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Incident Date
27 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0475
Location
Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Ten to fourteen civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, who said warplanes shelled several residential houses in Al Kourneesh street. The Shaam News Network also reported Russian raids targeting non-combatants’ homes in Al Bab, but did not provide casualty figures. VDC named soe victims incuding 2 unidentified…
Summary
Published
27 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–14
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0476
Location
Berlahin, Aleppo, Syria
برلهين
Seven civilians were killed in the village of Berlahin on 27th January 2016, according to one source. SNN reported that there were Russian bombardments in Al Bab around that time. Commenting on the incidents, they added that the death toll was likely to rise due to the severity of injuries sustained in the raids. There are…
Summary
Published
27 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2016
Incident Code
CS168
Location
Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
الشدادي
Four civilian men – three from the same family – were named as killed by ‘Coalition air force shelling’ near Shadadi, after earlier reports of aircraft from the western alliance circling over the town. The death toll was later raised to 10 by some sources. According to Qasioun the deaths occured after Coalition aircraft struck…
Summary
Published
27 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0477
Location
Marj, Damascus, Syria
المرج
A single source, the White Helmets, reported that one child, named as Hussan Murad, was killed and several other civilians injured in alleged airstrikes by Russian warplanes on the Marj area of eastern Ghouta. VDC said the boy died “Due to the regime air forces’ shelling,” while the Damascus media office described 10 strikes by unspecified warplanes. According…
Summary
Published
27 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0466
Location
Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
جرجناز
Between four and five civilians including one child and three women died in airstrikes on Jarnaz, according to local sources. Five sources alleged that Russia was responsible, but a fifth – the Violations Documentation Center – blamed the Assad regime. Syria 2011 said that four died and a number were wounded when rockets were fired…
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0467
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا
Between eight and nine civilians including one woman were killed and nine others injured in airstrikes on a popular market in Ariha, according to local sources. While three of the sources blame Russia for the attack, a fourth (the Syrian Network for Human Rights) says that the Assad regime were responsible. Activist told the Shaam News Network that Russian…
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0463
Location
Ma'arasta Al Khan, Aleppo, Syria
معرسة الخان
Two civilians – a man and a woman – were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the road to Ma’arasta Al Khan. Radio Al Kul reported “the martyrdom of Mariam Abdullah aged 30 year from Russian Aviation targeting with rockets on the road of Ma’arasta el Khan in the northern Aleppo countryside this afternoon.”
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0464
Location
Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دير الزور
One adult male civilian, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir-ez Zor, according to the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0465
Location
Palmyra, Homs, Syria
تدمر
One adult male civilian was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
CI183
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
According to multiple reports, an alleged Coalition airstrike on Hawijah resulted in at least 13 civilian deaths. Al Jazeera reported that 16 died in the incident, which it attributed to the Coalition. The Al Amaq Agency (which often distributes Islamic State propaganda) reported that 13 civilians died in a ‘Coalition strike’ while 11 were injured.…
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–16
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0460
Location
Termanin, Idlib, Syria
ترمانين
12 civilians including four to five children and five women were killed – and 20 others injured – in airstrikes on Termanin, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights also said that the target of the strike, a military commander of an Islamic battalion, was a 13th victim. The Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
25 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0461
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Between one and six civilians including a child died in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network, reported that several non-combatants were killed and several more injured when warplanes “thought to be Russian” carried out airstrikes on areas within…
Summary
Published
25 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0462
Location
Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
حيان
Two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Hayyan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The children were listed as having died on January 25th. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out air raids on the city of Mare` and Tal Rifa’at and…
Summary
Published
25 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0458
Location
Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, Syria
تل رفعت
Four civilians died and 12 were injured in alleged Russian airstrike on Tel Rifa’at, according local sources. The Syrian Press Centre reported that Russia carried out four raids and that a young man was killed in addition to a number of other civilians being wounded. The Violations Documentation Centre also alleged that this was a Russian…
Summary
Published
24 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0457
Location
Salqeen, Idlib, Syria
سلقين
Between five and 20 civilians died and 10 to 20 were injured – many critically – in strikes by Ballistic missiles, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Committee for Human Rights reported that 10 people died and…
Summary
Published
24 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0459
Location
Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Between 13 and 19 civilians including 10 children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk reported that at least 19 civilians died and more than 30 were wounded when Russian warplanes fired “cluster rockets” on the city “to coincide with helicopter dumping barrel bombs“.…
Summary
Published
24 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–19
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0451
Location
Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوليل
Two civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0453
Location
Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
خشام
Between 61 and 90 civilians including two women and 11 children were killed – and between 40 and 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Khusham, according to multiple sources. While three of the five sources say that Russia was responsible for the attack, there was some uncertainty from the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
61–90
Civilians reported injured
40–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0454
Location
Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Six civilians including one woman and her five children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to local sources. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out raids on Al Bab, the town of Baza’aa, the village of Qasr al Buraij, and a farm…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0455
Location
Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
بزاعة
Three to four civilian children and one woman were killed in an airstrike on Baza’a, according to local sources – though one report says that they were killed by the regime. The Shaam News Network published a news roundup in which they said that “Russian enemy planes carried out raids on Al Bab, the town…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0456
Location
Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
معدان
Four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Ma’adan, according to local sources – though it is currently unclear whether Russian forces or the Assad regime were responsible for the incident. Only the Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the raid, reporting in a news roundup that “Russian enemy planes launched air raids on civilian homes in…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0452
Location
Bal el Hawa or Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
تدمر
Three to four civilians including two children and possibly one woman were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Bab el Hawa and Sarmada, according to two local sources.
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0447
Location
Bab al Hawa, Idlib, Syria
الباب
Between six and 35 civilians were killed and up to 65 injured in an airstrike on Bab al Hawa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the raid was the work of Russian forces or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported that 30 non-combatants were killed and 65 injured when warplanes…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–35
Civilians reported injured
65
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0446
Location
Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
سرمدا
Up to eight civilians including one child were killed and 12 others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Sarmada, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human rights said that eight people (including a child and three people from the Palmyra area, a commander of a checkpoint belonging to a rebel faction and other fighters) were…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0448
Location
Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
The Violations Documentation Centre named two adult male civilians as killed “as a result of the explosion of remnants of a missile from Russian shelling“, however in the notes of Abdul Naser Younes al-Khattab there is a video of the victim entitled ‘the Jihadist Abdul Naser Younes Al khattab in one of the field hospitals in the Hama countryside’,…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Code
RS0443
Location
Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان
One adult male civilian, Ali Al Sultan, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0444
Location
Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الجنينة
Two women were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Al Jneina, according a a single source, Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0449
Location
Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوليل
Between 10 and 15 non-combatants died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Dallou neighbourhood of Al Buliyal, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported on a “new massacre in addition to the daily massacres committed by Russian aircraft against civilians in the countryside of Deir al-Zour and areas under…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0450
Location
Al Tabiya Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطابية جزيرة
Between 34 and 50 civilians including up to eight women and 16 children were killed and more than 60 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Tabiya Jazeera, according to multiple sources. An initial report by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that Russian two strikes led to the deaths of four civilians families in their entirety. Subsequent reports put the death toll…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
34–50
Civilians reported injured
24–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0445
Location
Umm Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria
أم حوش
A single source, Thefreesyria.org, named two civilians killed when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed a road near the village of Umm elhosh in the Aleppo countryside. The Syrian Network for Human Rights Tweeted an image of the child Sarah and said she died when warplanes launched several missiles near the village, though they did not identify…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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