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October 21, 2015
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أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, SyriaSix people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
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August 10, 2016
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سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, SyriaAt least one male civilian was killed and between 3 and 10 were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Saraqib, according to local media. There are however multiple reports of the death of a female child too – she was not named. Multiple sources, including The Shaam News Network (SNN), identified both regime and
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October 30, 2015
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حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaDuring a wave of Russian or Assad regime strikes near Aleppo, up to 25 civilians were reported killed – 17 of them said to be children – at Al Kalassa. Some reports placed the strike at Wadi al Arayes, though casualty reports make clear these are the same event. According to Shaam News, “Another 15
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August 16, 2016
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الراموسة, Al Ramousa, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 20 civilians including three children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on a convoy or vehicles or a bus carrying civilians on the al Ramousah road south of the city of Aleppo. It was unclear who was responsible for the event: many sources blamed Russia,
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November 8, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaAccording to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least one civilian was killed and 10 injured, in dozens of alleged airstrikes by Russian warplanes. The Observatory said it expected the death toll to rise, as some people were left in a critical condition. A victim was later named by the VDC. The Syrian Network
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August 22, 2016
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معارة النعسان, Maarat al Naasan, Idlib, SyriaBetween five and 19 civilians were killed, including two women and two to three children, and several others were injured from airstrikes that struck Maarat al-Naasan. Among those killed were seven members of the same family. Following the airstrikes, the civil defense teams were mobilized to rescue those trapped in the rubble and transport them
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November 18, 2015
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تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to the Union of Hamas Rebels, one adult civilian male was killed and two or more people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hadya. The Violations Documentation Center also named the victim, It also identifies him as a civilian but has published an image of him wearing a militant bandana. His combatant
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September 3, 2016
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خان السبل, Khan al Subbul, Idlib, SyriaUp to five civilians died and as many as 20 were wounded in airstrike on Khan Al-Subbul in Idlib governorate, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. In one report, LCCSY blamed the regime but then appeared to
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November 27, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Wadi al Ahmar, Homs, SyriaOne adult male civilian was reported killed – VDC named the victim – following multiple alleged Russian airstrikes at Al Wadi Al Ahmar, east of Palmyra, according to local monitors. Activists said the historic city’s archaeological campus was badly damaged as a result of one of the raids, and that other strikes hit different parts
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Incident date
September 10, 2016
LOCATION
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaOne civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, according to a single source. Halab Today reported a Russian strike killed one civilian. However, both Syriansnews and Buraq media said that there had been no civilian casualties, and did not identify the culprit of the strike.
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December 6, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaThree adult male civilians were reported killed and 20 wounded in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that three Russian fighter jets launched multiple air raids, with half of them concentrated on the city of Palmyra and the other half on the outskirts. The raids reportedly caused
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September 19, 2016
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حور, Hor, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that 15 civilians including three children died and dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Hor, outside Aleppo – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes of regime helicopters dropping barrel bombs were to blame. Several sources reported twelve fatalities: for instance, Shahed-ayan news stated
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December 12, 2015
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كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the VDC. The victim has been named as Zamzam Abdo Al Laban from Kafr Zita Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a
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September 23, 2016
LOCATION
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLocal and international media reported six civilians, including three or four children and one man named Mohammad Alloush, were killed in an air raid on the neighbourhood of Bab al Nayrab, which according to CNN and Sky News Arabia struck a water pumping station which supplied 250 thousand people in eastern Aleppo. Geroun News said
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December 21, 2015
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الشيخ مقصود, Sheikh Maqsod (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaTwo or three civilians were reported killed and nine injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Maqsod, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that Russian warplanes launched several raids which came after the signing of a ceasefire between rebels and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units. However all other sources blamed the Assad regime.
