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4685 incidents
Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0030
Location
النقير, Nakir, Idlib, Syria
A woman and two children were reported killed and another woman was injured in Nakir village near Maarat al Numan, in a Russian or Syrian regime attack. However reporting mentioning the use of cluster munitions at night strongly indicates Russian aircraft carried out the strike. Reporting from the scene, Shaam News said the camp for…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0029
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Six people were reported killed at Belyon due to warplane shelling. VDC named one woman as a victim of the strike. Smart News later posted a video showing a civilian clear-up operation in the village. One witness noted: “Here there were six martyrs, two from the village of Balian and four displaced from Sahil Al…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0026
Location
بابيلا, Babilla, Hama, Syria
A father and his three children were among those reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Babilla, along with four other children, three of whom were named by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Eyewitness Moustafa Ghareeb told the Syrian Network: “The Russian shelling occurred 7 kilometres away from Marat Al Nu’man, at Babilla…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0024
Location
معصران, Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike killed seven civilians at Ma’asaran in Idlib governorate. Most of those who died were from one family. A neighbour told Smart News: “This is my house, I arrived and I found everyone OK. But our neighbours? May God have mercy on them. I went to pray and then went to the…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0025
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
A mother and her two children were killed along with another woman in a suspected Russian cruise missile strike on the town of Darat Izza. Amnesty International later reported: “More than six residential buildings with at least a dozen homes were destroyed by the attack according to an eyewitness interviewed by Amnesty International as well…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0023
Location
جبل الزاوية, Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, Russian aircraft targeted a number of locations in Idlib governorate on October 7th including “Khan Shekhon, al-Tama’a, and al-Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib, and other areas of Ehsim and al-Bara in the Zawyia mount [area].” As many as 10 non-combatants may have died at five different locations. However…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS134 RS0021
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “preliminary information reported the death of civilians – including women and children – in the bombing by Russian warplanes on areas at the eastern outskirts of Palmyra city which is controlled by the ‘Islamic State’.” According to most sources, between 12 and 14 members of two Bedouin families died, including…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS133 RS0020
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a 46-year-old male were reportedly killed during four alleged Russian strikes in the evening in Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Another man was also named as a victim by VDC. Eyewitnesses described at least one secondary strike. A local medic told Qassioun: “Between the afternoon and evening, Russian planes…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
CI118
Location
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Eight civilians were killed from one family after US aircraft bombed their home in Atshana Village, in eastern Hawijah district. In a January 2016 report the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq appeared to confirm the report, noting: “On 5 October, an airstrike mistakenly targeted a civilian house in Atshana village, east of Hawija and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
CS132
Location
الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that "Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet." https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/650746647585128448 It was claimed in an associated SNN website comment by Suleyman…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0013
Location
عقيربات, Akeerbat, Hama, Syria
A reported airstrike on the sheep market at Akeerbat village killed six civilians, including a child. While some blamed Russia, others such as the Syrian Network initially held the Syrian regime responsible. Five victims were later named.
