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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0100

Location

Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي الكلاسة
During a wave of Russian or Assad regime strikes near Aleppo, up to 25 civilians were reported killed – 17 of them said to be children – at Al Kalassa. Some reports placed the strike at Wadi al Arayes, though casualty reports make clear these are the same event. According to Shaam News, “Another 15…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–26
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0098

Location

Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
Up to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”    

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0093

Location

Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
الدانا
Four civilians were reported killed either at Al Dana, or on a road approaching the town. No other details are presently available.  

Summary

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

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0096

Location

Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
At least 10 and as many as 13 civilians were reported killed and 40 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to Shaam News, “More than 10 civilians were killed in the city of Al Bab controlled by IS in addition to many injured. The aircraft targeted Al Rihawi mosque, Martta Square, Beith…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0097

Location

Tadeef, Aleppo, Syria
تادف
Up to ten civilians – at least two of them young children – were alleged killed following a reported Russian strike on Tadeef. Some victims were later named However neither the Syrian Observatory, Eldorar or Radio Alkul reported civilian deaths, instead describing between 12 and 15 injuries. Both Al Araby and Syria News also reported…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0095

Location

Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Up to five civilians – among them three children and an adult male – were reported killed in an alleged air and ground assault on Jisr al Shughour, according to a number of sources. The Syrian Network later named the dead. Shaam News reported that “Russian warplanes carried out two raids with rockets on the…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

CI131a

Location

Qayyarah City Hall area, Nineveh, Iraq
Qayyarah City Hall
More than four years after the event, the Coalition finally conceded the death of a civilian during an October 2015 airstrike on Qayarrah. According to a field investigation conducted by reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal for the New York Times Magazine, one civilian was killed by a Coalition airstrike on Qayyarah in this incident.…

Summary

Published
30 October 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

29 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0090

Location

Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
At least 70 people died and as many as 550 were injured in what was initially reported as a Russian airstrike on the marketplace in Douma. However subsequent reports indicated the specific attack was most likely the work of Assad regime aircraft. Part of the confusion lay in the fact that Russian Air Force aircraft…

Summary

Published
29 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
70
Civilians reported injured
550
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0087

Location

Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
تل هادية
As many as 11 civilians were reported killed in the second alleged Russian airstrike in as many days on Tal Hadya. A large number of civilians were also reportedly injured in the nighttime attack. According to the Syrian Observatory, “nine people [six women, one child and two men] were killed in bombing by warplanes believed…

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0088

Location

Banis, Aleppo, Syria
بانص
At least one and as many as seven civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian strike on Bansh. Violations Documentation Center reported that an unnamed woman was killed “Due to the Russian army air forces’ shelling.”  

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0089

Location

Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
At least three named civilians, including a child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan and nearby Kafr Hamra. There was some confusion about the incident, with Zaitonmag reporting that seven anti-government fighters were killed along with three civilians: “A Brigade commander working for Ahrar Syria in Aleppo said that seven of his…

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0083

Location

Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
A civilian neighbourhood was targeted in Ltamenah – allegedly by Russia – which killed approximately 10 civilians. According to Shaam “10 civilians (three of them from one family) were killed, and five wounded, as a result of Russian aircraft targeting civilian homes with vacuum missiles.” Violations Documentation Center later named Khaled Abdulhameed al-Jahem as having…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0085

Location

Um Mayyal, Hama, Syria
أم ميال
In a contested event, four named women and men were reported killed in an airstrike at Um Mayyal. While Violations Documentation Center, the Syrian Network and others blamed Russia, the opposition Syria News Desk – which said three homes were destroyed in the incident – said the attack was the work of Assad regime aircraft.…

Summary

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

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0086

Location

Kabr al Inglizi, Aleppo, Syria
قبر الأنكليزي
Four civilians were reported killed in Kabr al Inglizi (‘Tomb of the English’) in an alleged strike by Russia. According to the White Helmets “Civil defence removed the bodies of four martyrs and several wounded following Russian bombing with vacuum missiles.“  

Summary

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

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0084

Location

Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
تل هادية
At least nine civilians were reported killed – including five children and two women – in an alleged Russian strike on the town of Tal Hayda. Early reports claimed the strike involved cluster munitions. Aleppo White Helmets noted at the time “Civil defence teams pulled out… 11 martyrs from Tal Hadya and dozens of injured.”…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0082

Location

Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria
البوابية
Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.    

