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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS148 RS0178
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A number of sources reported that an adult woman from Soran in Hama governorate was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah. Violations Documentation has published the name & photo of the victim which as said he was killed due to the coalition air force's shelling. In their January 2020 civilian casualty assessment, the US-led…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0172
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male civilian and one woman or girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Local media activist Hussein al Ahmad reported that “One of them targeted Al Quds mosque in the town which led to its destruction.” Photos show a severely damaged building.
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0179
Location
مرعيان, Mareian, Idlib, Syria
Four children were among up to five civilians reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mareian, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Network stated that two rockets fell on the town and that two houses were completely destroyed. Jisr TV placed the death toll at five,…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS149 RS0181
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center listed five non-combatants, including two women and one child, as killed in an alleged Russian or Coalition airstrike near Al Bukamal. At least two of those killed were said to work for the local electricity company, who died when an oil tank was targeted. VDC named two male victims and additionally…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0173
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
According to multiple sources, at least seven non-combatants died, this including two children and two women, and some injured in alleged Russian airstrike in downtown Idlib city. Other sources accused the Syria regime air forces of the shelling in the city of Idlib. The Violation Documentation Center in Syria named the seven victims.
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0180
Location
العشارة, Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One civilian girl died “as a result of Russian bombing” at Ashara, according to Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered and others. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman or child as a victim of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. It lists her as killed in Ashara, Deir Ezzor. Maha had previously been injured in an…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0175
Location
جب القبة, Jib al Qiba (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to the Violations Documentation, one adult male civilian (listed as a 25-year-old teacher) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jeb el Kibba. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Alleged Russian warplanes launched a rocket on residential houses on Joub Al Kibba neighbourhood which killed an individual and injured not less…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0169
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Fourteen or more non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in the shelling of Eastern Ghouta. Since the attack reportedly involved both airstrikes including cluster munitions (by either Russian or Assad regime aircraft), as well as ground artillery fire from pro-government forces, attribution for the deaths remains unclear. According to SNN, the “‘Sharia public body’ in…
Summary
Published
19 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS146 RS0165
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Reports indicated that Coalition aircraft had killed up to ten civilians in Raqqa in an evening strike. According to local monitors Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently, seven were killed and eight injured after a civilian fuel facility was bombed in the Brigade 17 area of the city. A graphic video by Daesh propagandists Al A’maq…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0166
Location
الرحيبة, Al Rahiba, Damascus, Syria
The White Helmets reported the death of one man and the injuring of his wife, following several alleged Russian airstrikes during the evening on the town of Al Rahiba. However the VDC reported the death of an unnamed civilian male “due to regime`s army forces shelling.” And the Free Syrian Army noted only that an…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0167
Location
الكركات, Al Karkat, Hama, Syria
The Union of Hamas Rebels reported that one child who was killed – and two or more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Karat. The VDC also named the boy, who it said had died “Due to the Russian air forces shelling of Karakat village.” The Syrian News Desk…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0164
Location
تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
According to the Union of Hamas Rebels, one adult civilian male was killed and two or more people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hadya. The Violations Documentation Center also named the victim, It also identifies him as a civilian but has published an image of him wearing a militant bandana. His combatant…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS147 RS0168
Location
البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to the Violations Documentation Center and others, six civilian males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in the vicinity of the Aisha hospital in Al Bukamal. According to Deir Ezzor 24, eight rockets or missiles were launched on the town. However, the Syrian Observatory has attributed the attack to the US-led Coalition.…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0156
Location
أورم الجوز, Urum Al Joz, Idlib, Syria
According to The Syrian Observatory, Russian warplanes allegedly bombed Orme al Joz killing up to four civilians. While the Observatory reported unspecified casualties, VDC named one adult male fatality. The Syrian News Desk cited local media activist Khaled Al Idilbi as saying “that Russian warplanes targeted with two raids residential sites within the town of…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0157
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian midnight raid on Saraqib destroyed a bakery in the town. The Idlib Media Centre complained that “this oven is for baking, it’s not the headquarters of the rebels.” While The Syrian Observatory and Idlib Media Centre reported unspecified casualties, the Syrian News Desk put the toll at one civilian killed, with six…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0154
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Observatory reported that four non-combatants were killed and ten people were injured (four seriously) in three alleged Russian airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun. A video filmed in the immediate aftermath shows devastated civilian houses, with at least ten injured adults and children. A second video (below) shows the moment the airstrike hits Khan Sheikhoun.
