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Incident Date

14 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0801

Location

بابيص, Babis, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple local sources reported that two civilians were killed and up to seven people were wounded following alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on the village of Babis in the countryside of Aleppo. While most sources blamed Russia, some said the Syrian regime was responsible, and again others did not identify who carried out the raids.…

Summary

Published
14 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

13 May 2016

Incident Code

USSOM054

Location

Southern Somalia, Bay, Somalia
In June 2016, the US reported that six weeks earlier it had struck a group of al Shabaab fighters, killing three. According to the AFRICOM statement released on June 27th 2016, "U.S. forces supporting the Federal Government of Somalia, the Somali National Army and troop contributing nations to the African Union Mission in Somalia, provided…

Summary

Published
13 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

12 May 2016

Incident Code

USSOM053

Location

Sabiid, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US air strike reportedly killed five people – all of them said to be al Shabaab fighters. The attack was defensive and conducted to protect African troops on the ground, an Africom spokesperson told the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The Ugandan soldiers, part of the African Union peacekeeping force Amisom, were attacking a makeshift…

Summary

Published
12 May 2016
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0799

Location

الشحيل, Al Shaheel, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 15 civilians including four children died and up to 20 were injured in an airstrike on a health facility at Al Shaheel town, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that amid intensive…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
11–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0800

Location

Ibn Khaldoun (Ar Raqqahh), Raqqa, Syria
Four or five civilians including three children and one women died in airstrikes on the Ibn Khaldoun neighborhood of Ar Raqqa, according to local sources which also said that a school was targeted – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

CI237

Location

الرطبة, Ar Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to local sources, a Coalition airstrike at Ar Rutbah resulted in the deaths of seven civilians and the injuring of an additional 13. News of Iraq reported that the attack destroyed the house of Aref Abrash in Methaq neighbourhood, and the home of Abdullah al-Fayad near the Mustafa mosque. A propaganda video issued by…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 May 2016

Incident Code

CS211

Location

دابق‎, Dabiq, thread making workshop, Aleppo, Syria
One or more civilian non-combatants were reported killed – and at least two others injured – after an alleged Coalition air raid on the village of Dabiq. Step News, citing an Islamic State source – said seven civilians were also injured in the event. Another source said the civilian casualties occurred when a workshop for…

Summary

Published
11 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

10 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0797

Location

تقاد, Taqad, Aleppo, Syria
According to multiple local sources, three children died when the remains of a cluster bomb – allegedly earlier dropped by Russia – exploded in the town of Taqad. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, which also said three children died, blamed the regime for originally dropping the cluster bomb. Alarab News reported that “a…

Summary

Published
10 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0798

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Between 10 and 14 civilians including two to three children and one woman died in an airstrike on Binnish which struck a mosque, a market and houses, according to multiple local sources. The majority of reports point to this being the work of the Assad regime, though  others, like LCCSY, alleged that Russia was responsible. Some sources…

Summary

Published
10 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–14
Civilians reported injured
12–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9–10 May, 2016

Incident Code

USSOM052

Location

Tortoroow, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Kenyan and Somali forces, and their US advisors, carried out a raid on an al Shabaab checkpoint in Toratorow. The US carried out an airstrike during the operation - though initially denied doing so. Media reports said helicopters were involved, indicating that both US air and ground forces were participating. However a US spokesperson denied…

Summary

Published
9 May 2016
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground), Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

7 May 2016

Incident Code

CS210

Location

احتيملات, Ahtemlat, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including up to 5 children died in a reported night time Coalition strike at Ahtemlat in Aleppo governorate. Graphic images showed the bodies of at least two infants being recovered. According to the Syrian Observatory, “SOHR activists were informed that no less than 4 IS including a commander were killed by aerial bombardment…

Summary

Published
7 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

6 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0796

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that five civilians were killed in alleged Russian raids on a park in Al Bab. According Al Jisr TV, Russian warplanes killed five civilians in Al Bab. Qasioun and Nasaem News also blamed Russia. Other sources did not identify who was responsible. Baladi News also reported the incident and said that “warplanes and…

Summary

Published
6 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

6 May 2016

Incident Code

CS209

Location

دابق‎, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
A 6-year old girl was reported killed in an alleged Coalition raid on the town of Dabiq, though the alliance has denied responsibility. VDC has named the victim as Sara al Naser. In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for the event, saying that it conducted no strikes nearby that day:…

