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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1649
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
In a single source claim, five civilians were killed - including three brothers under the age of 18 and their mother, and a man - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
TS011
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A child was reportedly killed and 12 more people injured as a result of Turkish artillery shelling in Al Bab. The ISIS-affiliated media outlet Al A’amaq reported: "A child was killed and 12 people injured by Turkish artillery on the neighbourhoods of Al Bab northeast of Aleppo.“ Ajal posted a similar report on Twitter, though…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1650
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
On November 20, 2016, up to 16 civilians, including a family of six with four children, were reportedly killed by aerial shelling containing chlorine gas in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo. Local sources differ on whether the strike can be attributed to Russia or the Syrian regime. SMART News Agency reported six civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1639
Location
حي الانصاري, Al-Ansari, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al Ansari neighbourhood reportedly killed between five and seven civilians and wounded up to dozens, reported local media - though sources disagreed as to whether the strikes were carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime. None of the victims were identified by name, but most sources reported that the death toll…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1640
Location
قاضي عسكر, Qadi Askar, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians, including two children and two women, were reportedly killed and more than 20 were wounded due to alleged Russian or joint Russian-Syrian regime shelling of Qadi Askar, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most sources reported that eight civilians were killed by the airstrikes, while just one, the Syrian Network for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1641
Location
الصاخور, al-Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that several civilians were killed and injured following Russia or Assad regime airstrikes targeting the city of al-Sakhour, Aleppo. Sources did not provide detailed information about the victims, and most sources merely referred to 'several' or 'numbers' of killed and wounded. However, several reports mentioned that the city had been struck by…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1642
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and as many as 15 more were injured following airstrikes targeting al-Fardous, Aleppo, local sources reported. The sources were, however, not clear as to whether the Syrian regime or Russia were to blame for the strikes. Sources reported that between two and four…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS380
Location
تل السمن, Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
ISIL’s media wing was among those reporting the deaths of five civilians in an alleged Coalition air raid on Tal al Samin. According to Al A’Amaq, “five people were killed after their home was targeted with an air raid in the village of Tal al Samin Janoubi, north of Raqqa.” However, heavy artlllery strikes were…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1638
Location
الهللك, Huluk, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that Syrian or Russian airstrikes and artillery killed up to four civilians and injured several more in the al-Huluk neighbourhood, Aleppo. Sources reported that al-Huluk was among the many neighbourhoods in Aleppo which was subject to air raids and artillery shelling that day. The shelling reportedly killed between three and four civilians. While…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS381
Location
بعاص, Bia'as, Raqqa, Syria
Between 8 and 11 civilians died in what both the Syrian Network and Syrian Observatory called a ‘massacre’ – following alleged Coalition strikes on Bia’as. According to Shaam News Network, “clashes [between ISIL and SDF] have moved into the centre of Tal Al Samin where international coalition aircraft, has launched dozens of air raids on…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1643
Location
باب الحديد, Bab Al Hadeed, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were reportedly killed in an air or artillery strike on the Bab al-Hadid neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to a single source. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "at least four victims died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Bab Al Hadeed neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 19, 2016." There were few…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS382
Location
العبارة, `Abbarah, Raqqa, Syria
A named mother and child were killed and five civilians injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on al I’bara. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, Khatoun Shawwaz al Hamoud and her young son Hamad died when the Coalition targeted their village. The Syrian Observatory reported that the airstrikes also displaced other civilians from the village.…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1644
Location
مرج الزهور, Marj Al Zuhur, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Airstrikes, targeting the village of Marj al-Zuhour in the countryside of Idlib, killed up to nine civilians, reportedly from the same family, including one woman and three children, and injured up to another 24. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Most sources put the death…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1625
Location
جمعية الهادي, Jami'yat Al Hadi, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, a child and an elderly woman, were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jami'yat Al Hadi, Aleppo, according to local media. All of the known sources which attributed the event to a belligerent, reported that Russian warplanes were responsible. Shahba Press reported that the event was Russian air raids, whilst Step News…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CI343
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in Tal Afar due to airstrikes and shelling, according to many local sources. Yaqein reported that scores of unarmed civilians were killed by Coalition strikes as well as selling by government-aligned militias. A source told Yaqein that Tal Afar hospital is currently teeming with dozens of people injured…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CS379
Location
باتبو, Batabo, Aleppo, Syria
A unilateral US airstrike on a Fatah al Sham leader may also have killed up to three members of his immediate family. The Syrian Observatory initially reported that “an unidentified plane – it’s not clear whether international coalition or Russian – targeted a car carrying several people near the town of Batabo in the western…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
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
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CI344
Location
حي التنك, Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
More than 20 civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul following the alleged coalition airstrike, according to local sources. An initial report from ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq said that 7 people died and 14 injured in a Coalition bombing on the Al Tanak neighbourhood of Mosul. Other outlets released similar figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1621
Location
حي جسر الحج, Jisr al Haj neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Halab News listed two unidentified civilians as killed in a Russian strike in Jisr al Haj neighbourhood, Aleppo. @ShahbaPress and @Syrianewstime also tweeted that two civilians were killed by Russian warplanes. However, @rola1katib, @RfsNorth, @alepponow1 all reported that helicopters had dropped barrel bombs on the neighbourhood, meaning that regime involvement can't be ruled out.
