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6 December 2016

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RS1764

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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…

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6 December 2016
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6 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1758

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Qadi A’skar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي قاضي عسكر
Between two and eight civilians were killed in an airstrike on Qadi Askar, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the event. Halab Today reported that "the regime forces and sectarian militias supporting it" engaged in "intensive aerial bomardment and clashes in the neighbourhood…

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6 December 2016
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6 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1759

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Al Sahara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
السحارة
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…

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6 December 2016
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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…

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6 December 2016
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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…

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6 December 2016
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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.

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6 December 2016
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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.

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6 December 2016
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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…

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6 December 2016
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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…

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6 December 2016
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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…

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6 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1740

Location

Marjah, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as nine civilians from the same family were killed, and some were wounded, in an alleged Russian raid on Marjah, Aleppo. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the attack. Although one source reported that four were killed, most others suggested it was a family of nine who were killed. According to the Syrian Network…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1741

Location

Al Ansari, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الانصاري
A single source reported that five unidentified civilians were killed "following Russian enemy raids on Al Ansari neighbourhood".  There are no other details at this time.

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1742

Location

Jisr al Haji area, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
جسر الحج
Three civilians were killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Jisr al Haji area, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Halab News Network first tweeted that the Syrian regime were to blame for using both artillery shells and rocket launchers on the vicinity. It later posted on their Facebook page that three civilians…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1743

Location

Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناها
Between one and two men were killed - and several injured - in an alleged Russian aerial bombardment on Kafr Naha, Aleppo, local media reported. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the alleged attack. According to Syria News Desk, the two men were police officers. Halab News, on the other hand, reported that the victim was…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1747

Location

Eastern countryside of Hama, Hama, Syria
ريف حماة الشرقي
As many as two civilians were killed, with several "confirmed injured", in airstrikes on the Eastern countryside of Hama, according to local media. Only one source attributed blame to Russian warplanes, whereas the rest blamed the Syrian regime. According to Airwars researchers, all the sources apart from Smart News are allegedly Syrian regime propaganda. Additionally there…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1744

Location

Taftanaz, Idlib, Syria
تفتناز
Local media reported that one or two civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike with phosphorus and cluster bombs on Taftanaz. The Shaam News Network said that one civilian died, however, Shade2taftanaz reported the death of two women.

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1748

Location

Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
الغنطو
In what was widely reported as a regime shelling, between five and eight civilians including four children died and dozens more were wounded in Al Ghantu. According to LCCSY, "five civilians were martyred and dozens injured in the bombing by Assad’s forces, using rockets and heavy artillery shells, on the town of Al-Ghantu the northern…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1745

Location

Umm Sharshouh, Homs, Syria
ام شرشوح
Two adult male civilians (named below) died in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Umm Sharshouh, according to source son the ground. Most reports blamed the regime - though multiple sources also noted that Russia had carried out strikes on both Umm Sharshouh and Al Ghantu (see event Rs1742). According to the Syrian Network…

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5 December 2016
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5 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1746

Location

Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
On December 5, 2016, at least 16 civilians were killed and between 15 and 24 were wounded in an aerial bombardment which struck Idlib city. It is unclear who was to blame, with most sources attributing blame to Russia, and some sources blaming the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that according to two activists, the…

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5 December 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1734

Location

Al Maghayer neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي المغاير
Three civilians died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime strikes on Aleppo's Al Maghayer neighbourhood, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming Russia. However, the BBC pointed to the regime, reporting: "The armed opposition said government aviation continued its raids on the eastern…

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4 December 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1735

Location

Urma al Sughra village, Aleppo, Syria
قرية أورم الصغرى
Local media reported that three children died and an unspecified number of other civilians were injured in an airstrike on Urma al Sughra village. However, only one source - Halab News - explicitly blamed Russia, reporting the use of bunker-busting missiles. Other sources did not apportion blame.

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4 December 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1738

Location

Al Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Between five and eight civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The lowest death count was give as five civilians - with seven more wounded - by the White Helmets. According…

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4 December 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1736

Location

Kafir Nabil, Idlib, Syria
حي الشعاكفرنبل
Up to 26 civilians - 23 of whom were named - died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Kafir Nabil, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Aljazeera pointed…

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4 November 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1739

Location

Al Fardous neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي الفردوس
Local media reported that a mother and her three children died in Aleppo's Al Fardous neighbourhood. The majority of sources blamed a Russian airstrike, however, there was also a claim that a tank shell caused the deaths. Husseintalal reported that "a baby girl lost her father, mother and brothers by aerial bombardment of the Russian…

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4 December 2016
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4 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1737

Location

Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
معرة النعمان
In a major civilian casualty event, up to 38 civilians including as many as 11 children died and dozens more were wounded when alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes struck a major vegetable market in the town of Maarat al Numan. Sources said that the strike occurred at 2.45pm, when the market - which also…

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4 December 2016
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2 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1732

Location

Orme al Kubra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
أورم الكبرى
Two or three civilians including a child and a woman died and up to five more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Kubra, according to local media. LCCSY reported that a child and a woman died in a Russian airstrike. Syria News Desk, however, put the death toll at three (including…

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2 December 2016
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1 December 2016

Incident Code

RS1731

Location

Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
Several civilians died and were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Anadan, local media reported. According to Halab News, "Russian enemy planes targeted the city of Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside this morning [Dec 1st] with several raids, leading the martyrdom of several people and the injury of others - along with material damage".…

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1 December 2016
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29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1726

Location

Kafr Zita neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفرزيتا
Local media named six people killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strike in Kafr Zita - though most sources said that the victims were fighters. According to several reports. The Step News Agency reported that "Russian fighter jets renewed their bombardment of areas of Hama north Tuesday evening 29th of November…

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29 November 2016
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29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1727

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Three civilians from one family - a man, his wife and his son - died and two other children from the family were wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to soirces on the ground. Egypt Today: "On Monday, at least eight raids were carried out on areas in the town of Khan Sheikhan…

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29 November 2016
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29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1723

Location

Maarat al Ni’ssan, Idlib, Syria
معارة النعسان
Several local sources reported the death of one civilian and wounding of several more in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Ni’ssan. According to LCCSY, "a martyr fell and several civilians were injured in the town of Maarat al Ni’ssan north of the city [Idlib] after it was targeted with air raids by Russian warplanes."

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29 November 2016
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