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Incident Date
22 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1035
Location
سوحا, Soha, Hama, Syria
Syrian Press Center claimed that five airstrikes were carried out in Soha village killing and injuring civilians. Multiple sources including Alamawi and SMO News reported that it was Russian warplanes which attacked Soha village. However, both Radio AlKul and LCCSY blamed the Assad regime for the raids. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Smart News both…
Summary
Published
22 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1034
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and nine more were injured in an airstrike by alleged Russian warplanes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to local media. Jisrtv reported that the attack occurred between 1.00 and 1.06. All reports claimed to sight Russian warplanes, who reportedly carried out cluster missile attacks on Jisr al Shoughour. According to Smart…
Summary
Published
22 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1031
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Russian and Assad regime warplanes continued to attack Idlib on July 21st, killing up to another six civilians, according to sources on the ground. The Smart News called the bombardment a massacre and also commented that the raids began in the night continuing on from the 20th of July. Images published by the Shaam News…
Summary
Published
21 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1029
Location
الطيبة, Al Tiba (Al Taibah), Homs, Syria
Local media reported that five civilians died – a woman and her four children – in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Tiba village, Homs. Although there were only two sources reporting this incident on July 21st 2016, they are both credible. LCCSY reported “#Homs a woman and her four children were martyred…
Summary
Published
21 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1030
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between six and nine civilians died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Aleppo’s Al Mashhad neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The majority of reports, including Al Jazeera, Buraq Media and Syrian PC, blamed the Assad regime for the airstrikes. According to reports, there was both shelling and the use of explosive barrels…
Summary
Published
21 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
20–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1024
Location
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four civilians died in an airstrike on Deir Ezzor, according to local reports. There was, however, only one source (LCCSY) that pointed to possible Russian involvement. The Syrian Human Rights Committee published the names of four victims killed by “warplanes” in Deir Ezzor on July 19th, these are listed below.
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Codes
CS273a RS1027
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
In what has been described as a massacre, committed by both Russian and Assad regime and coalition warplanes, between 10 and 23 civilians were killed and as many as 35 more wounded on July 19th in Idlib city. Other sources claimed that the Coalition was involved in the incident. According to Shaam News Network the…
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–23
Civilians reported injured
30–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1028
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Raids continued overnight from the 19th to the 20th of July in Idlib, and Idlib City, killing up to 23 civilians, according to sources on the ground. Alamawi reported that missiles were continually fired throughout the night and into the next morning. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported sighting helicopters dropping explosive barrels after midnight on…
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
9–23
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1026
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
What has been described as a ‘bombardment’ on Bab al Nairab reportedly killed six civilians, including an unborn child. – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Qasioun filmed as an explosive barrel was thrown on the neighbourhood, which is also located very close to an airport.…
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1025
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, 23 named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on an industrial area in Al Atareb, Aleppo. There were no allegations against the Assad regime. Death counts rose as reports emerged. Jisrtv reported seven killed, while Enab Baladi put the figure at “more…
Summary
Published
19 July 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1023
Location
Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
In multiple alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes which struck residential buildings, in Aleppo’s Al Maysar neighbourhood, a family of five and an elderly man were reportedly killed. BBC reported that “according to opposition source, Russian warplanes launched extensive shelling in Kafr hamra and Al-Maysar.” AMC News blamed the Assad regime for the strike, while…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1022
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Various sources reported that airstrikes on a residential area in Kafr Hama, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians, including one boy. BBC Arabic filed a report which read, “according to opposition source, Russian warplanes launched extensive shelling in Kafr Hamra”. Meanwhile, al Jazeera reported that both Russian and Assad regime warplanes were launching missiles in the…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1021
Location
القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 11 civilians including three children died and 15 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike which destroyed a four-story residential building in Aleppo’s Al Qaterji neighbourhood, local media reported. According to BNN, earth missiles and cluster bombs were both used in the airstrike. Smart News blamed Russian warplanes for…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1019
Location
الخالدية, Khalidiya, Aleppo, Syria
According to a single source, LCCSY, two civilians died in three alleged Russian strikes in Aleppo’s Al Khalidiya neighbourhood. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1020
