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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1401
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
According to local sources air and artillery strikes hit the city Anadan north of Aleppo, killing one or two civilians. According to Nabd Syria, “two people were killed and others wounded in Anadan due to regime warplanes and artillery shelling”. One source, Muslm, attributed the strikes to both the Assad regime and Russia, while Jsirtv…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1404
Location
Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
دارة عزة
Two civilians including a child died and 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Darat Izza, according to local media. According to All4Syria, “Russian warplanes carried out three raids, two with missiles and one with cluster bombs, targeting civilians' houses. Two people were killed and more wounded. Shops and houses were…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
CS326
Location
Al Azizeya [exact location], Aleppo, Syria
العزيزية
Up to five civilians were reported injured in a Coalition strike, though it later denied any civilians casualties had occured in the event. According to ISIL’s media arm “three women and a child were wounded in American warplane shelling in Al-Azizeya, south west of Al-Rae’i.” A Coalition report issued December 1st 2016 insisted that “Oct.…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1400
Location
Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
Up to seven civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a hospital in al Sakhour, Aleppo, according to local media. Most sources claimed that six or seven civilians were killed, among these hospital staff and civil defense workers. Syria News Desk provided details from the incident, reporting that “seven…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1394
Location
al Sheikh Said, Aleppo, Syria
شيخ سعيد
Local sources reported that alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes in Sheik Said, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians. “So_ria98” attributed the strike to Russia, while the media Zaman al-Wasl pointed to both the Assad regime and Russia. There are no other details available at this time.
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1399
Location
Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria
بستان الباشا
According to local media, alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes killed six civilians from one family in Aleppo's Bustan al Basha neighbourhood. Only one child from the family was said to have survived the attack. Al-Jazeera published a video, showing how the surviving child, named Shihab, was rescued from the rubble while the rest of his…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1397
Location
al Hallak, Aleppo, Syria
الهلّك
Between three and eight civilians including a child and a woman died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Aleppo al Hallak neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that three civilians died in a strike by regime warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who blamed Russia, put the number…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1398
Location
Baeedin, Aleppo, Syria
بعيدين
Three civilians including a woman died and up to 11 more people were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Baeedin, according to local media. A number of sources said that the three victims were elderly people. The media opposition activist Abu Mohammad al-Halab told Syria News Desk that “the Russian air force struck houses in…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS325 TS004
Location
Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
دابق
Between 5 and 8 civilians were reported killed in a Coalition or unilateral Turkish airstrike at Dabiq. According to LCCSY, “eight civilians from one family, mostly women and children, were martyred due to International Coalition warplanes shelling #Dabiq village in the northern countryside.” Shaam News also said eight died – which it claimed included 5 children…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1391
Location
al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, Syria
الشيخ فارس
Up to four civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo's al Sheikh Faress neighbourhood, according to local media. Information was sparse but al-Hayat reported that “according to the Syrian Observatory, two children were killed in Sheikh Fares due to warplanes shelling” while Halab News Network reported that the…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1393
Location
al Zarbadia, Aleppo, Syria
الزبدية
According to local sources, air and artillery strikes hit the neighbourhood of al-Zarbadia in Aleppo, killing up to three civilians and wounding as many as six more. According to the Smart News Agency, "regime artillery shelling by Assad forces stationed in Hamdaneya stadium targeted the Al-Zebdiya neighbourhood and killed three children and wounded six others…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1390
Location
Jeb al Qubba, Aleppo, Syria
جب القبة
SMO News reported that “Russian warplanes shelling targeted Al-Shawqi hospital in Jib Al-Quba and destroyed it. Some people were killed and others wounded.” Likewise Al-Jazeera reported how the hospital was left destroyed after the strikes. There are no other details available at this time.
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1392
Location
Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
According to local media, alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hit and destroyed a major hospital in al-Sakhour in Aleppo, killing up to four civilians and wounding 15 more. Al Jazeera reported: “Russian and Syrian warplanes shelled the biggest hospital still working in Eastern Aleppo, destroying it and forcing it out of service, as well…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1389
Location
al Halak, Aleppo, Syria
الهلّك
One civilian died and others were wounded in what most sources said was a Syrian regime artillery strike on Aleppo's al Halak neighbourhood. There was, however, one allegation against Russia. But @al-AMAWI, @Free_TV_Syria, Smart News Agency, Step News Agency, LCCSY and Halab News Network all pointed to a regime artillery strike causing civilian harm.
