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Incident Date
14 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0274
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians including one child were killed in airstrike on Maarat Al Numan, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Both Shaam News Network and Almarra Today reported that the Russians were responsible for firing cluster bombs on the city, while…
Summary
Published
14 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0270
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
The Al A’maq agency (linked to so-called Islamic State) produced multiple reports on alleged Russian airstrikes which targeted the city of Maskaneh. They stated that two raids hit a popular market in the city, killing 25 civilians, injuring 33 (including 10 in critical condition) and causing destruction of property. But the Syrian Network for Human Rights…
Summary
Published
13 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
24–25
Civilians reported injured
30–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0272
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between 42 and 70 civilians, including five women nine to 20 children were killed and between 24 and 250 others wounded in aerial and missile bombardments of Douma and nearby locations in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that shelling by the regime killed 38, including five women and…
Summary
Published
13 December 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
42–70
Civilians reported injured
24–250
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0271
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Three adult males (one named as Othman al-Shayta aka Abu Omar possibly a civilian), were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Harasta. The same dead were listed by the White Helmets who said that six air raids and artillery bombing on civilian neighbourhoods in Harasta had led to the deaths of three people, the injuring of…
Summary
Published
13 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0273
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Sakhour, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. Five additional victims may also have died, including a woman and girl. Halab TV also reported at least one death from an air raid, though did not identify a perpetrator: “Warplanes launched two air strikes…
Summary
Published
13 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
CS156
Location
كبش, Kabsh, Raqqa, Syria
At least six civilians were killed and four injured in what was reported as a Coalition drone strike at Kabsh in northern Al Raqqah. The attack targeted what was described as “a small convoy of vehicles transporting passengers”. A minibus carrying the civilians was said to have been destroyed. The Syrian Press Centre was the…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0263
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One civilian was reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the VDC. The victim has been named as Zamzam Abdo Al Laban from Kafr Zita Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0264
Location
Saba’a wa Arba’een, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian attack by helicopters on southern rural villages of Hassaka, according to Siraj Al Hasskawi, an activist from the region. Hasskawi noted that if the helicopters proved to be Russian then this would be the first raid in the area since the announcement…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0265
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Between 13 and 33 civilians, including three women and nine children, were killed and between 30 and 60 injured in airstrikes on Daesh-occupied Mabij, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The IS news agency Al A’maq reported that…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
13–33
Civilians reported injured
30–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0266
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Between 14 and 20 civilians, including three women and two children, were killed and between two and 12 injured in airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially reported that four non-combatants,…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
14–20
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0267
Location
السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Twelve civilians – most of which were women and children – were killed and several injured in an airstrike on Al Soussa – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. One source also blames the Coalition. The Shaam News Network initially reported that 10 non-combatants…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0268
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed and 20 injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Al Bab. Up to 10 ISIL militants were also reported killed. Media activist Nassim Al Shamali said Russian warplanes launched several raid with cluster bombs on Daesh-occupied Al Bab, targeting al Noveaute street, Dowar al Manshie and several other…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0269
Location
سقبا, Sakba, Damascus, Syria
Between four and five non-combatants were killed in airstrikes on Sakba, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that two civilians died in two alleged Russian strikes on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported unspecified losses also due to alleged Russian attacks. However, footage of the attack from two separate…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0262
Location
الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Violations Documentation Centre alleged that Russian warplanes carried out dawn airstrikes on Najieh village. One adult male victim has been named by the VDC as Nabeil Shawa, who died “due to his wounds sustained by Russian air forces shelling of the town with cluster bombs.” The village…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0257
Location
الباغوز, Al Baghouz, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An alleged Russian air raid on the village of al Baghouz in eastern Deir Ezzor led to at least three deaths including a child. According to area blogger al Hussein al Hashimi “a raid on the village of al Baghouz targeting the home of Raheel al Majoul led to the death of Ibrahim al Majoul.…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0258
Location
هجين, Hajeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was reported killed and another civilian injured in an alleged Russian airstrike at Hajeen. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0259
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Two male civilians were reported killed in either a Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Arbeen. The town’s local medical committee reported “Dozens of injured received by the hospital in Arbeen after the outskirts of the town of Arbeen, Zamalka and other eastern Ghouta towns were targeted by warplanes that are still targeting public places…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0255
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
One male child, Khaled Nihad al-Nuna , was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the Violations Documentation Centre. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0260
Location
القصابية, Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria
Between four and eight civilians including three children were killed and more than 20 injured in an airstrike on Al Qassabiya – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes struck a centre for bread distribution in the town and…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0256
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fardous, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0261
Location
زغير, Zughayr, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and seven non-combatants were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zughayr, according to the Shaam News Network and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the civilians died when an oil field was targeted by Russian warplanes. SNN put the death toll higher, at seven.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0252
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One 30-year-old male civilian, Mohammad Muffed Razzouq, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Salheen, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0253
Location
كفر زيتة, Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The victims were named by the VDC. While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0254
Location
بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one woman and her two children were killed in an airstrike on Baza’a – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified non-combatants as killed in Russian shelling. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, blamed the regime.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
CS155
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a casualty event previously unknown to Airwars, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that one civilian was killed during a US airstrike against a high value target in Raqqah. According to the official release, “On Dec. 10, 2015, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during strikes against Siful Sujan, an ISIL external operations planner, it was…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0247
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Nine civilians including four women and five children were killed in an airstrike on the village of Mraand, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said that eight non-combatants died as a result of a Russian missile targeting…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0248
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
A male child, named as nine month old Ahmad Hamze Layla, was killed in an airstrike on Anadan, according to both the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. It is unclear whether regime or Russian forces were responsible for the alleged raid. The VDC said the victim was killed by Russian…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0249
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Centre named one unidentified adult male as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. In addition, the Syrian Human Rights Campaign reported that a boy named as Yazan Jamil el Sha’eel “died of wounds sustained from Russian airstrikes on civilians’ homes.” According to another source there were heavy Russian air raids on…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0250
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including women and children were killed and more than 15 injured in an airstrike on a bakery in Salheen. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said non-combatants were targeted by Russian warplanes as they went to buy…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0251
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
Twenty-three civilians including eight children and one woman were reported killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on a residential area of Hamouriya, according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially said 14 non-combatants died in a “massacre” by Russian warplanes.…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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