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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0374
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
Two to three civilians including a woman and child were killed and 10 others injured in airstrikes on Dayr Al Asafeer, according to sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “warplanes believed to be Russian” carried out the attacks, while the White Helmets – who put the initial death toll at two (one woman and one…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0370
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One unidentified adult female was listed by the Violations Documentation Centre as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “violent clashes are still taking place on the outskirts of al-Qaryatayn city and in the vicinity of the al-Doweh area west of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, between regime forces…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0371
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Two to four civilians including one to two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on a school for boys in Hayyan, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that four civilians including two children died when “suspected Russian warplanes fired several missiles near Hayan High School for Boys in Hayan…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0372
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Eight to nine civilians including two women and four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab. SNN reported that alleged Russian warplanes shelled the residential houses northwest of Al Bab city in eastern Aleppo suburbs, under the control of ISIL. The IS agency Al A’maq also reported on the incident, stating that nine…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0368
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Five civilians including three women and one child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Rastan, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes raided Al Rastan and Der al-Foul, killing three non-combatants including a child in Al Rastan. Distressing and graphic videos posted by ‘Al Rastan’ depict child casualties, while footage…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0364
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One female child named as Aamne Hsain al Waw (pictured) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ar Raqqah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0363
Location
معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
Activists told Shaam News that Russian warplanes targeted Maarat al Arteek with three strikes, using highly explosive missiles. They said that an automated bakery and residential buildings were damaged, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of 10 others, including serious cases taken to field hospitals.
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0367
Location
حوش الصالحية, Al Hoash, Damascus, Syria
Four to five civilians were killed – and many wounded – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Hoash Al Salhiya, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN referred to the incident as “a new massacre to be added to the series of daily massacres committed by the Russian aggression in the cities and towns of…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0362
Location
الشيخ علي, Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed when “warplanes believed to be Russian” bombed areas in Sheikh Ali village in the western countryside of Aleppo, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory said there was “initial information about more casualties“, but did not specify. Al Burraq placed the death toll at three, with several injured.
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0366
Location
عنجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
Between 15 and 30 civilians including six women and at least five children were killed – and dozens more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes targeting schools in Anjara, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that warplanes believed to be Russian struck the Mustafa Ruston elementary school in the…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–30
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0365
Location
ابطع, Abtaa, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Abtaa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – though it is unclear whether Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible. The Observatory reported that regime forces bombed the town of Abtaa in the northern countryside of Dara’a, and that this was followed by raids by warplanes “believed to…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0361
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
11 civilians including five women and two children were killed and nearly 35 injured in airstrikes on Douma, according to multiple sources. While most sources allege Russia was responsible, one blamed the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 10 non-combatants died following raids by Russian warplanes, which also caused considerable damage to residential buildings. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0360
Location
أورم الجوز, Orme al Joz, Idlib, Syria
Up to four four non-combatants including two named children were killed – and four more children injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Joz, according to The Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre. The Shaam News Network said that a raid by Russian planes killed “several” people and wounded others.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0358
Location
دير جمال, Dayr al Jamil, Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians, named by the Violations Documentation Center as Abdulkareem al-Halabi and Abd al Salam Saeid, were killed in an alleged Russian dawn airstrike on Dayr Jamal, according to reports. SNN reported that Russian planes carried out “a massacre” launching air raids “on the towns of Tel Huraytan, Tal Rifa’at, Deir Jamal and the regions of…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0354
Location
سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0359
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to the Shaam News Network.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0357
Location
حي العامرية, Al Ameria (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians including one to three children were killed and up to 15 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Ameria and Al Sukkari neighbourhoods, according to multiple sources. The White Helmets said that eight civilians died and three were injured in a raid on Al Sukkari, but they did not state…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Codes
CS164 RS0352
Location
عين عيسى, `Ayn `Isa, Raqqa, Syria
A strike by aircraft reportedly killed five civilians. Syria News attributed the attack to Russia, while Ara News said it was a Coalition action. VDC – which attributed the attack to the regime – named five victims. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0353
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib, according to the Shaam News Network.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0356
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between 52 and 96 civilians including three women and one child were killed and more than 200 injured in Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that more than 20 civilians were killed and dozens wounded (mostly women and children) when Russian warplanes struck different districts of…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
52–96
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0355
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Daesh agency Al A’maq produced a brief report saying that six civilians including four women and two children were killed – and 23 others injured – in a Russian air raid on Ar Raqqa. In a detailed report Alaan TV noted: “At twelve o’clock noon a Russian plane targeted the city with two raids at a…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0351
Location
حزرما, Hazarma, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians including one child were killed in airstrikes on Hazarma, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attacks were the work of the Russians or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported on two raids by “warplanes before sunset” which targeted a civilian home, leading to the death of three non-combatants…
Summary
Published
8 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0348
Location
أبو طلطل, Abu Taltal, Aleppo, Syria
Four named civilians from one family including a child died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the town of Abou Taltal in Aleppo governorate.
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0350
Location
سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Six non-combatants – three named women and three children – died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the village of al Saflaneh in the eastern suburbs of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies additionally named Sweilem Ahmed, a child, as also having died from “the…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0349
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed including two to three women and two to four children and as many as 85 injured in airstrikes on Arbeen, according to multiple sources – although reports were conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 non-combatants died including…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
80–85
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0347
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including three to four children and two women were killed and dozens more injured in alleged airstrikes and an artillery bombardment on Zamalka, according to multiple sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible for the deaths. Shaam News initially reported that four…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–13
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0343
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Three non-combatants were killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Nawa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Smart News reported that “Russian warplanes launched four raids on residential neighborhoods in the city, leaving three dead and several wounded including women and children (some of them critical), who were taken to…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0344
Location
حزة, Hazzah, Damascus, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazzah village near Kafr Batna. Two victims were named by the VDC as having died at Kafr Batna itself, though all other sources placed their deaths at Hazzah. The VDC also listed two unnamed members of the al Sadiq family as having died in…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0345
Location
بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Eight or nine non-combatants including 3 women and 4 children were killed and seven others injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a western neighbourhood in the town of Baza’a. Citing an anonymous source, Syria News Desk noted: “Russian warplanes carried out three raids on the centre and outskirts of the city, killing…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0346
Location
تل فضة, Tal Fedda, Aleppo, Syria
One teenage boy, Ali Mosa Shawakh, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Tal Fedda village near Maskanah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. According to Al Buraq, the attack targeted “the Alamabagher sugar plant compound near Maskanah which led to the death of several people and the wounding of others, including a martyr,…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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