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Mosque Targeted in Quria Massacre

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted the city of Quria in eastern rural Deir Azzour with several air strikes in which cluster bombs were used, killing over 30 people until now and injuring dozens of others. Air strikes targeted the al-Imaan Mosque whilst worshippers were inside praying Dhuhr prayers, as well as the residential […]

Cluster Bomb Massacre in al-Abzimo

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted al-Abzimo town in western rural Aleppo with cluster bombs, killing five children from the same family. The victims are: Tahani Ahmed Khalusi (18 years) Jana Ahmed Khalusi (5 years) Ola Ahmed Khalusi (6 years) Fatima Ahmed Khalusi (15 years) Wisal Ahmed Khalusi (14 years)

Violent Air Strikes on Aleppo and Suburbs

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Since Thursday morning, helicopters and war planes have continued their assault on the eastern part of Aleppo city and rural areas which fall under opposition control. The assault has included the use of barrel bombs, vacuum missiles, phosphorous bombs and cluster bombs. The bombing targeted the districts of al-Saliheen, al-Sukari, Karam al-Tawab, Ba’ideen, Qadi ‘Askar, […]

Phosphorous Bombs Fall on Rural Aleppo

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War planes targeted the village of Kafr Hamra in rural Aleppo on Tuesday evening with Phosphorous bombs, killing four people and injuring seven others. Phosphorous bombs also targeted the towns of Hayaan and Andan, whilst al-Humeira town was targeted with cluster bombs. Victims from Kafr Hamra include: Ali Yusuf Da’bool Malik ‘Abdo Yasin Majri Mahmoud […]

Napalm and Cluster Bomb Air Strikes on Idlib

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Two were killed and 32 injured in air strikes launched by war planes on the city of Idlib. The air strikes targeted the grocery market, the Sham’at roundabout, Shuaib Mosque, the State Security Roundabout, the Yahya Dahnain School, the compound, and the Carlton Campus hotel. Documentation carried out by SHRC reveals that the majority of […]

War Planes Target Fuel Tanker Covoy in Daarat ‘Aza

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War planes believed to be Russian targeted the city of Daarat ‘Aza (rural Aleppo), controlled by the armed opposition, with seven cluster bomb air strikes as fuel tankers which had come from Afreen (rural Aleppo)- a city controlled by Kurdish militias- entered the city. At least one tanker was burnt and one driver killed. The […]

Cluster Bomb Remnants Explode in Rural Aleppo

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Nine women were killed in Kafr Halab village on Sam’aan mountain in western rural Aleppo, when the remnants of cluster bombs left over from previous bombing by Russian war planes exploded. Russian war planes used cluster bombs in both rural Aleppo and rural Idlib on a widespread basis, particularly in the period between November 2015-February […]