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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0098
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”
Summary
Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0092
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
One civilian male was killed and several non-combatants injured “including women and children” following an alleged Russian strike on Talbiseh. The man – named by Violations Documentation Center as Iyad Hsain Jomaa Al Latouf – was also shown in a graphic video depicting his body.
Summary
Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0095
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians – among them three children and an adult male – were reported killed in an alleged air and ground assault on Jisr al Shughour, according to a number of sources. The Syrian Network later named the dead. Shaam News reported that “Russian warplanes carried out two raids with rockets on the…
Summary
Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0094
Location
ابديتا, Ibdita, Idlib, Syria
One civilian man named as Ahmed Murr was reported killed and 10 people injured in an alleged Russian morning airstrike on the village of Ibdita. His two sons were also critically wounded in the attack. In a later news feature, Shaam News reported: “Samer was taken to the hospital in Ma’arat, where his body was…
Summary
Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
CI131a
Location
Qayyarah City Hall, Qayyarah City Hall area, Nineveh, Iraq
More than four years after the event, the Coalition finally conceded the death of a civilian during an October 2015 airstrike on Qayarrah. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times Magazine, one civilian was killed by a Coalition airstrike on Qayyarah in this incident.…
Summary
Published
30 October 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
28 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0087
Location
تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
As many as 11 civilians were reported killed in the second alleged Russian airstrike in as many days on Tal Hadya. A large number of civilians were also reportedly injured in the nighttime attack. According to the Syrian Observatory, “nine people [six women, one child and two men] were killed in bombing by warplanes believed…
Summary
Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0089
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
At least three named civilians, including a child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan and nearby Kafr Hamra. There was some confusion about the incident, with Zaitonmag reporting that seven anti-government fighters were killed along with three civilians: “A Brigade commander working for Ahrar Syria in Aleppo said that seven of his…
Summary
Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0083
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
A civilian neighbourhood was targeted in Ltamenah – allegedly by Russia – which killed approximately 10 civilians. According to Shaam “10 civilians (three of them from one family) were killed, and five wounded, as a result of Russian aircraft targeting civilian homes with vacuum missiles.” Violations Documentation Center later named Khaled Abdulhameed al-Jahem as having…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0085
Location
أم ميال, Um Mayyal, Hama, Syria
In a contested event, four named women and men were reported killed in an airstrike at Um Mayyal. While Violations Documentation Center, the Syrian Network and others blamed Russia, the opposition Syria News Desk – which said three homes were destroyed in the incident – said the attack was the work of Assad regime aircraft.…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0084
Location
تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
At least nine civilians were reported killed – including five children and two women – in an alleged Russian strike on the town of Tal Hayda. Early reports claimed the strike involved cluster munitions. Aleppo White Helmets noted at the time “Civil defence teams pulled out… 11 martyrs from Tal Hadya and dozens of injured.”…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0082
Location
البوابية, Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0081
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Eight named civilians were killed and a number injured in a reported Russian night-time airstrike at Hraytan, near Aleppo. The White Helmets – whose teams worked through the night to retrieve the dead and injured, reported: “Civil Defence team pulls out seven martyrs and several injured following Russian bombardement with vacuum missiles.“ Hraytan City, an…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0080
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Media activist Jummah Al Ahmad was one of two civilians killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to reports. According to the White Helmets “A mosque was totally destroyed and two civil defence team members injured in Hayyan centre, Ali Hayek and Ahmad Sarraj” in the attack. A second victim was later named…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0079
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
A suspected Russian airstrike on the town of Kafr Nabil killed a father and his daughter while injuring the mother and son, according to reports. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center as Hatem Khaled al-Khatieb and his 12-year old daughter Diaa Hatem al Khatieb. However Mr al-Khatieb was later named by All4Syria…
Summary
Published
26 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0075
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0070
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian named as Hamad Ahmad Al Rajab was reported killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zerbeih, in southern rural Aleppo. However local rebels also said that the town came under attack from “fierce artillery and rocket shelling” by Assad regime ground forces.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0074
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
The Shaam News Network and others alleged that Russian aircraft had dropped cluster munitions (pictured below) in northern Aleppo governorate. Two civilians were killed, named as Hussein Adel Osso and Mohamad Yehya Al Seraj. Five others were injured in the evening strike, including a member of the local civil defence team.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0076
Location
جبل الزاوية, Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
Media activist Wassim Al A’dil was one of two civilians reported killed in an airstrike at Jabal al Zawiya. The other has been named by Violations Documentation Center as Mohammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Harami. The pair were reportedly on their way to cover nearby Russian airstrikes when they were caught up in an attack. Shaam News…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0073
Location
مسرابا, Missraya, Damascus, Syria
According to reports, Russian warplanes allegedly carried out four raids on the town of Missraya in eastern Ghouta. Two or more people died and ‘dozens’ were injured, including women and children. According to the White Helmets, one of those killed was a little girl. The VDC also named adult male civilian Mohammad Saeid Mohammad Ali…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0069
Location
برقوم, Barkoum, Aleppo, Syria
Six or more civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Barkoum. The Violations Documentation Center (which in English said the attack was by unidentified warplanes, and in Arabic attributed it to the Assad regime) later named the dead. However other sources described the attack as the work of the Russian airforce.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0071
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital in northern Hama injured a number of people including medical staff and killed one, according to reports. Up to six rebels also died. “Russian warplanes launched a raid at the field hospital in the town of Al-Lataminah countryside north of Hama, which inflicted casualties among the medical…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0072
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Eighteen civilians were killed in heavy airstrikes on Talbiseh, all from the Aloush and Swais families. Nine children were among the dead following at least three air raids. Graphic footage shows bombs being dropped in the centre of the town, followed by desperate rescue operations. Opinion was divided on whether the attacks were by Russian…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
CS140
Location
البلعوم, Baloum, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to reports civilian facility guard Waleed Mekhlef Al Abbad was killed in a Coalition raid on the Al Omar oil field. According to local reports, midnight airstrikes were followed by a raid involving up to six Coalition helicopters. Ara News cited media activist Yasser al-Dairi from Al Mayadeen as saying the raid “targeted an…
Summary
Published
22 October 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
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0067
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported a man dying from injuries sustained earlier in the day following an alleged Russian airstrike on Gharnata. No other details are presently available.
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0068
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A wave of night time airstrikes hit a number of civilian objects in the city according to reports, killing seven to eight non-combatants. At least 11 and as many as 40 Daesh militants were also reported killed. According to the Syrian Observatory, “13 airstrikes targeted places near the Emergency Branch, the Hospitality Palace, Hawd al-Forat…
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0066
Location
أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
Summary
Published
21 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0061
Location
الرستن, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
A number of civilians were reported injured, after a midnight Russian air raid on the headquarters of a local rebel faction based in Ar Rastan. Two fighters were confirmed killed. one of whom was originally reported to have been a non-combatant. According to Sin News, the air raid “resulted in the collapse of the entire…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0063
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Hospital
),
Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0059
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the…
Summary
Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CS139
Location
السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
An adult male was killed in a reported Coalition strike at Sukhna. While he was described as a civilian by one source, all others reported that he was in fact a combatant. The VDC has named Sabri Abd al Wahab al Ozbaki as a civilian victim of what it says was “coalition air force’s shelling.”…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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