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the villages of Hatla and al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. Euphrates Post reported three were killed and five wounded - they blamed Russia, as did the Smart News Agency. Ara News, however, said that the regime carried…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1017
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
“People were torn apart”, reported Aletihad Press, in an airstrike which hit Al Atarib on 16th July 2016, the Western side of Aleppo. Local media put the death toll at between two and 20 civilians – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the civilian harm. SMO…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1016
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
An entire family was killed in a missile attack which took place in the afternoon of July 16th on Aleppo’s Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources said that explosive barrels and missiles struck the area, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Orient news…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1013
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Artillery and warplane shelling bombarded Hryatan leaving between three to four civilians dead, local media reported. According to Halab News, Step and Al Jazeera, this was the work of the Assad regime. However, TurkArab Now blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrike. Al-Marsad News put the death toll at four. However the Syrian Observatory for Human…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1015
Location
أعزاز, Izaz, Aleppo, Syria
A Civil Service Defence Quarter was put out of service when two warplanes fired missiles on Izaz, Aleppo, a town close to the Turkish border in northern Aleppo. Up to five civilians including a child reportedly died in the attack, which caused extensive destruction to the building and injured several Civil Defence workers. Ara News…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1014
Location
الألمجي, Al Alamji, Aleppo, Syria
Warplanes struck Al Almaji, a residential neighborhood in Old Aleppo and killed between 10 and 11 civilians, including women and children. According to Horrya News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Assad warplanes launched the raids. However, Shahba News Agency and other local news sources reported the raids to be Russian. The Syrian Civil…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1012
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
According to LCCSY, “two martyrs, including a child, and several wounded were reported due to Russian airstrikes on Anadan city”. The Shaam News Network reported that Russia carried out raids on ” Anadan, Hraytan, Kafr Hamra, Mallah, Hayyan and Baleirmoon” but made no mention of civilian casualties.
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1018
Location
مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي، ﺣَﻠَﺐ, Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Maadi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1011
Location
أبو الظهور, Abu al Duhur, Idlib, Syria
Fourteen named civilians were killed as missiles were reportedly fired at residential buildings in Abu al Duhur town in Idlib. There is dispute over whether the attack was carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, with Al Jazeera blaming both. According to All4Syria News, it was Russian warplanes that struck the area, and eight…
Summary
Published
15 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1010
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to sources, an entire family of seven was killed overnight in their home in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Bulial. However some reports allege the death toll to be as high as ten. Several reports said that “the warplanes targeted the Ayed Al-Jaloud house in Ruwayda neighbourhood east of the city.”…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1009
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died in either an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Al Salheen, local media reported. Smart News Agency Shahba Press and AMC news all blamed Russia. Al Jazeera pointed to bot Russia and the Assad regime carrying out strikes in three neighbourhoods including Al Salheen, Fardous and Hanano. Alamawi, however,…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1008
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
The only surviving hospital in Kafr Hamra was struck and put out of service in alleged airstrikes by Russian and Syrian regime warplanes, which also reportedly killed up to ten civilians and wounded 20 more. Local news sources called the building Al Balad, and claimed it was a makeshift hospital, but the last remaining one…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1007
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Shuhada’a Al-Aqsa Mosque was struck in east Aleppo and destroyed following an airstrike carried about by both Russian and Syrian regime warplanes, local media reported. The raid occurred in the morning of July 14th, according to the White Helmets. Between seven and ten civilians including an entire family were reportedly killed. Smart News and Shahba News…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1006
Location
الليرامون, Bleilramoun, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including two children died in either an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Baleirmoon neighbourhood, local media reported. According to Syrian Newsdesk, “Assad regime and Russian warplanes targeted Bleilramoun neighbourhood which is under opposition control north west of the city of Aleppo with several raids.” The Syrian Network For Human Rights blamed…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1003
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes killed three civilians including two children in Aleppo’s Ferdos neighbourhood, local media reported. Sources said that warplanes continued to fly around the area after their airstrike. Syrian PC and Smart News Agency blamed Russian warplanes for the shelling in Al Ferdos. According to Sinn News, two women were also killed in the attack.…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1005
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Up to 21 civilians died and as many as 55 more were wounded in a major civilian casualty event in Al Rastan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Syrian Press Center reported a Russian warplane carried out the raid, using missiles.…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
16–21
Civilians reported injured
30–55
Military Actor
Russian Military
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