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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1563
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and nine civilians were killed, including up to four children and two women, and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian and Syrian regime raids on Douma, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes, with some attributing the blame to Russia, others to the Syrian regime,…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1564
Location
سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians - a girl and two women - died and several more were wounded, following an air or artillery strike on Saqba - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime was to blame. Syrian Press Center reported that surface rockets were used in the attack, with other sources reporting…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1566
Location
رسم العيس, Rasim al Eis, Aleppo, Syria
One unidentified woman was killed and dozens more civilians wounded in an airstrike on Rasim al Eis, according to sources on the ground. Most sources reported that Russian warplanes were responsible, however, Sky News was alone in blaming Syrian regime warplanes for the airstrike. One source suggested that only two people were injured in the airstrike,…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1567
Location
نصيب, Nasib, Daraa, Syria
An entire displaced family of 10 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded when three airstrikes struck temporary homes on the Nasib boarder crossing in the village of Darcaa, sources on the ground reported. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to sources, including one…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 November 2016
Incident Code
CI331
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Hatra subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
A UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: on 10 November: An airstrike hit Hatra subdistrict of Mosul. According to sources, between two civilians (children, aged seven and nine, respectively) and four civilians (two children and two women) were killed and nine other…
Summary
Published
10 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1556
Location
كفر ناها, Kaf Naha, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including a woman and child, were killed and others were injured in airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. According to the majority of local sources, Russia was to blame. However, a single source, the Smart News Agency, attributed blame to Syrian regime planes. According to @HalabNewsN, the missiles launched…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1557
Location
منطقة شاميكو, Shamico area, Aleppo, Syria
At least three civilians, including a mother, her child and a young man, were killed and several more were wounded in airstrikes launched against the Shamico area in west Aleppo. The majority of sources did not identify who was responsible for the airstrike. However, Halab News blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrikes and Vedeng News…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1558
Location
مشمشان, Mashmashan, Idlib, Syria
Ten named civilians, including five children and two women, were killed in addition to "dozens" of injuries which included a child, in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes that struck a residential area of Mashmashan village in Jabal al-Wasatani. The initial death toll was as high as eight civilians, however, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1554
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians, including one child and one woman, died in airstrikes on Az Zarbah town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. There were no reports of injured civilians. According to Syrian Network for Human Rights, the airstrikes were launched from Russian warplanes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1553
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Maarat Misrin, according to sources on the ground - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Most sources attributed the civilian harm to Russia. However, Zamanalwasl was one of several sources that pointed to the regime, reporting that "in…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1549
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between nine and 11 civilians were killed, including between six to eight children and two pregnant women, and seven other civilians were injured, including three children and a woman, in airstrikes launched against the residential neighbourhood Khan Sheikhoun. Three of the named children were brothers from one family that, according to sources, had come to…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS365
Location
الهيشةة, Al Hīshah, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 24 civilians were killed in attacks – possibly carried out by both SDF and Coalition – according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed “in the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.” It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CI328
Location
السلام, Mosul, Al Salam, Nineveh, Iraq
In the afternoon of 8 November, an airstrike reportedly hit al-Salam neighbourhood of eastern Mosul City killing 14 civilians, including three children and five women, and wounding another 11 civilians, including two women and a child. No additional details are presently known. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1546
Location
قرية السلوم, Al Sallloum, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, including three children and a woman, and others were wounded in airstrikes that struck Al Salloum village in Aleppo, sources on the ground said. While the Violations Documentation Center and Halab News identified the names of an adult female and male that were killed in the airstrikes, @eldorar1…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1539
Location
Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Between six and nine civilians, including up to four women and up to five children, were killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in Houmouriya town, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. The numbers of civilians reported wounded varied from 18 to 24. LCCSY reported that "dozens of civilians were injured as the…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
18–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1540
Location
Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Between five and forty civilians, including at least one woman, one child and one adult male, were killed and up to forty were wounded in airstrikes launched against Al Dana town in Idlib. Most sources only reported preliminary counts of casualties and many expected that the number was higher due to many civilians still stuck…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–40
