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November 27, 2015
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جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, SyriaThe VDC and others identified an adult female civilian as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr al Shughour. Two additional non-combatants including one child were reportedly injured. Local media activist Tariq Abd Aluhak posted what he said were pictures of rescuers after the event.
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July 11, 2017
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn elderly civilian male, was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa, according to local media. Both sources alleged that the Coalition was responsible. All sources reported that the US-led Coalition was responsible.
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May 28, 2017
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سرج,, Sarja, Idlib, SyriaOn April 28th, Alhuralhalabi reported “the death of a woman injured by a previous Russian air raid on the village of Sarja in the southern countryside of Idlib.” According to RFS Media Office, “Huda Ahmed Haj Musa was martyred from the town of Sarja in Jebel al-Zawia in rural Idlib because of the injuries she
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August 5, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaAn adult male civilian was reported killed by multiple local sources. The cause of death was somewhat conflicted. Seven of the eleven sources attribute the attack to a landmine, whilst others cited the use of artillery. Airwars understands that only the US-led Coalition have access to artillery in Raqqa. In a post from Ar Raqqa
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February 26, 2016
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حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, SyriaOne child was reported killed in Harasta, according to local sources. Most reports blamed regime shelling: however one source said that he was killed in a Russian airstrike. Syria2011 reported that “Abdur-Rahim Al-Telli was killed due to mortar shelling in Harasta in Tishreen Street.“ The victim was also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee. Qasioun
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September 30, 2017
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Al Zubari, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian died and at least three were injured in airstrikes on Al Zubari, according to local media – though it was unclear who carried out the attack. Most sources didn’t apportion blame, though one said that Russia had bombed the town. According to the Smart News Agency, “a civilian was killed and others were
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April 1, 2019
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كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, SyriaOne adult male civilian died and up to four other civilians (including a father and his two children) were wounded in an alleged Assad regime or Russian artillery bombardment of Kafar Zeita on the afternoon of April 1st, local sources reported. According to Smart News, Russian forces conducted heavy artillery shelling on the cities of
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October 5, 2017
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Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne person died in an aerial offensive that targeted the river crossing in al Mayadeen, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. News of the civilian casualty came amid numerous reports of Russian actions in the area, @m_eelwahed described “Russian raids” with phosphorous which led to the outbreak of fires in several neighbourhoods of the
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March 26, 2016
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaOne unidentified civilian male was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Activists told Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes targeted a bus carrying passengers from Damascus to Deir ez-Zor “near the third stop near Palmyra, which led to the death of one civilian and several wounded.” Syriapost1
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June 18, 2016
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الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died at midday on June 18th, after incurring injuries from alleged Russian airstrikes on Hazima village, northern Ar Raqqah, local media reported. Baladi News said that the man died, “as a result of military aviation targeting al Hazima village” in the midst of “great destruction in the region”. Though Baladi did not specify that the
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June 27, 2016
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خان الشيح, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one civilian and injury of four more people in alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan al Sheikh. According to Syrian Press Center “Russian planes carried out 24 air strikes, including the use of eight cluster strikes, on targeting Khan al Sheikh, resulting in civilian casualties, according to activists”. Smart News
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December 13, 2017
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هجين, near Hajin, Syria, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Hajin. In its March 2018 report, the Coalition noted: “During a coalition strike which killed a known high-level ISIS member a civilian scooter inadvertently crossed into the strike area and it is assessed that one civilian was
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August 2, 2016
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بداما, Bdama, Idlib, SyriaOne person died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bdama, according to local media. Photographic evidence from the Syrian Civil Defence showed the examination of what appears to be a Russian ballistic missile, containing cluster bombs.The director of the Civil Defence in Bdama reported that “the Russian barges struck Alchgrh village with a ballistic missile,
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July 24, 2016
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Yashnatra, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that Russian warplanes carried out strikes on Yashnatra town, leading to civilian casualties – though sources didn’t specify numbers. However, Arabstoday blamed the regime, reporting three civilians wounded. Other sources referred only to “warplanes”.
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September 23, 2016
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حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaAccording to local sources, one woman was killed in Russian raids on the Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo. HNN’s list of martyrs included, “an unidentified woman, following Russian aggression raids on Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood, civilian.” @RadioAlKul tweeted, “an apartment building in the neighbourhood of Bustan al Qasr was destroyed by Russian air raids
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October 6, 2016
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المواصلات, al Mouwasalat, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported the death of one civilian woman in the al-Mouwasalat area of Aleppo as a consequence of aerial shelling – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime caused her death. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian and Assad’s warplanes continued their air raids on the city of Aleppo and
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October 12, 2016
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حي خان العسل, Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan al A’ssal, according to local media. The victim was named by the Violations Documentation Center and Halab News, both of which blamed Russia for his death. There are no other details available at this time.
