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Incident Code

RS439

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

مديرية الكهرباء, Vicinity of power directorate in Ar Raqqah, Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.961873, 39.014575 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Ten civilians including four children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the power directorate in Raqqa city, according to local sources.

Syrian News Desk also blamed Russia, but did not say how many died.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “alleged Russian warplanes shelled the vicinity of the Power Directorate in Al Raqqa city which killed 7 individuals including 3 women.”

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published general reports on the bombing of Raqqa on this day, but did not say who the warplanes responsible belonged to.
Likewise, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, published images of the raids, but did not identify the planes responsible.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Khaled Al rakan
Age unknown Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Nawar al Rakan
Age unknown Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Qutna al Rakan
Age unknown Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed

Family members (7)

Maha al Haj Saleh
Age unknown male brothers, Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Ismail al Dakheel
Age unknown male brothers, Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
"his wife"
Age unknown female Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Son Mohammad
Child male Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Son Mahmoud
Child male Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
Ahmad
Child male Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed
"and his daughter"
Child female Raqqa Post named these victims has having died in a Russian strike on the electricity company in Raqqa killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10
  • (4 children3 women)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • The house of a family of deceased civilians according to the source. (via, Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    10
  • (4 children3 women)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.

Incident Code

RS437

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

منطقة الأماسي, Al Amassi (Ar Raqqah), Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.9527716, 39.0094042 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Sixteen civilians including six to nine children and four women died in airstrikes on Al Amassi in Raqqa, according to local sources – though most reports blamed Russia, others did not identify who was responsible.

RBSS initially referred only to “warplanes“, but in a later post alleged that Russia was responsible.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Russian shelling of Al Amassi street killed 16 civilians, including six children and four women.

Other sources, including Syrian News Desk and Deir Alzro Free radio also attributed the attack to Russia.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Maheid Saleh Jummah
Adult male killed
Son of Maheid Saleh Jummah 1
Child male killed
Son of Maheid Saleh Jummah 2
Child male killed

Family members (6)

Faten Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Adult female killed
Nebras Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Adult female killed
Iynas Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Adult female killed
Mohammad Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Child male killed
Mohmoud Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Child male killed
Ahmad Ismaeil al-Dkheil
Child male killed

Family members (4)

Son of Rassem Juneid 1
Child male killed
Son of Rassem Juneid 2
Child male killed
Son of Rassem Juneid 3
Child male killed
Son of Rassem Juneid 4
Child male killed

The victims were named as:

Jweideh Abdulqader Shehatheh
Adult female killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16
  • (6–9 children5 women2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Ahmad, Mahmoud and Mohammad Al Dakhil, killed in an alleged Russian raid on Al Ammassi. (via, Raqqa is being Slaughtered Silently

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    16
  • (6–9 children5 women2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (37) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS435

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.2097752, 37.1881841 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One woman was killed and six to eight other civilians injured in airstrikes on the Karam al Bayk neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local sources. While most reports allege that Russia was responsible, another blames the Assad regime.

Al Buraq named the victim and also reported that the Russian raids wounded eight other civilians.

Smart said one woman died and six other civilians were injured in two Russian raids, while Halab News Network published footage showing the first moments that Russian aviation allegedly struck the area.

Alan TV said that two Russian strikes coincided with bombing by regime aircraft.

Both Moltaq News Network and the Battle News Network referred to strikes by “vacuum missiles” but did not say who fired them. Moltaq added that most of those wounded were children.

A Tweet by Syria Post attributed the death of one woman to Russia.

However, the Violations Documentation Centre, who also named Fatima Shmarji, said that she was killed by regime shelling.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Fatima Shamarji
40 years old female named by Al Buraq and Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • This media contains graphic content. Click to unblur.

    The immediate aftermath of the alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids. The footage shows injured people being rescued from their homes. (via, Halab News Network)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 child)
  • Civilians reported injured
    6–8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (9) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS436

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

الرقة‎, Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Ar Raqqah, Syria

Geolocation

35.949949, 39.007363 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Seventeen civilians including eight children and five women died in airstrikes on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame.

RBSS initially referred to raids by “warplanes” and did not identify them, however, in a later post they said that Russia was responsible for bombing a number of locations, including Saif al Dawla, in Raqqa.

The Syrian Observatory said 10 civilians died, but did not say who was responsible.

Other sources, including Raqqa Post and the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed Russia. The latter put the death toll at 17, including eight children and five women.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (10)

Mahmoud Ajjan al-Hadeid
Adult male killed
Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid
Adult male killed
Wife of Mahmoud Ajjan al-Hadeid
Adult female killed
Wife of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid
Adult male killed
Daughter of Mahmoud Ajjan al-Hadeid
Child female killed
Mother of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid
Adult female killed
Daughter of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid 1
Child female killed
Son of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid 2
Child male killed
Son of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid 3
Child male killed
Son of Mohammad Ajjan al-Hadeid 4
Child male killed

Family members (5)

Ahmad al-Kheder al-Sahow
Adult male killed
Son of Mazen al-Kheder al-Sahow 1
Child male killed
Son of Mazen al-Kheder al-Sahow 2
Child male killed
Son of Mazen al-Kheder al-Sahow 3
Child male killed
Mother of Mazen al-Kheder al-Sahow
Adult female killed

Family members (2)

Ahmad al-Khalil al-Ibraheem al-Eisa
Adult male killed
Ibraheem al-Ismaeil al-Ibraheem al-Eisa
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    17
  • (8 children5 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (9) [ collapse]

  • Ahmad al-Kheder al-Sahow, killed by alleged Russian and Syrian Regime raids. (via, VDC)
  • Destruction to residential buildings in Saif al Dawla following a contested Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • Local shops destroyed by the contested Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • Destruction to residential buildings in Saif al Dawla following a contested Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • The streets in the aftermath of the incident on 21st January 2016. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • An image showing the extend of the the damage on civilian homes following a contested Russian and Syrian Regime airstrike. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • A car, totally unrecognisable due to the nature of the airstirke. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • Civilians in an attempt to clear the destruction. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)
  • More damaged cars and infrastructure. (via, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    17
  • (8 children5 women5 men)
  • Civilians reported injured
    10
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (20) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS432

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.19569, 37.14229 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Russian warplanes allegedly “carried out raids on several areas in the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Saeed and Bostan al-Qasr in Aleppo.” They said that casualties had been reported in the Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood, but did not provide further details. 

