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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0224
Location
Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة
Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike with more than 15 missiles on the road between Maskan and Kafrnasseh, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. Shaam also asserted that once ambulance rescue services arrived the planes struck again, injuring members of the White Helmets who attended the scene. All4Syria said 20…
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0227
Location
Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Thirteen civilians including three women and four children were reported killed at Talbiseh – and at least 10 children injured. Multiple sources were divided in blaming Russia or the Assad regime. According to The Syrian Revolution News for Talbissa more than 10 children were injured in the attack. It posted multiple videos – along with…
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
13
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
CI037
Location
Humaidat, Nineveh, Iraq
حميدات
Two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the town of Hemidiat to the west of Mosul. According to Shafaqna and others, the strike hit the commercial district of the town: "The death of two children has beeen reported from an aerial bombardment by international Coalition aircraft west of Mosul. Early detection of…
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0223
Location
Najieh, Idlib, Syria
الناجية
Five civilians including one child were reported killed – and five others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Najieh. The Shaam News Network posted images on Facebook showing the remains of what it stated were missiles dropped by Russian warplanes, while Jisr TV described the weapons as “cluster rockets originating…
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0222
Location
Hanida, Raqqa, Syria
هنيدة
Three brothers were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike which targeted a car carrying them to work near the town of Haneeda, according to Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered and the Syrian Human Rights Campaign. The victims – all described as builders – have all been named.
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0221
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
عربين
Six non-combatants including two children were reported killed, and more than 15 injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Arbeen, according to the Shaam News Network which reported that the alleged raid led to the destruction of residential buildings and the homes of civilians. All six victims have been named.
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
USSOM043
Location
Kunyo-Barow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
At least three alleged members of al Shahaab were killed in an airstrike against Kunyo-Barow village. The US action killed Abdirahman Sandhere, a senior al Shabaab fighter, the US Defence of Department (DoD) declared, along with two other suspected members of the group. There are currently no reports of civilian harm from this strike. The…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
CI149
Location
Rawa, Al Anbar, Iraq
راوة
At least one civilian was alleged killed in a claimed Coalition airstrike at Rawa. According to Heet News a market and civilian homes were among the structures hit. Most media placed the death toll at one, though some reports claimed fatalities were as high as seven. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0218
Location
Al Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria
التمانعة
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes allegedly targeted the areas of Al Tamaanah and Tal A’as. A woman and her unborn child were said by Syria News to have been killed – though it blamed the Assad regime for the deaths.
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0220
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
One eight-year-old child named as Omar Ahmad al-Shagal was killed – and at least six people injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan, according to the Violations Documentation Center and Shaam News Network. SNN posted a video depicting the aftermath of the alleged attack, showing one injured child being removed from an ambulance into a…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0219
Location
Kafr Nasih, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناصح
Up to 25 non-combatants including two children were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian bombing of civilian areas in the towns of Kafr Nasseh and Ihress, according to Al Khaleej Online and other sources. A White Helmets official said the alleged strike had also targeted vehicles carrying humanitarian aid, burning…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–25
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2015
Incident Code
CI148
Location
Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
القيارة
Multiple civilian casualties were claimed in Qayyarah after the Coalition was accused of bombing civilian houses in the town. Face Iraq reported that seven children and an elderly woman died in the event, which it said destroyed six houses in the vicinity of the Khader mosque (which some sources said had also been destroyed). Three…
Summary
Published
1 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0217
Location
Mahin, Homs, Syria
مهين
Three civilians, including two women and one child, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maheen according to the Violations Documentation Center.
Summary
Published
1 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0216
Location
Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
القريتين
Eight civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qarayatain, according to reports.