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January 21, 2018
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كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbooda, Hama, SyriaOne child was killed, and four other civilians were injured, in airstrikes which struck Kafr Nbooda, according to local media. Sources al blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. The raids, which according to Alaraby News, consisted of cluster bombs and Russian RPG’s. 50 sheep were also killed in the raid. There are no other details
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November 3, 2016
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لقطة, Lakta, Raqqa, SyriaA man was killed when the car he was in was hit by an airstrike, according to local sources. RBSS reported that a man named Suleiman Al Ahmad al Ghannam was killed “after his injury in an air raid launched by the international coalition on the village of Lakta in the northern Raqqa countryside.” Al
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June 1, 2019
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فليفل , Falifal, Idlib, SyriaA woman was killed and an unknown number of others were injured in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the village of Falifal, Idlib governorate, on June 1st, 2019, according to local sources. @MasarPressNet tweeted that “a woman was martyred and several civilians were wounded due to airstrikes on the village of Falifal in
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December 8, 2016
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البحرة, Al Bahra, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least one named civilian was reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Bahra. According to Al Nateq, “A Coalition airstrike in Al Bahra, in the countryside of Abu Kamal, killed civilians: one person was identified as Hassan Al-Jandeel.” In an emailed response to a report submitted by Airwars on this and other
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January 29, 2017
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حي الفاروق, Mosul, Farouk, Nineveh, IraqA local source said that a child was killed and his parents were injured in Coalition airstrikes on Farouk neighbourhood at the right side of Mosul. A government source told Yaqein that a four-year-old boy was killed and his parents seriously injured after an explosive missile was dropped from an aircraft near the al-Farouk neighbourhood,
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February 10, 2017
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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaA single source reported the death of one civilian nd the njuring of another in a Copalition raid. According to Smart News, “a civilian was killed and another injured after bombing with heavy machine guns by Coalition planes on silos in Al Mansoura village, and they were taken to the hospital in Al Tabaqa city,
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February 22, 2017
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17 تموز, Mosul, July 17th, Nineveh, IraqIn an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian during a strike in Mosul. The April 30th 2017 release noted: “Feb. 22, 2017, near Mosul, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on ISIS fighters in a moving vehicle, it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed
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June 22, 2019
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تل ملح, Tel Melh, Hama, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed in artillery shelling in Tal Melh, Hama, on June 22nd. Syrian Network for Human Rights named the civilian killed as Ahmad Ibrahim al Hmoud. Although Step News alleged the death of one civilian in one tweet, naming the Syrian regime as the responsible belligerent, another report by Step News regarding
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March 11, 2017
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المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died and three were injured in an alleged Coalition air strike on Al Mansoura town, according to a single source. Smart News said that warplanes “likely” belonging to the Coalition “launched raids on the burners for oil [primitive oil refineries] near the town of Mansoura [24 km west of the city of Raqqa]
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February 17, 2019
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مرزق, Murzuq, LibyaOne man was reportedly killed and two children injured in an LNA airstrike on Murzuq. Arraed wrote: “A source from Murzuq hospital on Sunday reported the arrival of the body of an elderly man killed by LNA bombing, as well as the wounding of two children with shrapnel. The source, who declined to be named,
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March 25, 2017
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جبلي, Jabali, Raqqa, SyriaOne civilian died and six were injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Jabali and Zor Shamr, according to local media. Akhbari Now reported that a “Coalition warplane carried out raids in Jabali and Zor Shamer villages near Karama village, 20km east of Raqqa, killing a civilian and wounding six others.” Alaraby also pointed towards
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April 11, 2017
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كفرزيتا , Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaLocal media reported that one child died and several others were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Zita. All sources but one blamed Russia. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime, reporting that “the child Abdullah Mostafa Arafat, age 6, was killed when the Syrian- Russian alliance warplanes missiles fired on
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July 15, 2019
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مسجد الكحيلي, Kahily Mosque, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Tripoli Al Izz wrote: “The death of the young Karim Qashout, born in 1997, one of the staff of the coast of sweets after the bombing of his house in Ain Zara.” February TV said: “One person was killed and members of his