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Incident Date
14 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1791
Location
المشهد, Al Mashad, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to ten people were injured in an air and artillery strike which struck a residential neighbourhood in Al Mashed, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. One attributed blame to both Russia and Syrian regime artillery. The other two remained impartial. There were no specific numbers of killed reported, however, the Step…
Summary
Published
14 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1792
Location
الزبدية, Al Zibdiya, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were reported as killed and wounded following an alleged air and artillery strike in Al Zibdiya, Aleppo. Two sources blamed Russian warplanes, whereas all others remained impartial. Step News Agency reported "Russian warplanes targeted with cluster bombs and missiles the Aleppo neighbourhoods of Al Zabadia, al Mashad, Salahudin, al Sukkari,…
Summary
Published
14 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1787
Location
داعل, Dael, Daraa, Syria
An adult male died on the 16th of December 2016, due to wounds sustained on the 12th in an alleged Russian bombing of Dael. One source blames Russian warplanes and the others do not identify the aircraft. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Codes
CS414 RS1788
Location
الرقة, al Dalla roundabout, Raqqa, Syria
A heavy air raid on Ar Raqqah left up to 36 civilians dead according to multiple reports. While most blamed Russia, there were some claims that the US-led Coalition was responsible. It has since denied involvement. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, the afternoon raids were concentrated mainly near the city’s al Dalla roundabout. Euphrates…
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
18–36
Civilians reported injured
12–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1786
Location
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
Up to five civilians were reportedly killed in shelling on Palmyra, according to local media. The source, Al Natek, reported that there was "heavy shelling targeting the city of Douma by Russian aviation". A later report from the same source stated that an "Al Jazeera correspondent reported that five were dead and a number wounded…
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1789
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident widely reported as a sarin gas attack, between 20 and 102 civilians, including women and between five and 28 children, were killed and between 100 to 500 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the village of Akeirbat in the eastern suburb of Hama, according to local media. Sources were…
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–102
Civilians reported injured
100–500
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1790
Location
كفر يحمول, Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, Syria
As many as two civilians were killed, and three others were wounded, in an airstrike which struck Kafr Yahmoul, Idlib, local media reported. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raid, with some others not attributing any blame for the airstrikes, and simply reporting on warplane bombing. According to some sources, the victim was…
Summary
Published
12 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1784
Location
Sarqib, Idlib, Syria
A girl was seriously wounded in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Sarqib, Aleppo. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing responsibility to Russia and others the Syrian regime. According to a source the girl was trapped under the rubble for eight hours. She died of her wounds on the…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1785
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
Up to six civilians, including two children, were killed and as many as 24 more were wounded following air or artillery or mortar strikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local sources reported. Sources, however, were unclear as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime carried out the strikes. Sources reported the death of between one and six…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1783
Location
قرية عرفة, Arafeih, Hama, Syria
At least one child was killed and another child was injured from the explosion of a cluster bomb that was left behind by alleged Russian airstrikes a few months prior in the village of Arafeih in eastern Hama, according to local media. The child killed from the cluster bomb was a 12-year-old boy; his brother…
Summary
Published
11 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1781
Location
جسر الحج, Jisr al-Haj, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians were killed and several more were wounded by air or artillery strikes, carried out by either Russia or the Syrian regime, on Jisr Al Haj, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most sources reported the death of one man, while others merely referred to "several" victims. Halab News gave the highest death…
Summary
Published
10 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1782
Location
بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
In this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib. While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight…
Summary
Published
10 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1776
Location
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including at least one woman, were killed and more than twenty were left wounded following air and/or artillery shelling of Bustan al-Qasr, Aleppo. The sources, however, were unclear as to whether the incident was caused by Russia or the Assad regime. The sources reported the death of between…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1777
Location
معادي, Ma'adi, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and seven civilians were killed as warplanes and possibly artillery attacked the neighbourhood of Ma'adi, Aleppo, local sources reported. However, were it was unclear whether the strikes were carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo, that in total killed and…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1778
Location
الانصاري, al-Ansari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that air or artillery strikes killed up four civilians as they struck the neighbourhood of al-Ansari, Aleppo. The responsible belligerent was, however, unclear with one source pointing to the Syrian regime and another two attributing the incident to Russia. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo, that in…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1773