Summary

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

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0080

Location

Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
حيان
Media activist Jummah Al Ahmad was one of two civilians killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to reports. According to the White Helmets “A mosque was totally destroyed and two civil defence team members injured in Hayyan centre, Ali Hayek and Ahmad Sarraj” in the attack. A second victim was later named…

Summary

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

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0081

Location

Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
حريتان
Eight named civilians were killed and a number injured in a reported Russian night-time airstrike at Hraytan, near Aleppo. The White Helmets – whose teams worked through the night to retrieve the dead and injured, reported: “Civil Defence team pulls out seven martyrs and several injured following Russian bombardement with vacuum missiles.“ Hraytan City, an…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2015

Incident Code

CI130

Location

Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة‎
Three civilian homes were hit in an alleged night time Coalition airstrike – killing an unspecified number of civilians, according to local reports. The event took place near So’dud School and al Tawfiq mosque in Jugheifi neighbourhood. Al Fallujah News posted a picture of a burning building, though said the damage was instead due to…

Summary

Published
26 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

26 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0079

Location

Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
كفرنبل‎
A suspected Russian airstrike on the town of Kafr Nabil killed a father and his daughter while injuring the mother and son, according to reports. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center as Hatem Khaled al-Khatieb and his 12-year old daughter Diaa Hatem al Khatieb. However Mr al-Khatieb was later named by All4Syria…

Summary

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

25 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0077

Location

Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
According to the White Helmets in Aleppo, “Russian warplanes bomb the towns of Al Bab and Tadef yesterday evening with several raids using vacuum missiles – leaving several dead and dozens wounded and homes destroyed.” Other reports described two raids on Tadef and one on Al Bab. Radio Al Kul attributed the attacks to the…

Summary

Published
25 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0078

Location

Sheikh Barakeh, Idlib, Syria
الشيخ بركة
According to the Syrian Observatory, “suspected Russian warplanes attacked the village of al-Sheikh Barakah in the township of Sinjar in the eastern countryside of Idlib, killing a woman and [her] two children while other civilians were seriously wounded.” A third child died a fews days later of her injuries. The centre of the village was…

Summary

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

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0075

Location

Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“  

Summary

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

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0070

Location

Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
الزربة
One civilian named as Hamad Ahmad Al Rajab was reported killed and others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Zerbeih, in southern rural Aleppo. However local rebels also said that the town came under attack from “fierce artillery and rocket shelling” by Assad regime ground forces.  

Summary

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

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0074

Location

Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
حيان
The Shaam News Network and others alleged that Russian aircraft had dropped cluster munitions (pictured below) in northern Aleppo governorate. Two civilians were killed, named as Hussein Adel Osso and Mohamad Yehya Al Seraj. Five others were injured in the evening strike, including a member of the local civil defence team.  

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0076

Location

Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
جبل الزاوية
Media activist Wassim Al A’dil was one of two civilians reported killed in an airstrike at Jabal al Zawiya. The other has been named by Violations Documentation Center as Mohammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Harami. The pair were reportedly on their way to cover nearby Russian airstrikes when they were caught up in an attack. Shaam News…

Summary

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

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0073

Location

Missraya, Damascus, Syria
مسرابا
According to reports, Russian warplanes allegedly carried out four raids on the town of Missraya in eastern Ghouta. Two or more people died and ‘dozens’ were injured, including women and children. According to the White Helmets, one of those killed was a little girl. The VDC also named adult male civilian Mohammad Saeid Mohammad Ali…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0069

Location

Barkoum, Aleppo, Syria
برقوم
Six or more civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Barkoum. The Violations Documentation Center (which in English said the attack was by unidentified warplanes, and in Arabic attributed it to the Assad regime) later named the dead. However other sources described the attack as the work of the Russian airforce.  

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0071

Location

Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital in northern Hama injured a number of people including medical staff and killed one, according to reports. Up to six rebels also died. “Russian warplanes launched a raid at the field hospital in the town of Al-Lataminah countryside north of Hama, which inflicted casualties among the medical…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0072

Location

Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Eighteen civilians were killed in heavy airstrikes on Talbiseh, all from the Aloush and Swais families. Nine children were among the dead following at least three air raids. Graphic footage shows bombs being dropped in the centre of the town, followed by desperate rescue operations. Opinion was divided on whether the attacks were by Russian…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
18
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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