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Incident Date
26 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0683
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Between two and three civilians including one female child died in an alleged Russia airstrike on Arbeen, according to local sources. Arabstoday, Baladi, DCHRS and Smart reported Russian raids on Arbeen. Baladi said that one female child was killed. Other sources didn’t identify the warplanes responsible, while Freeqabon reported “artillery shelling”. Erbinrevo named Ismaeil Haj…
Summary
Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0685
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
“Several” civilians were killed when Russian warplanes allegedly “carried out raids on the towns of Hraytan, Anadan, Kafr Hamra, MA’arat al Arteek and the region of Assiya,” according to the Shaam News Network. The Violations Documentation Centre reported a man died from injuries sustained by Russian shelling on Hraytan. It did not mention a date but…
Summary
Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0686
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Nine civilians including three children and three women died in an airstrike on Darat Izza, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. Shaam News Network reported that “a family made up of three people was burnt to death in the town of Darat Izza…
Summary
Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0687
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Seven to fifteen civilians including three children and two women were killed and ten more injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “alleged Russian warplanes shelled the residential houses in Kafr Hamra town in northern Aleppo suburbs which killed 7 individuals including…
Summary
Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–15
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0673
Location
حطلة, Hatla Tahtani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, All4Syria, reported that “:Russian aircraft carried out raids on the village of Hatla Tahtani, killing Zahra al Harbat and her husband Ahmad al Khalif“. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
25 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0676
Location
قبتان الجبل, Qabtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to 13 civilians, including an entire family of eight, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qabtan al Jabal, with some reports saying that a school was struck. While most sources blamed Russia, others also pointed to the involvement of regime artillery. The Shaam News Network said that eight civilians…
Summary
Published
25 February 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0674
Location
بابيص, Babis, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that Russia carried out an airstrike on Babis, killing several civilians and wounding more. Most reports did not mention deaths but said there had been a number of injured non-combatants, with Micro Syria reporting that “many” were wounded. Shahba put the number of injured at four.
Summary
Published
25 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 February 2016
Incident Code
CS184
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Two adult civilian males named as Adnan Abd al-Wahab al-Bonaia al-Jasem and Ahmad Dalf al-Saleh were reported killed in al Mayadeen in an alleged Coalition airstrike. No additional details are presently known. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as…
Summary
Published
25 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Codes
CS183 RS0669
Location
البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between one and four civilians died in an airstrike on al Bukamal according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the US-led Coalition were to blame. SyrianPC said four non-combatants died in a Russian shelling of “oil separators in the Al-Hajjana area”. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently also…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0662
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Ltamenah according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. A citizen journalist, Mohammad Hamaoui, posted a video showing a missile reportedly dropped by a Russian warplane. And according to Zaman Masdar, “Russian warplanes launched an attack…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0663
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians were killed and several more injured in airstrikes on Saqaib according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network posted photos in which it said Russia was responsible. Other sources, including Alsouria and Al…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0665
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Between 8 and 15 civilians including one woman and one to two children died – and dozens more were injured – in airstrikes on a market in Ariha, according to multiple local sources. Reports are conflicted as to whether the attacks were carried out by Russia or the Assad regime, with one source saying that…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0667
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and nine civilians including up to three children were killed in airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to local sources, though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russia warplanes targeted civilian homes “in the vicinity of the city of…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0661
Location
صيدا, Saida, Daraa, Syria
Up to three civilians died in an airstrike on Saida according to local sources. All but one allege that this was a Russian airstrike. Among the sources blaming Russia were Baladi, Step, LCCSY and Dery News. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at three and said that regime warplanes were…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2016
Incident Code
CS182
Location
Bahssa, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilian males named as Ahmad Salem Al A’tiya and Issa Turky Al Sulayman died in an alleged Coalition strike on a car in the village of Al Bahsa, west of al Shadadi. Al Jazeera also noted the event: “In Hassakah northeast Syria, activists reported the fall of two dead and several wounded in air…
Summary
Published
23 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0659