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0014
Location
إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a "double tap’"strike which killed one of their rescuers and…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0015
Location
عقرب, Akrab, Hama, Syria
The Syrian Network reported that Russian warplanes attacked Akrab, a town under the control of the Free Syrian Army, in a joint attack with the Assad regime. All4Syria also reported that “regime forces tried to storm the town, in southern Hama, after several raids by Russian aviation, resulting in several casualties among civilians.“ Two rockets,…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0009
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including three children were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafir. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, ten civilians were also injured when the attack struck the local market. Al Jazeera placed the death toll at 25 while Shaam Network said that 20 were killed. There were some local…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–25
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0012
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
19–80
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0006
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Belyon, near Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib, reportedly killed four civilians including a woman and child. ‘Several others’ were said to have been injured in the attack, some seriously. SN4HR placed the civilian slightly higher at six deaths, noting that “the town is under the control of…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0007
Location
الهبيط, Al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including one or two children were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Al Habeet. The 9pm attack was said to involve high-explosive rockets, and three of the the dead, two men and a child were later named. Another child may also have died in the incident according to some…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0005
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Allegedly Russian warplanes shelled Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Jisr Al Shoughour city, killed one individual and destroyed the mosque completely.” Footage showed the mosque and surrounding houses to be severely damaged, with other reports placing the death toll higher. Two videos were posted. In one,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0004
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to SN4HR, Russian actions reportedly killed eight or more civilians – including four children, most from one family – in a further series of strikes as part of the Kremlin’s first day of military action in Syria. VDC placed the toll at 11 civilian deaths, with its local contact reporting: “Russian warplanes, likely Sukhoi…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
40–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0003
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
65–72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0002
Location
الزعفرانة, Za`faranah, Homs, Syria
Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
46
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2015
Incident Code
CI116
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
At least 20 civilians were reported killed and up to 31 injured after Coalition (or possibly Iraqi) aircraft allegedly hit the Sunni Wafq state religious affairs building adjacent to one of the largest mosques in Mosul. Aircraft reportedly targeted a meeting of senior Islamic State figures at the Waqf site, which has been taken over…
Summary
Published
29 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20–29
Civilians reported injured
16–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 September 2015
Incident Code
CS131
Location
معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
One or more non-combatant males were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Ma’adan by a number of sources. All were agreed that one unnamed man was killed and seven people injured. The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies and Raqaa is Being Slaughtered listed, Munzer Ali Al A’asskar, as having been killed in…
Summary
Published
28 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CS130
Location
السلخة, Jala'a (Al-Salakha), Deir Ezzor, Syria
France’s first air strike in Syria was alleged to have killed at least 30 child soldiers of Islamic State, according to reports. The attack – which France later declared was a five-hour raid by multiple aircraft on a ‘Daesh training camp’ – targeted among other sites a palm grove at Al Shalkha, near the town…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI113
Location
يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
Four members of the al-Jumaili family were killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Hit, according to reports. Mr al-Jumaili was described as a refrigerator repairman, whose home in the city’s April 7th neighbourhood was hit. The dead have been named by one of the sources. In their August 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led…
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 September 2015
Incident Code
CI114
Location
داقوق, Duquq, Kirkuk, Iraq
A strike by what at the time was an unknown aircraft killed eight civilians in Yurgon (or Alarkon) village near Duquq, according to local reports. The US led Coalition admitted responsibility for seven deaths in March 2020. Waradana at the time cited one anonymous source: “The bombing led to the destruction of a number houses……
Summary
Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2015
Incident Code
CS128
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An internally displaced person, a young girl named as Fatima Hasan Al Steif from Aleppo, was allegedly killed by a Coalition strike according to sources. Fatima was said to be the daughter of Hasan Al Steif, and the family had been displaced from the town of Al Safira, in Aleppo province, to Raqaa. In its…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 September 2015
Incident Code
CI109
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
A US airstrike on an ‘ISIS headquarters’ in Mosul in fact killed four members of one family – named as university professor Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his 18-year old son Najib Mohannad Al Rezzo (pictured below); his brother Bassim’s wife Miyada Rezzo and their 21-year old daughter Tuka Rezzo. The Coalition admitted the deaths…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI108
Location
جزيرة الخالدية, Khalidiya island, Al Anbar, Iraq
An alleged Coalition strike at Khalidiya island, to the east of Ramadi, reportedly killed seven civilians including two cildren. Thirteen people were also reported injured, described as ‘mostly women and children.’ A Coalition report issued in December 2016 stated the following: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2015
Incident Code
CI107
Location
كبيسة, Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
A family home was reported destroyed in an airstrike at Kubais in Anbar province. Photographs showed a number of injured children, although there were no confirmed overall casualty figures. One of the images used, however, had already been posted by a source in incident CI103. In its July 2017 monthly report, the Coalition said it…
Summary
Published
19 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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