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Incident Date

29 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0820

Location

تل الضمان‬, Tal al Daman, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and ten civilians including one child and two women died – and 20 more people were injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on a popular market in Tal al Daman according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes used cluster bombs to strike the market. It put…

Summary

Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
17–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0821

Location

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Between 13 and 15 civilians including two children died and 22 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Manbij, according to two local sources. The media activist Ahmed al-Mohammad told Edorar that 13 civilians died in a Russian strike on buildings in the city, “emphasizing that four missiles targeted a three-storey residential…

Summary

Published
29 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Civilians reported injured
22
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0818

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Multiple local sources reported Russian and Syrian regime raids on various parts of Aleppo, killing up to 17 civilians – including two or more children – and wounding others. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes and helicopters had carried out raids with “vacuum missiles, cluster bombs and barrel bombs”…

Summary

Published
28 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0813

Location

كلجبرين‬, Kaljibrin, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Halab Today TV, reported that one child was killed and two other civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kaljabrin. At 0’21” in the footage an eyewitness, Ayman Al Hindawi says: “On Thursday May 26th, we woke up to noises of clashes in the village which were taking place between…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

CS217

Location

كلجبرين, Kaljibrin, Aleppo, Syria
A fierce battle for the town of Kaljibrin left up to 39 civilians dead – with both Daesh and the Coalition blamed for the fatalities. So-called Islamic State launched a major assault on Kaljibrin, later releasing a video in which it boasted of capturing weapons there. However Coaltion aircraft then reportedly struck at Daesh forces…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
28–65
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0814

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched two air rocket cluster bombs on agricultural land in Ltamenah in the northern countryside of Hama.” They said that some farmers had been injured, but provided no further details. Qasioun also blamed Russia. Syrian PC News and All4Syria News (which blamed ‘regime artillery shelling’) reported that there were two civilians…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Agricultural Land)
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0811

Location

أورم الكبرى, Orm al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and six civilians, including an elderly man, two children and three women, died in an alleged Russian strike on the town on Orm al Kubra, according to multiple local sources. The White Helmets reported five raids in which “warplanes” (they didn’t identify them) threw “parachutes carrying cluster bombs”, which killed “an old man”…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0812

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians including three children died in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra according to local sources –  though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. According to Syrian Newsdesk more than fifteen Russian and regime warplane raids in the Kafr Hamra area resulted in the death of a family…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0815

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 13 civilians including four children were reported killed  – and 20-24 others were wounded – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Al-Thar’ra bakery in Hraytan, according to local sources. Among the victims were personnel and customers of the bakery, including four children. The strike also hit several cars that were parked nearby,…

Summary

Published
27 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 May 2016

Incident Code

CI242

Location

الرشيدية, Mosul, Al-Rashidiyah, Nineveh, Iraq
Several local sources said 6 or more civilians were killed and 13 to 25 wounded, including children and women, after the Coalition struck a shopping mall in the Al Rashidiya region north of Mosul. News of Iraq noted in its report that “Our source in Mosul pointed out that the bombardment was a very strong…

Summary

Published
25 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
13–25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 May 2016

Incident Code

CI241

Location

17 تموز, Mosul, Talmuz / July 17th, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven civilians were reported killed and 23 injured in two reported alleged Coalition raids. In the first event Coalition aircraft reportedly struck a Daesh security headquarters in the July 17th neighbourhood of Mosul. Iraqi Revolution – which published an aftermath picture showing a massive plume of smoke (right) – said the area around the Almoghaith…

Summary

Published
24 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 May 2016

Incident Code

CI240

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
A reported Coalition strike on the home of an ISIL fighter in Mosul also allegedly killed his wife and children, according to local reports. NRN News, citing a source in the east of the occupied city, reported: “The Daesh fighter was standing at the door of his home when the first missile struck him and…

Summary

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

21 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0808

Location

صلاح القرية‬, Salah al Qariya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Five to six civilians including two children and two to three women died in airstrikes on Salah al Qariya area, in Albu Umar according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY reported the death of four civilians in what they…

Summary

Published
21 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 May 2016

Incident Code

CS215

Location

أرشاف, Al Arshaf, Intersection of roads, Aleppo, Syria
Up to ten civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition evening strike at Al Arshaf village on the outskirts of Ekhitrin town, in the northern Aleppo countryside. Syria Urgent initially said 6 civilians died – 4 women and two men – with another four injured “following an American raid.” The Syrian Observatory placed the…

Summary

Published
20 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2016

Incident Code

CS214

Location

الحمرات, Al Hamrat, Raqqa, Syria
A family was reported killed in a contested airstrike at Al Hamrat in Raqqa governorate. Shaam News blamed the US-led Coalition: “Activists said that aircraft believed to be from the international coalition bombed Al Hamrat in the eastern Raqqa countryside this morning, leading to the martyrdom of the family of Abdul Al Hadi Hassan Al…

