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Today Syrian Archive published a new #RussianAirstrikesDatabase documenting alleged Russian attacks on Syrian civilians and civilian infrastucture syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #Syria
This collection presents 1400+ incidents of civilian harm for which visual content was available and verifiable syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase #Syria
This collection contains 3131 videos (40.7GB) from 116 journalists, activists, media and humanitarian groups who witnessed Russian airstrikes targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase #Syria
It also contains 226 videos published by the Russian MoD, searchable by date, location, and keyword syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase #Syria
Analysis of video content shows a pattern of attack by alleged Russian airstrikes against specifically protected persons and objects syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
This includes: 35 incidents in which hospitals or medical facilities were attacked (164 videos) syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
... 27 incidents in which markets were attacked (64 videos) syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
...6 incidents in which water sources were attacked (5 videos) syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
...27 incidents in which mosques were attacked (45 videos) syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
...as well as 23 incidents in which schools were attacked (41 videos) and 18 incidents in which humanitarian relief personnel and objects were attacked (28 videos) syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
Syrian Archive additionally identified munitions used in many of these alleged Russian airstrikes syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
This includes the use of cluster munitions on civilians and civilian infrastructure in 63 incidents syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
It also includes the use of incendiary weapons on civilians and civilian infrastructure in 39 incidents syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
As well as the use of thermobaric weapons on civilians and civilian infrastructure in 130 incidents syrianarchive.org/en/collections… syrianarchive.org/en/collections…
This process necessitated developing an open-source methodology, available on the Syrian Archive website syrianarchive.org/en/collections… #RussianAirstrikesDatabase
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