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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0053
Location
دير العصافير, Dayr Al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
One possible non-combatant was reported killed at Dayr al Asafeer, according to a single source. Shaam News Network reported that a joint air-ground assault by Russian and Assad forces “led to the fall of one martyr” in the town, though no further details were given of their status.
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CS139
Location
السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
An adult male was killed in a reported Coalition strike at Sukhna. While he was described as a civilian by one source, all others reported that he was in fact a combatant. The VDC has named Sabri Abd al Wahab al Ozbaki as a civilian victim of what it says was “coalition air force’s shelling.”…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0056
Location
بزينة, Bazeena, Damascus, Syria
A seven year old girl and two civilian adults were killed and a dozen injured in an airstrike on the town of Bazeena – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The dead child was named as Ghazal Al Tokhi [pictured below], with one…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0054
Location
تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
An adult male civilian named as Ammar Al Ali was reported killed in an alleged new Russian airstrike on Teir Ma’ala. Al Arabiya reported that “The northern countryside of Homs saw a fierce attack [on October 18th] with an attempt to break into the area by regime forces under air cover provided by Russian aircraft.…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0058
Location
الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilian males were reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Russian airstrike at Zerbeih. Three people were also reported injured in the attack. The men were named by VDC as Mohammad Subhi Basheir and Abdo Ali. Footage and interviews from the town showed extreme damage to at least one civilian neighbourhood.…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
RS0057
Location
الوضيحي, Al Widehi, Aleppo, Syria
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0052
Location
عرفة, Arafeih, Idlib, Syria
A young boy named as Mohammad Hussain Al Jassem later died of his injuries, six days after an October 17th airstrike on the town of Arafeih. According to reports the child was injured by shrapnel in the original attack. And on October 31st, a civilian male named as Hasan Ahmad Al Nazouha also died as…
Summary
Published
17 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 October 2015
Incident Code
CS138
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Four named civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Manbij, although opinions were split as to whether the victims had been killed by the Assad regime or by the Coalition. As Ara News noted, “the identity of the planes remains unknown, because of the number of different actors that are bombing the Aleppo countryside…
Summary
Published
17 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0049
Location
كفر كرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
Between ten and 13 civilians including five children died in a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Syrian Network later named some eight of the including one man, two women and five children. One eyewitness said the attack came “Exactly after Friday prayer [when] Russian planes targeted the village of Kafr Karmeen…
Summary
Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0050
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
The White Helmets reported that three children were killed in the countryside near Damascus following a ‘Russian airstrike.’ Al Etihad said the aircraft was a Russian Air Force Su-24. VDC named the children without specifying which nation’s aircraft were responsible. . However Shaam News described the attack as having been the work of the Syrian…
Summary
Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0051
Location
تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
For the second day in a row Russian aircraft reportedly targeted Teir Ma’ala, this time killing nine or more civilians according to reports. “Russian warplanes launched two raids on the town of Teir Ma’alah missiles, one of which targeted the area around the town mosque, which killed nine and about four wounded, mostly women and…
Summary
Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
CS137
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
In a Coalition targeted strike, three men were killed when a car was destroyed at Al Atarib on the road between Sarmada and Bab Al-Hawa. The Coalition originally reported destroying a car at Aleppo on October 15th-16th 2015. This was later amended to a US unilateral action, a targeted killing which the Pentagon said had…
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0042
Location
تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
As many as 57 civilians were killed in a sequence of Russian airstrikes across Homs governorate. According to reports the attacks were in support of a Syrian regime ground offensive, backed by Iranian troops. In Teir Ma’ala, up to 23 non-combatants were said to have died alongside militants in a 6am attack. The Syrian Observatory…
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0043
Location
الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
An air raid shelter in the village of Al Ghantu was reportedly hit in a Russian airstrike, killing up to 48 people from one extended family. Among the dead were at least 23 children and nine women. A local cameraman captured the moment the missile from an apparent Russian Air Force Su-24 hit (see below)…
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
45–48
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0044
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Five civilians were killed in a heavy airstrike on Talbiseh, according to reports. Most attributed the attack to Russia, though at least one local report said the strike was the work of Syrian regime aircraft.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0045
