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May 26, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaDuring a series of Coalition airstrikes against Islamic State in the vicinity of Ar Raqqah, a checkpoint was bombed at around 2pm. According to reports, a minibus carrying female agricultural workers was caught in the blast, killing between 6 and 10 women and reportedly injuring at least four. All of the female victims were reported
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January 18, 2017
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الزاب, Al Zab, Kirkuk, IraqMultiple sources said that dozens of civilians were killed or injured when a Coalition airstrike hit a health center, a power station and a market in Zab town, southwest of Kirkuk. Raedlay posted a video showing the aftermath of the strikes and the destruction of the health center. Correspondences Team said that four strikes had
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July 23, 2016
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جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, SyriaCluster bombs dropped by alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes bombarded and destroyed residential housing killing 12 civilians and wounding up to 40 more in Jisr al-Shughur, local media reported. Baladi News and Jisrtv blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes. LCCSY, however, blamed the Assad regime for the raids. Zaman al-Wasl News reported sighting both
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March 6, 2017
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كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, SyriaBetween six and 12 civilians were reported to have died in Coalition airstrikes on the town of Kdeiran in western Raqqah. According to the Syrian Observatory, “four persons were killed including a man and his son in bombing by warplanes believed to belong to the international coalition on areas in Kdiaran town west of al-Raqqah
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June 14, 2017
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طفس, Tafas , Daraa, SyriaEight to 12 internally displaced civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, following an air and artillery airstrike on a residential area in Tafas, local media reported. According to sources, the raids struck the courtyard of Martyr Kiwan middle school which was being used to house internally displaced peoples from Etman. Sources were conflicted
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August 11, 2016
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الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, SyriaSeven civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Dana, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY put the death toll at 11. Many sources attributed the airstrikes to regime planes, including Baladi, the
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September 10, 2016
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باتبو, Batabo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 12 civilians including four children and four women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Batbo town. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia; however, several blamed the Syrian regime while some others didn’t distinguish between Russian or regime jets. According to the Shaam News Network,
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January 1, 2016
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الرمادي, Hit and Thaiyala, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources said that airstrikes – possibly by the Coalition – had struck civilians in Hit and Thaiyala in Anbar province, resulting in deaths and injuries of multiple civilians including women and children. Face Iraq reported that 12 bodies of civilians were later evacuated from Thaiyala, “killed in bombings which had resulted in the deaths
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July 10, 2019
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بلدات متعددة في أدلب, Several town in Idlib, Idlib, SyriaA single source reported that “12 civilians were killed and dozens were injured by airstrikes by Al Assad and the Russian military and helicopter gunships on the towns and villages of Idlib countryside”. The source added that many of the wounded were injured in raids on the cities and towns of Khan Sheikhaon, Ma’arat Al
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January 12, 2017
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اريحا, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaBetween seven and 12 civilians died – including four children and three women – following an airstrike which struck a five story building in Ariha, Idlib. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raid, with some blaming Russia and others blaming the Syrian regime. No specific numbers of civilians were reported
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January 7, 2016
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaTwelve civilians were killed including two to three women and two to four children and as many as 85 injured in airstrikes on Arbeen, according to multiple sources – although reports were conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 non-combatants died including
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August 23, 2017
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Mulla Zaid near Tal Jayer, Al Hassakah, SyriaTwelve civilians were reported killed in an alleged US-led Coalition airstrike near the village of Mulla Zaid, close to Tal Jayer town. The dozen people who died were travelling in a vehicle, described as a “closed car” or “van”, when they were hit. Zamanalwasl referred to the victims as displaced people though did not mention
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May 21, 2019
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معرة النعمان , Ma'arat al Nu'man, Idlib, SyriaIn a major civilian casualty incident, between nine and 12 civilians including a child died and up to 50 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Maarat al Numan, according to sources on the ground. Eight of those killed were identified, and the ninth one was identified
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September 23, 2016
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الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaBetween six and 12 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Bab city, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to who was responsible. There were allegations against Russia, the Syrian regime and one against the US-led Coalition. A number of sources noted that they had been unable
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December 4, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Soussa: al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 12 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Boubadran in Al Soussa. Radio al Kul reported that a child was killed in Al Boubadran, while most other sources reported on the deaths of four women and and three children. Hajin News for example reported that “Four women and three
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January 11, 2017
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حي الحدباء, Mosul, Al-Hadba, Nineveh, IraqA local sources claimed Coalition airstrikes and artillery shelling targeted the Hadbah neighbourhood northeast of Mosul had killed “dozens of civilians.” This took place after ISIL reportedly targeted Iraqi forces with three bombed cars during the afternoon. Ajel Al Mosul spoke of “heavy” and “indiscriminate” airstrikes. It also reported that an “air strike targeted a
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March 7, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaTwo to 12 civilians were killed, including two Palestinians, due to airstrikes on Douma, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was the only source to report that “12 civilians from the same family, including six children and four women” were killed
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September 12, 2017
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Al Shahabat village, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn a mass civilian casualty incident, two families of up to twelve people died in alleged US-led Coalition airstrikes on al Shahabat village in the western Deir Ezzor countryside at “dawn” on September 12th, according to local media. An initial report by Euphrates Post document “five martyrs from one family”, the figure rose to 11
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August 13, 2016
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حربنوش, Harbanush, Idlib, SyriaBetween nine and 12 civilians including up to nine children died in an airstrike on Harbanush, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to Orient News, 11 civilians including seven children died in a Russian strike. Sky and Ahmed Shlar also pointed towards Moscow.
