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Incident Date

24 April 2016

Incident Code

CS206

Location

كفرغان, Kafr Ghan, Aleppo, Syria
The Daesh-linked Al A’Amaq Agency reported the deaths of four civilians “in an American bombing on the village of Kafr Ghan in Souran in the northern Aleppo countryside.” Other news agencies also reported the deaths of civilians in an alleged Coalition event. Syria News, while making no mention of civilian casualties, reported that “International coalition…

Summary

Published
24 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0767

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including two children and two women died and 15 others were injured in airstrikes on Sakhour according to multiple sources – though they were unclear as to whether the raids were carried out by Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that regime and Russian aircraft continued to strike…

Summary

Published
24 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
15–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0766

Location

المواصلات, Al Mowasalat (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one woman and one child died and eight others were injured in airstrikes on Al Mowasalat in Aleppo, according to local sources – though some were unclear as to whether this was a Russian or regime incident. Smart News agency published a video showing the aftermath of an alleged Russian strike in…

Summary

Published
24 April 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
5–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2016

Incident Code

LC029

Location

القصارات, Al Kassarat, Darnah, Libya
Three civilians including one woman died and up to seven more people were wounded in strikes on Derna, according to local media. The source Alnabaa reported “12 raids”, while some other sources reported that barrel bombs were dropped. LNA posted a video of its forces dropping a bomb on a ‘terrorist ammunition store’ in the sports…

Summary

Published
23 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

23 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0765

Location

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes on the Tareeq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo killed between 10 and 17 civilians and injured at least 20 more, according to local sources. Reports did not definitively identify the warplanes responsible, with some referring to Russia and the regime, while others attributed the incident solely to the regime. The White Helmets said two raids…

Summary

Published
23 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0764

Location

الكماري, Kamari, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including three children died in airstrikes on Kamari, Aleppo, according to multiple sources – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. A tweet by Jabalybarra (an Al Jazeera-affiliated photographer in Aleppo) said a child was killed in the Al-Salheen neighbourhood: “Reports…

Summary

Published
23 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0762

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that between 18 and 20 civilians died in alleged regime and Russian raids on neighborhoods in Aleppo. According to the Shaam News Network, “regime and Russian planes” carried our raids “targeting most of Aleppo’s neighbourhoods: Tareeq al Bab, Al Mayssar, al Rashideen, Bustan al Qasr, Al Marja, Sallahudeen, Aqyool, Bab al Nayrab,…

Summary

Published
22 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0763

Location

سرحة, Sarha, Hama, Syria
Nine civilians including two women and two to three children died in airstrikes on Sarha and surrounding villages according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Shaam News Network,”aircraft believed to be a Russian carried out raids on the…

Summary

Published
22 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
7–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 April 2016

Incident Code

CI228

Location

صديرة, Sudayrah, Salah Al Din, Iraq
According to local sources, unknown aircraft struck boats in Sidera village east of Shirkat north of Tikrit, killing 22 civilians and injuring at least 15 more. Russia Today claimed that the night time event “killed five brothers from one family” with a number of houses in the village destroyed. According to News of Iraq, the…

Summary

Published
18 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
22
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 April 2016

Incident Code

CI227

Location

حلبسة, Halabisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources claimed that Coalition aircraft struck homes in an afternoon attack on Halabsa village west of Fallujah, killing six civilians and injuring another 12 or more, “most of them children and women.” News Fallujah pictured a young survivor of the event, noting: “Yousif Mushtak Talib Al Halbusi : His mother was killed and his…

Summary

Published
17 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
8–18
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0761

Location

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between nine and 17 civilians including one woman and two children died in airstrikes on neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. While some reports allege that this was the work of Russia, one other blames the Assad regime with yet others not attributing responsibility. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that Russian…

Summary

Published
16 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0760

Location

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that up to 16 people died in airstrikes in Aleppo city. While some blamed Russia, others said the regime or armed rebel groups were responsible. LCCSY said one man was killed and five injured after Russian planes targeted the neighborhood with two dawn raids. Q0wyy also blamed Russia and reported that “Russian…

Summary

Published
16 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–16
Civilians reported injured
5–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 April 2016

Incident Code

CI225

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Multiple local sources reported that one civilian was killed and four injured after an oil refinery in northern Mosul was hit by allegedly Coalition aircraft. One source described the civilians as the ‘owners’ of the refinery.  

Summary

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

14 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0759

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Fourteen civilians including three children died and at least 24 people were injured in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to multiple sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently posted images showing destruction of the city following airstrikes. It did not initially say…

Summary

Published
14 April 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0758

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
One adult male civilian, Mohammed Ibrahreem Ello, was killed in an airstrike on Darat Izza according to local sources – though only one report alleged that this was a Russian strike. Aleppo News named the victim and said that he was killed by a “warplane“. According to Al-Maghrib Today, the regime was to blame: “one man…

Summary

Published
14 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 April 2016

Incident Code

LQ029

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
LNA MiG-23s targeted two vessels near Benghazi according to the official Facebook page. Another plane hit four reported ISIL targets near Garyounis in Qawarsheh and Garyounis. The status of any civilian crew onboard the vessels remains unknown.

