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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0061

Location

الرستن‬, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
A number of civilians were reported injured, after a midnight Russian air raid on the headquarters of a local rebel faction based in Ar Rastan. Two fighters were confirmed killed. one of whom was originally reported to have been a non-combatant. According to Sin News, the air raid “resulted in the collapse of the entire…

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0062

Location

الرهجان, Al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
The VDC lists four unidentified civilian males as having been killed by “Russian air force shelling” at Al Rahjan in Hama. Other sourcing is weak, with the Syrian state news agency Sana attributing the attack to Assad regime aircraft, while Al Watan mentions only ‘aircraft.’  

Summary

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

19 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0059

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0060

Location

بشرفة, Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria
In a reported mass casualty incident, at least 15 and as many as 57 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the town of Bisharfeh in the Jabal al-Akrad area. Many of the victims were reported to be women and children. Al Khaleej cited a local civil defence official: “The shelling came from a…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–57
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0055

Location

الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Centre named Omar Al Sheikh Hammoud from Talbiseh as a civilian victim of a Russian airstrike on Al Ghantu. He had been severely injured in a strike the day before. Video filmed on October 18th shows rebels attempting to shoot down a suspected Russian aircraft over the town. A major Syrian Army…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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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