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Incident Date

5 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0019

Location

الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least six and as many as 17 civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes – reportedly by Russian jets – on the ISIL-occupied city of Al Bab near Aleppo. According to Qasioun the strikes hit “a popular food market in the city, resulting in mass civilian casualties, and the burning of several cars and…

Summary

Published
5 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2015

Incident Code

CS132

Location

الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that "Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet." https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/650746647585128448 It was claimed in an associated SNN website comment by Suleyman…

Summary

Published
4 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

4 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0018

Location

أم شرشوح, Umm Sharshuh, Homs, Syria
An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.” The…

Summary

Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0016

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft returned to the attack at Jisr al Shughour, with the Kremlin carrying out strikes which it said targeted ‘uninhabited‘ militant storage depots, an all-terrain vehicle workshop, and a base. There were some reports that Syrian aircraft also participated in the attacks. According to the Syrian Network at least one of the strikes hit…

Summary

Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0017

Location

غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the…

Summary

Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0014

Location

إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a "double tap’"strike which killed one of their rescuers and…

Summary

Published
3 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture (Livestock)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0015

Location

عقرب, Akrab, Hama, Syria
The Syrian Network reported that Russian warplanes attacked Akrab, a town under the control of the Free Syrian Army, in a joint attack with the Assad regime. All4Syria also reported that “regime forces tried to storm the town, in southern Hama, after several raids by Russian aviation, resulting in several casualties among civilians.“ Two rockets,…

Summary

Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0013

Location

عقيربات, Akeerbat, Hama, Syria
A reported airstrike on the sheep market at Akeerbat village killed six civilians, including a child. While some blamed Russia, others such as the Syrian Network initially held the Syrian regime responsible. Five victims were later named.

Summary

Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0012

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According…

Summary

Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
19–80
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0008

Location

تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Intense bombardment was reported on the 2nd of October 2016 in and around the province of Aleppo.  In the town of Tadef two people were reported to have been killed as a result raids that were widely blamed on Russia. Only one source, Sada Islamic, blamed the coalition for the strikes publishing photos of the…

Summary

Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0009

Location

دير حافر‎, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including three children were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafir. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, ten civilians were also injured when the attack struck the local market. Al Jazeera placed the death toll at 25 while Shaam Network said that 20 were killed. There were some local…

Summary

Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–25
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0010

Location

اللطامنة, Al-Latamnah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital at Al-Latamnah resulted in injuries to a number of medics and severe damage to the building, according to the Syrian Observatory. Although the Syrian Network for Human Rights described the attack as the work of the Syrian regime, the Russian MoD has confirmed a number of airstrikes…

Summary

Published
2 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0011

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian…

Summary

Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0007

Location

الهبيط, Al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including one or two children were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Al Habeet. The 9pm attack was said to involve high-explosive rockets, and three of the the dead, two men and a child were later named. Another child may also have died in the incident according to some…

Summary

Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0006

Location

بليون‎, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Belyon, near Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib, reportedly killed four civilians including a woman and child. ‘Several others’ were said to have been injured in the attack, some seriously. SN4HR placed the civilian slightly higher at six deaths, noting that “the town is under the control of…

Summary

Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 September 2015

Incident Code

RS0003

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,…

Summary

Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
65–72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 September 2015

Incident Code

RS0004

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to SN4HR, Russian actions reportedly killed eight or more civilians – including four children, most from one family – in a further series of strikes as part of the Kremlin’s first day of military action in Syria. VDC placed the toll at 11 civilian deaths, with its local contact reporting: “Russian warplanes, likely Sukhoi…

Summary

Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
40–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 September 2015

Incident Code

RS0001

Location

المكرمية, Al Makrmeya, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that a Russian airstrike at Al Makrmeya had killed a non-combatant. No other details were given. VDC named an adult male civilian from Makrameih as having been killed by alleged Russian strikes. They also published a graphic photo of his body.  