Aleppo Media Center published a video depicting the aftermath of alleged Russian strikes.

Other sources, including Smart News , Al Souria.net and Al Buraq Media also said that Russia bombed the neighbourhood. Again, the sources said there had been casualties but did not provide numbers.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

  • Civilians attempt to clear the rubble in the aftermath of an alleged Russian raid on Bustan al Qasr. (via, AMC)
  • Footage of a Russian helicopter which was flying around the region just hours before the alleged Russian raid. (via, Halab News Network)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS433

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.371972, 37.51631 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Five civilians died and up to 20 were injured in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime.

Syrian Press Centre blamed Russia, putting the death toll at five, adding that “the city Of Al Bab is under aerial bombardment by the Russian Aviation constantly“.

Al Buraq Media referred to raids by “warplanes” carrying of strikes on Al Bab, but did not say who they belonged to.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that an aerial bombardment continued amid clashes between “regime forces and Islamic battalions” in Aleppo, adding that five civilians were reported killed in Al Bab.

However, according to Syria News Desk, the regime fired 20 rockets, with most of them falling “near the hospitals of AlMadina and Alfateh  and near an automated bakery“. They put the death toll at 3 civilians, with 20 more injured -adding that the number of dead could well rise due to the severity injuries.

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Syrian Regime Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Syrian Regime
  • Syrian Regime position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian infrastructure
    Healthcare facility
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    5
  • Civilians reported injured
    20
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected attackers
    Russian Military, Syrian Regime

Sources (4) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS434

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria

Geolocation

36.401129, 37.14446 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Six civilians including two women and three children were killed and at least eight injured in an airstrike on Ihress, according to local sources. All sources blamed Russian forces for the attack, though an initial report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights said Assad regime warplanes were responsible.

The Shaam News Network reported that “a new appalling massacre” was committed by Russian aircraft on northern Aleppo when several missiles targeting civilian cars were launched on the road to Ihress.

Activists told SNN that there were “a number of dead and wounded, mostly women and children“. They added that Russian warplanes also launched dozens of airstrikes on “rebel positions on the demarcation lines with the organisation of the state and units of the People’s protection in Maalikis and Alaalghemah.”

According to Al Souria.net, five non-combatants, including a woman and two children, died in a Russian strike.

Al Buraq Media said that a Russian raid had hit the road between Kafr Naseh and Ihress, resulting in several deaths.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights initially reported that at least six non-combatants, including three children and two women, died when regime warplanes fired missiles on Ihress.

However, a subsequent report by SN4HR said that alleged Russian warplanes were responsible, shelling the road between the towns of Ihress and Kafr Naseh, in the northern Aleppo suburbs, which are under control of the armed opposition. They put the death toll at six, including three children and two women, with more than eight injured.

Six victims (including two women and three children) were named by the Violations Documentation Centre as having died in Russian shelling.

 

 

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (3)

Hamdo al-Hasoun
Adult male killed
Daughter of Hamdo al-Hasoun 
Adult female killed
Granddaughter of Hamdo al-Hasoun
Child female killed

Family members (3)

Haloum al-Khateeb 
Adult female killed
Montaser Mohammad al-Khateeb
Child male killed
Mostafa Mohammad al-Khateeb 
Child male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • (3 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

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    Haloum al-Khateeb, killed on 21st January 2016 by alleged Russian raids. (via, VDC)

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    Montaser Mohammad al-Khateeb, killed on 21st January 2016 by alleged Russian raids. (via, VDC)

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    Mostafa Mohammad al-Khateeb killed on 21st January 2016 by alleged Russian raids. (via, VDC)

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    6
  • (3 children2 women1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    8
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (7) [ collapse]

Incident Code

RS430

Incident date

January 21, 2016

Location

البغيلية, Al Bgailieh, Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Geolocation

35.383522, 40.090313 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Between two and six civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bgailieh, according to local sources – though only one source alleged that Russia was responsible.

Step News Agency Tweeted that Russian strikes had hit Al Bgailieh.

According to the Syria News Network, members of Daesh were “killed and wounded following clashes with the Syrian Arab army on the outskirts of al Baghiliya and the north western part of the city“, though they made no mention of civilian casualties.

Baladi News reported that six non-combatants died and others were injured when “warplanes” launched two raids on Al Bgailieh which targeted the “Nour Mosque“, but they did not identify the planes.

The two victims – killed “warplane shelling” – were named by the VDC.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

Suraka al-Abbas 
Adult male killed
al-Baraa al-Abbas 
Adult male killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Russian Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Russian Military
  • Russian Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

Russian Military
Official source

No Russian reports were published for January 21st 2016.

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2 – 6
  • (2 men)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected attacker
    Russian Military

Sources (5) [ collapse]