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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…
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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
Douma, Damascus, Damascus, Syria
دوما
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
Arafeih, Hama, Syria
قرية عرفة
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
RS1782
Location
Binnish, Idlib, Syria
بِنِّش
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
10 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1781
Location
Jisr al-Haj, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
جسر الحج
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
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1775
Location
al-Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
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
8 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1780
Location
Al Ferdos, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
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
RS1779
Location
al-Kalassa, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي الكلاسة
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
RS1774
Location
Bab Qansrin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
باب قنسرين
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
RS1773
Location
Jalloum, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الجلوم
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
RS1778
Location
al-Ansari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الانصاري
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
RS1777
Location
Ma'adi, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
معادي
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
RS1776
Location
Bustan al Qasr, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي بستان القصر
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
7 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1771
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
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
7 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1772
Location
Al Kalassa neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي الكلاسة
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
Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي المعادي
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
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1754
Location
Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سَرْمِين
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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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1766
Location
Kafr Sajna, Idlib, Syria
كفرسجنة
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
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
RS1753
Location
Bazza Square, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
ساحة بزة
Six civilians from one family (a man, his wife and their four sons) died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo's Bazza square, according to local media. The victims, from the Walid Khasim family, were named by Halab News and the Violations Documentation Center. Both of these sources attributed the deaths to Russia.
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1764
Location
Zardana, Idlib, Syria
زردنا
Between one and three civilians were killed during an airstrike on Zardana, Idlib, according to local media reports - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Idlib Media Centre, who stated that one woman died in the attack, reported that it was because of a "missile launched by Russian occupation…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1768
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
مدينة ادلب
On December 6, 2016, eight civilians - including six children - were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime raids on on Al-Arbaeen Street and Maarat Al Nisrin roundabout in the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, according to sources on the ground. Misrennabd reported that there had been "four martyrs and 20 wounded…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
1–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1763
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
One person was killed and several others were wounded in an alleged raid on a market place in Al Atarib, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame with some blaming Russian warplanes and others the Syrian regime. According to sources, there was extensive damage due to missiles and cluster bombs.…
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
RS1762
Location
Al Ma’adi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي المعادي
Up to three civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike on the al Ma'adi neighbourhood of Aleppo - though it is unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Halab News reported that the three unidentified civilians were killed "following Russian enemy raids" on al Ma'adi. Whilst other sources confirmed that there were airstrikes…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1761
Location
Al Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Up to two civilians were reportedly killed during an alleged Russian airstrike on the al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media sources. Halab News reported that the two unidentified civilians were killed "following Russian enemy raids" on al Sukkari. Whilst Step News Agency corroborated the fact that there were Russian airstrikes in al…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1752
Location
Maarat Al Nasaan, Idlib, Syria
معارة النعسان
Up to seven civilians died in alleged Russia or regime airstrikes on Maarat Al Nasaan, according to local media. According to Jisrtv, the fatalities including two women and a girl. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "Three victims including a child died in suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Ma’aret Al Na’san town in Idlib…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
1–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1751
Location
Bab al Hadid neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي باب الحديد
Up to six civilians were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bab al Hadid, Aleppo, according to local media. Ayman Watfa, Step News Agency's correspondent in Aleppo, reported that "six people were killed in the neighbourhood of Bab al Hadid in Russian raids using parachute bombs". Halab News, who placed the death toll…
Summary
Published
6 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1760
Location
Kafr Nouran, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفر نوران
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
RS1750
Location
Karlak neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي قارلق
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
RS1749
Location
Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي الصالحين
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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