Summary

Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 September 2015

Incident Code

RS0005

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Allegedly Russian warplanes shelled Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Jisr Al Shoughour city, killed one individual and destroyed the mosque completely.” Footage showed the mosque and surrounding houses to be severely damaged, with other reports placing the death toll higher. Two videos were posted. In one,…

Summary

Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 September 2015

Incident Code

RS0002

Location

الزعفرانة, Za`faranah, Homs, Syria
Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of…

Summary

Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
46
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 September 2015

Incident Code

CS131

Location

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
One or more non-combatant males were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike at Ma’adan by a number of sources. All were agreed that one unnamed man was killed and seven people injured. The Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies and Raqaa is Being Slaughtered listed, Munzer Ali Al A’asskar, as having been killed in…

Summary

Published
28 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 September 2015

Incident Code

CS130

Location

السلخة, Jala'a (Al-Salakha), Deir Ezzor, Syria
France’s first air strike in Syria was alleged to have killed at least 30 child soldiers of Islamic State, according to reports. The attack – which France later declared was a five-hour raid by multiple aircraft on a ‘Daesh training camp’ – targeted among other sites a palm grove at Al Shalkha, near the town…

Summary

Published
27 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 September 2015

Incident Code

CS129

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An adult male named as Muhammad Khalifa al Hasan – a civil engineer from Bokros in Deir Ezzor – was allegedly killed in a Coalition strike according to some sources. Others said he had died in a regime attack. A Facebook page covering the locality of Deir Ezzor, where the victim is from, noted that…

Summary

Published
21 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

20 September 2015

Incident Code

CS128

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
An internally displaced person, a young girl named as Fatima Hasan Al Steif from Aleppo, was allegedly killed by a Coalition strike according to sources. Fatima was said to be the daughter of Hasan Al Steif, and the family had been displaced from the town of Al Safira, in Aleppo province, to Raqaa. In its…

Summary

Published
20 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

19 September 2015

Incident Code

CS127

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two women, sharing the same surname, al-Naji, were reported by a single source as having been killed in a Coalition strike at Raqaa. They are listed as originally from Talbissa is Homs. No other details about this even are presently known. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for November 2019 – published on January…

Summary

Published
19 September 2015
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

16 September 2015

Incident Code

CS126

Location

جديد عقيدات, Jadid Akidat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Six civilians were reported killed and 10 injured in either a Coalition or Assad regime airstrike. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Six civilians were killed including children while no less than 10 others were wounded by the aerial bombardment by the U.S led coalition warplanes in Jadid Akidat in the eastern countryside…

Summary

Published
16 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
5–13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

13 September 2015

Incident Code

CS125

Location

معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
Up to 15 Islamic State fighters, including two aged under 16, were reported killed by a Coalition airstrike 10km west of Ma’dan. The teenage boys were said to be members of the ISIL youth movement ‘Cubs of the Caliphate.’ One report said that a checkpoint was targeted. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the…

Summary

Published
13 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 September 2015

Incident Code

CS124

Location

الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies,  reported that three non-combatant males, sharing the same surname of al Khoudar, died in an alleged Coalition strike at Al Toub. No further details were given. Syrian Martyrs also listed the dead while quoting the same source. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for…

Summary

Published
11 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 September 2015

Incident Code

CS123

Location

الثورة‎, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria
Up to 20 adult civilians were reported killed and injured alongside 15 children after Coalition aircraft reportedly bombed forcibly-engaged civilians who were being forced to dig ditches by Islamic State. The children reportedly belonged to ISIL’s Cubs of Al Khilafa youth organisation. The casualties occurred in the morning at the village of Krin, west of…

Summary

Published
9 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
30–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 September 2015

Incident Code

CS122

Location

دير الزور‎, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that a non-combatant male named as Khitab al Zaher Al Hussein died in an alleged Coalition strike on Dayr ez Zawr. Mr al Hussein was reportedly from al Kharita in the province. The two sources were unclear as to whether he had died in Deir…

Summary

Published
6 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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