Location
الفرحانية, Al Farhaniah, Homs, Syria
Three civilians were reported by al Jazeera as having been killed in a Russian strike on Al Farhaniah – part of a major wave of attacks that day. However footage of civilians transported to a local hospital described injuries from ‘artillery,’ with Homs News also reporting that regime shelling had targeted the town.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0046
Location
الدار الكبيره, Dar Al Kabira, Homs, Syria
Between three and eight civilians were reported killed in an an alleged Russian airstrike on the small town of Dar Al Kabira in Homs. According to Smart News the event was instead a ‘friendly fire’ incident, with Russian missiles hitting a military academy.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0047
Location
سابقية, Sabkiye, Aleppo, Syria
A husband, wife and their three children, all boys, were reported killed in a Russian airstrike at Sabkiye, in Aleppo governorate. This event is presently single-sourced, with few details known. More broadly, the Syrian Observatory reported a major ground battle taking place at Sabkiye on the same day.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0048
Location
الحاضر, Al Hader Hospital, Aleppo, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes hit the Al Hader hospital in southern Aleppo governorate on two consecutive days, “which led to the fall of victims, including members of the medical staff,” according to Eldorar. The Violations Documentation Center later named 20-day old baby as a victim of the strike.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0039
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
A woman was reported killed in Russia’s first confirmed airstrikes in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus, which struck the suburb of Hamouriya.
Summary
Published
14 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0040
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Two non-combatant males were killed in an alleged Russian strike on Tahtaya and were later named by the Violations and Documentation Centre. Syrian regime aircraft also reportedly bombed the town the day before, killing a woman and her daughter. However according to Qasioun – which posted a video of the attack – the event was…
Summary
Published
14 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0041
Location
الزيارة, Al Zeyara, Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights named a civilian male who was reported killed by cluster munitions following an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Al Zeyara.
Summary
Published
14 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0035
Location
تحتايا, Tahtaya, Idlib, Syria
Two young sisters named were reported by the Violations Documentation Center as having been killed in a Russian attack on Tahtaya in Idlib. A third fatality, an adult man, was later added to the list.
Summary
Published
13 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0036
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
At least five and as many as 15 civilians were reported killed in heavy Russian airstrikes on the town of Darat Izza, according to reports. Al Jazeera said eight members of one family were among the dead. Five of those killed were later named by the local al Kanana Hospital. The Syrian Network for Human…
Summary
Published
13 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0037
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Eight civilians were reported killed in a confirmed Russian airstrike at Hayyan. Images showed heavy destruction in civilian neighbourhoods, with a number of badly injured people rescued. The nearby Hraytan Hospital was also damaged according to Syria Relief and Development: “At 6:45 a.m. this morning in Syria, three Russian missiles targeted Hraytan Hospital, one of…
Summary
Published
13 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0038
Location
تل سلطان, Tall Sultan, Idlib, Syria
Violations Documentation Center named an adult male from the town of Tel Azzan as having been killed in a Russian airstrike on a school building in nearby Tel Sultan, which also reportedly injured two.
Summary
Published
13 October 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0034
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians from one family, including a child and two women, were reported killed after an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tamaanah. Two people were injured. The dead were later listed by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Local media activist Abdul Kader Al Bakri told the Network: “This time we traced a…
Summary
Published
10 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 October 2015
Incident Code
CS136
Location
حربل, Harbel, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, sharing the same surname, were reported killed, either by Coalition airstrikes or a car bomb either in Harbel or in Deir Hafer in Aleppo governorate. According to a Sultan Al-Musalmeh, two “young men” were killed by a car bomb when they were trying to “emigrate from Syria”. All sources identified the individuals as…
Summary
Published
10 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0031
Location
تل عاس, Telaas, Idlib, Syria
A possible civilian was reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Telaas near Khan Shaykhoun. VDC named one adult male as a non-combatant victim. However, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only that “A fighter from a combat force was killed from wounds sustained after Russian planes targeted Brigade 13 in Telaas in southern Idlib…
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0032
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamana’h, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in Al-Tamana’h. While the Violations Documentation Center attributed the deaths to Russian aircraft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were killed as a result of actions by Syrian regime helicopters.
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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