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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1344
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to local reports between three and 19 people including two children and one woman were killed in airstrikes on the Al Ferdos neighbourhood of Aleppo. Up to dozens more were reported wounded. While most sources blamed Russia, the involvement of the Syrian regime can’t be ruled out, as according to the Shaam News Network,…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–19
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1343
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 18 civilians - six or seven of whom were reportedly from the same family – were killed in airstrikes in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. While the majority of sources attributed the event to Russia, both the Shaam news Network and LCCSY, referred to “Russian and…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–18
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1340
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Five named civilians from the same family, including three children, died as result of either Russian or Syrian regime airstrike in the Bab Nayrab neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. CNN reported that civilian infrastructure was destroyed in the strike: “As a result of heavy shelling last night, Bab Nayrab station, which provides water…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1337
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 15 civilians were reported killed and ten more injured in airstrikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several reports said that barrel bombs had been dropped on the neighbourhood – a weapon known to be used by the Syrian regime. HNN named two victims.…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–15
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1336
Location
ارض الحمرا, Ard Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 25 civilians died and up to another 25 were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Ard Hamra neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. HNN named two of the victims, and added that six others were unidentified. All4Syria reported the highest casualty count with 25 saying: “The largest number of victims…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
2–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1335
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between six and eight civilians including five children and one woman were reportedly killed in an airstrike in the Al Mashhad neighbourhood in Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Most sources seven civilians died in the attack. The Syrian Network for Human Rights elaborated on the location…
Summary
Published
24 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1332
Location
الموحسن, Al Mohaissen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and five civilians including two children died up to seven more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Mohaissen town, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Among sources blaming Russia were the Shaam News Network, who put…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1333
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Between four and 14 civilians including two or three children died and dozens more non-combatants were wounded in airstrikes on Al Rastan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to LCCSY, “four civilians including two children were martyred after…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1330
Location
حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 15 civilians including at least one child died and 20 more non-combatants were wounded in airstrikes on Aleppo’s Al Kallassah neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources blamed both raids by Russian warplanes and Syrian regime helicopters, which reportedly caused widespread destruction and left people trapped under the rubble. According to the Syrian…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1329
Location
بشقاتين, Bishqatin, Aleppo, Syria
At least sixteen civilians from two families were killed, and “dozens” more wounded in airstrikes on the village of Bishqatin, located in the countryside west of Aleppo, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though one report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights mentioned Syrian regime involvement. Jaafr M Deen 01Halab…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
16–21
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1328
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Four or five civilians were killed in alleged Russian raids on the Kafr Hamra neighborhood of Aleppo. Four civilians were named by HNN, including two children and a woman. The first three civilians were also mentioned by name by @NewsFlashAleppo. Microsyria said that attacks by Russian planes “martyred three civilians from one family.” @HalabTodayTV, tweeting…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1327
Location
القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians died and at least 15 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on Aleppo's Al Qaterjo neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. An Al Jazeera report claimed that phosphorus and cluster bombs were used in the attack. @ShbabRevolution tweeted, “seven dead, including a child and about…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1326
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 19 civilians were killed in an aerial bombardment on the Aleppo neighbourhood of al Ferdos, multiple sources reported - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Photographs from various sources appeared to show five casualties. Sources were unclear on the number of casualties, though…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–19
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1324
Location
المعادي, Al Ma'adi, Aleppo, Syria
Two or three civilians were killed in the al Ma’adi neighbourhood of Aleppo on September 23rd by a bombing raid, local sources reported. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was to blame. Halab News Network said three civilians died and named two of them. Extremely graphic photographs from @AleppoAMC showed…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1319
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local and international media reported six civilians, including three or four children and one man named Mohammad Alloush, were killed in an air raid on the neighbourhood of Bab al Nayrab, which according to CNN and Sky News Arabia struck a water pumping station which supplied 250 thousand people in eastern Aleppo. Geroun News said…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1318
