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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
RS1153
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Between three and nine civilians including up to three children died and as many as 20 more were wounded in airstrikes in Idlib city, said sources on the ground. The majority of reports attributed the event to Russia, though one said that regime helicopters also participated in the assault. Some others sources didn’t identify the…
Summary
Published
14 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
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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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1151
Location
معراته, Maratah, Idlib, Syria
A child and a woman were reportedly killed and up to 10 more civilians injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maratah, local media said. According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes raided the El Shaheed Farooq school for basic education in the town of Maratah in the south-west countryside of Gabal al-Zawiah. Idlib. The raid led…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1150
Location
تفتناز, Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria
Up to seven civilians including women and a child died and as many as 12 more were wounded in an airstrike on Taftanaz, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. RFS Media Office reported: “Russian aviation has committed a second massacre…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1140
Location
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One female civilian died in an air or artillery strike on Bustan al-Qaser, according to local media – though sources didn’t apportion blame for the attack. According to @HalabTodayTV, there were both “air and artillery strikes” on the area. @ShahbaPress reported that a girl was killed and “several” other civilians wounded.
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1141
Location
حربنوش, Harbanush, Idlib, Syria
Between nine and 12 civilians including up to nine children died in an airstrike on Harbanush, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to Orient News, 11 civilians including seven children died in a Russian strike. Sky and Ahmed Shlar also pointed towards Moscow.…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1149
Location
قبطان الجبل, Qibtan al Ghabal, Aleppo, Syria
Five named civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Qebtan al-Jabal, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at three, including one girl, and…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1148
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians died a several more were wounded in an airstrike on Atarbib, according to local media. While at least two sources blamed Russia, one pointed towards the regime, and many others didn’t identify the culprit. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, Radio Al Kul and Halab Today blamed Russia. According to…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1146
Location
الجينة, Al Jeineh, Aleppo, Syria
Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Jeineh, local media said – though it was unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs in the attacks. Syria News…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1144
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 20 civilians died and dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on the Fardous neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible – though several blamed both parties. According to Sky News and the Step News Agency, the raids took…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–20
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
CI275
Location
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
A number of sources reported that six non-combatants including two children died, in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a vehicle-borne IED factory in Qayyarah. The Coalition conceded the event two years later. According to Qayyarah News at the time, the airstrike destroyed an ISIS facility which contained two vehicles already packed with explosives. The resulting…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
LC039a
Location
بالقرب مدرسة خليج التحدي, Vicinity of Gulf Challenge School, Surt, Libya
Various sources reported the death of Mohammed al-Qadhafi as a result of a US airstrike on his family home in Sirte. Tek burns everything said on Facebook: "Mohammed al-Qadhafi, from Farajan of the family of Alwasa name of his mother, Haniyeh Faraj, lives in outside the planned district next to the Gulf Challenge School. Today,…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1138
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Another hospital was reportedly struck on 12th August 2016. At least 12 civilians including four women and between eight and ten children died, and up to 15 more were injured, in five air raids launched against the town of Hayyan, according to sources on the ground. The children’s hospital was reportedly destroyed by the airstrikes,…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
12–14
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1137
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Two male children were killed and several more wounded, including women and children, from airstrikes targeting the town of Dara Azza. Local sources, including Halab Today and @AleppoNN, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes. However, DMC published footage showing “the moment explosive barrels” – a weapon known to be used by the Assad…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Codes
CS292 RS1127
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, between 13 and 30 civilians were killed and up to 70 more injured from airstrikes from either a Russian or a Coalition strike on al Idkhar neighbourhood in Raqqa City. Both belligerents report bombing in the area. Raqaa is Being Slaughtered initially reported on the morning of August 11th:…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–30
Civilians reported injured
13–70
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1126
Location
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Dana, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY put the death toll at 11. Many sources attributed the airstrikes to regime planes, including Baladi, the…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1125
Location
معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Three air strikes with cluster bombs stuck the residential neighbourhood of Maarat Misrin and killed four named civilians including two children. According to Elfgr News, up to nine civilians were wounded, "some of whom were ministered to the hospital Al-Bab-Hawa border crossing". According to the Shaam News Network, “warplane strikes” carried out by “Assad’s and…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1124
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
At least one male civilian was killed and between 3 and 10 were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Saraqib, according to local media. There are however multiple reports of the death of a female child too - she was not named. Multiple sources, including The Shaam News Network (SNN), identified both regime and…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1122
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least five and as many as 11 civilians, including three children were killed by air raids carried out on August 10th in Maarat al Numan, local media reported. Additionally, ten to 30 other civilians were wounded from the air raids.The Shaam News Network identified the planes as being Russian warplanes. However, Alsouria and @Maaramc12…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1119
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 11 civilians including women and children were killed, and up to 30 more injured by airstrikes on the town of Orme al Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame for the casualties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights gave conflicting…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–11
Civilians reported injured
5–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1118
Location
Mheimidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 15 and 30 civilians were killed, including three children and four women, and between 20 to 40 wounded – some critically – by an aerial bombardment of the town of Mahimideh, local media reported. The majority of sources attributed the event to the Assad regime. However, four airstrikes were conducted by planes that were…
Summary
Published
9 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–30
Civilians reported injured
20–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 August 2016
Incident Code
CS291
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
There were claims that two children died in northern Manbij as a result of Coalition strikes, though few specific details have emerged. The originator of the story may have been Al A’Amaq (ISIL’s news arm) which reported: “Urgent: two children killed following a US raid on north of Manbij city.” According to Shaam News, “very…
Summary
Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1115
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
At least seven civilians including two women and two children were killed and up to 40 more wounded in alleged long-range ballistic missiles (Scud) strikes launched from battleships in the Mediterranean. But sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or Syrian regime.The majority of sources attributed the attacks to Russian…
Summary
Published
8 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
17–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1110
Location
ملس, Malas, Idlib, Syria
Thirteen civilians, including three to five children and two women, were killed and up to 30 more were wounded is missile strikes on Malas town, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Reports said that two of the four to six strikes…
Summary
Published
6 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1107
Location
مديرة, Madira, Damascus, Syria
An entire family was killed in an alleged "rocket attack" in the town of Madira in an aerial bombardment according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs and rockets were used in the airstrike. All sources reported that Russian aircraft was to blame for this incident. These included Al Jazeera, Jisrtv, Halab Today and…
Summary
Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1106
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Tareeq Al Bab, according to sources on the ground. Radio Alkul gave the lowest death count of two with three more wounded – from the same family, blaming Russia. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that four died, including…
Summary
Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1103
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an aerial bombardment of a school and neighbourhood in Al Atareb, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported that Russian warplanes and government helicopters were sighted in the vicinity – and that…
Summary
Published
5 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1105
Location
حي المرجة, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
In what has been described by reporters as a “massacre”, no less than 11 civilians, including seven children and one woman, died following an aerial bombardment on the residential neighbourhood al Marja. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights however, noted that the numbers were most likely to rise due to the nature of the injures.…
Summary
Published
5 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
13–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 August 2016
Incident Code
CI274
Location
بعويزة, Mosul, Baweiza, Nineveh, Iraq
An alleged Coalition airstrike in the Baoizh area of Mosul (or Bo’weza) reportedly killed a female child and injured four other civilians. According to NRN News, a Coalition strike killed a number of Daesh militants but also killed a number of civilians, including a little girl who died under the rubble.
Summary
Published
4 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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