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21 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1300

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Qadi Askar, Aleppo, Syria
قاضي عسكر
Between one and four civilians were killed, and up to seven wounded, in an airstrike on  Qadi Askar, Aleppo, local sources reported - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes or regime helicopters were to blame. On September 22nd, aircraft pummeled several neighbourhoods in Aleppo. Smart News reported “four civilians were killed, and…

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21 September 2016
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21 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1299

Location

Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
المواصلات
Between three and five civilians were killed, including two children, after airstrikes allegedly waged by the regime or Russia, pummeled the al Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local media reported. More civilians were trapped under rubble. Several sorties were flown over Aleppo, and according to Islammemo “both planes and helicopters” were involved. Sources agreed that it…

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21 September 2016
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21 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1298

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Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Between four and five civilians died in the al Sukkari neighbourhood of Aleppo when a six-storey residential building was destroyed, according to sources on the ground - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russian airstrike or regime artillery or helicopters were to blame. Several sources alleged that Russian used phosphorus bombs in the attack.…

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21 September 2016
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21 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1297

Location

Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
A young girl named Qamar was killed by alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes in the al Ferdos neighborhood of Aleppo, according to local media. Sources also reported further civilians trapped under the rubble. Qasioun and Halab news blamed Russia, but most others were silent on the identity of those responsible. @Shahed_alep tweeted, “warplanes aimed…

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21 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

CI290

Location

Mosul, Hadba and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
الدواسة والحدباء والنبي شيت والجوسق وكراج الشمال
Up to seven civilians were reported killed and 47 injured after the Coalition allegedly carried out dawn airstrikes on Mosul. According to Yaqein, areas targeted included Ghazlani and Nabi Sheet. Citing a local source it said locals were quick to evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and the dead bodies to the morgue. Mosul Eye…

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20 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

LC042

Location

Ninah Agricultural Project, Al Jufrah, Libya
مشروع نينا الزّراعي
Seven civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike in the vicinity of Ninah Agricultural Project near Sokna. Multiple outlets including the Libyan Observer reported seven dead and at least four wounded. Alsdaa Alibya listed six women and one child among the victims, naming them in a Facebook post. The sources claim that the strike came…

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20 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1296

Location

Khan Touman, Aleppo, Syria
خان طومان
Between 14 and 18 civilians, mostly emergency doctors and nurses, were killed in an attack on a medical centre in Khan Tuman, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most reports alleged Russian warplanes were responsible for the attack, which specifically targeted the centre. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights also pointed to the regime in some…

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20 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1295

Location

Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Between one and four civilians were killed and two to 25 injured in air or artillery strikes on the city of Talbissa outside Homs, local sources reported. The lowest death count was given by @syriapost1 as one civilian - but with 10 more wounded. Among the dead were at least one child, woman, and young man,…

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20 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1294

Location

Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي ‏المرجة‬
Between one and four civilians were killed, and between two and thirteen wounded, when cluster and barrel bombs struck al Marja in Aleppo, according to local media. Some sources accused Russian warplanes, while others claimed regime helicopters were involved. The Syrian Observatory for Human referred to one fatality, while Twitt-book News counted four. @Radioharafm tweeted,…

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20 September 2016
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20 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1293

Location

Sukkari , Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Between two and five civilians including a child and up two women died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo's Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media. Al Jazeera said that a six-storey building was destroyed in the attack. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,…

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20 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

CI289

Location

Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
كبيسة
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, according to a Coalition report, Sept. 19, 2016, near Kabaisa, Iraq: Report indicated civilians in a house were killed, but the only strike in the area that day was on a moving vehicle in a remote area. Given reported British actions in the near region that day, Airwars…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1292

Location

Bab al Nairab , Aleppo, Syria
حي باب النيرب
Local news outlets alleged that either Russian or Syrian forces were responsible for two civilian deaths, including one woman’s, on the road between Bab al Mayrab and al Salheen in Aleppo. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said “fixed-wing warplanes, believed to be Russian, fired missiles at the residential homes on the road leading to…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1291

Location

Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
Local media reported at least one and as many as four dead as a result of either Russian airstrikes or regime shelling in the al Ferdos neighborhood of Aleppo on September 19th. Almodon News said that “Russian fighter jets bombed the eastern districts of Aleppo,” including al Ferdos. Smart News and Alaraby News both used…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1290

Location

Marjah, Aleppo, Syria
حي ‏المرجة‬
Between one and 24 civilians were killed and up to 13 wounded in intense air strikes with barrel bombs and napalm on the al Marja neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. About half the sources stated only that “warplanes” were involved, while the other half said Russian planes were responsible. One source, the Shaam News…

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19 September 2016
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Incident Date

19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1289

Location

Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Local media reported between five and six dead from airstrikes in the neighbourhood of al Sukkari, Aleppo. Five fatalities were identified by name by both Halab News and Syria2011 News. In addition, both sources claimed a sixth death, of an anonymous, 35-year-old individual. Most sources agreed that Russian warplanes were responsible. For example, LCCSY tweeted…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1288

