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September 14, 2017
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جديد بكارة, Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA major civilian casualty incident took place on the village of Jadid Bakara, Deir Ezzor Governorate. Reporting remains contested and various local sources have blamed Russia, the Regime and the US-led Coalition. Between 11 and 15 civilians died, “dozens” were reportedly wounded, and the death toll included at least one women and five children. The
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February 24, 2016
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أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, SyriaBetween 8 and 15 civilians including one woman and one to two children died – and dozens more were injured – in airstrikes on a market in Ariha, according to multiple local sources. Reports are conflicted as to whether the attacks were carried out by Russia or the Assad regime, with one source saying that
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February 26, 2016
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كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, SyriaSeven to fifteen civilians including three children and two women were killed and ten more injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “alleged Russian warplanes shelled the residential houses in Kafr Hamra town in northern Aleppo suburbs which killed 7 individuals including
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May 31, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaAs many as 15 civilians including at least three children reportedly died in Coalition airstrikes in support of a major Kurdish ground offensive against Daesh near Manbij. Citing the Syrian Observatory, Reuters noted that “U.S.-led air strikes in support of the ground operation [reportedly] killed 15 civilians including three children near Manbij in the past
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October 30, 2016
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تل كيف, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, IraqA local outlet reported that numerous civilians have fallen victim to daily bombardments neighbourhoods in Telkaif north of Mosul. Mosul Youth and Girls, State and Flag reported that 15 people died, including children and six women. It attributed the violence to daily bombardment carried out by the besieging forces. Given reported British actions in the area
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May 28, 2017
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المدينة القديمة, Mosul, Old City, Nineveh, IraqMultiple local sources and eyewitnesses reported that 15 civilians were killed, including children and women, and more than 20 others were injured after airstrikes hit their homes in Farouk Street in Old Mosul. Most sources blamed the Coalition for the shelling. Witnesses had told Al Jazeera that the civilians had died after raids hit popular
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September 10, 2016
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حي المرجة, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween two and fifteen civilians including one woman died and 43 more were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Marja, according to local media. Alamawi, Jisrtv, LCCSY all blamed Russia. In a video published by Piepers Umran (see below), a man says that Russian planes “targeted civilians as there are no militants in
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July 20, 2016
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منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, SyriaA report on August 5th 2016 by local blogger Hathifa al Yaman Abu al Majd claimed that approximately 15 civilians had died in a Coalition strike two weeks earlier, with their bodies still buried under rubble. “American Alliance planes – around 15 days ago – committed a massacre against three families opposite al Fatah mosque near
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December 29, 2016
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaAs many as 15 civilians were killed – including six children, two women and four adult males – and dozens were wounded, in alleged air and artillery strikes on Douma. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Reportedly, the raids struck
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June 3, 2016
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ﺣﻠﺐ, Al Castello road Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaBetween eight and 15 civilians died when a bus was struck on the Al Castello road, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network initially reported regime warplanes killed six civilians when they “fired near a bus on Al Castello
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December 10, 2016
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بِنِّش, Binnish, Idlib, SyriaIn this major event, local sources reported that alleged Russian airstrikes killed between zero and 15 civilians, including three children, and wounded up to 24, as they struck the city of Binnish, Idlib. While Qasioun News said that there were no reports of casualties, the remaining sources reported up to 15 fatalities, including children. Eight
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June 25, 2017
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAt least two civilian males were killed and six others were injured in alleged Coalition airstrikes on Al Soussa in the east of Deir Ezzor governorate, a number of local sources reported. Some sources reported that as many as six people died while JP News alleged that 15 people were killed. However, they were the
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October 1, 2017
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Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaBetween nine and 15 civilians died, including an entire family, following alleged airstrikes in a second reported ‘massacre’ at Abu Kamal in 24 hours. Reports were contested: some sources blamed the Coalition, while others believed Russia were the likely culprit. Many of the known sources did not apportion blame. The strikes were conducted after midnight,
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February 17, 2016
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تل الجاير, Al Jayer, Al Hassakah, SyriaAn airstrike targeted a local taxi bus killing between ten and 15 civilians including up to seven children according to sources – although there was disagreement over whether the Coalition or Russia was responsible. According to the Hassakah Youth Movement, “the Hyundai belongs to Hussein Morei Al Atiya [who died in the attack]. Mr Atiya
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June 25, 2011
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مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, LibyaA NATO airstrike on Brega killed 15 civilians, according to Gaddafi regime television. Sky News Australia wrote: “NATO strike in eastern Libya kills 15 – Libyan TV says a NATO air strike in the town of Brega has killed 15 people”. Emirates247 provided a more detailed report: “Libyan state television said a Nato air strike
