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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0839
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One or two civilians died in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. LCCSY put the death toll at two, blaming Russian vacuum missiles. Activists told the Shaam News Network that two warplanes hit Saraqib with six strikes using…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0840
Location
حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between six and eight civilians died and 12 more were injured in an air or artillery strikes on the Al Kalassa neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network reported Russian raids with warplanes…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0841
Location
الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and seven civilians died and many more were injured in an incident in the Ansari neighborhood of Aleppo. Some sources blamed Russia while others said that Syrian regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the area. Among sources which attributed he incident to Russia were Baladi, Syrian Press Center, Shahba Press and Shahba Revolution.…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0842
Location
الهلك, Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died in an incident in Huluk, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0843
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Salheen, according to local reports – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0844
Location
حي بعيدين, Bei'deen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Bei’deen, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0845
Location
حي المرجة, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Four or five civilians died in an air or artillery on Marja, according to local sources - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0846
Location
الشيخ خضر, Sheikh Khudar (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One or two civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Sheikh Khudar, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia was repsonsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0847
Location
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and at least one was injured in an air or artillery strike on Bustan al Qasr, according to locals sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0848
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0849
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Anadan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. They said that this coincided…
Summary
Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0834
Location
كفرجالس, Kafr Jaless farmlands, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family died and several others were injured when farmlands at Kafr Jaless were hit with airstrikes, said reports by local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Syrian Press Center, “Russian warplanes launched air strikes on houses…
Summary
Published
2 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Agricultural Land
),
Residential
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 June 2016
Incident Code
LC031
Location
بنغازي, Al Qawarishah, Benghazi, Libya
An LNA MiG-21 carried out a series of airstrikes in Al-Shajar Street and hit one target near the Gwaresh buildings according to its social media. A single Twitter source added that LNA forces had hit a civilian house with barrel bombs, claiming that “Haftar Air targets more civilian houses with explosive barrels.” There were no…
Summary
Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
2 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0832
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
One woman died and between two and eight other civilians were injured in airstrikes on Ariha, according to local sources. While most sources said that Russia was responsible, LCCSY blamed the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that one woman was killed and two other civilians injured in Russian strikes on Ariha. Other sources,…
Summary
Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0833
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Seven non-combatants from the same family died in an airstrike on Banis, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. LCCSY said that a family of seven died in a strike by Russian warplanes using cluster bombs. Iraq gate also put the death toll…
Summary
Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2016
Incident Code
CS221
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Ten named civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes on the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to the local Civil Defence, “four civilians were martyred due to successive airstrikes by coalition warplanes on Mashlab neighbourhood according to local source.” The Syrian Observatory reported 10 civilian deaths from airstrikes in Al Mashlab and elsewhere in…
Summary
Published
1 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 June 2016
Incident Code
RS0831
Location
حي خان العسل, Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one child died and five more were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Assal, according to local sources. Orient News put the death toll at three and said that one of those killed was a child. It blamed Russia. Step News Agency also said that Russia was responsible, while SRG…
Summary
Published
1 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2016
Incident Code
USSOM056
Location
Farwamo, near Bulogadud, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to 16 al Shabaab fighters died in an operation reportedly carried out by Somali forces with US support, multiple sources said. The US claimed at the time that at the time that Somali forces alone were responsible for the kinetic actions. However, a FOIA response obtained in 2019 confirmed that the US had in…
Summary
Published
31 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
,
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0828
Location
كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Activists told the Shaam News Network that “Sukhoi 24 warplanes” carried out strikes on Kafr Takharim, killing two children and wounding other civilians. In a later news roundup it said that the aircraft were “believed to be Russian”. A number of other news reports, including from Qasioun News, also blamed Russia. But the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0829
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
It was reported that up to ten civilians died in air raids on Kafr Hamra. The majority of sources linked the event to both Russian warplanes and regime helicopters. LCCSY reported that one civilian died and others were injured following alleged Russian raids on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ‘warplanes’…
Summary
Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0827
Location
السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
A single source, LCCSY, reported that nine civilians were killed in Homs – “most of them in Russian airstrikes on Sukhnah city”. No further details are presently known.
Summary
Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0822
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Numerous sources, including LCCSY and Baladi News, reported that civilians had been wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on farms around Ltamenah city. LCCSY and the Damascus Coordination Committee blamed Russia, while Radio Al Kul said the regime was responsible. All other sources only cited unidentified ‘warplane strikes.’
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0824
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, consecutive strikes were reported by local sources across the city of Idlib, targeting the National Hospital and other locations. Up to 60 civilians – including women and children – were reported killed and 200 more injured. Multiple sources attributed the incident to Russia, though there was some initial confusion…
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
20–60
Civilians reported injured
24–200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0823
Location
منظومة شام الإسعافية, Sham Aiding system Idlib, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that “alleged Russian fixed-wing warplanes targeted the Sham Aiding system in Idlib city. As a result one civilian was killed and four vehicles belonging to Sham aiding system were damaged in addition to damages to the nearby buildings.” AH Relief – which published pictures of…
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0825
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
A child was among at least three civilians killed – with others injured – in two alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery or helicopter strikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. Shaam News Network published images from the neighborhoods of Al Sakhour and Tareeq al Bab following what it said were Russian strikes. According…
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–18
Civilians reported injured
6–18
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0826
Location
الكوم, Al Kom, Homs, Syria
According to multiple local sources, Russian or regime airstrikes took place in Al Kom near the ancient city of Palmyra – killing at least five non-combatants. . The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, putting the death toll at seven non-combatants, including two women and two children. Al Jisr also blamed the regime.…
Summary
Published
30 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0820
Location
تل الضمان, Tal al Daman, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and ten civilians including one child and two women died – and 20 more people were injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on a popular market in Tal al Daman according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes used cluster bombs to strike the market. It put…
Summary
Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
17–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0819
Location
الكبر, Al Kiber, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A civilian male named as Sahir Attallah al Ayyad died from injuries sustained in a reported Russian airstrike on al Kiber “two months earlier.” No additional details are presently known, including the precise date of death.
Summary
Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 May 2016
Incident Code
RS0821
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Between 13 and 15 civilians including two children died and 22 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Manbij, according to two local sources. The media activist Ahmed al-Mohammad told Edorar that 13 civilians died in a Russian strike on buildings in the city, “emphasizing that four missiles targeted a three-storey residential…
Summary
Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Civilians reported injured
22
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 May 2016
Incident Code
LQ030
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
LNA fighter jets targeted a vessel west of Qamins 25 km west of Benghazi according to the official LNA Facebook page. Social media sources added that the LNA also launched raids on Qawarsheh, Bosnib and Sabri. The status of any civilian crew onboard the vessel is unknown.
Summary
Published
29 May 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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