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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0439
Location
الرقة, Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Seventeen civilians including eight children and five women died in airstrikes on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. RBSS initially referred to raids by “warplanes” and did not identify them, however, in a later…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0438
Location
احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including two women and three children were killed and at least eight injured in an airstrike on Ihress, according to local sources. All sources blamed Russian forces for the attack, though an initial report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights said Assad regime warplanes were responsible. The Shaam News Network reported that “a new…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0432
Location
الخريطة, Al Khareeta, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Seven civilians including one woman and four children were killed and dozens more injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Al Khareeta, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that five died (one man and four children) when Russian warplanes struck the village. All4Syria, also said a family of…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0426
Location
حزانو, Hazana, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians including four children were killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on the town of Hazana, according to multiple sources. While most sources blamed Russia for the attack, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that it was committed by the Assad regime, while British Foreign Office told the Telegraph that they could not be certain…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0427
Location
قورقانيا, Qorgania, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and dozens more injured in a strike on the village of Qorgania, according to local sources. While the majority of the reports allege that Russia was responsible, another does not identify the culprits, while one source alleges that this was an attack by the Assad regime. Korkania al Hadath said that…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0424
Location
Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and seven civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian strike on Al Hissan, according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported on “more than 20 strikes on the western countryside of Deir Ezzor“, which included details on an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Hissan. Deir Ezzor24 said that…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0422
Location
Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that at least four civilians including a girl and a woman died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired two missiles on a school in the village of Al Qassabiya. LCCSY said that four civilians from one family died as a result of Russian strikes in Al Qassabiya. Syria2011 also named these victims –…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0423
Location
Hussainiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and seven civilians including one to two children were killed and dozens more injured in alleged Russian strikes on the village of Hussainiya, according to multiple sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that four non-combatants died when Russian aviation struck the village with cluster bombs. They said that the warplanes targeted “the house of Talal…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0421
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal Islah neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between six and 18 civilians including two children were killed – and 15 others injured – in airstrikes on Al Buliyal, according to local sources. Most sources alleged that Russian forces carried out the strikes, though an initial report by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that regime warplanes were responsible – but subsequent reports by…
Summary
Published
19 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–18
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0420
Location
البوليل, Al Bulial Rouwaida neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between seven and 20 civilians including two children were killed, and more than 25 others injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Rouwaida neighbourhood in Al Buliyal, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at seven including two children, killed by shelling from “alleged Russian warplanes“. Al Jazeera reported sources…
Summary
Published
19 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–20
Civilians reported injured
25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0413
Location
دير جمال, Dayr al Jamil, Aleppo, Syria
One child died in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Jamal, according to local sources. One female child,died when “suspected Russian warplanes” fired missiles on the town of Dayr Jamal on January 17th, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. A third source, Shahed-ayan, also named her as killed as a result of Russian strikes.
Summary
Published
17 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0410
Location
فيلون, Fayloun, Idlib, Syria
12 civilians from the same family including three women and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Fayloun, according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that nine people from the “Saiid family” were killed following Russian raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that 11 individuals from the same family 11 (eight children…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0412
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Five to 13 civilians including six children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that at least three non-combatants were killed, including two children, when suspected Russian warplanes shelled Manbij on January 16th. But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – also blaming…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0409
Location
بغيلية, Al Baghiliya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
15 civilians including one woman and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Baghiliya, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the strikes, reporting: “Activists have denied the news published by Assad’s media that IS had committed a massacre against civilians in Al Baghiliya district. The regime said…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0411
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
33 to 42 civilians including five to eight children were killed – and 35 others injured – in airstrikes on Ar Raqqah, according to multiple sources. All sources allege that Russia carried out the attacks, except for the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights who do not say who was responsible. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes carried out…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
33–42
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0403
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Seven civilians were killed and 25 others injured when cluster bombs were allegedly fired on Douma, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets did not say who was responsible for the attack, but reported that “the number of martyrs today in Douma has risen to 4 following the bombing with…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0401
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0390
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians including two woman and a child were alleged killed in a Russian airstrike on Zamalka, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. However Step News and others said the town also came under attack from heavy artillery fire.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0395
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
One to two civilians including one child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that one person died and others were injured in an attack by warplanes believed to be Russian. Two victims were named by the Violations Documentation Center as having died “due to Russian…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0391
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Two to three civilians including one child were killed and seven others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Dayr Hafer, according to local sources. Other sources also said Russia was responsible for the death of two young men.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0393
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
Eight to nine civilians including one to two women and two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr al Asafeer, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight non-combatants including one woman and two children were killed and others injured when “warplanes believed…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0387
Location
دير سنبل, Deir Sunbul, Hama, Syria
Four civilians including a father and his two sons were killed in an airstrike on Deir Sunbul, in what the VDC said was a Russian action. According to Syria News, “a source said it was the first time that Russian planes targeted the village, which led to a state of fear and terror among the…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0384
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman and her two daughters died when “suspected Russian warplanes” launched missiles in Al Mayadeen, according to multiple sources.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0385
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An early morning airstrike killed four civilians including two women, with most sources blaming Russia. However the Damascus Centre said the regime was responsible.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0386
Location
الزبدية, Zibdiyah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
A children’s nursery was reportedly struck in a Russian airstrike at Zibdiyah – just a day after a similar incident in Damascus governorate. According to Al Jisr, “Russian airforce aggression also targeted a nursery in the Zibdiyah quarter of Aleppo which led to the deaths of 3 children.” Aleppo White Helmets said 20 children were…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0389
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Four to five civilians including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hayyan, according to the Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre. SNN reported that five non-combatants were killed, while the Violations Documentation Centre named four victims.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0382
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Three civilians were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Nawa, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. While the Network blamed the regime, the Observatory did not say who was responsible. According to the Revolutionary Forces of Syria, the town experienced a joint ground and air…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0380
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between 31 and 34 civilians including two to three children were killed – and up to 40 other people injured – in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to multiple sources. While all sources allege that Russia was responsible for the attack, initial reports by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime –…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
31–34
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0379
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
26 civilians including seven children and two to three women were killed – and up to 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Sarmada according to multiple sources. Shaam News reported on three incidents on Idlib on the same day (Maarat Al Numan, Saraqib, Sarmada), and said 13 non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in two strikes by Russian…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
26
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0378
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Four to five civilians including four women and one child were killed in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to multiple reports. While most sources blame Russia for the attack, others claim the Assad regime was responsible. Shaam News said Russian forces carried out a “massacre” in which five non-combatants including children died. It reported that this was…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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