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0159
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
A 27-year old civilian male named reported killed in Hraytan following a Russian or Assad regime airstrike. Seven civilians were additionally said to have been injured. While Halab News and Hraytan’s residents blamed the attack on Russia, the VDC said Mr Qinti died as a result of a regime airstrike (“air forces shelling.”)
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0155
Location
قبر الأنكليزي, Kabr al Inglizi, Aleppo, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center reports that one adult male non-combatant was killed in alleged Russian warplane strikes on Qabr al Inglisi. The Free Syrian Army, which also named the victim, said he originally came from Anadan.
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0160
Location
كفر حلب, Kafr Halab, Aleppo, Syria
A seven-year-old boy was reported killed and five of his family members injured, following an alleged Russian airstrike at Kafr Halab or nearby. A second child may also have died. Location reporting for this event remains confused. Chicken sheds were reported destroyed and civilian deaths alleged at Kafr Halab; near Kafr Daryan; and in the…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0158
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
The VDC and Aleppo Eyewitness reported that two named non-combatant men were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Al Bab. However, Syrian Martyrs and the Damascus Centre for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime. Other sources simply blamed ‘warplanes.’
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0161
Location
الموحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six or more non-combatants, including three children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Mohassan. There were claims the death toll may have been as high as 10. While most sources blamed Russia, the Syrian Network later reported that “government warplanes shelled Al Mouhassan city in eastern Deir Al Zour suburbs…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0162
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Russian vacuum missiles allegedly targeted a key bakery in Al Atarib, taking it completely out of service. Reports said the bakery served more than 100,000 people (apparently confirmed by activists). There were no reports of casualties, but the Syrian Network for Human Rights said the bakery was the “greatest in the western region of Aleppo suburbs“,…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0163
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian factory worker was killed and two injured in an alleged Russian missile strike on the Atlas Factory for cotton in Hayyan, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and the Violations Documentation Centre. The VDC published an image (right) of the unnamed victim. In a separate report, it has also listed 35-year old from…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0153
Location
التمانعة, At Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed, and two men travelling with her badly injured when alleged Russian warplanes struck a car carrying displaced people on the road leading to Al Tamaanah in Idlib governorate. One of the men may later have died. Smart News has published an interview with an eyewitness: “At 09:30 this morning exactly an…
Summary
Published
15 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Vehicle
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0150
Location
الميسر, Myassar, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were killed – an uncle and nephew – and two or more people injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo. Local media activist Hassan al Ahmad posted an image of the dead boy with the comment: “This is how Syria’s children are being killed as if their blood is…
Summary
Published
15 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0151
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
News media reported that three or four children were killed – and more than 20 injured in Russian warplanes allegedly struck the Abu Alaa Al Ma’ari Elementary School for Boys in Ma’art Al-Nu’man. One video appears to show Russian aircraft over the city that day. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the warplanes…
Summary
Published
15 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0152
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Five non-combatants – including a woman and child – were reported killed and more than five people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike targeting the town of Khan Shaikhoun. The Shaam News Network said three civilians were killed in the raid, while the Union of Hamas rebels reported that four people died. The VDC put…
Summary
Published
15 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0147
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
One adult male a doctor – was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hraytan, according to the Violations Documentation Center. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also stated that alleged Russian warplanes launched three rockets on the Asia Industrial Pharmaceutical Factory in the northern suburbs of Aleppo, which caused the fire of warehouses…
Summary
Published
14 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0148
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
According to the Violations Documentation Center and The Syrian Network for Human Rights, five or six civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Kafr Hamra. SN4HR reported that Russian warplanes shelled the neighbourhood of Jamye’at Al Sabbath. Additionally, they stated that a tailoring factory belonging to the Syrian Organization of Human Care and…
Summary
Published
14 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0149
Location
باريشا, Barisha, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Barisa and the Abo Al Dohor area and reported losses, but did not provide any details. No further information is available at the present time.
Summary
Published
14 November 2015
Military Actor
Russian Military
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