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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS001
Location
الزعفرانة, Za`faranah, Homs, Syria
Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
46
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS002
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
65–72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS003
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to SN4HR, Russian actions reportedly killed eight or more civilians – including four children, most from one family – in a further series of strikes as part of the Kremlin’s first day of military action in Syria. VDC placed the toll at 11 civilian deaths, with its local contact reporting: “Russian warplanes, likely Sukhoi…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
40–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS004
Location
المكرمية, Al Makrmeya, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that a Russian airstrike at Al Makrmeya had killed a non-combatant. No other details were given. VDC named an adult male civilian from Makrameih as having been killed by alleged Russian strikes. They also published a graphic photo of his body.
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS005
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Allegedly Russian warplanes shelled Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Jisr Al Shoughour city, killed one individual and destroyed the mosque completely.” Footage showed the mosque and surrounding houses to be severely damaged, with other reports placing the death toll higher. Two videos were posted. In one,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS006
Location
الهبيط, Al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including one or two children were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Al Habeet. The 9pm attack was said to involve high-explosive rockets, and three of the the dead, two men and a child were later named. Another child may also have died in the incident according to some…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS007
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Belyon, near Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib, reportedly killed four civilians including a woman and child. ‘Several others’ were said to have been injured in the attack, some seriously. SN4HR placed the civilian slightly higher at six deaths, noting that “the town is under the control of…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS008
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
19–80
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS009
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Intense bombardment was reported on the 2nd of October 2016 in and around the province of Aleppo. In the town of Tadef two people were reported to have been killed as a result raids that were widely blamed on Russia. Only one source, Sada Islamic, blamed the coalition for the strikes publishing photos of the…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS010
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including three children were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafir. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, ten civilians were also injured when the attack struck the local market. Al Jazeera placed the death toll at 25 while Shaam Network said that 20 were killed. There were some local…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–25
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS011
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Latamnah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital at Al-Latamnah resulted in injuries to a number of medics and severe damage to the building, according to the Syrian Observatory. Although the Syrian Network for Human Rights described the attack as the work of the Syrian regime, the Russian MoD has confirmed a number of airstrikes…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS012
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS013
Location
إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a ‘double tap’ strike which killed one of their rescuers…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS014
Location
عقرب, Akrab, Hama, Syria
The Syrian Network reported that Russian warplanes attacked Akrab, a town under the control of the Free Syrian Army, in a joint attack with the Assad regime. All4Syria also reported that “regime forces tried to storm the town, in southern Hama, after several raids by Russian aviation, resulting in several casualties among civilians.“ Two rockets,…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS015
Location
عقيربات, Akeerbat, Hama, Syria
A reported airstrike on the sheep market at Akeerbat village killed six civilians, including a child. While some blamed Russia, others such as the Syrian Network initially held the Syrian regime responsible. Five victims were later named.
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS016
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft returned to the attack at Jisr al Shughour, with the Kremlin carrying out strikes which it said targeted ‘uninhabited‘ militant storage depots, an all-terrain vehicle workshop, and a base. There were some reports that Syrian aircraft also participated in the attacks. According to the Syrian Network at least one of the strikes hit…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS017
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS018
Location
أم شرشوح, Umm Sharshuh, Homs, Syria
An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.” The…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
RS019
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least six and as many as 17 civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes – reportedly by Russian jets – on the ISIL-occupied city of Al Bab near Aleppo. According to Qasioun the strikes hit “a popular food market in the city, resulting in mass civilian casualties, and the burning of several cars and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
RS020 CS133
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a 46 year old male were reported killed during four alleged Russian strikes in the evening on Anadan. Another man was also named as a victim by VDC. Eyewitnesses described at least one secondary, or ‘double tap’ strike. A local medic told Qassioun: “Between the afternoon and evening Russian planes carried out intensive…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
RS021 CS134
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “preliminary information reported the death of civilians – including women and children – in the bombing by Russian warplanes on areas at the eastern outskirts of Palmyra city which is controlled by the ‘Islamic State’.” According to most sources, between 12 and 14 members of two Bedouin families died, including…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Code
RS022
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS024
Location
معصران, Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike killed seven civilians at Ma’asaran in Idlib governorate. Most of those who died were from one family. A neighbour told Smart News: “This is my house, I arrived and I found everyone OK. But our neighbours? May God have mercy on them. I went to pray and then went to the…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS025
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
A mother and her two children were killed along with another woman in a suspected Russian cruise missile strike on the town of Darat Izza. Amnesty International later reported: “More than six residential buildings with at least a dozen homes were destroyed by the attack according to an eyewitness interviewed by Amnesty International as well…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS026
Location
بابيلا, Babilla, Hama, Syria
A father and his three children were among those reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Babilla, along with four other children, three of whom were named by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Eyewitness Moustafa Ghareeb told the Syrian Network: “The Russian shelling occurred 7 kilometres away from Marat Al Nu’man, at Babilla…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS023
Location
جبل الزاوية, Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, Russian aircraft targeted a number of locations in Idlib governorate on October 7th including “Khan Shekhon, al-Tama’a, and al-Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib, and other areas of Ehsim and al-Bara in the Zawyia mount [area].” As many as 10 non-combatants may have died at five different locations. However…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS027
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
According to reports two civilians – a man and a woman – died in a Russian airstrike at Khan Shaykhun, with other victims left in critical condition. SNN News described the attack as “a terrible massacre of civilians,” with footage showing a devastated civilian neighbourhood. And Al Jazeera aired frantic scenes as White Helmets tried…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS028
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Six people were reported killed at Belyon due to warplane shelling. VDC named one woman as a victim of the strike. Smart News later posted a video showing a civilian clear-up operation in the village. One witness noted: “Here there were six martyrs, two from the village of Balian and four displaced from Sahil Al…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS029
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed at Jisr al Shughour. However, the cause was contested. While VDC blamed the attack on Russian forces, Radio al Kul, SOHR and Qasioun blamed the death on “regime heavy artillery.”
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS030
Location
النقير, Nakir, Idlib, Syria
In confused reporting, a number of civilians were reported killed at Nakir village near Maarat al Numan, in a Russian or Syrian regime attack. However the use of cluster munitions at night strongly indicates Russian aircraft carried out the strike. Reporting from the scene, Shaam News said the camp for IDPs had been targeted with…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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