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Incident Date

22 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1186

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
One named child died and up many more civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Rastan, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY reported one “child martyr and the critical wounding of other civilians in airstrikes on residential…

Summary

Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1187

Location

حي خان العسل, Khan al Asal, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians – reportedly from the same family, according to some sources – died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes which hit the Zahret-Almadaan area near Khan Al-Sal, local media said. While the majority of sources blamed Russia, the Shaam News Network attributed the event…

Summary

Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1188

Location

معارة النعسان, Maarat al Naasan, Idlib, Syria
Between five and 19 civilians were killed, including two women and two to three children, and several others were injured from airstrikes that struck Maarat al-Naasan. Among those killed were seven members of the same family. Following the airstrikes, the civil defense teams were mobilized to rescue those trapped in the rubble and transport them…

Summary

Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1191

Location

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Two children died and up to nine other civilians were wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Naha, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Halab Today reported that “at least two children were wounded in cluster bomb raids”. However, Smo-sy, @HalabTodayTV and…

Summary

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

22 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1192

Location

حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 14 civilians including women and children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Sukkari, according to local media. Multiple sources reported that residential homes were struck and that fires broke out causing significant material damage. One source added that “the main market” was hit. The…

Summary

Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–14
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 August 2016

Incident Code

CI280

Location

القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
According to various reports, 10 people were killed and 20 injured following an alleged Coalition strike at Qayyarah targeting by mistake civilians houses. Al Qayyarah Now – which described the strike as accidental – said children were among the dead. The Arabi Asad blog said two families died. Other local reports described heavy shelling of…

Summary

Published
22 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1181

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 11 civilians including women and children died and as many as 30 more were wounded in airstrikes on Qaterji, al-Zebdiyyeh, al-Jaloum and Seif al-Dawla, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “11 civilians…

Summary

Published
21 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–11
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2016

Incident Code

CI279

Location

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to two sources, at least 7 civilians killed including a child and woman and 6 injuries by an alleged Coalition airstrike in Rutba district west of Anbar. The sources cited that the strikes targeted various locations in Rutba district. No additional details are presently known. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition…

Summary

Published
21 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1182

Location

احسم, Ihsem, Jabal al Zawia, Idlib, Syria
One child died in an airstrike on Ihsem, Jabal Al-Zawia, local media reported. Two sources said that the regime carried out attacks on the town. While none of the reports blamed Russia, most of them referred to unidentified “warplanes”, meaning that Moscow’ involvement could not be ruled out. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported…

Summary

Published
21 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1183

Location

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians – reportedly children – died and up to nine other non-combatants were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Naha, local media said. According to LCCSY, “two children died and others were wounded when Russian warplanes carried out a cluster bomb attack on Kafr Naha”. @syriapost1 and @ShahbaPress tweeted that “nine people were…

Summary

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

21 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1184

Location

عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Up to four civilians including a child died and several more were injured in airstrikes on Arbin, according to sources on the ground. The majority of the sources blamed the Assad regime for the attack; none of the reports explicitly pointed to Russia, though a number didn’t identify the culprit. Smart reported that “regime warplanes…

Summary

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

20 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1177

Location

كفر جوم, Kafr Gom, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians including a woman and her children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Gom, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many sources noted the use of cluster bombs…

Summary

Published
20 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1175

Location

قبطان الجبل, Qubtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one child and one woman died and several more civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qubtan Al-Jabal, according to sources on the ground. Reports cited the use of cluster bombs in the attack. There are no other details at this time.