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October 6, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaAccording to the Syrian Observatory, “preliminary information reported the death of civilians – including women and children – in the bombing by Russian warplanes on areas at the eastern outskirts of Palmyra city which is controlled by the ‘Islamic State’.” According to most sources, between 12 and 14 members of two Bedouin families died, including
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July 4, 2017
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تل الجاير, Tall al-Jayer, Al Hassakah, SyriaAt least 11 people and as many as 15, including three children and two women, were killed in alleged Coalition airstrikes on the village of Tall al-Jayer, local sources reported. Several described the deaths as a “massacre”. Two unidentified people were also reported killed not including the named civilians listed below. All nine sources reporting the incident
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November 11, 2017
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الدعيج, Al Duaij, Al Hassakah, SyriaUp to 15 civilians died in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Al Duaij, according to local media. Al Khabour reported that “the international Coalition targeted a civilian car in the village of Al-Duaij in the town of Tal al-Jayr east of al-Shadadi, killing one civilian and wounding the others seriously.” Shaam News, Masar Press, Baladi
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July 9, 2015
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الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, IraqUp to 15 civilians including women and children were allegedly killed in a reported coalition airstrike at Mosul, which was also said to have injured seven people. The National Iraq News Agency (NINA), citing what it described as a local source, reported that “the international coalition aircraft bombed houses belonging to unarmed civilians believed to
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December 16, 2016
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الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaBetween eleven and 15 civilians were reported killed in a Turkish (or less likely Coalition) action at al Bab. According to LCCSY eleven civilians died, “most of them killed in Coalition raids on al Bab.”However, the source had consistently denied civilian harm from Turkish actions during the al-Bab campaign. Al Bab News reported “more than
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March 3, 2018
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaAs many as 15 civilians were killed and others were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media. Sources blamed both the Syrian regime helicopters and Russian warplanes for the strikes. As well as the seven named victims below, the Violations Documentation Centre listed four unidentified adult males. It must however
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May 21, 2017
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كديران, Kdeiran, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 15 civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Coalition airstrike on Kdeiran village, local media reported. In January 2019, the Coalition accepted responsibility for the event, noting: “Coalition aircraft engaged with what was positively identified as an ISIS Headquarters. Coalition munitions destroyed the building. Regrettably, nine civilian bystanders in the streets
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February 2, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaBetween 12 and 15 civilians were killed including up to eight children and three women – and dozens more injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources. Shaam News Network posted a distressing video showing the body of a dead child “following raids by Russian craft“. A brief subsequent report said
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October 6, 2017
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Markada, Al Hassakah, SyriaUp to 15 civilians died following alleged US-led Coalition strikes on Markada in the southern countryside of Al Hasakah governorate. It was claimed that the Coalition targeted a number of locations in the town controlled by so-called Islamic State. The attack left an unknown number of others wounded. Airstrikes hit a vegetable market in the
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April 24, 2017
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كفر تخاريم, Kafr Tkharim, Idlib, SyriaLocal sources reported that as many as 15 civilians were killed, and between five and ten were wounded, following an airstrike in the mountainous vicinity of Kafr Tkharim, al Duweila mountain. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for this strike. It must be noted there were two separate airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim on the 24th April 2017. One
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January 16, 2016
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تل مكسور, Tall Maksour, Aleppo, SyriaAlaan TV said that five civilians died and seven others were injured – some critically – in an alleged Russian strike. Halab TV put the death toll higher – at 15 – but did not say whose warplanes were responsible for the incident. According to LCCSY, 15 civilians died in strikes on Tal Maksour and
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July 23, 2017
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الخضير , Kudeir, Hama, SyriaBetween 10 and 15 civilians – most of them reportedly from the Al Mahmoud family – died and as many as 30 more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kudeir , according to local media. The lowest death count was given by Ahmad Shibli at 10 with dozens more wounded. But most other
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December 11, 2016
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النور والتأميم, Mosul, Noor and Ta’mim, Nineveh, IraqFifteen civilians were reported killed in fighting between ISIL and Iraqi forces. Said Noor Ahmed Halbusi, a doctor at a field hospital, told Anadolu he had received 15 bodies, including seven from one family. The civilians were killed in fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIL inside Mosul it said. Yaqein reported the same figures but
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September 24, 2016
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الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween three and 15 civilians were reported killed and ten more injured in airstrikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several reports said that barrel bombs had been dropped on the neighbourhood – a weapon known to be used by the Syrian regime. HNN named two victims.
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December 1, 2016
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القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, IraqFifteen civilians were reported killed and 8 wounded in an alleged Coalition raid, according to local sources. Yaqein said that 15 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a Coalition strike that hit homes. Iraqi Spring Media Center also reported that 15 civilians were killed and that 8 were injured. They too blamed the