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Incident Date

31 December 2016

Incident Code

TS036

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 11 civilians were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on Al Bab, Syria. LCCSY wrote: "11 martyrs in Aleppo most killed in Al-Bab city due to Turkish bombardment." Al Bab Al Hadath reported that all 11 people were killed in Al Bab: "11 killed and 28 wounded, the majority are children and women,…

Summary

Published
31 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
28
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

30 December 2016

Incident Code

CS423

Location

دبسي عفنان, Debsi Afnan, Raqqa, Syria
At least five civilians were killed and as many as 22 injured after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed Debsi Afnan, a town 70km west of Raqqa city. Raialyaom News reported that “seven were killed including 3 children and 22 wounded including women and children with some in critical condition, due to coalition warplane strikes in Debsi…

Summary

Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
4–22
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1810

Location

تادف, Tedef, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 12 civilians - the majority from one family - were killed and up to 24 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Tefef, Aleppo, according to source son the ground. Graphic images published showed four child victims. According to one source nine civilians came from the same family. Dawaalhaq reported: "in support…

Summary

Published
30 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1809

Location

حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians were killed - including a man and a woman and a child - and many more were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Harasta. All sources blamed the Syrian regime for the raids, except LCCSY who blamed Russian warplanes.  According to sources, the artillery and air bombardment targeted a school and residential…

Summary

Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1808

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
As many as 15 civilians were killed - including six children, two women and four adult males - and dozens were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Reportedly, the raids struck…

Summary

Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1807

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - including three children and one woman reportedly from the same family - and up to 19 were wounded in an airstrike on a primary school in Arbeen, local media said. Three belligerents were reportedly sighted, meaning there is confusion among sources as to who is responsible. Two…

Summary

Published
29 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1797

Location

ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
On December 27, 2016, as many as three civilians, including a child, were killed, and several others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes which occured near the Shuaib Mosque, in the densely populated residential neighborhood of Al-Qusour, in the west of the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria. All sources attributed blame to Russia for…

Summary

Published
27 December 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1794

Location

العاكولة شرقية, Al A'kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as four civilians - including two girls and two women - were killed due to alleged Russian warplane shelling on Al A'kola al Sharqiya, Aleppo. Both sources blamed Russian warplanes.  Must be noted the two children from the Zgeer family are also mentioned in RS1792, an airstrike on Al Atarib, Aleppo. It is unclear where…

Summary

Published
24 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1793

Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and eleven civilians - six reportedly from the same family - were killed in an aerial bombardment which struck a residential neighbourhood in Al Atarib, Aleppo, local media reported. Dozens were also said to have been wounded in the strikes. Two men, two women and five named children were reported as killed by the…

Summary

Published
24 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 December 2016

Incident Codes

CS420 TS030

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 20 and 25 civilians died in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) raid on al Bab. According to ISIS’s media wing, “Turkish planes committed a new massacre in al Bab for the second day running – initial toll of 20 dead.” Umayya reported the death toll as being possibly even higher than 25: "The…

Summary

Published
23 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–25
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 December 2016

Incident Code

TS029

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between 23 and 94 civilians were killed in an alleged Turkish airstrike on Al Bab, Syria, according to local media. Al Jazeera reported the lowest death toll at 20 and refered to the ISIS media agency Al A'amaq as the source. Later Al A'amaq itself said the toll rose to 50. The Syrian Network for…

Summary

Published
22 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
23–94
Civilians reported injured
45
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

21 December 2016

Incident Code

TS028

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 15 civilians, most of them apparently from one family, were reported killed in a Turkish bombardment of Al Bab, Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that "the city is witnessing massive bombardment by the Turkish forces leading to the death of seven, the majority of them from one family, the…

Summary

Published
21 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–15
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

20 December 2016

Incident Code

CI375

Location

شارع خالد بن الوليد, Mosul, Khalid Bin Al Waleed street / Al Masrif, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven civilians were killed in alleged Coalition strikes, according to local sources. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that seven people died in a US bombing at Khalid Bin Waleed Street on the eastern side of Mosul. At least three other outlets, including Al Kawaser reported identical reports, using the same language. A local source later named…

Summary

Published
20 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 December 2016

Incident Code

CS418

Location

الثورة‎, Tabaqah, al Thani, Raqqa, Syria
Four to five civilians were reported killed and ten injured in a Coalition airstrike on al Tabaqa. According to most sources a possible civilian woman, two men and two children died in the attack. According to ISIL’s media wing “a child and a woman and man [were] killed and 10 people injured as a result…

Summary

Published
20 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 December 2016

Incident Code

CS415

Location

الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Sixteen child soldiers were killed in Coalition airstrikes at al Shadadi, according to a local source.    