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1388
Location
Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الأنصاري
According to local media, up to four unidentified civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo's al-Ansari neighbourhood. According to Maser Press, “four civilians were killed and dozens wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in Al-Ansari”. Other sources put the death toll at between one and…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1387
Location
Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Hraitan outside of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The illegal use of cluster bombs was mentioned by several media, while all sources identified Russia as the culprit.
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
CS324
Location
Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Coalition denied that it had killed or injured civilians near Deir ez Zawr on October 1st, despite local claims. According to reports, multiple bridges were targeted in Coalition strikes on October 1st, with Step News reporting that “Coalition warplanes destroyed a number of bridges including Al-Abbas bridge in Abu Kamal, and Al-Nawam.” Other reports…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
CS323
Location
Ghaytun, Aleppo, Syria
غيطون
Islamic State’s media wing Al A’Amaq claimed that “nine people from one family were killed in an American raid on the village of Ghaitoun east of the town of Mare’ in the northern Aleppo countryside.” That assertion appeared to be the basis for most other media reports. Syria Press Centre said the attack happened in…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1386
Location
Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
Up to six civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Latamna, Hama, according to local media. Sources were not clear whether or not Khadija (Um Daher) and Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein) were two people or one person. In this instance they have been listed as two people. According…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1383
Location
Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
كفر حمرة
Local sources reported that the village Kafr Hamra outside of Aleppo was struck by "four" alleged airstrikes which led to the death of one man. According to NabdTV "the Civil defence forces recovered the body of a senior citizen from the rubble which was stuck there for two days". A range of local media also…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1385
Location
al Farjeh, Idlib, Syria
الفرجة
Between four and six civilians including three children and several women died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on the al-Farej camp outside of Idlib, according to local media - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Qasioun and Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1384
Location
Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
Up to two people including a child died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo's al Sakhour neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports said that the strike hit a hospital. According to IranArabSpring, "an unidentified six-year-old child's body was delivered to the mortuary in Aleppo. He…
Summary
Published
1 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
CS322
Location
Hajin Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بادية هجين
Three or four civilian fuel truck drivers were reported killed along with a number of Daesh fighters, in the Hajin Desert area of Deir Ezzor. In September 2020, the Coalition admitted that a strike had been conducted on September 30th 2016 against "Daesh equipment", killing at least three civilians According to blogger Hamad al Ramadan,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS321 RS1382
Location
Bokros, Deir Ezzor, Syria
بقرص
Up to 10 civilians including a family of four died following air raids on Bokros, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian regime, Russia and the Coalition were all blamed. According to Shaam News, “In the town of Bokros Coalition aircraft attacked houses belonging to civilians, which led to the death of four people,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS320 RS1381
Location
Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الشحيل
Two or three children and an elderly woman died in an airstrike on a primary school at al Shaheel, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of the Syrian regime, Russia or the US-led Coalition. Deir Ezzor 24, the Syrian Observatory and Euphrates Post reported only…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS319 RS1380
Location
al Basira, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البصيرة
Between four to 20 civilians were reported killed and 12 or more injured after an alleged Coalition, Russian or Assad regime strike at al Basira, according to local media. A photograph published by Euphrates Post showed what appeared to have been a major strike in a built up area of the town. And a video…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–20
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1379
Location
al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, Syria
الشيخ فارس
Between six and 14 civilians died including up to seven children and four women with dozens more wounded in airstrikes with “bunker busting” missiles on the residential neighbourhood of Al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources attributed this incident to Russia, though one report said that the Assad…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–14
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1376
Location
al Zaitouniat, Aleppo, Syria
الزيتونات
Sixteen or 17 civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Zaitouniat neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local media. Smo-sy reported: “five civilians were killed and others were wounded in the Al Zaitouniat area in the Halak district today [Sept 30th], following Russian bombardment raids.” Several sources mentioned the use of bunker busters…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
16–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1378
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Kafr Zita in Hama - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. Syria News Desk reported: “Two civilians were killed yesterday evening [Sept 30th] due to the Russian warplanes targeting the city of Kafr Zita which…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1375
Location
Kafr Batna, Damascus, Syria
Between eight and nine civilians were reportedly killed in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Kafr Batna in Eastern Ghouta. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at three including one woman with "others" wounded. According to Enabbaladi, "nine people, including seven children, were killed as a result of the targeting…
Summary
Published
30 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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