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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1693
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians were killed and at least 20 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo. The majority of local sources, including @ShahbaPress, allege that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrikes launched against Al Mansoura. However, SDC Aleppo offered a conflicting report…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1688
Location
حي الصاخور, Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians - including a child and a woman - were killed and at least one other was injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Al Sakhour in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. According to VDC, both the identify of the victims and the identity of the warplanes could not…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1687
Location
التليلات, Tlailat area, Aleppo southern countryside, Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Tlailat area in Aleppo's southern countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1689
Location
تقاد, Taqad, western Aleppo counntryside, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 50 civilians including women and children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taqad, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a mosque was struck and other civilian property damaged. The majority of sources attributed the event to Moscow, though there was one…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS393
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two named cousins died in a reported Coalition airstrike on the vicinity of Raqqa. Deir Hafer al Hadath said that the men died when unsidentified warplanes targeted a ‘refugee camp’ near Raqqa.
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1683
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including one woman, and several more were wounded, including children, following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al-Sha'ar neighbourhood, local sources reported. AleppoAMC reported that "martyrs and wounded and burned people were under the rubble as a result helicopter gunships targeting the Al-Sha'ar neighborhood east of Aleppo". Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1682
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
6–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1681
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that the al-Maysar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo was struck by air and artillery strikes, resulting in the death of up to 15 civilians, including children and one woman. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Besides few…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1685
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that airs or artillery strikes targeting the Bab al-Nayrab area of Aleppo killed up to nine civilians, including two children and one woman - and wounded many more. Reports were conflicted whether this was the work of Russia or helicopters dropping barrel bombs belonging to the Assad regime. The death toll varied…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1684
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1674
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara'a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a "massacre". Local…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1675
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara'a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a "massacre". Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1664
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Two adult males were killed, and several others were wounded - including one woman - in an aerial bombardment on Binnish. According to Arabic.rt, the shelling struck two groups of armed men in the morning of the 22nd. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the raids and…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
CI346
Location
الموصل, Mosul, old bridge, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources said that Coalition airstrikes targeted third bridge inside Mosul. As a result, one civilian killed and identified by name. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1667
Location
اللطامنة, Al Latamneh, Hama, Syria
As many as nine civilians were killed - and up to 10 or more were wounded - in alleged airstrikes which struck Al Latamneh. According to sources the initial death toll was six, however this rose throughout the day. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids. Some sources attributed blame…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
CS383
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiya, Raqqa, Syria
A dawn Coalition airstrike on the village of al Salhiyeh killed at least nine civilians – most from one family. The Coalition has since admitted two civilian deaths in the attack. ISIL’s media wing said the target of the raid was a cotton factory in the village, where three workers also died. Ara News cited…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1659
Location
حي الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as four civilians were killed - allegedly from the same family - and some were wounded in an air and artillery strike, which one source described as a "barbaric bomb attack", on Al Shia'ar, Aleppo. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blame Russian warplanes for the airstrikes, while others such…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1647
Location
ادلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including up to two children, were killed and several were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib. Several sources reported how warplanes struck a battery factory in Idlib, causing its complete destruction. Between one and seven civilians were reportedly killed, two of them identified…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1651
Location
جبل بدرو, Jabal Badro, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed by airstrikes targeting the neighbourhood of Jabal Badro, Aleppo, local media reported. Most sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, while SPM Syria and several other sources said that helicopters had dropped explosive barrels, meaning the regime could have been responsible. Several sources identified one of…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1650
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
On November 20, 2016, up to 16 civilians, including a family of six with four children, were reportedly killed by aerial shelling containing chlorine gas in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo. Local sources differ on whether the strike can be attributed to Russia or the Syrian regime. SMART News Agency reported six civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2019
Incident Code
RS3564
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 12 civilians, including children, were died in alleged Russian airstrikes in the al-Sha’ar neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported. Up to 60 civilians were left wounded. Several sources reported that a family - a father and his children - was among the victims. One source showed a video of a woman mourning…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–12
Civilians reported injured
24–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1649
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In a single source claim, five civilians were killed - including three brothers under the age of 18 and their mother, and a man - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1648
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
In a single source claim, three named adult males were killed due to Russian shelling on Saqba. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1634
Location
بلدة حيان, Hayyan town, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed in an airstrike on Hayyan Town, Aleppo - though it is unclear whether the Assad regime or Russia were responsible, with conflicting reports. Civil Defense Personnel named one of the civilians who was killed as Fuad Mohammed Hayek. Some sources, such as Emaratalyoum News reported that it was Assad's regime…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1630
Location
بلدة عرادة, Arada Town, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as seven civilians from one family were killed and more than 13 others injured in an airstrike on the village of Arada in Aleppo, according to local media - though sources remain unclear as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The source Aksalsear News, reported that the family died as a…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1624
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Halab News named one victim, Yunus Ali Abd al Rahman (also named by Hamza AlYousuf) as killed in a Russian strike on Kafr Naha, Aleppo. However, Halab News was the only outlet that directly accused Russia of carrying out raids; other sources didn't apportion blame.
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1626
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike which struck Al-Bayan Surgical Hospital in Al-Sha'ar neighborhood, Aleppo, according to local media. Some sources have attributed blame to the Syrian regime for the alleged airstrikes, and others have blamed Russian warplanes. At least one elderly man was reported wounded, however, others sources…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17–18 November, 2016
Incident Code
CI342
Location
حي عدن, Mosul, Aden, Nineveh, Iraq
Local reports and an eyewitness inside east Mosul said up to 24 civilians from four families who had been gathered in one room within a three-story house, were killed in Aden Quarter by an alleged Coalition airstrike at 2.30pm during the main offensive by Iraqi security forces. Iraqi reporter Majid Sharif noted on the day…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
9–24
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1616
Location
الصالحين, Al Salheen, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and four civilians died, and two children were wounded, in airstrikes on Al Saheen, Aleppo - though it was unclear whether the Syrian regime or Russian forces were responsible for the event. Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, tweeting that two children were wounded "as a result of the bombing of…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1615
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian, named as Qassim Mustafa, died in an air or artillery strike on Masaken Hanano (Aleppo), according to local media - though sources are conflicted as to whether it was Syrian regime or Russian warplanes. Various social media posts stated that Qassim Mustafa was killed by cluster munition bombs. An Al Jazeera correspondent reported…
Summary
Published
17 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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