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Incident Date

31 March 2016

Incident Code

CS194

Location

الصالحية, Sala Heya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the deaths of three civilians in an artillery strike near Sala Heya. Their December 2016 civilian casualty report noted: "During a strike on an ISIL mortar system, it was assessed that three civilians were inadvertently killed by Coalition counter-battery artillery near the point…

Summary

Published
31 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0749

Location

المرج, Marj, Damascus, Syria
Shaam News Network reported that two civilians died in alleged Russian raids on Marj, eastern Ghouta. Baladi and All4Syria also said there had been “warplane raids” on Marj, but that there had been no reports of deaths or injuries. Neither said who had carried out the raids.  

Summary

Published
30 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0750

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Shaam News Network reported that one civilian died and several others were wounded in a Russian strike in Douma: “Two civilians were martyred in Al Marj area in Russian raids and one was martyred and others wounded in Douma.” However, other sources report that this was a regime action. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…

Summary

Published
30 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0748

Location

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One unidentified civilian male was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Activists told Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes targeted a bus carrying passengers from Damascus to Deir ez-Zor “near the third stop near Palmyra, which led to the death of one civilian and several wounded.” Syriapost1…

Summary

Published
26 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0747

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center named two civilians, Zahra Fihan, and her son Mohammad Abdullah al-Rashed, as killed in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa. The victims were also named by Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, which blamed Russia.  

Summary

Published
26 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 March 2016

Incident Code

CS193

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in the Al Dar’iya area of central Raqaa, in an alleged Coalition strike. According to Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered, “International coalition planes yesterday targeted a weapons depot belonging to Daesh near Hod al Furat garage in Al Dar’iya area in the city centre of Raqqa which led to its total…

Summary

Published
24 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

23 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0744

Location

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One young adult male civilian died in an airstrike on Palmyra according to local sources, though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Qasioun reported: Palmyra City was the target this morning of intensive raids by Russian aviation, amounting to about 35 strikes, in which aircraft…

Summary

Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0745

Location

دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Most reports blame the Assad regime. Shaam News said the strikes had been carried out by “Syrian and Russian planes”. It reported 20 injured non-combatants in addition to the ten killed. However, both Step News Agency and Baladi said that…

Summary

Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0746

Location

جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Hasreen, eastern Ghouta, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to the Shaam News Network, the raids were “launched by a Russian Sikhoi 24“. The network reported: “Activists said the shelling today focused on the…

Summary

Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0742

Location

مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
According to two sources – Syria_Omar and Syrian Press Center – two power station workers died in a strike on plant in Maskanah. Syria_Omar reported: “Warplanes launched 12 air strikes on the city of Maskaneh on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of workers of the power plant in the city after the station targeted by…

Summary

Published
19 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 March 2016

Incident Code

CS192

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a second day of airstrikes on Raqqa, 43 civilians were reported killed and 60 injured – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one report suggesting this may be a Coalition incident. The Daesh agency Al A’maq said there had been nine…

Summary

Published
19 March 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
39–43
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 March 2016

Incident Codes

CS192 RS0743

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a second day of airstrikes on Raqqa, 43 civilians were reported killed and 60 injured – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one report suggesting this may be a Coalition incident. The Daesh agency Al A’maq said there had been nine…

Summary

Published
19 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
39–43
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 March 2016

Incident Codes

CS191 RS0741

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 15 and 20 civilians including up to eight children and five women died in airstrikes on Ar Raqqah, according to multiple local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one source suggesting the warplanes responsible may have belonged to the…

Summary

Published
18 March 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–20
Civilians reported injured
25–40
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0740

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
One civilian died in Talbisah while trying to defuse a Russian cluster bomb, according to multiple sources. Other reports said that both Russian strikes and regime artillery shelling killed a number of other civilians, though didn’t specify numbers. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Houssien Abdul Kareem Al Deheik, a 38-year-old trainer in…

Summary

Published
18 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0739

Location

محيميدة, Mahimideh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child, Hozaifa Hasan al Enaizan, from the village of Tabya Shameih was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mahimideh, Deir ez-Zour, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that he died after the explosion of a cluster bomb left from a previous Russian bombing. Four other sources…

