and father, when an airstrike hit their home in Abu Alduhur, according to local media. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. As many as five civilians were reportedly injured, according to @SyriaCivilDefe. As many as eight raids struck civilian
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October 9, 2015
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التمانعة, Al Tamana’h, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed in Al-Tamana’h. While the Violations Documentation Center attributed the deaths to Russian aircraft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were killed as a result of actions by Syrian regime helicopters.
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June 15, 2017
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الفردوس, Fardous, Raqqa, SyriaAt least one civilian died in an alleged Coalition airstrike or artillery shelling on Raqqa’s Al Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Q_Alenzy reported that the Coalition carried out a strike on the Aisha school, while Sharqiya Voice reported that “a number of civilians were martyred following international coalition air raid on the Al Ferdos
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June 18, 2017
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الحديقة البيضا, Al Hadika al Bayda, Raqqa, SyriaLocal sources reported that two civilians were allegedly killed by SDF artillery fire or ‘missiles’ in the Al Hadaika al Baytha neighbourhood of Raqqa. Ahmad al Hasan reported that two young men were killed near the barbershop in the area, including the barber named Hamid Abu Aziz. All five sources alleged that the US-backed SDF militia
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November 17, 2015
LOCATION
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, SyriaThe VDC and Aleppo Eyewitness reported that two named non-combatant men were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Al Bab. However, Syrian Martyrs and the Damascus Centre for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime. Other sources simply blamed ‘warplanes.’
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June 27, 2017
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حي القادسية, al Qadissiya, Raqqa, SyriaTwo civilians, including a boy, were reportedly killed and 11 others were injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes near the Al Zahra Private School, west of Al Jazra junction in Raqqa. The source, Al Hasaka Arabea, also identified the wounded as Hana, who is the wife of the deceased man, their son Subhi and their three
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December 11, 2015
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الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaTwo adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fardous, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No additional details are presently known.
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January 23, 2013
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خولان, Khawlan, Sanaa, YemenOn January 23, 2013, at least two civilians were killed by alleged U.S. drone attacks in central Sanaa province. Between two and five militants were also killed in the strike. In the immediate aftermath Yemeni media named five of the dead as: Salem Mohsen Jamel, Ali Mohammed Jamel, Mohsem Mohsen Jamel and Al Nashiri. Rabee
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January 23, 2016
LOCATION
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwo civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.
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August 24, 2017
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al Der'iya, Raqqa, SyriaAn adult male and his youngest daughter were killed in suspected US-led Coalition strikes on al Der’iya neighbourhood, west of Raqqa city. Out of the eleven sources collected two did not specify an actor and referred only to “shelling”, whilst nine sources blamed the US-led Coalition.
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February 26, 2016
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جوبر, Jobar neighborhood, Damascus, Damascus, SyriaTwo adult male civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, according to local sources. Smart reported nine Russian raids on the neighbourhood, while a tweet from FS_Muslim put the number of raids as high as 12. Baladi said two civilians died at the hands of Russia. Some other sources did not
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October 17, 2017
LOCATION
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 500 bodies were reported found in two mass graves at Al Rasheed high school football stadium in the city center of Raqqa. A report by M2 Akhbarak quoted Abdullah al-Erian, head of the Reconstruction Committee of the Raqqa Civil Council, stating that “so far about 50 bodies have been removed from the mass
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June 3, 2016
LOCATION
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, SyriaOne or two civilians died in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. LCCSY put the death toll at two, blaming Russian vacuum missiles. Activists told the Shaam News Network that two warplanes hit Saraqib with six strikes using
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March 2, 2018
LOCATION
قرية عفرة, Afra Al Barjari Village, Al Hassakah, SyriaLocal sources reported that up to two civilians were killed and between one to four seriously injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the village of Afra al Barjari, on the evening of March 2nd. Multiple sources identified some of the adult male victims. The civilians were said to have been in their car when