Summary
Published
1 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0214
Location
Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي باب النيرب
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified adult female as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Bab al Neirab neighbourhood of Aleppo. Tweeting on the same day, the Syrian Documentation Centre reported that “An air raid by Russian warplanes on several locations in Al Neirab neighbourhood has led to human losses…
Summary
Published
30 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0215
Location
As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
السخنة
The Violations Documentation Center reported that six civilians, including one female and five children, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on As Sukhna. Activist Alamawi Omer published what he said was an account of the attack: “This morning at eight thirty in the morning the brutal Russian Air Force threw a barrage of rockets.…
Summary
Published
30 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
USSOM042
Location
Yasooman, Ceeldheer, Ceel Lahelay, Hiiraan, Somalia
Unidentified jets reportedly bombed three villages - Yasooman, Ceeldheer and Ceel Lahelay in the central Hiiraan region – all described as being under al Shabaab control. There were no reported casualties. According to All Africa: "An official says unidentified military jets bombed Al shabaab bases in the Somali region of Hiiraan on Sunday, the latest…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0213
Location
Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
كفر تخاريم
Two civilians – both children – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Takharim, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and others. Salqeen’s co-ordinating committee alleged that Russia used cluster munitions in the attack. A field investigation by Al Jazeera English interviewed a child eyewitness badly injured in the event: “I…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0212
Location
A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria
أعزاز
Nine named civilians including a child were reported killed – and at least 10 others injured – when Russian warplanes allegedly launched rockets on the northern suburbs of Aleppo, targeting a truck on the road to the Bab Al Salama crossing point, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The network also stated that…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0210
Location
Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
الدانا
Shaam News Network and Aljazeera Mubashner reported that civilian relief trucks were allegedly struck by Russian warplanes in the town of Al Dana. No deaths or injuries were initially reported. Aljazeera Mubashner’s footage is entitled: ‘Aftermath of Russian bombing after they targeted relief trucks in Al Dana in Idlib.’ An interviewed man says the targeted…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0211
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا
At least 37 civilians, including four children, were reported killed – and more than 72 others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the market in the centre of Ariha, according to multiple reports. Amnesty International placed the death toll at 49 following an investigation. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Russian…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
37–49
Civilians reported injured
72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0209
Location
Tabaqa (Al Thawrah), Raqqa, Syria
الثورة
Two to five non-combatants were reported killed following an alleged Russian airstrike targeting the Al Makassem area in Tabaqa. The victims were named by Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered. The group also posted images of homes which were allegedly targeted in the morning of November 28th. Additionally, three individuals used their Twitter accounts to report the…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0208
Location
Abbada, Aleppo, Syria
أباد
A family of four was reported killed in the village of Abbad in the Aleppo countryside, following alleged Russian raids. An eyewitness reported the following to Orient News: “Everyone here works in agriculture and shepherding. I was in the shop buying some things and we saw the plane. It struck the first blow on the…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0203
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
Two civilians were killed including one child in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib. There were two events several hours apart. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others, one attack struck a school which suffered major damage and was no longer in use. Two victims were named SNHR.
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0207
Location
Sawara, Daraa, Syria
الصورة
Up to six non-combatants including three children were reported killed and many injured in an alleged Russian (or possibly Assad regime) airstrike on Sawara, according to multiple sources. Shaam News Network reported that five civilians (including three children) died in the attack, and that “a large number” were wounded. According to the Syrian Network for…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0205
Location
Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان
Three civilians were reported killed, and five to six injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. Shaam News Network said the raid targeted the only water well in the town – at a time when a number of citizens were using the facility. It posted…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0206
Location
Banis, Aleppo, Syria
بانص
Seven to eight civilians were reported killed, including two women and four children, and at least people 20 injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Bansh, according to the Shaam News Network and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Shaam posted a video depicting the aftermath of the alleged attack, stating that…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0204
Location
Dayr Al Asafir, Damascus, Syria
دير العصافير
Four non-combatants were reported killed – and several injured – following alleged Russian or Assad regime “violent raids” that struck civilian homes in Dayr al Asafeer, according to reports. The White Helmets said the attack caused a huge fire which they extinguished but did not mention who the planes belonged to – referring only to…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0202
Location
Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Two sisters and their mother were among four civilians killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to reports. Local journalist Bassel al Darwish said “Assad’s criminal planes and Russia” were responsible for the deaths. The FSA and the Damascus Centre blamed the regime. And Syria 2011 and the local…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0200
Location
As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
السخنة
Six or more civilians were reported killed including up to four women when Russian warplanes allegedly shelled As Sukhna. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, one of the rockets targeted two houses, “which killed six civilians including a child and three women.” The VDC has named the six victims that were killed during…
Summary
Published
27 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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