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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1682
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
6–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
TS015
Location
Sab Wayran, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians from Sab Wayran were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes, according to local media. Smart News reported: "Two civilians were killed and others wounded on Wednesday by Turkish air and missile strikes on the city of Manbij, Aleppo, according to the information office of the Manbij military council. The spokesperson, Ahmed Mohammed, told Smart…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI348
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims by local sources that as many as 70 civilian casualties occurred in Mosul as a result of Coalition strikes, ISIL bombardment or Iraq Army actions. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 70 civilians were killed or wounded by “either” the Coalition or Iraqi government artillery. Other reports put the toll lower, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
35–65
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1683
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including one woman, and several more were wounded, including children, following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al-Sha'ar neighbourhood, local sources reported. AleppoAMC reported that "martyrs and wounded and burned people were under the rubble as a result helicopter gunships targeting the Al-Sha'ar neighborhood east of Aleppo". Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI349
Location
شارع الجزائر, Mosul, Algeria Street, Nineveh, Iraq
A single outlet, Iraqyoon News, cited local sources and reported on Facebook that four civil defence employees were killed by an alleged Coalition strike on Algeria Street in the east of Mosul. In a January 2nd 2017 statement which may refer to this or the previous event, the Coalition noted: Nov. 24, 2016, near Mosul,…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1684
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1676
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local sources, warplanes struck a house in Marat, Deir Ezzor, killing up to five civilians from the same family, including children and women as well as wounding up to 'dozens'. Several sources reported that the strikes struck residential buildings, calling the incident a "massacre". Reportedly, the strikes struck a home belonging to the…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1670
Location
الشيخ خضر, Sheikh Khudur, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed and as many as 30 were injured following aerial shelling of the area of Sheikh Khudur, Aleppo. Syria News Desk's correspondent in Aleppo reported that "two civilians killed and more than 30 injured in Russian warplane targeting with a vacuum missile the neighbourhood of Al-Sheikh Khudar which is…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1671
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians were killed and several wounded during aerial shelling of al-Ferdous, Aleppo, local media reported. Some sources reported of "several" victims while most specified that number to six. For instance, Halab Today TV's correspondent reported that: "6 civilians martyred and others injured following air raids on homes in AlFerdos in besieged Aleppo."…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1668
Location
المعادي, Al-Ma'adi, Aleppo, Syria
One source, LCCSY, reported that Russian airstrikes killed an unspecified number of civilians in the city of Ma'adi in Aleppo. LCCSY reported that there were "25 martyrs in Aleppo" and that "most of them" occurred due to "Russian airstrikes on the neighborhoods of Maadi andFirdous." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1672
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians were reportedly killed by airstrikes in the city of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. Several civilians were also reportedly wounded. Shahed_Alep reported that there were ",artyrs and wounded as a result of the targeting by warplanes of a popular market in the town of Kafrnaha in the western countryside of Aleppo." The…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1675
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara'a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a "massacre". Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CI347
Location
القادسية, Mosul, Qadishiyah and Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
Shelling and airstrikes killed 6 civilians and 30 wounded in eastern Mosul, according to local reports. Reports in Iraq News Center and Al Jazeera referenced dead and wounded civilians in eastern Mosul but did not contain casualty figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 6 people died and 30 were injured in shelling in east…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1673
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Multiple sources reported that aerial bombardment in the city of Khan Sheikun, Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two to three children, and wounded up to seven more - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS390
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In confused reporting, both Russia and the Coalition were blamed for the deaths of between 4 and 5 civilians at Marat (see also the next report.) According to Euphrates Post (which like all sources did not attribute responsibility) the home of Thabet al Darwish was targeted by warplanes killing five family members: “two women and…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1674
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara'a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a "massacre". Local…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Codes
RS1669
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that airstrikes struck the city of Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, and led to the death of two civilians and several injured. The strikes were reportedly part of a widespread shelling of Aleppo. According to Sky News, "intensive raids targeted the neighbourhoods of the Masaken Hanano, Salah al-Din and Al Jazmati and Al Mashhad.…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1664
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Two adult males were killed, and several others were wounded - including one woman - in an aerial bombardment on Binnish. According to Arabic.rt, the shelling struck two groups of armed men in the morning of the 22nd. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the raids and…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1665
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians were killed - including three children and a woman - and as many as dozens more were wounded in an alleged airstrike which struck Al Maysar, Aleppo on the morning of the 22nd. There is conflicted reporting on who was to blame for the alleged airstrikes, with sources such as…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1666
Location
المعادي, Al Ma'adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians - including one child - were killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian or Syrian regime raids on the Al Ma'adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed the Syrian regime for the raid, except Halab News Network (HNN), who said that Russia was responsible. Additionally, all sources except…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1667
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamneh, Hama, Syria
As many as nine civilians were killed - and up to 10 or more were wounded - in alleged airstrikes which struck Al Latamneh. According to sources the initial death toll was six, however this rose throughout the day. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some sources attributed blame…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Codes
CS387 TS014
Location
صابويران, Sab Wayran, Aleppo, Syria
Two girls died in a reported Turkish or Coalition airstrike on the village of Sab Wayran near Aleppo, Syria. Manbij Military Council (linked to the SDF) reported that “two sisters were martyred from the family of Ahmad al Rashid Beish Illo after Turkish occupation planes raided their home in the village of Sab Wayran." It added…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
TS013
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and 17 more wounded in Turkish artillery shelling or takn fire on Al Bab. The ISIS-affiliated media outlet Al A’amaq reported: "Two killed and 17 injured, including women and children following continuous Turkish artillery shelling on the neighbourhoods of al Bab north of Aleppo.“ Ajel_1 posted a carbon copy of…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1657
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and four civilians were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Fardous neighbourhood, although local sources were conflicted as to whether Russian or regime planes were responsible. According to sources such as @ShahbaPress and @AleppoAMC, explosive barrel bombs were dropped in the attack. The…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1663
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Two girls were killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded in shelling and airstrikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Douma, local media said. According to Smart News, some members of the regimes forces were also killed in the airstrikes. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the alleged raid, with…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1656
Location
الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was killed and as many as 15 other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on a clinic in Al Toub, according to sources on the ground. All sources either named Russian warplanes as a belligerent or ddin't identify the culprit. @EuphratesPost claimed that 15 or more were wounded, whereas Smart News reported…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1658
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians - including one woman - were killed, and as many as 24 were wounded when barrel bombs were reportedly dropped on a six story building in Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted regarding who was to blame. Some sources attributed the blame to Syrian regime "helicopters", while others blamed Russian…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1659
Location
حي الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - allegedly from the same family - and some were wounded in an air and artillery strike, which one source described as a "barbaric bomb attack", on Al Shia'ar, Aleppo. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blame Russian warplanes for the airstrikes, while others such…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1660
Location
كرم نزهة, Karam Nuzha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on Karam Nuzha, Aleppo. Most sources attributed blame to both belligerents suggesting the aerial bombardment was possibly a joint effort. However, LCCSY blamed Russian warplanes for the raids. Although no reports specifically named the number of wounded, according to…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1655
Location
ادلب, Idlib City, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two civilians, including one child and one woman, were killed and others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes against Idlib City, according to sources on the ground. Local sources, including the Syrian Network for Human Rights and Aljazeera, alleged that Russian planes were responsible for the airstrikes. According to Local Coordination Committee…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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