Summary

Published
16 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

14 December 2016

Incident Code

CI372

Location

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq
Four civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on al Sukkar, survivors told the US news magazine Buzzfeed. The alliance later accepted responsibility for the incident. Buzzfeed met with survivors in mid-2017, with the outlet later sharing its incident notes with Airwars: Eyewitness told journalist Mike Giglio when he met him at his…

Summary

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

13 December 2016

Incident Code

CI371

Location

حي السكر, Mosul, Sukkar, Nineveh, Iraq
According to local sources, up to 17 people were killed as a result of airstrikes on their homes in the Sukkar (Sugar) district, Mosul. The bodies were pulled from the rubble on January 8th, 2017. Airwars contacted the Canadian-based elder brother of the family, who provided 11 names, photos and ages of eleven victims. All…

Summary

Published
13 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1789

Location

عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident widely reported as a sarin gas attack, between 20 and 102 civilians, including women and between five and 28 children, were killed and between 100 to 500 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the village of Akeirbat in the eastern suburb of Hama, according to local media. Sources were…

Summary

Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–102
Civilians reported injured
100–500
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 December 2016

Incident Codes

CS413 TS020

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed and up to 30 injured at al Bab in what local sources claimed was a ‘Coalition’ strike, but which may have been a result of Turkish-ISIS fighting. Al A'maq, ISIS’s media wing, reported “12 dead and 30 injured, most of them women and children, following violent Turkish shelling with more than…

Summary

Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 December 2016

Incident Codes

CS414 RS1788

Location

الرقة‎, al Dalla roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
A heavy air raid on Ar Raqqah left up to 36 civilians dead according to multiple reports. While most blamed Russia, there were some claims that the US-led Coalition was responsible. It has since denied involvement. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, the afternoon raids were concentrated mainly near the city’s al Dalla roundabout. Euphrates…

Summary

Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
18–36
Civilians reported injured
12–60
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1790

Location

كفر يحمول, Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, Syria
As many as two civilians were killed, and three others were wounded, in an airstrike which struck Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raid, with some others not attributing any blame for the airstrikes, and simply reporting on warplane bombing.  According to some sources, the victim was…

Summary

Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 December 2016

Incident Code

CS411

Location

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to eleven civilians died in a Coalition airstrike which at the time was also blamed on Russia and the Assad regime. However the Coalition has confirmed striking oil installations and tankers in the vicinity on this date, and killing five drivers. According to Ara News, “Unidentified warplanes shelling oil refineries in Badeyet Kisham killed…

Summary

Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 December 2016

Incident Code

CI368

Location

حي الفلاح, Mosul, Falah, Nineveh, Iraq
Eight to eleven civilians – including five children and 8 members of the same family – were killed by Coalition strikes in Mosul, according to local sources. According to Iraqi Spring, eight civilians from one family, including four children and two women were killed in Coalition airstrikes in the Al-Falah neighbourhood of eastern Mosul. Several…

Summary

Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1784

Location

Sarqib, Idlib, Syria
A girl was seriously wounded in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sarqib, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing responsibility to Russia and others the Syrian regime. According to a source the girl was trapped under the rubble for eight hours. She died of her wounds on the…

Summary

Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1785

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, including two children, were killed and as many as 24 more were wounded following air or artillery or mortar strikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local sources reported. Sources, however, were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strikes. Sources reported the death of between one and six…

Summary

Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1783

Location

قرية عرفة, Arafeih, Hama, Syria
At least one child was killed and another child was injured from the explosion of a cluster bomb that was left behind by alleged Russian airstrikes a few months prior in the village of Arafeih in eastern Hama, according to local media. The child killed from the cluster bomb was a 12-year-old boy; his brother…

Summary

Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1782

Location

بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
In this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib. While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight…

Summary

Published
10 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 December 2016

Incident Codes

CS410 TS019

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least thirteen civilians were reported killed and eight injured in either a Turkish or Coalition airstrike on al Bab. The Coalition later denied responsibility. Al Jazeera – citing ISIS – said two families were among 13 dead civilians after multiple “Turkish airstrikes” on the city. The Syrian Observatory said that “no less than 12…

Summary

Published
9 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–20
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 December 2016

Incident Code

CS409

Location

معيزيلة, Ma'yezila, Raqqa, Syria
Between 17 and 32 civilians were reported killed and a further 20 or more injured following alleged Coalition strikes on Ma’yezila. According to Riba FM, the strike took place near the town’s Alh mosque. Raqqa News Network reported that “Al-Ma’yzila’s population is less than 300 and they all have the same grandfather. More than 28…

Summary

Published
9 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–32
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 December 2016

Incident Code

CI365

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Yaqein reported that more than 40 civilians, including civilians, were killed in Iraqi government bombing. Citing a source, they said that there were 42 victims. Al Hadath, citing the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, also cited government airstrikes in Tel Abtah, but said that they killed 42 terrorists, and destroyed three cars, one carrying members of…

Summary

Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
42
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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