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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0409
Location
بغيلية, Al Baghiliya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
15 civilians including one woman and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Baghiliya, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the strikes, reporting: “Activists have denied the news published by Assad’s media that IS had committed a massacre against civilians in Al Baghiliya district. The regime said…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0411
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
33 to 42 civilians including five to eight children were killed – and 35 others injured – in airstrikes on Ar Raqqah, according to multiple sources. All sources allege that Russia carried out the attacks, except for the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights who do not say who was responsible. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes carried out…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
33–42
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0410
Location
فيلون, Fayloun, Idlib, Syria
12 civilians from the same family including three women and nine children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Fayloun, according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network that nine people from the “Saiid family” were killed following Russian raids. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said that 11 individuals from the same family 11 (eight children…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0412
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Five to 13 civilians including six children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that at least three non-combatants were killed, including two children, when suspected Russian warplanes shelled Manbij on January 16th. But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – also blaming…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0398
Location
معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta al Khan, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arasta al Khan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. The Syrian Observatory for…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0399
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded.…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0400
Location
تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tel Rifa’at, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tel Rifa’at and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. According to a Tweet…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0401
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 10 non-combatants including one woman and two to three children were killed, and more than 20 injured, in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local sources. The White Helmets reported that seven civilians (including one woman and two children) died when the raid targeted a children’s clinic. They did…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0402
Location
تمورة, Tamoura, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tamoura, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tel Rifa’at and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. Halab Today TV…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0403
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Seven civilians were killed and 25 others injured when cluster bombs were allegedly fired on Douma, according to the White Helmets and the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets did not say who was responsible for the attack, but reported that “the number of martyrs today in Douma has risen to 4 following the bombing with…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0404
Location
عين ترما, A'ayn Turma, Damascus, Syria
Three to four civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes and/or shelling by the Assad regime, according to local sources. However, reports need further verification as half of them speak of Russian followed by regime shelling while the other half only mention regime shelling. Orient News published a video showing the aftermath of a alleged Russian…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0405
Location
ام شقيف, Um Shkeef, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrikes on the the village of Um Shkeef, according to two local sources. Alaan TV reported that dozens died and were wounded by alleged Russian strikes in east Aleppo, including three civilians in Um Shkeef, located on the road from Al Bab to Manbij. Halab News also put…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0406
Location
قصر البريج, Qasr al Burayj, Aleppo, Syria
Alaan TV reported Russian raids on Qasr el Bureji, but did not provide information on casualties. According to Halab News, eight civilians died in a bombardment by warplanes, though they did not identify the planes. Step also put the death toll at eight, though it was unclear from their report whether Russia or the regime…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0397
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Alaan TV reported that dozens of Russian airstrikes effected villages in Aleppo, including Tadeef. Halab News said that two non-combatants were killed in Tadeef as part of a “heavy aerial bombardment by warplanes”, but did not identify the planes.
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0407
Location
تل مكسور, Tall Maksour, Aleppo, Syria
Alaan TV said that five civilians died and seven others were injured – some critically – in an alleged Russian strike. Halab TV put the death toll higher – at 15 – but did not say whose warplanes were responsible for the incident. According to LCCSY, 15 civilians died in strikes on Tal Maksour and…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–15
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0390
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Five 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.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0395
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
One to two civilians including one child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Manbij, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that one person died and others were injured in an attack by warplanes believed to be Russian. Two victims were named by the Violations Documentation Center as having died “due to Russian…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0391
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Two to three civilians including one child were killed and seven others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Dayr Hafer, according to local sources. Other sources also said Russia was responsible for the death of two young men.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0396
Location
الطعوس, Al Tao'ous, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 10 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Tao’ous near Dayr Hafer, according to local sources – though one source points to possible involvement by the Assad regime. Syrian Press Center reported that nine civilians died and dozens more were injured in Russian strikes.…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0392
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One adult male civilian was killed in an alleged Russian strike in Palmyra when the car he was driving was hit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that warplanes “believed to be Russian” carried out several intense raids which targeted areas in “al-Qaryatayn city in the southeastern countryside of Homs and other areas in the…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0393
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
Eight to nine civilians including one to two women and two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr al Asafeer, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the White Helmets. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight non-combatants including one woman and two children were killed and others injured when “warplanes believed…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0394
Location
ماير, Mayer, Aleppo, Syria
One to two civilians were allegedly killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Mayer, according to local sources. In a news roundup, Shaam News said two non-combatants died in a raid by Russian warplanes, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “a person was killed when warplanes believed to be Russian bombed areas in…
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0382
Location
نوى, Nawa, Daraa, Syria
Three civilians were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs on Nawa, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. While the Network blamed the regime, the Observatory did not say who was responsible. According to the Revolutionary Forces of Syria, the town experienced a joint ground and air…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0383
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians were reported killed in an alleged airstrike by Russian warplanes on Maskanah, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0388
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Six to ten civilians were killed – and several others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the popular market in the city of Tadif in the Aleppo governorate of Syria, on January 13, 2016, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others. The Network initially reported that five non-combatants died, but a second…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Commerce
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Market
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Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0389
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Four to five civilians including two children were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hayyan, according to the Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre. SNN reported that five non-combatants were killed, while the Violations Documentation Centre named four victims.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0384
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A woman and her two daughters died when “suspected Russian warplanes” launched missiles in Al Mayadeen, according to multiple sources.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0385
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An early morning airstrike killed four civilians including two women, with most sources blaming Russia. However the Damascus Centre said the regime was responsible.
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0386
Location
الزبدية, Zibdiyah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
A children’s nursery was reportedly struck in a Russian airstrike at Zibdiyah – just a day after a similar incident in Damascus governorate. According to Al Jisr, “Russian airforce aggression also targeted a nursery in the Zibdiyah quarter of Aleppo which led to the deaths of 3 children.” Aleppo White Helmets said 20 children were…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0387
Location
دير سنبل, Deir Sunbul, Hama, Syria
Four civilians including a father and his two sons were killed in an airstrike on Deir Sunbul, in what the VDC said was a Russian action. According to Syria News, “a source said it was the first time that Russian planes targeted the village, which led to a state of fear and terror among the…
Summary
Published
13 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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