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Daraa Civil Defence President Killed in Car Explosion

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A car exploded on the outskirts of Daraa Camp, killing those within it, including the president of the civil defence in Daraa, Abdullah al-Sarhan, and Anwar Mahmoud Huzaa’ who is a member of the civil defence. Huzaa’ and al-Sarhan had been on their way to the civil defence centre in Gharaz (rural Daraa). Both are […]

Russian Night Air Raid Massacre in Kafranbel

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Russian war planes targeted a residential area in the town of Kafranbel (rural Idlib) on Sunday at dawn, killing six people and injuring 15 others. Among those injured was a civil defence officer who was injured whilst rescuing survivors underneath the rubble. The air raids began a little after midnight and continued for several hours. […]

Massacre as Market of Ma’arat al-Noman is Targeted

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War planes targeted the popular market of the city of Ma’arat al-Noman in rural Idlib with four parachute missiles, killing six people and injuring approximately 20 others. The civil defence announced that its volunteer Mohammed Ali al-Dudi was injured whilst helping to rescue survivors.

Targeting of the Medical and Relief Sector in November 2016

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During November 2016, the Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) documented the targeting of 14 hospitals and medical points, 10 of which were in Aleppo, two in Idlib, one in Hama and one in Homs, in addition to a pharmacy which was targeted in Aleppo. SHRC also documented the continuation in the targeting of relief and […]

Cluster Bomb Massacre in al-Shi’aar District

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted the al-Shi’aar district in Aleppo city with vacuum missiles and cluster bombs, killing eight people and injuring several others. On another note, the civil defence announced that it had ran out of fuel for its ambulances in the districts of eastern Aleppo, forcing members of the civil defence […]

The Targeting of the Civil Defence

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Syrian regime forces and Russian war planes continue to target centres and machinery of the Civil Defence in areas which do not fall under the control of the regime. On Sunday, Russian war planes targeted the Civil Defence Centre of Urum al-Kubra in western rural Aleppo, causing great material damage to the centre and rendering […]

Another Bloody Day in Aleppo

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The widespread bombing campaign carried out by Russian and Syrian regime war planes on the eastern districts of Aleppo city has continued for the third consecutive day. Since the first hours on Saturday and until noon of that day, the campaign killed approximately 50 people and injured approximately 150 others. Approximately 250 air strikes were […]

Russian War Planes Destroy Civil Defence Centre

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted a Civil Defence Centre in the town of Khan al-Sheikh in the Western Ghouta (rural Damascus) at 1am on Monday, causing great material damage to a civil defence centre and rendering it out of service. Three officers were also injured as a result.

Saraqib Air Strike Massacre

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War planes targeted the city of Saraqib in rural Idlib with 13 air strikes, one of which contained cluster bombs, whilst the rest were vacuum missiles and parachute bombs. The bombing killed 8 people and injured approximately 40 others. The bombing also injured the civil defence officer Mohammed Abul Qasim with moderate injuries. In addition, […]