Mechanism of ambulance attacks 2016–2017 (n=number of ambulances, Syrian Network for Human Rights data)
| 2016 (n=165) | 2017 (n=78) | |
| Shelling | 28 (17%) | 24 (31%) |
| Air-to-surface missile | 95 (58%) | 41 (53%) |
| Barrel/cluster bomb | 19 (12%) | 2 (3%) |
| Shooting | 5 (3%) | 3 (4%) |
| Improvised explosive devices | 2 (1%) | 3 (4%) |
| Stolen | 5 (3%) | 1 (1%) |
| Surface-to-surface missile | 10 (6%) | 1 (1%) |
| Unknown | 1 (1%) | 3 (4%) |