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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1146
Location
الجينة, Al Jeineh, Aleppo, Syria
Up to nine civilians including children and a woman died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Al Jeineh, local media said – though it was unclear whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Many reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs in the attacks. Syria News…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1147
Location
عرب سعيد, Arab Said, Idlib, Syria
Between three and 13 civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a fuel market in Arab Said, according to local media. The majority of victims were reportedly so badly burnt that it was impossible to identify them. The lowest death count was give by Radio…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–13
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1148
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians died a several more were wounded in an airstrike on Atarbib, according to local media. While at least two sources blamed Russia, one pointed towards the regime, and many others didn’t identify the culprit. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, Radio Al Kul and Halab Today blamed Russia. According to…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1149
Location
قبطان الجبل, Qibtan al Ghabal, Aleppo, Syria
Five named civilians died and up to dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Qebtan al-Jabal, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at three, including one girl, and…
Summary
Published
13 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1134
Location
تير معلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and between seven and 15 others were wounded from airstrikes on the village of Teir Ma’ala, specifically a makeshift hospital in the village. The majority of sources attributed the attacks to Russian warplanes, but @Talbisah2011 blamed regime jets. A local media activist named Kenan Abu Osama described the incident: “I…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
LC039a
Location
بالقرب مدرسة خليج التحدي, Vicinity of Gulf Challenge School, Surt, Libya
Various sources reported the death of Mohammed al-Qadhafi as a result of a US airstrike on his family home in Sirte. Tek burns everything said on Facebook: "Mohammed al-Qadhafi, from Farajan of the family of Alwasa name of his mother, Haniyeh Faraj, lives in outside the planned district next to the Gulf Challenge School. Today,…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1135
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes reportedly destroyed a Pediatrics and Gynecology hospital on 12th August 2016 in Kafr Hamra. At least three civilians were killed, and seven or more wounded, mostly members of a medical staff, women, or children. Some of the personnel working in the hospital were affected; both a nurse and an ambulance driver were killed in…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1136
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and six civilians were killed and at least an additional six civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on August 12th, which reportedly struck a vegetable market in Kafr Naha town in the Western part of Aleppo governorate. Despite the numbers of civilian casualties reported, only one adult male was named by the…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1131
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 20 civilians were killed and up to 30 more were wounded, including women, when warplanes launched two airstrikes against the neighbourhood of Fardous. The airstrikes reportedly struck the local market. Syrian Newsdesk and @RadioAlKul blamed Russian warplanes. However, All4Syria and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the use of barrel bombs…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
17–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1137
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Two male children were killed and several more wounded, including women and children, from airstrikes targeting the town of Dara Azza. Local sources, including Halab Today and @AleppoNN, identified Russian planes as responsible for the airstrikes. However, DMC published footage showing “the moment explosive barrels” – a weapon known to be used by the Assad…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1138
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Another hospital was reportedly struck on 12th August 2016. At least 12 civilians including four women and between eight and ten children died, and up to 15 more were injured, in five air raids launched against the town of Hayyan, according to sources on the ground. The children’s hospital was reportedly destroyed by the airstrikes,…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
12–14
Civilians reported injured
7–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1139
Location
منطقة المتحف وسوق الهال, Souq al Hal, Raqqa, Syria
Between four and six civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Souq al-Hal near the town of Orme al-Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the regime were responsible for the casualties. The Smart News Agency and All4syria for among sources blaming Russia.…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1132
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Seven named civilians died and up to 50 more were wounded in multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local media. According to @lebanon4_com, 30 civilians died in the Russian strikes, though the Violations Documentation Center put the number at seven. @DoumaRevolution added that 50 more civilians were wounded in 12 raids.