Civilians reported injured
24–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1544
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed, including one woman and two children, and others were injured in airstrikes which struck Urma al Kubra town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Both children were found buried in rubble by the Civil Defence team following the raids. Local sources, including Halab News and Assakina News, identified Russian…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1542
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 11 civilians were killed, including three women and five children, and 15 were wounded in airstrikes against Darat Izza city in western Aleppo. The civilians killed were all reportedly members of the same family and included a couple who had just been married a few days before. A video published by JisirTV…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
CI323
Location
حمام العليل, Mosul, Hamam al Alil subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
The UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: On 5 November, airstrikes hit two houses in Hamam al-Alil City resulting in the houses collapsing. Twenty-three civilians, including children, were reportedly trapped inside. In the evening of the same day, two children, one seriously…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1532
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 15 civilians, including women and children, were killed and between 20 and 25 civilians were wounded in airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha in western Aleppo. Local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. According to Mohammed Haj Hussein, a local media and civil defence correspondent, airstrikes…
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
20–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 November 2016
Incident Code
CI318
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Nine civilians were killed and over 115 claimed wounded, according to ISIL-linked sources. ISIL-controlled al A’amaq reported that more than 9 civilians died, including four children and a woman, and “about 115 wounded as a result of US airstrikes” in Mosul. A distressing video posted by the ISIL-controlled outlet initially shows several destroyed buildings in…
Summary
Published
3 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
115
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1528
Location
ميزناز, Miznaz, Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians, including seven children and one woman, were killed and at least 12 were wounded from thermobaric missile airstrikes targeting the village of Minaz. However, local sources were conflicted as to who was responsible for the airstrikes. Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed Syrian regime planes to blame, while most other…
Summary
Published
3 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CI316
Location
حي القدس, Mosul, Al-Quds, Nineveh, Iraq
Four women were killed and 17 people injured, including women and children, followed an alleged Coalition strikes according to local media. However, the Coalition later refuted any involvement. An initial report from ISIL-controlled al A’amaq claimed that four women were killed and 17 people injured, including women and children in the US bombing in parts…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1523
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Between two and 18 civilians including one child and up to four women died and as many as 50 others were wounded in airstrikes on Saraqib, according to sources on the ground - though it was unclear from reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the event. The lowest estimate of…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–18
Civilians reported injured
10–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1527
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and three civilians, including one woman and one child, were killed and up to six others were wounded by airstrikes fired on Urma Al Kubra town. Russian warplanes were identified as responsible for the airstrikes by most local media sources, including Local Coordination Committees, @ShahbaPress and Syrian Network for Human Rights. However, Muslm…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 October 2016
Incident Code
CI313
Location
تل كيف, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, Iraq
A local outlet reported that numerous civilians have fallen victim to daily bombardments neighbourhoods in Telkaif north of Mosul. Mosul Youth and Girls, State and Flag reported that 15 people died, including children and six women. It attributed the violence to daily bombardment carried out by the besieging forces. Given reported British actions in the area…
Summary
Published
30 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
28 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1516
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
A woman and her unborn child died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on Douma, according to sources on the ground. According to the Step News Agency, “a woman and her foetus were killed and a number of more people wounded when Russian planes targeted residential areas in Douma Eastern…
Summary
Published
28 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1512
Location
حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
In a major casualty incident, which UNICEF called “tragic, shocking, outrageous and a war crime”, 38 named civilians including 18 children and up to six women died in multiple airstrikes on the Martyr Kamal Qal’aji school complex in the village of Haas, which was under the joint control of Armed opposition factions and the Fateh…
Summary
Published
26 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
38
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1513
Location
بارة, Bara, Idlib, Syria
Three or four civilians included women and children died in an airstrikes on Bara, according to local media. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime; there were no direct allegations against Russia, but a number of sources didn’t identify the warplane responsible. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three victims including two women died…
Summary
Published
26 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1507
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and 10 civilians including one child and one woman died and as any as 30 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the deaths, with sources reporting that both parties carried…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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