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March 17, 2017
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الطبقة مسكنة , the road between Maskanah and Tabaqa, Raqqa, SyriaEight civilians were killed and another 17 were injured when their bus was struck during an air raid between Maskanah and Tabaqa, according to sources on the ground. Smart News Agency reported that it is ‘likely’ the warplanes that conducted the attack were Russian. The Violations Documentation Center in Syria has named Ahmad Al-Zaher as
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March 25, 2017
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaUp to eight civilians, including two children and two women, were killed and as many as 20 more were wounded in strikes allegedly carried out by either the Syrian regime or Russia in Khan Shakhoun, Idlib, local media reported. Two airstrikes reportedly struck al-Shamali neighbourhood in Khan Shakhoun, killing up to eight civilians, including a family
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April 27, 2017
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معرشورين, Maarshurin village, Idlib, SyriaBetween four and eight civilians, including two women and two children, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Ma’ar Shureen on the morning of the 27th of April, according to sources on the ground. The strike reportedly left ‘dozens’ of others wounded. Aljazeera reported that a funeral procession in the
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November 21, 2015
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خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, SyriaAt least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul. Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.” The
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December 24, 2015
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عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, SyriaEight civilians including three children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Arbeen, according to the Violations Documentation Center. The White Helmets published a number of videos showing them attending the scene, fighting a fire and rescuing an injured person from under the rubble. One unidentified victim was also accounted for: Unidentified – adult,
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August 21, 2017
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الحديقة البيضا,البدو , Ar Raqqah: Hadika Al Bayda (White Garden), Badou neighbourhood, Raqqa, SyriaA whole family of eight people was reported killed in Raqqa as a result of alleged US-led Coalition strikes. The family were displaced persons from the city of Palmyra. Other civilians were suspected injured following the attack. All sources tracked held the US-led Coalition responsible for the incident. Syrian Press Center said it was “a
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November 22, 2014
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يت, Hit, hospital and Zohour, Al Anbar, IraqMultiple airstrikes reportedly targeted Hit, allegedly leading to significant civilian casualties. News agency Herak reported one eyewitness as saying that five airstrikes had struck the city: “The first targeted outside a hospital building, and the other targeted a house near the mosque. A further air strike targeted a house in the Qadisiyah district, leading to
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March 9, 2016
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الزعفران, Zaafran, Surt, LibyaTwo female children and their mother from Hamad Hamed Al-Sayah Hambali were among up to eight victims who died in airstrikes on the area of Zafaran and the power station in Sirte, local media reported. The daughters were named as Isra and Wafaa. According to Mahmoud Mohamed Salem on March 9th, “there were frequent reports of
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June 15, 2017
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النعيمية, Al-Nu'aymeya, Hama, SyriaEight civilians were killed, and an unspecific number were wounded, following an aerial bombardment on civilian homes in Al-Nu’aymeya, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame – some attributed blame to the Syrian regime and others to Russia. Baladi reported that “the area lacks medical points and even trained medical
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June 3, 2016
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حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween six and eight civilians died and 12 more were injured in an air or artillery strikes on the Al Kalassa neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network reported Russian raids with warplanes
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March 26, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqEight civilians were reported killed after missiles of unknown origin struck the Al Noor quarter and Aisha mosque in western Mosul. NRN News published a detailed report: “Our Nineveh correspondent reports that four men, two women and two children were killed after the fall of a number of missiles on the neighbourhood of Al Noor
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October 22, 2017
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العرضي, Al-Aradi, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour children from one family were killed in an air and/or artillery strike on the residential neighbourhood of Al-Aradi in Deir Ezzor city, according to local media. Sources mostly all reported that Russia was to blame, however Sharqiya voice blamed both the Syrian regime and Russia. As many as 12 to 24 civilians were allegedly
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November 28, 2015
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بانص, Banis, Aleppo, SyriaSeven to eight civilians were reported killed, including two women and four children, and at least people 20 injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Bansh, according to the Shaam News Network and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Shaam posted a video depicting the aftermath of the alleged attack, stating that
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January 7, 2007
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Ras Kamboni (possibly vicinity of Lag Badana Bushbush National Park), Lower Juba, SomaliaUp to eight civilians were reportedly killed as the US carried out an airstrike against al Qaeda leaders in Ras Kamboni, Lower Juba, international and local sources reported. Shortly after Ethiopian forces had invaded Somalia in late December 2006, the US carried out its first known combat operation within Somalia since the September 11 2001
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February 26, 2016
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السلوم, Al Saloom, Aleppo, SyriaThe Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that eight civilians from a single family – including three children and two women – died when Russian warplanes allegedly shelled residential homes in Al Saloom. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “six people were killed in warplane shelling in Al-Saloom village – five were from one