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September 25, 2016
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حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween eight and ten civilians including a child were reported killed in Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes in the Al Salheen neighbourhood of Aleppo. According to Al Jazeera, “ten people died in airstrikes with cluster bombs on the Salheen neighborhood in the city of Aleppo.” Baladi News said that barrel bombs were used which could
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December 29, 2015
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الشيخ مسكين, Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa, SyriaTwo adult civilian men named as Abdullateef Abdul Ghani al-Omari (pictured) and Kamal Al Khaswan were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Miskeen. Smart News said the air raids were linked to a major ground offensive: “Russian occupation planes carried out dozens of air strikes on Tuesday morning at Sheikh Miskeen in the
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September 30, 2016
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بقرص, Bokros, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 10 civilians including a family of four died following air raids on Bokros, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian regime, Russia and the Coalition were all blamed. According to Shaam News, “In the town of Bokros Coalition aircraft attacked houses belonging to civilians, which led to the death of four people,
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January 9, 2016
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أورم الجوز, Orme al Joz, Idlib, SyriaUp to four four non-combatants including two named children were killed – and four more children injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Joz, according to The Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre. The Shaam News Network said that a raid by Russian planes killed “several” people and wounded others.
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October 5, 2016
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خان الشيح, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, SyriaAccording to local media, the Khan al-Sheikh camp was subject to intense aerial or artillery shelling, leading to the death of up to three civilians including a child. Two other people were reportedly wounded in the attack, which reports blamed on either Russia or the Assad regime. There were claims that a field hospital and
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January 15, 2016
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زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, SyriaFive 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.
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October 12, 2016
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الزبدية, al Zabadia, Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and five civilians died and up to 10 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Al Zabadiyeh neighbourhood, according to local media. Shahba and Micro Syria blamed Russia, putting the death toll at three. However, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Shaam News Network reported
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January 20, 2016
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حزانو, Hazana, Idlib, SyriaEight civilians including four children were killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on the town of Hazana, according to multiple sources. While most sources blamed Russia for the attack, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that it was committed by the Assad regime, while British Foreign Office told the Telegraph that they could not be certain
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October 17, 2016
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عويجل, Oweijal, Aleppo, SyriaIn what multiple sources described as a “massacre”, between 40 and 55 civilians – many of them reportedly children and women – died and up to 70 more were wounded in airstrikes on the village of Oweijal. The strikes resulted in widespread destruction to civilian homes – and, according to several reports – the destruction
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January 25, 2016
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ترمانين, Termanin, Idlib, Syria12 civilians including four to five children and five women were killed – and 20 others injured – in airstrikes on Termanin, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that the target of the strike, a military commander of an Islamic battalion, was a 13th victim. The Syrian Network for Human Rights
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October 26, 2016
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بارة, Bara, Idlib, SyriaThree or four civilians included women and children died in an airstrikes on Bara, according to local media. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime; there were no direct allegations against Russia, but a number of sources didn’t identify the warplane responsible. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three victims including two women died
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January 28, 2016
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الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour civilians including one woman were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Jneina, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported a death toll of four, including one woman, in an attack by “suspected Russian warplanes“. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that there had been two Russian strikes and named some
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November 3, 2018
LOCATION
الشعفة و, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaMultiple local sources named three children as killed and “many” more civilians wounded in an alleged Coalition air or artillery strike on Al Shaafa on November 3, 2018. Some sources reported that the airstrike targeted a house in a residential neighbourhood. Euphrates Post for example reported: “The killing of three children, the children of Imad
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February 2, 2016
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نوى, Nawa, Daraa, SyriaSeven civilians including two children and one woman were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Nawa, according to the Violations Documentation Center. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that regime warplanes fired on Nawa, killing at least five people including one woman.
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Incident date
November 28, 2018
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الكشمة, Al Kashma, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition night time airstrike targeted the house of a displaced Iraqi family in Al Kashma and killed an Iraqi woman, according to local sources. Hajin News for example reported that as well as a Coalition strike on an ISIS prison in the town that day, the US-led alliance “also targeted a home that