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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0080
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Media activist Jummah Al Ahmad was one of two civilians killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to reports. According to the White Helmets “A mosque was totally destroyed and two civil defence team members injured in Hayyan centre, Ali Hayek and Ahmad Sarraj” in the attack. A second victim was later named…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0081
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Eight named civilians were killed and a number injured in a reported Russian night-time airstrike at Hraytan, near Aleppo. The White Helmets – whose teams worked through the night to retrieve the dead and injured, reported: “Civil Defence team pulls out seven martyrs and several injured following Russian bombardement with vacuum missiles.“ Hraytan City, an…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0084
Location
تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
At least nine civilians were reported killed – including five children and two women – in an alleged Russian strike on the town of Tal Hayda. Early reports claimed the strike involved cluster munitions. Aleppo White Helmets noted at the time “Civil defence teams pulled out… 11 martyrs from Tal Hadya and dozens of injured.”…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0082
Location
البوابية, Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0083
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
A civilian neighbourhood was targeted in Ltamenah – allegedly by Russia – which killed approximately 10 civilians. According to Shaam “10 civilians (three of them from one family) were killed, and five wounded, as a result of Russian aircraft targeting civilian homes with vacuum missiles.” Violations Documentation Center later named Khaled Abdulhameed al-Jahem as having…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0085
Location
أم ميال, Um Mayyal, Hama, Syria
In a contested event, four named women and men were reported killed in an airstrike at Um Mayyal. While Violations Documentation Center, the Syrian Network and others blamed Russia, the opposition Syria News Desk – which said three homes were destroyed in the incident – said the attack was the work of Assad regime aircraft.…
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0086
Location
قبر الأنكليزي, Kabr al Inglizi, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed in Kabr al Inglizi (‘Tomb of the English’) in an alleged strike by Russia. According to the White Helmets “Civil defence removed the bodies of four martyrs and several wounded following Russian bombing with vacuum missiles.“
Summary
Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0079
Location
كفرنبل, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
A suspected Russian airstrike on the town of Kafr Nabil killed a father and his daughter while injuring the mother and son, according to reports. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center as Hatem Khaled al-Khatieb and his 12-year old daughter Diaa Hatem al Khatieb. However Mr al-Khatieb was later named by All4Syria…
Summary
Published
26 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0078
Location
الشيخ بركة, Sheikh Barakeh, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “suspected Russian warplanes attacked the village of al-Sheikh Barakah in the township of Sinjar in the eastern countryside of Idlib, killing a woman and [her] two children while other civilians were seriously wounded.” A third child died a fews days later of her injuries. The centre of the village was…
Summary
Published
25 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0077
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
According to the White Helmets in Aleppo, “Russian warplanes bomb the towns of Al Bab and Tadef yesterday evening with several raids using vacuum missiles – leaving several dead and dozens wounded and homes destroyed.” Other reports described two raids on Tadef and one on Al Bab. Radio Al Kul attributed the attacks to the…
Summary
Published
25 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0069
Location
برقوم, Barkoum, Aleppo, Syria
Six or more civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Barkoum. The Violations Documentation Center (which in English said the attack was by unidentified warplanes, and in Arabic attributed it to the Assad regime) later named the dead. However other sources described the attack as the work of the Russian airforce.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0070
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian named as Hamad Ahmad Al Rajab was reported killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zerbeih, in southern rural Aleppo. However local rebels also said that the town came under attack from “fierce artillery and rocket shelling” by Assad regime ground forces.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0074
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
The Shaam News Network and others alleged that Russian aircraft had dropped cluster munitions (pictured below) in northern Aleppo governorate. Two civilians were killed, named as Hussein Adel Osso and Mohamad Yehya Al Seraj. Five others were injured in the evening strike, including a member of the local civil defence team.
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0076
Location
جبل الزاوية, Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
Media activist Wassim Al A’dil was one of two civilians reported killed in an airstrike at Jabal al Zawiya. The other has been named by Violations Documentation Center as Mohammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Harami. The pair were reportedly on their way to cover nearby Russian airstrikes when they were caught up in an attack. Shaam News…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0075
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0071
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital in northern Hama injured a number of people including medical staff and killed one, according to reports. Up to six rebels also died. “Russian warplanes launched a raid at the field hospital in the town of Al-Lataminah countryside north of Hama, which inflicted casualties among the medical…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0072
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Eighteen civilians were killed in heavy airstrikes on Talbiseh, all from the Aloush and Swais families. Nine children were among the dead following at least three air raids. Graphic footage shows bombs being dropped in the centre of the town, followed by desperate rescue operations. Opinion was divided on whether the attacks were by Russian…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0073
Location
مسرابا, Missraya, Damascus, Syria
According to reports, Russian warplanes allegedly carried out four raids on the town of Missraya in eastern Ghouta. Two or more people died and ‘dozens’ were injured, including women and children. According to the White Helmets, one of those killed was a little girl. The VDC also named adult male civilian Mohammad Saeid Mohammad Ali…
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0067
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported a man dying from injuries sustained earlier in the day following an alleged Russian airstrike on Gharnata. No other details are presently available.
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0068
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A wave of night time airstrikes hit a number of civilian objects in the city according to reports, killing seven to eight non-combatants. At least 11 and as many as 40 Daesh militants were also reported killed. According to the Syrian Observatory, “13 airstrikes targeted places near the Emergency Branch, the Hospitality Palace, Hawd al-Forat…
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0065
Location
رسم حمام, Rasim al Hammam, Hama, Syria
Three civilians – a woman and two girls – were reported killed and ‘many wounded’ after an alleged Russian airstrike on a former school in which internally displaced civilians were said to be sheltering.
Summary
Published
21 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0066
Location
أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
Summary
Published
21 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0063
Location
سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Hospital
),
Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0064
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
A reported Russian airstrike on an empty school complex allegedly killed up to a dozen people, according to reports. Reporting from Sarmin, Orient News reporter Abu Mahmoud described the event: “Russian occupation forces targeted the town of Sarmeen with steric missiles. The target was a children’s school.. they are two schools next to each other,…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0061
Location
الرستن, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
A number of civilians were reported injured, after a midnight Russian air raid on the headquarters of a local rebel faction based in Ar Rastan. Two fighters were confirmed killed. one of whom was originally reported to have been a non-combatant. According to Sin News, the air raid “resulted in the collapse of the entire…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0062
Location
الرهجان, Al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
The VDC lists four unidentified civilian males as having been killed by “Russian air force shelling” at Al Rahjan in Hama. Other sourcing is weak, with the Syrian state news agency Sana attributing the attack to Assad regime aircraft, while Al Watan mentions only ‘aircraft.’
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0059
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the…
Summary
Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0060
Location
بشرفة, Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria
In a reported mass casualty incident, at least 15 and as many as 57 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the town of Bisharfeh in the Jabal al-Akrad area. Many of the victims were reported to be women and children. Al Khaleej cited a local civil defence official: “The shelling came from a…
Summary
Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–57
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0054
Location
تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
An adult male civilian named as Ammar Al Ali was reported killed in an alleged new Russian airstrike on Teir Ma’ala. Al Arabiya reported that “The northern countryside of Homs saw a fierce attack [on October 18th] with an attempt to break into the area by regime forces under air cover provided by Russian aircraft.…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0058
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilian males were reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Russian airstrike at Zerbeih. Three people were also reported injured in the attack. The men were named by VDC as Mohammad Subhi Basheir and Abdo Ali. Footage and interviews from the town showed extreme damage to at least one civilian neighbourhood.…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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