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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1277
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Five named civilians including one child and a woman died and up to eight more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and artillery strikes on Talbissa, Homs, according to sources on the ground. Syria News Desk reported that “three young men were killed and five others wounded today after cluster bombs dropped…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1273
Location
Tabara Kalash, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and nine civilians including two children and one man died and more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tabara Kalash village, according to local media. LCCSY “documented the deaths of nine people in Aleppo killed in a Russian air raid using cluster bombs on the village of Tabara Kalah and in…
Summary
Published
15 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1268
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misreen, Idlib, Syria
Up to 15 civilians (10 of whom were named) died and as many as 35 more were wounded in airstrikes on Maarat Misreen, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed the Syrian regime for the event – though there were also allegations against Russia. Syria News Desk – who blamed Moscow – provided the…
Summary
Published
12 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
CS307
Location
المزيونة, Mazyoneh, Aleppo, Syria
The VDC listed a 33 year old civilian male as a victim of alleged coalition warplane shelling. His name was given as Taha al Afara. According to Manbij Mother of all the World, Tahal al Afara was killed and “his two brothers Khalaf and Hassan wounded in a coalition strike on his brother’s home in…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
CS308
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five to six civilians died when a Coalition drone strike targeted a car allegedly belonging to members of Deash in the al Jameli neighborhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. CENTCOM later conceded that “near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that five civilians were killed.” The Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1253
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 65 civilians (of which 52 were named) including at least 10 children and 11 women from multiple families died and as many as 100 more were injured in airstrikes on Idlib city, which reportedly centred on a popular vegetable market in the city. The majority of reports…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
52–65
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1254
Location
Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians including a girl died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Jisr al Shoughour, local media reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to Baladi, “10 people were injured due to regime warplanes shelling with…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
17–23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1256
Location
Batabo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including four children and four women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Batbo town. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia; however, several blamed the Syrian regime while some others didn’t distinguish between Russian or regime jets. According to the Shaam News Network,…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1262
Location
Kafr Zita or Latamenah (Hama) or Idlib, Hama, Syria
Up to 16 civilians – with four or five from one family – died in shelling on Latamenah, according to local media. However, there were allegations against both Russia and the Syrian regime. It was reported that Kafr Zita was under regime artillery shelling – with possible regime strikes also reported in Latamnah. According to…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–16
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1245
Location
Sabkha al Mo, Homs, Syria
Three civilians – a woman and two men – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on a car in Sabkha al Moh, local media reported. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian planes targeted a civilian car carrying traveling bedouins [one woman and two men] in the area around Sabkha al Moh south of the…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1242
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 19 civilians including six children died and up to 50 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Tadef in Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible: the majority blamed Russia (citing the use of cluster bombs), though there were also allegations against the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–19
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1243
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–28
Civilians reported injured
15–57
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1241
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Al Latamna Youth reported the death of one civilian male following cluster bomb raids by suspected Russian planes on the town of Kafr Zita. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1234
Location
معردبسي, Meir Debsie, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians including three children died and up to 20 others were wounded in shelling of Maer Debsie. Most sources attributed the event to the Syrian regime, though one blamed Russia. According to Zaman Alwasl, six died when the regime shelled “civilians’ residential houses from the side of motorway”. Enab Baladi, also blaming the regime,…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1236
Location
معر شورين, Maarshorine, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died in Maarshorine, a village in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to numerous reports. Multiple sources, including @edlepnews and Alamawi, alleged Russia culprit. LCCSY said that “a young man was martyed” due to the strikes. The source reported a qualitative similarity between the strike on Maarshorine and earlier strikes on Maardibsa which…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1240
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between seven and nine civilians, including two female children and two or three members of the civil defence died in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. While the majority of reports blamed Russia, several attributed the attack to the Syrian regime or did not identify the culprit. According to…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1238
Location
الصالحين, Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two members of the civil defense were killed and up to five other civilians were wounded in a raid on Al Salheen, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to the Smart News Network, “regime Helicopters targeted Al-Salheen with…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1233
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the grand mosque in Anadan, according to local media. On Sept 12th, HNN reported his death was "due to wounds sustained following Russian enemy raid on the Great Mosque in Anadan a week ago, he is from the town, and a civilian.” Other sources reported…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1231
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Up to nine civilians including three children died and as many as 30 or more were wounded in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, according to local media. All sources blamed Russia, except for one which referred to both “Russian and Syrian warplanes”. According to Syrian News “an elderly man and a child were killed and…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1229
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as ten others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Rastan, according to local media. Syria1news1 tweeted an image of a man crying over his sister’s body following a strike. Like a number of sources, the report didn’t identify…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1222
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
One civilian died and several others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike with cluster bombs on Sarmin in Idlib governorate, according to local media. Alamawi, Rozana FM, Derynews, LCCSY and the Syrian Network for Human Rights all attributed the event to Russia, with many sources reporting the use of cluster bombs.
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1226
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one child died and up to seven more were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Anapress Smart, Syrian Press Centre and Halab Today all blamed Russia. However, Step News and the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1224
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians – a man and his daughter – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to local media. Accordingly to LCCSY, the victims died following sustaining injuries in a Russian strike. Both Almuhajer and Abdulkaderhep tweeted graphic images of the victims receiving treatment in a medical facility. Step News Agency, SyriaMubasher,…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1225
Location
داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria
One named civilian died in an airstrike on Da’el, according to local sources – though it was unclear whether the death was caused by a Russia or Syrian regime airstrike or by regime artillery. Sources reported that both Russian and regime aircraft were operating in the area. Akhbar Alan blamed a regime airstrike while SyrianMubasher…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1218
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Up to four civilians including at least one woman and her child died in an airstrike on Douma, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The majority of sources, including Qasioun, the Smart News Network, the Syrian Press Centre and…
Summary
Published
2 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1213
Location
Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Two possible civilians died in airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local media, though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible for the deaths. Halabtoday, Syr_Rev_News and Alamawi, the Violations Documentation Center and HNN blamed Russia. Smart added that eight non-combatants were also wounded. However, according to Alaraby the regime was to…
Summary
Published
1 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1214
Location
Zafarana, Homs, Syria
Up to four civilians including a child and one woman died in airstrikes on Zafarana, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible for the attacks. The majority of sources, including Yaarabaladeli9, Step News Agency, Alghad Alsoury, and NabdSyria, blamed Russia. Baladi, also blaming…
Summary
Published
1 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1209
Location
Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians died in an airstrike or artillery shelling of Maysar, according to sources on the ground. All but one source blamed regime artillery for the event. LCCSY reported one civilian died and others were wounded in Russian airstrikes.
Summary
Published
1 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1215
Location
Souran, Hama, Syria
Up to 30 civilians including 11 children died in airstrikies on Souran, Al-Lataminah, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to Roiraqro and Wesal_TV 10 people from the same family died when their car was hit by a strike.…
Summary
Published
1 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1207
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as 19 others were injured in strikes on Idlib, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. One source reported the use of regime warships in the attacks, while several…
Summary
Published
31 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
10–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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