Summary

Published
17 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

14 March 2016

Incident Code

TS001

Location

جكة, Jakka, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, the Daesh-linked propaganda outlet Al A’amaq Media, reported an alleged ‘friendly fire’ event in the village of al Jakka: “An American plane carries out a raid by mistake on a position for the armed opposition on the outskirts of the village of Jakka in the northern Aleppo countryside, leading to deaths in…

Summary

Published
14 March 2016
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0735

Location

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between five and ten civilians died and 10 more were injured in an airstrike on Al Salheen which violated a ceasefire, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Janobia reported that Russian raids on Al Salheen killed 10 civilians and wounded…

Summary

Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0734

Location

كفرنبل‎, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
One adult male civilian may have died in an airstrike on Kafr Nabil, according to two local sources. The VDC listed Jameel al Ekel as a victim of a Russian strike but says the victim is from Kafr Nabil, and doesn’t state where he was killed. Fresh News reports the same victim killed  “in warplane…

Summary

Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0736

Location

السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
Between seven and eight civilians including three children and one or two women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sukhna, according to local sources. Shaam News reported that eight civilians including were killed and more than 10 others injured on alleged Russian raids on Sukhna. SNN added: “The co-ordinating city of Palmyra said that in…

Summary

Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0737

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least one child was killed in Douma according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was a Russian airstrike or the result of regime artillery. Shaam News, reported: “Russian planes carried out raids on Douma neighbourhoods which was preceeded by artillery shelling. One civilian was killed and others were…

Summary

Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 March 2016

Incident Codes

CS190 RS0738

Location

أبو قلقل, Abu Qalqal, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the town of Abu Kalkal. Opinion was split as to whether the attack was Russian, Coalition or Syrian regime in origin. Daesh-linked Al A’amaq Media, the Syrian Observatory, the Syrian Network, the Syrian Human Rights Committee, Shaam News and al Hall Media all said the attack…

Summary

Published
13 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

12 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0732

Location

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified woman as a victim of an alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
12 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0733

Location

ماضي, Maadi, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including one woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maadi, Aleppo, according to local sources. Ana Press reported that a Russian strike “resulted in casualties and injuries among civilians and massive destruction of the residential buildings”. The victims were also named by Syrian Human Rights Committee and other sources.  

Summary

Published
12 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 March 2016

Incident Code

CS189

Location

Al Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
According to Al A’amaq Media – linked to Daesh – “A child and his father were killed in a raid by an unmanned American plane on the outskirts of Raqqa city.” No other sources in the city reported civilian casualties. However Raqqa is Being Slaughtered did note that “An unmanned plane targets a Daesh pickup…

Summary

Published
12 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0730

Location

الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and six civilians including one woman and one girl died when the remains of a bombed exploded in the village of Al Jneina. The Violations Documentation Center listed two unidentified adult male victims, and said that they died from an explosion of remnants of a cluster bombed that had been dropped by Russia.…

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0724

Location

تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One 14-year-old girl, Nour Ahmad al Abdulla ‘al Najm’, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hazm farms, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0731

Location

السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
Between 15 and 19 civilians died in an alleged airstrikes on a public bus in Palmyra,  according to local sources. According to Alarby, Homs Media Center and Shaam News, 15 died and 20 more were injured when Russian warplanes targeted a bus on the road from Palmyra to Raqqa. Eldorar reported that Russia continued to…

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
15–19
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0725

Location

كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
A woman and her teenage son died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naha, according to local sources. The victims were named by Halab News – who blamed Russia – as Anas Ahmad Khatib and Fatima Khatib. Two additional sources, Allairamon Today and Anas Naif, also named them and said that Russia was responsible…

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0726

Location

الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians died and at least 10 others were injured in airstrikes on the Salheen neighborhood of Aleppo. While three sources alleged that Russia was responsible, a fourth said this was the work of Assad regime warplanes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was “informed that no less than 5 people were killed…

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 March 2016

Incident Code

RS0727

Location

أبو دالية, Abu Dalia, Hama, Syria
Three civilians including two women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Abu Dalia, according to local sources. Baladi News reported: “One male and two females were killed in warplane raid targeted center of Abu-Dalyeh town in Eastern countryside of Hama.” The Shaam News Network said: “In the eastern countryside Russian enemy planes…

Summary

Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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