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1635
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as six civilians - including women and children - suffocated to death, and up to 19 were injured, when an explosive barrel containing poisonous chloride gas struck the residential neighbourhood named Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the alleged chloride attack. Some sources…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1622
Location
حي كرم الطراب, Karam al Tarab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
On Friday, November 18, 2016, local media reported that two civilians were killed in an alleged Russian bombing of the Karam al Tarab neighbourhood in Aleppo, northwestern Syria. Syriansnews reported that various neighborhoods in Aleppo, including Karam al Tarab, had been hit with artillery bombings and airstrikes on the day of the incident. Halab News…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1636
Location
حي الصاخور, Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Four to six civilians were killed, and up to 24 were wounded in alleged air and artillery strikes on Al Sakhour, Aleppo. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. However, one source blamed both belligerents for this airstrike. There was confusion among sources as to the type of bomb used…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1627
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Bab Al Nairab neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources said that both al electricity station and a civil defense center had been struck - though didn't mention any civilian harm in these particular strikes. According to the Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1630
Location
بلدة عرادة, Arada Town, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as seven civilians from one family were killed and more than 13 others injured in an airstrike on the village of Arada in Aleppo, according to local media - though sources remain unclear as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The source Aksalsear News, reported that the family died as a…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1623
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and four civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Sukkari neighbourhood, according to local media. Sky News blamed the regime. Halab News listed four unidentified civilians as killed by a Russian raid. A number of other sources said two civilians died.
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1631
Location
كفر ناصح, Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians were killed and between five and ten wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Nasseh, Aleppo. Syria News Desk reported that "a civilian was killed and five others wounded by Russian aviation raids targeting the town of Kafr Nasseh with cluster bombs." Whilst the source Aleppo AMC also reported that…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1626
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike which struck Al-Bayan Surgical Hospital in Al-Sha'ar neighborhood, Aleppo, according to local media. Some sources have attributed blame to the Syrian regime for the alleged airstrikes, and others have blamed Russian warplanes. At least one elderly man was reported wounded, however, others sources…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1624
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Halab News named one victim, Yunus Ali Abd al Rahman (also named by Hamza AlYousuf) as killed in a Russian strike on Kafr Naha, Aleppo. However, Halab News was the only outlet that directly accused Russia of carrying out raids; other sources didn't apportion blame.
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1632
Location
ياقد العدس, Yaqid Al Adas Village, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 30 civilians were reported killed and dozens wounded in a raid of concussion rockets on Yaqid Al Adas, Aleppo, according to multiple sources - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Khalid al-Qasim, a field activist in Northern Aleppo, told Ara News that the death toll was…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–30
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1637
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
As many as ten civilians were killed - and dozens more were wounded - in alleged air and artillery strikes which struck Salheen, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Many sources blamed both the Syrian regime and Russian warplanes for the raids. However, one local…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1628
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and ten civilians including a woman and up to three children died and as many as 17 others were wounded in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to Russia, putting the death toll…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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