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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
CS140
Location
Baloum, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البلعوم
According to reports civilian facility guard Waleed Mekhlef Al Abbad was killed in a Coalition raid on the Al Omar oil field. According to local reports, midnight airstrikes were followed by a raid involving up to six Coalition helicopters. Ara News cited media activist Yasser al-Dairi from Al Mayadeen as saying the raid “targeted an…
Summary
Published
22 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
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0067
Location
Gharnata, Homs, Syria
غرناطة
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported a man dying from injuries sustained earlier in the day following an alleged Russian airstrike on Gharnata. No other details are presently available.
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0068
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A wave of night time airstrikes hit a number of civilian objects in the city according to reports, killing seven to eight non-combatants. At least 11 and as many as 40 Daesh militants were also reported killed. According to the Syrian Observatory, “13 airstrikes targeted places near the Emergency Branch, the Hospitality Palace, Hawd al-Forat…
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0065
Location
Rasim al Hammam, Hama, Syria
رسم حمام
Three civilians – a woman and two girls – were reported killed and ‘many wounded’ after an alleged Russian airstrike on a former school in which internally displaced civilians were said to be sheltering.
Summary
Published
21 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0066
Location
Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria
أبو خنادق
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.
Summary
Published
21 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0062
Location
Al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
الرهجان
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
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0064
Location
Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
كفر تخاريم
A reported Russian airstrike on an empty school complex allegedly killed up to a dozen people, according to reports. Reporting from Sarmin, Orient News reporter Abu Mahmoud described the event: “Russian occupation forces targeted the town of Sarmeen with steric missiles. The target was a children’s school.. they are two schools next to each other,…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0061
Location
Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
الرستن
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
RS0063
Location
Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
سرمين
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
(
Hospital
),
Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
CI129
Location
Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, Iraq
تل كيف
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that seven people died when a minbus was struck in an airstrike near Mosul. According to UNAMI, “At 10h30 a.m. on 20 October, seven civilians were killed – including three women and two children – and one was seriously wounded when the minibus in which they were…
Summary
Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0059
Location
Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
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
Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria
بشرفة
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
CI127
Location
Alqosjat, Nineveh, Iraq
القوسيات
In what may be a separate incident or confused reporting (see also the Kisik Junction report for this date) there were reports of a family of eight or nine killed at Alqosjat – an event said to have killed a woman and two children. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CI128
Location
Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
الحويجة
A single source reported that members of a family were killed or injured, after Coalition aircraft reportedly struck three civilian cars near the city of Hawijah. The victims were said to be travelling to Hawijah to pick up their state pensions. According to NRN, “the international coalition may have believed that those cars were linked…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CS139
Location
As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
السخنة
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
CI125
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Six civilians were reported killed and 27 injured in an alleged Coalition strike at al Qaim in Anbar province.
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
27
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CI126
Location
Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq
الكسك
A civilian taxi was reportedly destroyed in a Coalition airstrike at Kisik Junction north west of Mosul, killing up to eight civilians including two children and a woman. A girl reportedly survived the attack. The event, described as an evening airstrike, led to the deaths of a number of named victims. The Coalition has confirmed striking…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2015
Incident Code
CI124
Location
Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq
عنه
One woman was reported killed and up to ten other civlians injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Anah, a town close to Hit. According to Iraqi Revolution, houses and shops were damaged in the event. A video obtained by A3Maq showed burning buildings in the appparent aftermath of a night-time attack. In their January…
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
Incident Code
RS0057
Location
Al Widehi, Aleppo, Syria
الوضيحي
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
Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
تيرمعلة
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
Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
الزربة
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
17 October 2015
Incident Code
CS138
Location
Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
منبج
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
17 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0052
Location
Arafeih, Idlib, Syria
عرفة
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
16 October 2015
Incident Code
CI123
Location
Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
يت
According to local sources, ten civilians were killed and 23 wounded after Coalition aircraft struck Hit city, in the west of Anbar province. According to Iraqi Revolution a number of civilian homes at Shap Corniche were destroyed in the attack which had targeted Daesh elements, with children reportedly among the victims. One photograph showed a…
Summary
Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
4–33
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0050
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
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
Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
تيرمعلة
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
16 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0049
Location
Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
كفر كرمين
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
15 October 2015
Incident Code
CI122
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
In a previously unknown casualty event, the US confirmed on January 29th 2016 that its aircraft had injured at least two civilians in a targeted strike on an ISIL religious judge three months earlier. According to CENTCOM, “On Oct. 15, 2015, near Tal Afar, Iraq, during strikes against ISIL Sharia Judge Mullah Maysar, it was…
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
CS137
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
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
RS0046
Location
Dar Al Kabira, Homs, Syria
الدار الكبيره
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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