Location
الجلوم, Jalloum, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that six civilians were killed by airstrikes on the neighbourhood of Jalloum, Aleppo - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assda regime were to blame. While two sources pointed blame on Russia, one source explicitly pointed to the Syrian regime. Additionally, @Syria_Tweets reported that "helicopters target Jaloum neighbourhood in old Aleppo with…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1774
Location
باب قنسرين, Bab Qansrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians were reportedly killed in airstrikes on Bab Qansrin neighbourhood, Aleppo, local media reported - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo that day, that in total killed and wounded "dozens" on December 8th 2016,…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1779
Location
حي الكلاسة, al-Kalassa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to nine civilians were killed and a number were left wounded following air and artillery strikes on of al-Kalassa, Aleppo - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Several sources, such as HalabTodayTV's correspondent, reported that helicopters dropped bombs containing chlorine gas, suffocating "dozens", including children…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1780
Location
الفردوس, Al Ferdos, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes on Aleppo's Al Ferdos neighbourhood killed three civilians, local sources reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. The incident was reportedly part of a larger aerial shelling of Aleppo, that in total killed and wounded "dozens" on December 8th 2016, Aletihad Press News reported. According to…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1775
Location
الأتارب, al-Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that a seven-months-old child, identified as Mahmoud al Said, died from a heart attack triggered by alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib Aleppo. @khaleedalkhteb reported that the child "was killed by a heart attack from the intensity of fear and panic after the brutal Russian shelling near his home". Another source added that…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1772
Location
حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Twelve civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo's Al Kalassa neighbourhood, local media reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "12 victims died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Al Kalasa neighborhood in Aleppo city, December 7, 2016." LCCSY also put the death toll at 12 and blamed Russia. Halab…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1770
Location
حي المعادي, Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and eight civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo's Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, sources on the ground reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "four victims died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Al Ma’adi neighborhood in Aleppo city, December 7, 2016.". However, other sources - Syria Mubasher, LCCSY, and Syria rev…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1771
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two named civilians died and two more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside, according to sources on the ground. Syria Mubasher, Abu Taym Al-Halabi, and Syria rev news said that one civilian had died. Halab News noted the use of cluster bombs, while LCCSY said that "several bunker-busting missiles" were…
Summary
Published
7 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1759
Location
السحارة, Al Sahara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and others were wounded in four alleged raids on Al Sahara, Aleppo. Sources are conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russian warplanes and others blaming the Syrian regime. Most sources reported that phosphorous bombs and cluster bombs were used in the attack. Additionally, one source claimed that the…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1765
Location
Aguil, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 12 civilians were killed, and others were wounded, in alleged Russian raids on Aguil, Aleppo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged raids. Only one source put the death toll as high as 12, one other putting it at two and most others four. According to sources, vacuum missiles were used in…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1766
Location
كفرسجنة, Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
Up to eight civilians were killed and 15 injured in multiple airstrikes on Kafr Sajna, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Step News, who put the death toll at four with a "number" of injuries, reported that "warplanes launched four airstrikes with surface rockets…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1749
Location
حي الصالحين, Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven people were reportedly killed in an airstrike on al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to local media source Halab News. According to the source, the seven civilians died "following Russian enemy raids on al Salheen". There were no other known sources with information regarding this incident.
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1750
Location
حي قارلق, Karlak neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians were reportedly killed in airstrike on Karlak neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to local media source, HNN. HNN reported that the five civilians died "following Russian enemy raids". There were no other known sources reporting on this incident.
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1760
Location
كفر نوران, Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One adult male was killed, and the rest of his family was injured, in an alleged Russian raid which targeted a residential area and a school in Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, according to local media. All sources blamed Russia, which reportedly carried out four raids on the vicinity. According to a sources, the aerial bombardment caused extensive…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1754
Location
سَرْمِين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
Between five and 10 civilians, including three to five children, a woman, and three men, were killed and at least 15 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Sarmin in Idlib, according to sources on the ground - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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