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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1249
Location
Shamico, near Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناها
Up to two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Shamico near Kafr Naha, according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs were used in the attack and that civilian homes were destroyed. The majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”, though Smart and Syria…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1250
Location
Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
One civilian died and in an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on the al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media. A number of sources blamed Russia, though others referred only to “warplanes”, while one source, Alburaq, reported that both “Russian and Syrian warplanes killed a civilian”. According to Smart Russia…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1244
Location
Yaked al A'adas, Aleppo, Syria
ياقد العدس
One female child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Yaked al A’adas, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several did not identify the warplanes responsible for the event. According to reports the girl was originally from Aleppo.
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1245
Location
Sabkha al Mo, Homs, Syria
Three civilians – a woman and two men – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on a car in Sabkha al Moh, local media reported. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian planes targeted a civilian car carrying traveling bedouins [one woman and two men] in the area around Sabkha al Moh south of the…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1246
Location
Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Up to five civilians including as many as four children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Qasioun reported the death of a female child, blaming the regime. Other sources also…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
CI284
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
Between two and seven civilians including women and children died – and five were injured – in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the Tel Al Shaeer and Aski Mosul areas in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that the Coalition carried out a strike that “targeted the villages of Tel…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1243
Location
Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–28
Civilians reported injured
15–57
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1241
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Al Latamna Youth reported the death of one civilian male following cluster bomb raids by suspected Russian planes on the town of Kafr Zita. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
CS306
Location
Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دير الزور
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM reported on 13 September 2016 that non-combatants may have been killed or injured after a non-ISIL vehicle strayed into a strike kill box. “In a strike on Sep. 7, near Dayz Az Zawr, Syria, on an ISIL target, what appeared to be a non-military vehicle drove…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1242
Location
Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
تادف
Up to 19 civilians including six children died and up to 50 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Tadef in Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible: the majority blamed Russia (citing the use of cluster bombs), though there were also allegations against the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–19
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1237
Location
Hor, Aleppo, Syria
حور
Up to six civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 20 more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hor town, local media reported. According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched airstrikes with vacuum missiles on Hor town in the western suburbs with led to the fall of four civilian martyrs…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
4–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1238
Location
Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الصالحين
Two members of the civil defense were killed and up to five other civilians were wounded in a raid on Al Salheen, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to the Smart News Network, “regime Helicopters targeted Al-Salheen with…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1233
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
One civilian male died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the grand mosque in Anadan, according to local media. On Sept 12th, HNN reported his death was "due to wounds sustained following Russian enemy raid on the Great Mosque in Anadan a week ago, he is from the town, and a civilian.” Other sources reported…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1234
Location
Meir Debsie, Idlib, Syria
معردبسي
Eight civilians including three children died and up to 20 others were wounded in shelling of Maer Debsie. Most sources attributed the event to the Syrian regime, though one blamed Russia. According to Zaman Alwasl, six died when the regime shelled “civilians’ residential houses from the side of motorway”. Enab Baladi, also blaming the regime,…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1235
Location
Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان
One civilian died and up to three others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to local media. Halab Today reported: “A civilian was killed and others wounded in Ma’arat Al-Nu’man due to warplanes shelling with cluster bombs” The Syrian Network for Human Rights also reported the use…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1236
Location
Maarshorine, Idlib, Syria
معر شورين
One civilian died in Maarshorine, a village in the southern countryside of Idlib, according to numerous reports. Multiple sources, including @edlepnews and Alamawi, alleged Russia culprit. LCCSY said that “a young man was martyed” due to the strikes. The source reported a qualitative similarity between the strike on Maarshorine and earlier strikes on Maardibsa which…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
CS305
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
A single source, Halaab News, named the child Zuheir Mohammad al Maghrabi as having been killed in an alleged Coalition raid on Manbij. No further details are currently available. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as “non-credible”, stating that…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1239
Location
Batbo, Aleppo, Syria
باتبو
Up to eight civilians died and as many as 15 were wounded in an airstrike on an oil factory in Hazano, according to local media. While most sources attributed the event to Russia, two pointed towards the Syrian regime. Orient news and LCCSY put the death toll at three, with LCCSY adding that 15 civilians…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1240
Location
Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Between seven and nine civilians, including two female children and two or three members of the civil defence died in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. While the majority of reports blamed Russia, several attributed the attack to the Syrian regime or did not identify the culprit. According to…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
3–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1232
Location
Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
A family of six died in an air or artillery strike on Aleppo’s al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. ZamanAlwasel, Kalimahora and LCCSY blamed Russia, with LCCSY pointing to a vacuum missile attack on a residential…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1229
Location
Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
الرستن
Up to three civilians including a child and a woman died and as many as ten others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on al Rastan, according to local media. Syria1news1 tweeted an image of a man crying over his sister’s body following a strike. Like a number of sources, the report didn’t identify…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1230
Location
Gharnata, Homs, Syria
غرناطة
Two civilians were killed and others wounded an alleged Russia airstrike on Ghirnata village, according to local media. Nabd Syria and LCCSY blamed Russian airstrikes for the death of two non-combatants. Other sources mentioned artillery and air strikes in the area but didn’t say who carried them out. However, Homs Media Center reported regime actions…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
USSOM062
Location
Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US reported two days after the event that it had conducted two “self-defence strikes” on September 5th against al Shabaab, killing four militants. According to an AFRICOM press release, the strikes hit near Tortoroow and were conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia after a Somali-led counter-terrorism operation came under attack. Garowe…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 September 2016
Incident Code
USSOM063
Location
Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US reported two days after the event that it had conducted two “self-defence strikes” on September 5th against al Shabaab, killing four militants in total. According to an AFRICOM press release, the strikes hit near Tortoroow and were conducted in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia after a Somali-led counter-terrorism operation came under…
Summary
Published
5 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1227
Location
Al Zorba, Aleppo, Syria
الزربة
One child died and other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Zorba, according to local media. Most sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to both Russia and Syrian regime. Syrian Press Centre, Syrian News, Alwatan and the Smart News Agency all said that several civilians were wounded in…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1228
Location
Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الأنصاري
Two or three civilians died and 10 more were wounded in shelling of Aleppo’s Al Ansari neighbourhood, local media reported – though it is unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to Ara, Russia carried out an airstrike killing three civilians and wounding more than 10 others. Halab News also pointed to…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1224
Location
Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان
Two civilians – a man and his daughter – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to local media. Accordingly to LCCSY, the victims died following sustaining injuries in a Russian strike. Both Almuhajer and Abdulkaderhep tweeted graphic images of the victims receiving treatment in a medical facility. Step News Agency, SyriaMubasher,…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1225
Location
Dael, Daraa, Syria
داعل
One named civilian died in an airstrike on Da’el, according to local sources – though it was unclear whether the death was caused by a Russia or Syrian regime airstrike or by regime artillery. Sources reported that both Russian and regime aircraft were operating in the area. Akhbar Alan blamed a regime airstrike while SyrianMubasher…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1222
Location
Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
One civilian died and several others were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike with cluster bombs on Sarmin in Idlib governorate, according to local media. Alamawi, Rozana FM, Derynews, LCCSY and the Syrian Network for Human Rights all attributed the event to Russia, with many sources reporting the use of cluster bombs.
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1226
Location
Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناها
Three civilians including one child died and up to seven more were wounded in an airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Anapress Smart, Syrian Press Centre and Halab Today all blamed Russia. However, Step News and the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
4 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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