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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0255
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One male child, Khaled Nihad al-Nuna , was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the Violations Documentation Centre. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0260
Location
القصابية, Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians including three children were killed and more than 20 injured in an airstrike on Al Qassabiya – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes struck a centre for bread distribution in the town and…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0256
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fardous, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0261
Location
زغير, Zughayr, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and seven non-combatants were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zughayr, according to the Shaam News Network and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the civilians died when an oil field was targeted by Russian warplanes. SNN put the death toll higher, at seven.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0262
Location
الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Violations Documentation Centre alleged that Russian warplanes carried out dawn airstrikes on Najieh village. One adult male victim has been named by the VDC as Nabeil Shawa, who died “due to his wounds sustained by Russian air forces shelling of the town with cluster bombs.” The village…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0257
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Russian air raid on the village of al Baghouz in eastern Deir Ezzor led to at least three deaths including a child. According to area blogger al Hussein al Hashimi “a raid on the village of al Baghouz targeting the home of Raheel al Majoul led to the death of Ibrahim al Majoul.…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0258
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reported killed and another civilian injured in an alleged Russian airstrike at Hajeen. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0259
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Two male civilians were reported killed in either a Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Arbeen. The town’s local medical committee reported “Dozens of injured received by the hospital in Arbeen after the outskirts of the town of Arbeen, Zamalka and other eastern Ghouta towns were targeted by warplanes that are still targeting public places…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0252
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One 30-year-old male civilian, Mohammad Muffed Razzouq, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Salheen, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0253
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The victims were named by the VDC. While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0254
Location
بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one woman and her two children were killed in an airstrike on Baza’a – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified non-combatants as killed in Russian shelling. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, blamed the regime.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0244
Location
النشابية, Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria
Up to nine civilians were killed, including six children, and 14 more people wounded including a woman, in airstrikes and ground assaults on Al Nashabiya. According to Shaam News the civilian deaths were a result of “violent attacks” by Russian warplanes and Assad’s forces. Activists published images showing the bodies of children who had “been broken in pieces by…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0245
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian, Mohammad Ahmad al-Alayan, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the Violations Documentation Centre. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0246
Location
كفر نايا, Kafr Naya, Aleppo, Syria
Three children and a civilian man were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naya, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that three civilians were killed by Russian warplanes but listed all the victims as children. The VDC named two victims and also included one Unidentified –…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0247
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Nine civilians including four women and five children were killed in an airstrike on the village of Mraand, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said that eight non-combatants died as a result of a Russian missile targeting…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0248
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
A male child, named as nine month old Ahmad Hamze Layla, was killed in an airstrike on Anadan, according to both the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. It is unclear whether regime or Russian forces were responsible for the alleged raid. The VDC said the victim was killed by Russian…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0249
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Centre named one unidentified adult male as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. In addition, the Syrian Human Rights Campaign reported that a boy named as Yazan Jamil el Sha’eel “died of wounds sustained from Russian airstrikes on civilians’ homes.” According to another source there were heavy Russian air raids on…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0250
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including women and children were killed and more than 15 injured in an airstrike on a bakery in Salheen. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said non-combatants were targeted by Russian warplanes as they went to buy…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0251
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Twenty-three civilians including eight children and one woman were reported killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on a residential area of Hamouriya, according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially said 14 non-combatants died in a “massacre” by Russian warplanes.…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0243
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Eight to 13 civilians including three women and three children were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an airstrike on Kafr Hamra according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said Russian forces were responsible and had pounded…
Summary
Published
8 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0242
Location
تلول الحمر, Tulul Al Humur, Hama, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified adult female as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tulul Al Humur. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
8 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0235
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
The Union of Hama Rebels reported that five people were killed in Hama but did not state whether they were civilians. It added that one of those killed was “documented in secret” and named him as Ahmad Mohammad Al Abboud, who died “as a result of Russian bombing on Kafr Zita in Hama countryside.” No…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0237
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including three children and one woman were reported killed and nine to 24 wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources. According to Shahed Ayan there were two strikes, with both killing civilians. It remains unclear who was responsible for the raid, with conflicting reports. Some claimed the regime…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0238
Location
الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria
Three related civilians including two women were killed in a pair of airstrikes on Najieh village, according to the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. One source claimed an additional two people died. The Syrian Network blamed the regime for the attack, while the VDC and Idlib Civil Defence said the…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0236
Location
المغيرية, Mughayriyah, Latakia, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and several others injured, including women and children, when Russian warplanes allegedly “launched scores of strikes on residential areas”, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0239
Location
حي السكري, Al Sukkari, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians were reported killed and 10 injured in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the raid after a vacuum…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0240
Location
الهلك, Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians including two women and two children were killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike targeting Al Huluk School, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets reported that four dead bodies were recovered from the rubble and that 10 injured people were rescued. It said that among…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0241
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians including a child and at least one women were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike in the neighbourhood of Salheen, according to Shaam News Network and the White Helmets. The White Helmets reported that the team managed to rescue three people and transferred them to…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0233
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Three non-combatants including one child were reported killed and several injured in an airstrike on Douma – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Al Jazeera Russia was responsible for the raid. But the Syrian Network blamed the regime, naming one child, Ibrahim…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0234
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Up to 20 civilians were reported killed – including 6 to 7 children and 2 women – and about 40 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike with vacuum missiles on Zamalka, according to multiple sources. Al Jazeera reported that 12 civilians including two children died in the attack, while All4Syria said nearly 50 non-combatants died or…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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