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–30
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1133
Location
تلعادة, Tal Adeh, Idlib, Syria
Between five and nine civilians were killed, including children, and between 10 and 15 more were injured from two air raids that targeted the town of Tal Adeh in the Idlib countryside. Baladi News published a video depicting volunteers searching the rubble for survivors of the airstrikes. Local sources were conflicted as to who was…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 August 2016
Incident Code
LC039
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported that between 20 and 31 civilians were killed and around 30 more injured as a result of airstrikes in Ganfouda. Two targets appear to have been struck – a residential home and a prison. While some sources claimed the attack was conducted by an unknown foreign drone, others blame the LNA or…
Summary
Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–31
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
French Military
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
CS293
Location
ذيبان, Ziban, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Coalition airstrikes on ‘ISIL oil tankers’ reportedly resulted in the death of a civilian driver and the injuring of others. In September 2020, the Coalition admitted that a strike had been conducted on August 11th 2016 against Daesh equipment, killing one civilian and injuring at least one other. According to the Syrian Observatory, “Coalition warplanes…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1126
Location
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Dana, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. LCCSY put the death toll at 11. Many sources attributed the airstrikes to regime planes, including Baladi, the…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Codes
CS292 RS1127
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, between 13 and 30 civilians were killed and up to 70 more injured from airstrikes from either a Russian or a Coalition strike on al Idkhar neighbourhood in Raqqa City. Both belligerents report bombing in the area. Raqaa is Being Slaughtered initially reported on the morning of August 11th:…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
13–30
Civilians reported injured
13–70
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1128
Location
ﺣﻠﺐ, Bazza square, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Reports estimated that between eight and 10 civilians were killed and an additional five to 13 more wounded, including two children, in airstrikes on Bazza square in Old Aleppo, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed the regime for the event, though one blamed Russia and a significant number of others didn’t identify…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1129
Location
الراموسة, Ramousa, Aleppo, Syria
At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in airstrikes and artillery fire on the Ramousa neighbourhood in Aleppo, local media reported. Most sources attributed the airstrikes to Russian aircraft, which reportedly carried out eight air raids, though there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1130
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between five and six civilians – four from the same family – were killed and at least two others were wounded by more than two airstrikes on the city of Khan Sheikhoun, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to whether the planes belonged to Russia or the regime. Most of those injured were reportedly…
Summary
Published
11 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
USSOM060
Location
Saakow, Middle Juba, Somalia
US forces helped Somali commandos in an operation in southern Somalia that killed several members of al Shabaab, a Pentagon official said on August 16th. The operation took place on August 10th. Somali forces approached an al Shabaab checkpoint. The terrorists reportedly opened fire and a gun battle ensued. “US advisers accompanied the Somali-led force,…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
,
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1119
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 11 civilians including women and children were killed, and up to 30 more injured by airstrikes on the town of Orme al Kubra, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame for the casualties. The Syrian Network for Human Rights gave conflicting…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–11
Civilians reported injured
5–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1120
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to ten civilians were killed, including "a woman and her four daughters", and 20 more injured in airstrikes on the town of Halta, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both The Shaam News Network (SNN) and…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1121
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
Reports estimated that between 11 and 23 civilians were killed and between 30 and 70 more were injured airstrikes on Idlib City – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Responsibility for the strikes was attributed to both regime and Russian warplanes by the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–23
Civilians reported injured
30–70
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1122
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
At least five and as many as 11 civilians, including three children were killed by air raids carried out on August 10th in Maarat al Numan, local media reported. Additionally, ten to 30 other civilians were wounded from the air raids.The Shaam News Network identified the planes as being Russian warplanes. However, Alsouria and @Maaramc12…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1123
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least three airstrikes on Ariha killed between up to six civilians and wounded up to 20 more including five women, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Smart News Agency attributed the shelling to regime warplanes. The Smart News agency reported that “regime warplanes launched three raids on the city…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1124
Location
سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
At least one male civilian was killed and between 3 and 10 were wounded by airstrikes on the town of Saraqib, according to local media. There are however multiple reports of the death of a female child too - she was not named. Multiple sources, including The Shaam News Network (SNN), identified both regime and…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1125
Location
معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Three air strikes with cluster bombs stuck the residential neighbourhood of Maarat Misrin and killed four named civilians including two children. According to Elfgr News, up to nine civilians were wounded, "some of whom were ministered to the hospital Al-Bab-Hawa border crossing". According to the Shaam News Network, “warplane strikes” carried out by “Assad’s and…
Summary
Published
10 August 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 August 2016
Incident Code
RS1117
Location
تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed by warplane rockets, according to Halab Today and VDS-SY. A further two civilians were also injured in the attack, according to the Smart News Agency. Sources attributed the attack to Russian warplanes, and reported that fires broke out in civilian homes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
9 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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