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. The VDC linked to a video by the media activist Yasser al Fawal al Doumani which includes a voiceover saying that the victim was killed by Russian warplanes. Abobian said there had been three raids by warplanes, but…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0660
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
Two adult male civilians died in a raid on Palymra according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Syria Mirror mentioned Russian shelling on the city, but didn’t provide any further details. The Syrian Human Rights Center named two victims. According to…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0653
Location
عنجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians including three children and one woman died and 50 more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Anjara, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “Six citizens (including 2 citizen women and two children) were killed and injured when warplanes believed to be Russian…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0655
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib, according to local sources. Siryahora reported that “three warplanes fired thermobaric missiles resulting death of three people and several injuries, most serious“, though didn’t identify the warplanes. Step also said three died and that one was “burned” while many were injured…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0656
Location
دوار الـ"7كم", 7km roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Four adult males died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the 7km roundabout in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, according to local sources. In a news roundup, Shaam News Network put the death toll at four and blamed Russia. The victims were named by the VDC. The victims – killed in an alleged Russian raid –…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0652
Location
الحصان, Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Akhbar.net reported that one non-combatant died in a Russian strike on the town of al Hissan. The VDC named one adult male, as killed in a Russian strike. However, Gulf Eye News and Akbaralan News reported deaths in nearby Hatlah from Russian strikes, but none in Al Hissan.
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0650
Location
Korin, Idlib, Syria
One male civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Korin, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The victim was also named by other sources – who blamed Russia as well. However, according to JisrTV, five civilians died in Russian raids in the city of Idlib – though this may be a separate incident.
Summary
Published
20 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0644
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Three to four civilians including two children were killed in airstrikes on Talbiseh, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Shaam News Network said that three civilians died and several were injured – “most of them children” – in Russian raids, while a…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0646
Location
الشيخ عيسى, Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and seven civilians including three children and two women were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Issa, according to a single source. The Syrian Network for Human Rights initially reported that “The children Ibrahim, Hussein, and Samer Amer Hameidi and their father died in suspected Russian warplanes shelling on Al Sheikh Eisa…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0642
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Five to seven civilians died in a strike on Nawa, according to local sources – though only one source blamed Russia while the other suggested that artillery may have been responsible for the death of one of the victims. Dara Martyrs named six victims. The VDC also named one victim.
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0649
Location
علما, Alma, Daraa, Syria
One male civilian, Naser Mohammad Barakat al Hariri, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Alma, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Syria2011 also named the 55-year-old victim and blamed Russia. But Martyrs of Dara and Dara Martyrs didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for his death. Mr al Hariri was also named by some sources…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
LC024
Location
صبراتة: قصر تليل / علالقة, Sabratha, Qasr Talil / Alalqa, Al Zawiyah, Libya
Two civilians of Serbian embassy staffers died along with a reported two or more women in a US airstrike in Sabratha which overall killed between 43 and 60 people – mostly Tunisians, who were allegedly training to carry out atrocities in Tunisia on behalf of ISIS. The strike also reportedly killed Noureddine Chouchane, a senior member of…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0641
Location
الحصان, Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a bakery in the village of Al Hissan, according to a single source. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported: “The young man Bashar Mohammad al Khaled from the village of al Jneina was martyred after Russian planes targeted al Sultan bakery in the village…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 February 2016
Incident Code
CS179
Location
الدشيشة, Dashisha, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilian brothers named as Farhan and Adnan Ali Khodar were reported killed after their motorbike was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrike. According to the Damascus Center, the two brothers were buried together. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this…
Summary
Published
18 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 February 2016
Incident Code
CI192
Location
الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
As many as 26 civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah, in Anbar province. A video released by Daesh-linked Al A’amaq showed an apparent ‘double-tap’ strike when the location was again bombed shortly afterwards. The Yagen agency reported that “aggressive Coalition strikes killed ten civilians and wounded…
Summary
Published
18 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–26
Civilians reported injured
25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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