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Incident Date

11 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1128

Location

ﺣﻠﺐ, Bazza square, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Reports estimated that between eight and 10 civilians were killed and an additional five to 13 more wounded, including two children, in airstrikes on Bazza square in Old Aleppo, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed the regime for the event, though one blamed Russia and a significant number of others didn’t identify…

Summary

Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1129

Location

الراموسة, Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in airstrikes and artillery fire on the Ramousa neighbourhood in Aleppo, local media reported. Most sources attributed the airstrikes to Russian aircraft, which reportedly carried out eight air raids, though there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. Syrian Network for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1130

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between five and six civilians – four from the same family – were killed and at least two others were wounded by more than two airstrikes on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether the planes belonged to Russia or the regime. Most of those injured were reportedly…

Summary

Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1124

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
At least one male civilian was killed and between 3 and 10 were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Saraqib, according to local media. There are however multiple reports of the death of a female child too - she was not named. Multiple sources, including The Shaam News Network (SNN), identified both regime and…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1125

Location

معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Three air strikes with cluster bombs stuck the residential neighbourhood of Maarat Misrin and killed four named civilians including two children. According to Elfgr News, up to nine civilians were wounded, "some of whom were ministered to the hospital Al-Bab-Hawa border crossing". According to the Shaam News Network, “warplane strikes” carried out by “Assad’s and…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

USSOM060

Location

Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
US forces helped Somali commandos in an operation in southern Somalia that killed several members of al Shabaab, a Pentagon official said on August 16th. The operation took place on August 10th. Somali forces approached an al Shabaab checkpoint. The terrorists reportedly opened fire and a gun battle ensued. “US advisers accompanied the Somali-led force,…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1119

Location

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 11 civilians including women and children were killed, and up to 30 more injured by airstrikes on the town of Orme al Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame for the casualties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights gave conflicting…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–11
Civilians reported injured
5–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1120

Location

حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to ten civilians were killed, including "a woman and her four daughters", and 20 more injured in airstrikes on the town of Halta, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both The Shaam News Network (SNN) and…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1121

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Reports estimated that between 11 and 23 civilians were killed and between 30 and 70 more were injured airstrikes on Idlib City – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Responsibility for the strikes was attributed to both regime and Russian warplanes by the Syrian Network for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–23
Civilians reported injured
30–70
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1122

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least five and as many as 11 civilians, including three children were killed by air raids carried out on August 10th in Maarat al Numan, local media reported. Additionally, ten to 30 other civilians were wounded from the air raids.The Shaam News Network identified the planes as being Russian warplanes. However, Alsouria and @Maaramc12…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1123

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least three airstrikes on Ariha killed between up to six civilians and wounded up to 20 more including five women, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Smart News Agency attributed the shelling to regime warplanes. The Smart News agency reported that “regime warplanes launched three raids on the city…

Summary

Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1117

Location

تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed by warplane rockets, according to Halab Today and VDS-SY. A further two civilians were also injured in the attack, according to the Smart News Agency. Sources attributed the attack to Russian warplanes, and reported that fires broke out in civilian homes. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
9 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1118

Location

Mheimidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 15 and 30 civilians were killed, including three children and four women, and between 20 to 40 wounded – some critically – by an aerial bombardment of the town of Mahimideh, local media reported. The majority of sources attributed the event to the Assad regime. However, four airstrikes were conducted by planes that were…

Summary

Published
9 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–30
Civilians reported injured
20–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1112

Location

خان الشيح‬, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and three to five were wounded, including women and children, from vacuum missile, cluster bomb or artillery strikes on a Palestinian refugee camp in Khan al Sheikh, according to local media. Five or more raids were carried out by warplanes, with most sources attributing the attacks to Russia. However,…

Summary

Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1113

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Russian warplanes bombed the city of Al Bab in eastern Aleppo and while casualties were reported, according to local media. However, reports didn’t provide specific casualty figures. There were no estimates of the number. Both @SRG_Syria and LCCSY blamed Russia – though the majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”.  

Summary

Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1115

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
At least seven civilians including two women and two children were killed and up to 40 more wounded in alleged long-range ballistic missiles (Scud) strikes launched from battleships in the Mediterranean. But sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or Syrian regime.The majority of sources attributed the attacks to Russian…

Summary

Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
17–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1114

Location

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between one and six civilians were killed and between three and four more were injured from an alleged barrel and missile bombing of a market in the neighborhood of Sukkari. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or Syrian regime were responsible. While the majority of sources reported deaths and injuries as a result of…

Summary

Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1116

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Multiple sources reported that between four and five civilians including two women died and up to 12 others were injured in four raids on Idlib City – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The majority of sources attribute the raids to Russia. However, The…

Summary

Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1111

Location

حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and at least one more was injured, including a child, from bombing of the Al Mashhad neighborhood in Aleppo, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to multiple sources, warplanes dropped internationally-prohibited phosphorus bombs. Both LCCSY…

Summary

Published
7 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1109

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on the al Zabadiya and Bustan al Qasr neighbourhoods in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. LCCSY was among several sources blaming Russia. It put the death toll at four civilians.…

Summary

Published
6 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1110

Location

ملس, Malas, Idlib, Syria
Thirteen civilians, including three to five children and two women, were killed and up to 30 more were wounded is missile strikes on Malas town, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Reports said that two of the four to six strikes…

Summary

Published
6 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1104

Location

Ein Tarma, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Ein Tarma, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. SCDrifdimashq also listed this man and said that a second ‘unknown martyr’ died. According to Smart, "a child was injured by regime artillery”.

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1105

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
In what has been described by reporters as a “massacre”, no less than 11 civilians, including seven children and one woman, died following an aerial bombardment on the residential neighbourhood al Marja. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights however, noted that the numbers were most likely to rise due to the nature of the injures.…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
13–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1103

Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an aerial bombardment of a school and neighbourhood in Al Atareb, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported that Russian warplanes and government helicopters were sighted in the vicinity – and that…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1106

Location

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Tareeq Al Bab, according to sources on the ground. Radio Alkul gave the lowest death count of two with three more wounded – from the same family, blaming Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four died, including…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1107

Location

مديرة, Madira, Damascus, Syria
An entire family was killed in an alleged "rocket attack" in the town of Madira in an aerial bombardment according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs and rockets were used in the airstrike. All sources reported that Russian aircraft was to blame for this incident. These included Al Jazeera, Jisrtv, Halab Today and…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

LC038

Location

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
An elderly man was reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike in Ganfouda, according to Emhona who reported the event on Twitter. He didn’t provide any further details. The LNA itself reported that its MiG-21 and a MiG-23 targeted the Shura Council in Ganfouda which reported five of its fighters died in an official statement on…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

5 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1108

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One male civilian died and six others were wounded in multiple strikes on Saraqeb, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the attacks. According to Syria News Desk, “Russian aviation targeted Saraqeb and its outskirts with 28 raids, killing one civilian and wounding six…

Summary

Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 August 2016

Incident Code

CI274

Location

بعويزة, Mosul, Baweiza, Nineveh, Iraq
An alleged Coalition airstrike in the Baoizh area of Mosul (or Bo’weza) reportedly killed a female child and injured four other civilians. According to NRN News, a Coalition strike killed a number of Daesh militants but also killed a number of civilians, including a little girl who died under the rubble.  

Summary

Published
4 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1101

Location

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians died, including a woman and two children, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naha. According to Ara News, the warplanes launched strikes on the neighbourhood, “in an attempt to prevent the arrival of a new military Maazrat Army conquest of the region”. LCCSY reported that rockets were fired over the…

Summary

Published
4 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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