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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0416
Location
معردبسة, Ma’ardabssa, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and several other civilians injured following an alleged Russian raid on the town of Ma’ardabssa, according to the Shaam News Network. Fresh Syria reported that “a woman was killed in the village of Ma’ardebsah Idlib, a result of the Russian aviation targeting the village on Sunday afternoon with three air raids. The raids…
Summary
Published
17 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0410
Location
فيلون, Fayloun, Idlib, Syria
12 civilians from the same family including three women and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Fayloun, according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that nine people from the “Saiid family” were killed following Russian raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that 11 individuals from the same family 11 (eight children…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0412
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Five to 13 civilians including six children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that at least three non-combatants were killed, including two children, when suspected Russian warplanes shelled Manbij on January 16th. But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – also blaming…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0409
Location
بغيلية, Al Baghiliya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
15 civilians including one woman and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Baghiliya, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the strikes, reporting: “Activists have denied the news published by Assad’s media that IS had committed a massacre against civilians in Al Baghiliya district. The regime said…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0401
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0399
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded.…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0390
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians including two woman and a child were alleged killed in a Russian airstrike on Zamalka, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. However Step News and others said the town also came under attack from heavy artillery fire.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0393
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
Eight to nine civilians including one to two women and two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr al Asafeer, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight non-combatants including one woman and two children were killed and others injured when “warplanes believed…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0384
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman and her two daughters died when “suspected Russian warplanes” launched missiles in Al Mayadeen, according to multiple sources.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0385
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An early morning airstrike killed four civilians including two women, with most sources blaming Russia. However the Damascus Centre said the regime was responsible.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0379
Location
سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
26 civilians including seven children and two to three women were killed – and up to 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Sarmada according to multiple sources. Shaam News reported on three incidents on Idlib on the same day (Maarat Al Numan, Saraqib, Sarmada), and said 13 non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in two strikes by Russian…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
26
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0378
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Four to five civilians including four women and one child were killed in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to multiple reports. While most sources blame Russia for the attack, others claim the Assad regime was responsible. Shaam News said Russian forces carried out a “massacre” in which five non-combatants including children died. It reported that this was…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0377
Location
معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta Al Khan, Aleppo, Syria
At least 10 civilians including three women and two children were killed and ten to 12 wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aratsa Al Khan, according to multiple sources. The targets appear to have included a civilian bus. The Shaam News Network reported that “Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the town of Ma’arasta Al Khan…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–22
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0373
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 25 civilians including three children and one woman were killed and 40-41 injured in airstrikes on Manbij, according to multiple sources. While four of the sources say that Russian forces carried out the attacks, a fifth blames the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 25 non-combatants were killed and “about 40…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–25
Civilians reported injured
40–41
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0374
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
Two to three civilians including a woman and child were killed and 10 others injured in airstrikes on Dayr Al Asafeer, according to sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that “warplanes believed to be Russian” carried out the attacks, while the White Helmets – who put the initial death toll at two (one woman and one…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0370
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One unidentified adult female was listed by the Violations Documentation Centre as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “violent clashes are still taking place on the outskirts of al-Qaryatayn city and in the vicinity of the al-Doweh area west of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, between regime forces…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0372
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Eight to nine civilians including two women and four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab. SNN reported that alleged Russian warplanes shelled the residential houses northwest of Al Bab city in eastern Aleppo suburbs, under the control of ISIL. The IS agency Al A’maq also reported on the incident, stating that nine…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
CI175
Location
بنك الرشيد, Mosul, Al Rasheed Bank in Zuhoor, Nineveh, Iraq
At least two civilians and as many as seven were killed, and five injured, in a confirmed Coalition airstrike on an ISIS-controlled bank in central Mosul. The attack was aimed at destroying millions of dollars of terror cash – with US officials prepared to accept up to 50 civilian casualties to achieve their objective, according…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0368
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Five civilians including three women and one child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Rastan, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes raided Al Rastan and Der al-Foul, killing three non-combatants including a child in Al Rastan. Distressing and graphic videos posted by ‘Al Rastan’ depict child casualties, while footage…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0366
Location
عنجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
Between 15 and 30 civilians including six women and at least five children were killed – and dozens more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes targeting schools in Anjara, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that warplanes believed to be Russian struck the Mustafa Ruston elementary school in the…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–30
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0361
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
11 civilians including five women and two children were killed and nearly 35 injured in airstrikes on Douma, according to multiple sources. While most sources allege Russia was responsible, one blamed the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 10 non-combatants died following raids by Russian warplanes, which also caused considerable damage to residential buildings. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0354
Location
سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0356
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between 52 and 96 civilians including three women and one child were killed and more than 200 injured in Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that more than 20 civilians were killed and dozens wounded (mostly women and children) when Russian warplanes struck different districts of…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
52–96
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0355
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Daesh agency Al A’maq produced a brief report saying that six civilians including four women and two children were killed – and 23 others injured – in a Russian air raid on Ar Raqqa. In a detailed report Alaan TV noted: “At twelve o’clock noon a Russian plane targeted the city with two raids at a…
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
CS163
Location
الهزيمة, Al Hazimah, Raqqa, Syria
Eight children and three women were widely reported killed, in what most sources claimed to be a Coalition airstrike. While Raqqah is Being Slaughtered and Radio Alkul did not attribute the attack, the Syrian Observatory blamed the Coalition: “Eight children and three citizen women were killed in a bombing by the international coalition’s warplanes on…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0350
Location
سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Six non-combatants – three named women and three children – died when Russian warplanes allegedly fired missiles on the village of al Saflaneh in the eastern suburbs of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies additionally named Sweilem Ahmed, a child, as also having died from “the…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0349
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Twelve civilians were killed including two to three women and two to four children and as many as 85 injured in airstrikes on Arbeen, according to multiple sources – although reports were conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 18 non-combatants died including…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
80–85
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0347
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including three to four children and two women were killed and dozens more injured in alleged airstrikes and an artillery bombardment on Zamalka, according to multiple sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russian or Assad regime forces were responsible for the deaths. Shaam News initially reported that four…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–13
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0345
Location
بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Eight or nine non-combatants including 3 women and 4 children were killed and seven others injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a western neighbourhood in the town of Baza’a. Citing an anonymous source, Syria News Desk noted: “Russian warplanes carried out three raids on the centre and outskirts of the city, killing…
Summary
Published
6 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
7–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0340
Location
الشيخ مسكين, Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa, Syria
A woman and man were killed in Sheikh Miskeen according to local sources – though it is not clear whether regime air or ground forces, strikes by Russian warplanes, or both were responsible for the deaths. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights produced two reports on the incident. The first report said that Russian warplanes…
Summary
Published
3 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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