Summary

Published
19 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2016

Incident Codes

CS214 RS0806

Location

الحمرات, Al Hamrat (Ar Raqqah), Raqqa, Syria
Five civilians (from the same family) including three children and one woman died in airstrikes on Al Hamrat according to local sources – though reports were confused with conflicting allegations that Russian, the regime or the Coalition had carried out the attacks. Qasioun said a Russian fighter targeted residential neighborhoods in the village, resulting in…

Summary

Published
19 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 May 2016

Incident Code

CI238

Location

الفلوجة‎, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to local sources, up to six civilians including four children were killed and 13 people injured in an alleged Coalition or Iraqi government strike on Fallujah. According to Yaqein, “four civilians including a child were killed and 12 others wounded mostly children and women. Most of them were seriously injured as a result of…

Summary

Published
19 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0805

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Fifteen people or more, including up to ten children and seven women, were killed in airstrikes on Ar-Rastan during a second day of bombings on the town. Some sources blamed the Assad regime, with others only aying ‘warp[lanes’ were responsible. Multiple sources said that 13 people from the Turkmani family had died in the raids.…

Summary

Published
18 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–17
Civilians reported injured
27
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0804

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
At least three civilians including one child died in airstrikes on Ar-Rastan according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to LCCSY, “several” Russian raids killed five civilians and wounded more. Syria7ra also blamed Russia on Twitter. However, many other sources said the Syrian…

Summary

Published
17 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 May 2016

Incident Code

CS212

Location

البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Multiple sources reported that Coalition aircraft were responsible for the deaths of up to seven members of two families following a dawn airstrike near the post office building in Al Bukamal. The target appears to have been a key Islamic State figure, whose family members died in the attack. According to Shaam News, “Activists said…

Summary

Published
16 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0799

Location

الشحيل, Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 15 civilians including four children died and up to 20 were injured in an airstrike on a health facility at Al Shaheel town, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that amid intensive…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
11–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0800

Location

Ibn Khaldoun (Ar Raqqahh), Raqqa, Syria
Four or five civilians including three children and one women died in airstrikes on the Ibn Khaldoun neighborhood of Ar Raqqa, according to local sources which also said that a school was targeted – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0797

Location

تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
According to multiple local sources, three children died when the remains of a cluster bomb – allegedly earlier dropped by Russia – exploded in the town of Taqad. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, which also said three children died, blamed the regime for originally dropping the cluster bomb. Alarab News reported that “a…

Summary

Published
10 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0798

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 14 civilians including two to three children and one woman died in an airstrike on Binnish which struck a mosque, a market and houses, according to multiple local sources. The majority of reports point to this being the work of the Assad regime, though  others, like LCCSY, alleged that Russia was responsible. Some sources…

Summary

Published
10 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–14
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 May 2016

Incident Code

CS210

Location

احتيملات, Ahtemlat, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including up to 5 children died in a reported night time Coalition strike at Ahtemlat in Aleppo governorate. Graphic images showed the bodies of at least two infants being recovered. According to the Syrian Observatory, “SOHR activists were informed that no less than 4 IS including a commander were killed by aerial bombardment…

Summary

Published
7 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 May 2016

Incident Code

CS209

Location

دابق‎, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
A 6-year old girl was reported killed in an alleged Coalition raid on the town of Dabiq, though the alliance has denied responsibility. VDC has named the victim as Sara al Naser. In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for the event, saying that it conducted no strikes nearby that day:…

Summary

Published
6 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 May 2016

Incident Code

CI236

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Many local sources claimed that Coalition aircraft struck civilian homes in a nighttime attack on Tal Afar city west of Mosul, resulting in 17 deaths including 12 children and 3 women. The Coalition has confirmed airstrikes in the city. Later local source named one of the child victims. In the first of their March 2020…

Summary

Published
5 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0795

Location

حي البلليرمون, Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to six people, including two women and two children, had died in shelling on Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood. Reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Egypt News said that “a man, a woman and her daughter were killed due to warplane shelling in Al Baleirmoon.” Multiple…

Summary

Published
3 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0793

Location

ياقد العدس, Yaqid al Adas, Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three civilians from the same family including one woman and one child died in “suspected” Russian shelling on Yaqid al Adas. Multiple other sources also reported that a man and his wife were killed. Some said that the child was seriously injured, others put the death toll at three:…

Summary

Published
3 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2016

Incident Codes

CS207 RS0792

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and 21 civilians died and up to 50 were injured in multiple night time airstrikes on the city of Raqqa, according to local sources. While most reports alleged that Russia was responsible, others did not identify the aircraft, while one blamed the Assad regime and another said that the Coalition might have carried…

Summary

Published
2 May 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–21
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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