Location

Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
أورم الكبرى
Between 12 and 20 civilians died and up to 21 more were wounded in an airstrike on a UN/Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy (reportedly consisting of up to 12 trucks) in Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1284

Location

Janat al Salama, Aleppo, Syria
جنات السلامة
Russian warplanes struck the village of Janat al Salama in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, killing four civilians, including two women, from the same family, local sources reported. Most sources used similar language to Shahed-ayan, which stated “warplanes targeted the town of Janat al Salama near the Dayr Hafir, causing the martyrdom of four people,…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1287

Location

Hor, Aleppo, Syria
حور
Local 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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19 September 2016
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Incident Date

19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1286

Location

Al Tabani, Deir Ezzor, Syria
التبني
According to local media, six or seven civilians were killed and several more wounded by warplanes in al Tabani, Deir Ezzor. Sources were conflicted as to the responsible party, with most agreeing the planes were Russian. Most sources claimed six dead. For instance, Jisir TV tweeted “six martyrs in the town of Al Tabani”, and…

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19 September 2016
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19 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1285

Location

Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
Five to six civilians including several children were killed in airstrikes on Al Mayadeen, outside Deir Al-Zour, local sources reported. All but one source blamed Russia for the event. Step News said “four civilians were killed and others injured in a similar raid targeting al Jaish street and Al Haram street near al Saraya in…

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19 September 2016
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18 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1283

Location

Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
Between one and three civilians including one woman and one child were killed, and several more wounded, by bombings carried out either by the Assad regime or Russian planes in the Al Sakhour neighborhood in Aleppo. According to Halab Today TV and SyrianPC, an unidentified child was also killed. Meanwhile, Shahba Press tweeted that a…

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18 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Code

CS316

Location

Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria
الثورة‎
A reported drone strike at al Tabaqa “led to the martyrdom of Ibrahim Mahmoud al Said and the injury of a woman and two children,” according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered. ISIL claimed the drone was American. VDC also named the victim, though said the aircraft as ‘unidentified’. The Syrian Network reported that “Fixed-wing international…

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17 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1282

Location

Al Salhiye, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الصالحية
Between three and four civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the road outside al Salhiye, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Step News Agency – who put the death toll at one – stated that “Russian military warplanes launched several raids.” Other outlets, such as @DeirElzor24 and @so_ria98, did not name the responsible party,…

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17 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1279

Location

Janat al Salama, Aleppo, Syria
جنات السلامة
Three children and one or two women, reportedly from the same family, were killed in the village of Janat al Salama, in the countryside of eastern Aleppo, according to local media. All sources but one blamed Russia for the event. The majority of reports agreed Russian warplanes were to blame. Shahbapress, for example, referred to…

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17 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Codes

CS315 RS1281

Location

Tall Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
تل حسان
One named civilian died and between three and 15 others were injured in an airstrike on Tall Hassan’s main mosque, near Aleppo - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia, the Assad regime or the US-led Coalition were to blame. Lens Young Manbij reported that “A short while ago a Coalition raid on the…

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17 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1278

Location

Al Rastan, Homs, Syria
الرستن‬
Four civilians died and several more were injured in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Al Rastan, Homs, according to local media. Among sources attributing the event to Russia were Al Jazeera and Smart. However, many other reports, including those by @so_ria98, @ShahbaPress and LCCSY, pointed to the regime. Several sources, such…

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17 September 2016
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17 September 2016

Incident Code

RS1280

Location

Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Between two and four civilians were killed by shelling from Assad’s forces on the city of Talbisah, local sources said. Two casualties were identified by name, a child and a woman. Eldorar News stated that three civilians were killed, while RozanaFM stated “at least two women” died from regime shells. All4Syria News named five total…

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17 September 2016
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16 September 2016

Incident Code

CI288

Location

Akashat or Saada, Al Anbar, Iraq
عكاشات
An alleged Coalition airstrike in the al Qaim area resulted in the deaths of five civilians including two named children, according to reports. Yaqein placed the incident on the evening of Saturday 17th. Picture of two unnamed boys emerged the same day, whose deaths were blamed on the Coalition. Two other civilians named as were among…

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16 September 2016
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16 September 2016

Incident Code

CI287

Location

Rawa , Al Anbar, Iraq
راوة
Two families including children were reported killed following a Coalition and Iraq government aircraft allegedly struck Rawa in a nighttime strike near the town’s Haji Osman mosque. According to News of Iraq, names of four victims have been listed. Reporting for this event and that below (at Akashat and Saada) remains confused. Given reported British…

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16 September 2016
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16 September 2016

Incident Code

CI285

Location

Telul al-Baj, Nineveh, Iraq
تلول الباج
Local sources claimed the Coalition targeted civilian homes at Telul Al Baj, to the south of Mosul, which resulted in several deaths and injuries including among women and children. Yaqein said several raids hit the town which killed and injured two or more civilians. And the Iraqi Spring Media Centre reported that The coalition air…

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16 September 2016
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