Summary

Published
20 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1178

Location

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 16 civilians including women and children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Orme Al-Kubra, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. The majority of reports, however, pointed to Russia. The lowest death count was given as…

Summary

Published
20 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1174

Location

الغنطو, Ghantou, Homs, Syria
Ten named civilians including two children and two women died and dozens more were injured in airstrikes on Ghantou in Homs, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed the Assad regime, though some others attributed the event to Russia. Smo-syria, @syriapost1, @ALAMAWI and Halab Today said that Russia was responsible. Halab Today put the…

Summary

Published
19 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
10–22
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 August 2016

Incident Code

CI278

Location

الجوسق, Mosul, Al-Jawsaq, Nineveh, Iraq
As many as 19 civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Jissag near Mosul. Up to nine children and five women were said to be among the dead. Yaqein reported the deaths of a woman and her four children in what was described as a Coalition strike. The Iraqi Spring Media Centre also…

Summary

Published
19 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–19
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1169

Location

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians including one child died in a casualty event in the Al Slaheen neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. According to Syria News Desk: “seven civilians were killed and five wounded in the Al Salheen neighbourhood…

Summary

Published
18 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1170

Location

الصالحية, Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on the village of Salihiya at the northern entrance to the city of Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Three sources – @ِALAMAWI, @ShahbaPress, LCCSY – said that six victims from one family had died.…

Summary

Published
18 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1164

Location

Arbeen, Aleppo, Syria
At least two children died and up to dozens more civilians were wounded in airstrike on Arbeen – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to Halab Today TV, a 12 year old boy was killed and four others were injured in the Russian raids. The…

Summary

Published
17 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1166

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six civilians including women and children died and up to 12 more were wounded in airstrikes on al Qaterji, local media reported. The victims included the 10-year-old child  who later died from injuries sustained in the attack. His brother, Omran Daqmeesh, was also wounded when the strike hit the family home –…

Summary

Published
17 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1167

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Fifteen named civilians were among those killed in multiple airstrikes on Idlib, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible – though the event was referred to as a “horrific massacre” in several reports. Dozens more civilians were said to have been wounded. A popular market, “the…

Summary

Published
17 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–28
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1160

Location

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that two children died and several more civilians were wounded in airstrikes on the Al Ferdous neighbourhood of Aleppo. Most sources blamed Russia, though one said that the Assad regime had also carried out strikes on the area. Russia: LCCSY, @syriapost1, @ShahbaPress and @SRG_Syria all blamed Russia. LCCSY also initially pointed to…

Summary

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

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1157

Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians died and more were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Al Atarib, according to local media – though a number of sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible. Multiple reports said that a child died. Youn7 said that three people were killed including the child. According to Akhbaralaan, “seven civilians…

Summary

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

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1163

Location

العمال, Al Omal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten named civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on the Nour bakery in the Al Omal neighbourhood, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed Russia – though several pointed to the Assad regime. LCCSY, the Shaam News Network and Syrian Press Center were among local outlets attributing the event…

Summary

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

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1158

Location

الراموسة, Al Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 20 civilians including three children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on a convoy or vehicles or a bus carrying civilians on the al Ramousah road south of the city of Aleppo. It was unclear who was responsible for the event: many sources blamed Russia,…

Summary

Published
16 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1156

Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
As many as seven civilians including a child died in an airstrike on Al Atarib, local media reported. The majority of sources said that Russia was responsible, however, one report by Akhbaralaan also made mention of the Syrian regime. According to All4Syria on August 16th, the sky over Aleppo was full of “swarms of Russian…

Summary

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

16 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1159

Location

حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between 13 and 24 civilians – many of them women and children – died and dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on a popular market in Tareeq al Bab, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several pointed towards the regime. Reports said that a large number of civilians remained…

Summary

Published
16 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 August 2016

Incident Code

CI277

Location

الثقافية, Mosul, Cultural District, Nineveh, Iraq
In a second alleged Coalition event in Mosul for the day, between 7 and 13 civilians reportedly died with 35 or more injured, after the Tamatim food distribution building was hit in the city. NRN, which published graphic photos, reported the fall of more than 48 civilians in the bombing by the Coalition in Mosul.…

Summary

Published
15 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
35–39
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1155

Location

الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Two or three civilians including several children died and up to ten more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to local media. Syrian News Desk was among sources putting the death toll at two – with “ten others injured”. However, LCCSY – who blamed Russia – reported that three died including…

Summary

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

14 August 2016

Incident Code

RS1152

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Three named civilians including a baby girl died and several more were wounded in a strike on Talbissa, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network reported that “a baby girl died as a result of warplanes carrying out…

Summary

Published
14 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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