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October 16, 2016
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الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria12 civilians were killed, including a number of women and children, and several people injured following an alleged Coalition strike, according to local reports. A number of outlets, including Step News Agency, Sada al Sham and Al Jisr TV reported that 11 civilians were killed in the attack, though this figure appeared to originated from
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January 13, 2017
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الفيصلية, Mosul, Al-Faisiliyah, Nineveh, IraqLocal sources said Coalition airstrikes bombed a school inhabited by displaced people in Faisaliyah neighborhood in East Mosul, leaving up to 12 civilians dead or wounded. The Coalition subsequently confirmed responsibility. News of Iraq reported that the raids on Friday evening had killed and wounded “12 people, mostly women and children.” All sources said the
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October 16, 2015
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تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, SyriaFor the second day in a row Russian aircraft reportedly targeted Teir Ma’ala, this time killing nine or more civilians according to reports. “Russian warplanes launched two raids on the town of Teir Ma’alah missiles, one of which targeted the area around the town mosque, which killed nine and about four wounded, mostly women and
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January 2, 2015
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الفرحانية, Villages of Al-Farhaniya and al-Subaihat, Salah Al Din, IraqAn airstrike by an unspecified belligerent reportedly killed 12 civilians including women and children, and wounded an additional 23. The deaths occurred during an Iraqi government offensive against Islamic State.
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February 19, 2016
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العرضي, Al A'ardi (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, SyriaTwelve civilians died, including seven from the same family, in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al A’ardi neighbourhood according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported 12 deaths in two Russian raids, while Shaam News Network said Russian warplanes “targeted civilians’ homes directly“. Both Al Jazeera and Alsory__Alhor also reported Russian strikes,
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January 7, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaBetween one and 12 civilians were killed – including three children, a woman and a man – and as many as 30 others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, while some attributed blame to Russia and others to the Syrian regime. One source,
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February 26, 2017
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حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, IraqEleven civilians died in a mortar strike by an unspecified party on al Tanak neighbourhoopd, according to eyewitnesses. Amnesty shared the following field report with Airwars: “Family: 2 boys and 4 girls and his wife. Mother in law – unharmed but taken to hospital where she died having suffered a heart attack Mother – unharmed.
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March 11, 2018
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زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, SyriaEight civilians were killed, and dozens more were injured, in airstrikes on Zamalka, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Three missiles were fired onto the residential neighbourhood which allegedly killed “six people from one family and two others”. Eight of the victims – six from the same
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October 11, 2017
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المجاودة, Al Mjawda, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to local sources, up to 12 civilians were killed in an airstrike on the town of Mjawda. Local sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to Russia, while others attributed blame to the US-led Coalition. Both the Violations Documentation Center and Euphrates Post identified eight victims of the
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July 23, 2016
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الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaEleven or twelve civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Fardous neighbourhood, according to local media. Smart News reported that Russian warplanes carried out two raids on the town. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, blamed “the regime and its allies for the warplane shelling”. The shelling reportedly
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February 4, 2018
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ادلب, Idlib, SyriaAn alleged Russian airstrike, described as a “massacre”, hit a five-story building in Idlib, killing up to 12 civilians, including children and women, most from the same family and wounded as many as 25, local media reported. Euphrates Post described how “raids by Russian warplanes targeted the city by several air strikes, which led to the