Location
حي المرجة, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that five or six civilians from the same family were killed by Russian warplanes in al Marja, Aleppo. Halab News reported identified four fatalities by name and added that an unidentified baby also was among the casualties. Multiple sources claimed that the dead were from the same family, including @ShahbaPress, @shbabRevolution, @ALAMAWI, @HNMNEWS,…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1316
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a man were killed by airstrikes in the al Mowasalat neighbourhood, local media reported. The strikes were reportedly part of a larger set of attacks with cluster bombs and phosphorus on multiple Aleppo neighbourhoods and were attributed both to the Syrian regime and to Russian aircraft. Up to five civilians were wounded…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1315
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported between two and nine civilians were killed and several others injured by a bombing on residential buildings in the Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood in Aleppo - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Some outlets reported napalm was used in the bombings, which were attributed…
Summary
Published
23 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20–23 September, 2016
Incident Code
CI290a
Location
الشوره, Shora, Nineveh, Iraq
Three civilians were killed and another injured when Shora primary school, which had been taken over by ISIS to make bombs, was hit by an airstrike - an investigation by the New York Times Magazine found. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times, “Shora…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1313
Location
الحوطة, Al Houta, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a woman died in strikes on the village of Al Houta, outside Aleppo, local sources reported - though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. @thiqanewsagency identified the names of three victims, two children and one woman. Other sources, including @SyriaPulse @SyrianFNN and @DaretezzaMedia,…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1310
Location
حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in the neighborhood of al Kalassa, Aleppo, killed at least seven members of one family, local sources reported. The death toll may have been as high as 27, with sources reporting at least three children and three women dead, and photographs circulating of a father holding his dead son.…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–27
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1309
Location
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Major strikes in Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, on September 22nd which killed between five and 13 civilians, and wounded dozens more, were attributed to both regime forces and Russia aircraft by local media. Local sources identified five civilian victims, including two children. Many reports stated that barrel bombs and phosphorus were used in the attack,…
Summary
Published
22 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1299
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians were killed, including two children, after airstrikes allegedly waged by the regime or Russia, pummeled the al Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported. More civilians were trapped under rubble. Several sorties were flown over Aleppo, and according to Islammemo “both planes and helicopters” were involved. Sources agreed that it…
Summary
Published
21 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1297
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
A young girl named Qamar was killed by alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in the al Ferdos neighborhood of Aleppo, according to local media. Sources also reported further civilians trapped under the rubble. Qasioun and Halab news blamed Russia, but most others were silent on the identity of those responsible. @Shahed_alep tweeted, “warplanes aimed…
Summary
Published
21 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2016
Incident Code
CI290
Location
الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال, Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye…
Summary
Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
47
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2016
Incident Code
LC042
Location
مشروع نينا الزّراعي, Ninah Agricultural Project, Al Jufrah, Libya
Seven civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike in the vicinity of Ninah Agricultural Project near Sokna. Multiple outlets including the Libyan Observer reported seven dead and at least four wounded. Alsdaa Alibya listed six women and one child among the victims, naming them in a Facebook post. The sources claim that the strike came…
Summary
Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–20
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
20 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1295
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Between one and four civilians were killed and two to 25 injured in air or artillery strikes on the city of Talbissa outside Homs, local sources reported. The lowest death count was given by @syriapost1 as one civilian - but with 10 more wounded. Among the dead were at least one child, woman, and young man,…
Summary
Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1293
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari , Aleppo, Syria
Between two and five civilians including a child and up two women died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo's Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media. Al Jazeera said that a six-storey building was destroyed in the attack. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
20 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1287
Location
حور, Hor, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that 15 civilians including three children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Hor, outside Aleppo - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes of regime helicopters dropping barrel bombs were to blame. Several sources reported twelve fatalities: for instance, Shahed-ayan news stated…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1286
Location
التبني, Al Tabani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local media, six or seven civilians were killed and several more wounded by warplanes in al Tabani, Deir Ezzor. Sources were conflicted as to the responsible party, with most agreeing the planes were Russian. Most sources claimed six dead. For instance, Jisir TV tweeted “six martyrs in the town of Al Tabani”, and…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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