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October 6, 2017
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Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaMultiple local sources documented the death of eight members of one family following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on the city of Raqqah. Mohammed Jumaa al-Nashif, his wife, his son’s wife, and her five children died reportedly due strikes carried out on their home in the city, though specifics of the location are currently unknown. All
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September 17, 2017
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البوليل, Albouleil, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive to eight civilians were killed and others were wounded in airstrikes on Albouleil, local media reported. Sources blamed both Russian and Syrian regime raids for the casualties. A river bank in Albouleil was reportedly struck. Between one and five children were included in the death toll. An unidentified body was also discovered. There are
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October 2, 2016
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دابق, Dabiq, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 5 and 8 civilians were reported killed in a Coalition or unilateral Turkish airstrike at Dabiq. According to LCCSY, “eight civilians from one family, mostly women and children, were martyred due to International Coalition warplanes shelling #Dabiq village in the northern countryside.” Shaam News also said eight died – which it claimed included 5 children
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April 23, 2017
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جسر الشغور, Jisir Al-Shoghour, Idlib, SyriaEight civilians were killed – including two women and two children – and dozens were wounded, following an airstrike on Jisir Al-Shoghour, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the incident, however some remained impartial, and reported sighting an identified warplane. Step News reported that the vicinity which was struck housed Internally Displaced
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April 16, 2019
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أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween three and six civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate LNA artillery shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer said a Filipino worker was killed by shelling. Field medicine and support center (FMSC) counted three dead and 11 injured. GNA media wrote the shelling “resulted in the death of three women
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December 1, 2015
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القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, SyriaEight civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qarayatain, according to reports.
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January 12, 2016
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حر بنفسه, Harbnafsa, Hama, SyriaEight civilians were killed and a number of others wounded in Harbnafsa, according to the Shaam News Network, which blamed Russian warplanes. However Orient TV, Zaman al Wasl and Step News said that regime artillery was responsible for the deaths.
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January 9, 2018
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الجديدة, Al-Jadida, east of Abu al Dhouhour, Idlib, SyriaBetween four and eight civilians were reported killed and “dozens” were wounded in what has been described as a massacre by local media. Sources said that airstrikes struck the vicinity of Al-Jadida and it was contested as to who was to blame. Most reportage attributed blame to Russia, however, there are also allegations blaming the
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February 12, 2016
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الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaUp to eight civilians including two to four children died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that three non-combatants including two children died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on Al Bab city in Aleppo. Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies also
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September 24, 2016
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كرم حومد, Karam Homad, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and eight civilians were killed and as many as 22 more injured in airstrikes in Karam Homad in Aleppo, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The lowest death count was given by Almustaqbal and Zamanmasdar at one
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December 17, 2015
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqAmid heavy airstrikes on the city of Fallujah, at least four children were among up to eight people reported killed when a home was struck in an alleged Coalition attack. According to Al Fallujah News, those killed were a father, mother and their six children. News Fallujah Now, citing “medical sources at Fallujah General Hospital”
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November 22, 2016
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اللطامنة, Al Latamneh, Hama, SyriaAs many as nine civilians were killed – and up to 10 or more were wounded – in alleged airstrikes which struck Al Latamneh. According to sources the initial death toll was six, however this rose throughout the day. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some sources attributed blame
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December 7, 2016
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حي المعادي , Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween four and eight civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, sources on the ground reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “four victims died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Al Ma’adi neighborhood in Aleppo city, December 7, 2016.”. However, other sources – Syria Mubasher, LCCSY, and Syria rev
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May 2, 2018
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مشمشان, Mishmshan, Idlib, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes killed between five and eight civilians, including women and children, in the village of Mishmshan in rural Idlib Governorate on May 3rd 2018, according to sources on the ground. Up to a further ten civilians were reportedly injured. Radio Kul and the Syrian Network for Human Rights instead accused the Syrian regime
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June 23, 2015
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المسحك, Mishak, Salah Al Din, IraqIn a report published in January 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq cited an incident in Bayji which an alleged airstrike killed six civilians including four children. The Coalition has confirmed carrying out an airstrike in the vicinity. According to UNAMI, “On 23 June, a house was allegedly targeted by an airstrike in