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June 7, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources said that two civilians died in an airstrike on Hraytan – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The White Helmets published a video and image of them extinguishing a fire in a “civilian car” which they said had been caused by “helicopters
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June 6, 2016
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الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, IraqA reported air raid by Iraqi or Coalition aircraft on the Julan neighbourhood of Fallujah resulted in the deaths of an entire family. Najah Jameel Mahmoud Al-Lihibi, his wife and their five children all died in the attack, according to local media. Amis noted that both Iraqi government and Coalition aircraft conducted strikes in the
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June 6, 2016
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كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians died in an airstrike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported that 21 civilians died in Aleppo “in the first day of Ramadan in regime and Russian bombing“. It put the death
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June 6, 2016
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العشارة, Al Asharah, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween 17 and 35 civilians including eight children and two women died and up to 40 others were injured in airstrikes on a popular market and a mosque in Al Asharah town and the Al Hannoush neighbourhood, according to multiple local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was an attack by Russia
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June 5, 2016
LOCATION
شعيب الذكر, Shai'eeb al Zakar, Raqqa, SyriaFive civilians including three children died in an airstrike on airstrike on Shai’eeb al Zakar, according to local sources though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible, with one report saying that the warplanes were thought to have belonged to the US-led Coalition. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently blamed a
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June 4, 2016
LOCATION
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, SyriaA family of five died in an airstrike on the village of Kafr Halab, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The White Helmets reported that a family of five died and several other civilians were injured alleged Russian strikes on Kafr Halab. It
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Incident date
June 3, 2016
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كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It
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Incident date
June 3, 2016
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البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSixteen civilians including several children and four women died in airstrikes on Al Buliyal, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime, with a number of sources not naming a culprit. LCCSY said that 15 civilians including four women and a child
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Incident date
May 30, 2016
LOCATION
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaA child was among at least three civilians killed – with others injured – in two alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery or helicopter strikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. Shaam News Network published images from the neighborhoods of Al Sakhour and Tareeq al Bab following what it said were Russian strikes. According
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Incident date
May 30, 2016
LOCATION
إدلب, Idlib, SyriaIn a major civilian casualty incident, consecutive strikes were reported by local sources across the city of Idlib, targeting the National Hospital and other locations. Up to 60 civilians – including women and children – were reported killed and 200 more injured. Multiple sources attributed the incident to Russia, though there was some initial confusion
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May 29, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 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
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Incident date
May 29, 2016
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الكبر, Al Kiber, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA civilian male named as Sahir Attallah al Ayyad died from injuries sustained in a reported Russian airstrike on al Kiber “two months earlier.” No additional details are presently known, including the precise date of death.
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Incident date
May 28, 2016
LOCATION
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaMultiple 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”
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May 27, 2016
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كلجبرين, Kaljibrin, Aleppo, SyriaA 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
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May 24, 2016
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Afrin-Darat Azza road, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to reports by the Shaam News Network and multiple other sources, Russian airstrikes targeted the road between Afrin and Darat Azza destroying fuel transport trucks, and killing two drivers and injuring several other civilians in the vicinity. The reports noted that this road was considered to be a “humanitarian corridor” and “one of the
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May 21, 2016
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القيارة, Qayarrah, Nineveh, IraqAccording to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmah Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times Magazine, one civilian was killed by a Coalition airstrike on an ISIS courthouse in Qayyarah. According to the reporters, the following occurred: “On or near May 21, 2016, an airstrike struck a house being used by ISIS
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May 20, 2016
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أرشاف, Al Arshaf, Intersection of roads, Aleppo, SyriaUp 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
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Incident date
May 20, 2016
LOCATION
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian died and between five and ten were injured in strikes on Hraytan, 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 said that one civilian was killed and five were wounded in Russian strikes, “noting that
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May 15, 2016
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السحل, Al Sahal, Raqqa, SyriaRaqqa News 24/24 reported that a “Russian warplane” targeted the home of one of the residents of the village at 02.30am, leading to the man’s immediate death. It also said that the planes targeted the water pump east of Al Mansoura, causing material damage. Muslim Forum also reported the death of the man and said
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May 11, 2016
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الشحيل, Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp 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
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May 10, 2016
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بنش, Binnish, Idlib, SyriaBetween 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
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May 5, 2016
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تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, IraqMany 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
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Incident date
May 3, 2016
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حي البلليرمون, Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLocal 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
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Incident date
May 3, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians died and between eight and ten were injured in airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Activists told Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes targeted the city centre with vacuum missiles, killing two civilians and
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May 2, 2016
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaBetween 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
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April 29, 2016
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqThe attempted US targeted killing of the Australian Neil Prakash, ‘an ISIL external operations facilitator’ instead “struck three civilians on the road and one civilian located on an adjacent compound,” CENTCOM admitted three months later. Among the four civilians who were killed in the airstrike that day, one man was named by local sources, Ziad
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April 28, 2016
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حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaUp to 20 civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Bustam al Qasr, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The White Helmets initially reported that “more than 20 martyrs and dozens wounded as well as an entire residential
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April 27, 2016
LOCATION
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaIn a major incident, multiple local sources reported that up to 58 civilians died and between 40 and 90 were injured in airstrikes on the MSF Al Quds hospital in Sukkari. Medical staff were among the casualties. Most reports alleged that Russia was responsible, though the White Helmets pointed towards the regime. The Syrian Network
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April 26, 2016
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حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that warplanes targeted al Shi’ar and Tareeq al-Bab, Aleppo, killing up three civilians and wounding several, inlcluding children. Among others, the Syrian News Network (SNN) reported that “three others were killed in the neighborhoods of al Shi’ar and Tareeq al bab” It was however contested who carried out the strikes. The SNN pointed
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Incident date
April 26, 2016
LOCATION
الأتارب, Atarib, Aleppo, SyriaFive consecutive airstrikes on a civil defense center in Atarib killed up to six members of the White Helmets. Reports however were conflicted: most blame the Assad regime, with only one (the Shaam News Network) alleging that this was the work of Russia – and reporting here was confused. According to the White Helmets, there