Summary

Published
13 April 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

12 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0757

Location

الراشدية, Rashidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two sources named Anas Al-Kujeijeh as killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike in Deir Ezzour. A tweet by Deirfree blamed Russia for the raids and spoke of several wounded. However, SPC News reported that “regime forces bombed Al Huweiqa neighbourhood in the countryside of Deir al-Zour with rocket launchers which led to the death of “Anas Al Kajijah”…

Summary

Published
12 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0756

Location

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Violations Documentations Center named Abdulhameed Ghassan al Afeif (also known as Hamadah) as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike. However according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, he died when regime warplanes fired missiles on the Al Hamidiyeh neighborhood.  

Summary

Published
12 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 April 2016

Incident Code

CS202

Location

حمام صغير, Hamam Sagheir, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were reported killed and ten injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hamam Sagheir village in Aleppo governorate. One of those killed was a child, who died alongside his father. The Syrian Network placed the death toll at two including a child. Syria Post said up to four died, noting that…

Summary

Published
11 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 April 2016

Incident Codes

CS201 RS0755

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
At least five and as many as 20 civilians were reported killed and 53 injured after heavy alleged Coalition, Russian and/or Syrian regime night time strikes on Raqqa. Most sources allege that these were Coalition and regime raids – with the Coalition responsible for those after midnight and the regime for early morning strikes. Coalition…

Summary

Published
10 April 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare, Education
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
53
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 April 2016

Incident Code

CS200

Location

تل حسين, Tall Hussein, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources named five civilian victims of an alleged Coalition airstrike on Tal Hussain. Almost all sources blamed the Coalition for the civilian deaths, although Halab News and the Syrian Human Rights Committee said Russia was responsible. The village was the scene of a major battle for control between rebels and Daesh fighters.  

Summary

Published
10 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0751

Location

الحسينية, Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One 65-year-old male civilian, Hanoud al-Assaf, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, according to local sources. Reports at the time cite heavy clashes in the near area between rebels and the Assad regime.  

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0753

Location

الضمير, Dumayr, Damascus, Syria
One adult male civilian was killed and many people wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Dumayr, according to local sources. The Violations Documentation Center names Omar Mahdi al-Khasi and says he was killed “due to Russian air forces shelling”. However, in a tweet by Marwanqadi it was reported that he “died in a regime warplanes…

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0754

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were killed and nine others wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to local sources. While three alleged that Russia was responsible, two other sources blamed the Assad regime. Shaam News Network said Russia carried out raids on several areas in Idlib, adding: “Activists said that an aircraft targeted the eastern city of Saraqeb…

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0752

Location

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike in Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that three civilians died when “Russian planes targeted al Sina’a, Huwaija Sakr and the area around the military airport with more than 15 raids since the morning after an attack was carried out…

Summary

Published
7 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 April 2016

Incident Code

CI219

Location

حاج علي, Haj Ali, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources claimed “dozens of civilians” including children and women were killed or injured after Coalition or Iraq government jets targeted Haj Ali village in Qayyarah south of Mosul. While most social media reports blamed the Iraqi military for the event, others blamed the Coalition or both. Yaqen, for example, said it was a joint…

Summary

Published
6 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
30
Civilians reported injured
10–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 April 2016

Incident Code

USSOM050

Location

جيليب, Al Shabaab police station and vicinity in Jillib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US carried airstrikes in self-defence in Jillib, Middle Juba, as reported by local media. According to one local tweet, the attack took place at night in Jilib. Mogadishu News claimed that eight militants were killed when an al Shabaab police station was struck - noting "civilian houses razed by the strikes." https://twitter.com/Aboukar_Sky/status/718077602817245184?s=20 An AFRICOM…

Summary

Published
6 April 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike (Drone Strike)
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

5 April 2016

Incident Code

CI215

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
A likely targeted operation in Mosul killed ISIL’s media chief in the city when his car was struck – but also reportedly slew his wife and five children. The nighttime attack reportedly killed Daesh ‘Media Minister’ Abdel Qader in his car in the vicinity of the city’s Saddam Hospital. However, according to NRN News, “his…

Summary

Published
5 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 April 2016

Incident Code

CI216

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In the third reported civilian casualty event of the day, seven civilians from the same family including children and women were reported killed after Coalition jets allegedly targeted an ISIL-occupied house but missed, instead striking the next door house. The attack reportedly took place in the Engineers neighbourhood of west Mosul, and the Daesh militants…

Summary

Published
5 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 April 2016

Incident Code

CI214

Location

حي الجري, Hit, Jerri and Amina, Al Anbar, Iraq
Locals reported that eight civilians died after the Coalition or Iraq government aircraft struck the Jerri and Amina neighbourhoods of Hit. The Coalition has denied responsibility. Among those killed was a family of six: a Facebook tribute page noted: “This is a picture of the martyr Riad Ahmed Rzeyk, who was forced out of his…

Summary

Published
3 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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