Summary

Published
6 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 May 2016

Incident Code

CS208

Location

ﺣﻠﺐ, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition announced on December 1st 2016 that it had assessed a claimed incident ‘near Aleppo’ on May 5th – but that no strikes had been conducted in the vicinity. According to the Coalition release, “May 5, 2016, near Aleppo, Syria: No Coalition strikes were conducted on that…

Summary

Published
5 May 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

5 May 2016

Incident Code

CI236

Location

تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
Many local sources claimed that Coalition aircraft struck civilian homes in a nighttime attack on Tal Afar city west of Mosul, resulting in 17 deaths including 12 children and 3 women. The Coalition has confirmed airstrikes in the city. Later local source named one of the child victims. In the first of their March 2020…

Summary

Published
5 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0794

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died and between eight and ten were injured in airstrikes on Hraytan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Activists told Shaam News Network that Russian warplanes targeted the city centre with vacuum missiles, killing two civilians and…

Summary

Published
3 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
8–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0795

Location

حي البلليرمون, Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that up to six people, including two women and two children, had died in shelling on Al Baleirmoon neighbourhood. Reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Egypt News said that “a man, a woman and her daughter were killed due to warplane shelling in Al Baleirmoon.” Multiple…

Summary

Published
3 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
6–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0793

Location

ياقد العدس, Yaqid al Adas, Aleppo, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three civilians from the same family including one woman and one child died in “suspected” Russian shelling on Yaqid al Adas. Multiple other sources also reported that a man and his wife were killed. Some said that the child was seriously injured, others put the death toll at three:…

Summary

Published
3 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 May 2016

Incident Codes

CS207 RS0792

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between six and 21 civilians died and up to 50 were injured in multiple night time airstrikes on the city of Raqqa, according to local sources. While most reports alleged that Russia was responsible, others did not identify the aircraft, while one blamed the Assad regime and another said that the Coalition might have carried…

Summary

Published
2 May 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–21
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 April 2016

Incident Code

CI235

Location

الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the CENTCOM later confirmed the deaths of five civilians in a US strike in Mosul. Their November 2016 report noted: "during a strike against ISIL military leadership, it is assessed that five civilians were killed after entering the target area after the aircraft released its weapon.” In…

Summary

Published
30 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

30 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0790

Location

حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Four non-combatants died in airstrikes on Bab al Nairab, according to local sources. The majority of reports indicated that this was a regime incident, though Shaam News Network also suggested that Russia could also have been responsible. A news roundup blamed both Russian and the regime, reporting “the 9th consecutive day bringing death and destruction…

Summary

Published
30 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0791

Location

الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local sources reported up to 20 civilian casualties and 24 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting al-Jneina, Deir ez-Zour. According to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Muhiy al Razouk and his three children” died in a Russian airstrike on Al Jneina. LCSSY also named the victim and said two of his relatives were killed and…

Summary

Published
30 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–20
Civilians reported injured
4–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

CI234

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
The attempted US targeted killing of the Australian Neil Prakash, ‘an ISIL external operations facilitator’ instead “struck three civilians on the road and one civilian located on an adjacent compound,” CENTCOM admitted three months later. Among the four civilians who were killed in the airstrike that day, one man was named by local sources, Ziad…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0784

Location

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 12 civilians died in airstrikes on Fardous according to local sources. While most reports said this was the work of the regime, others also alleged possible Russian involvement. Baladi News published a video showing the first scenes of what they said was a strike by the regime. At 1:55 into the video,…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–12
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0785

Location

حي المغاير, Al Maghayer (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between four and seven civilians died in airstrikes on Al Maghayer as part of the ongoing bombardment of Aleppo, according to local sources. The majority of reports point to this being a regime incident, though one other blames the regime and Russia. Zamanalwasel News spoke of raids carried out by regime warplanes “on most of…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0787

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and seven civilians including two children died in raids on Bustan al Qasr, according to local sources. All sources but one blamed the regime – though Shaam News Network mentioned Russian and regime warplanes. In a video issued by Shaam News Network a White Helmet member says that “there were four barrels thrown…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0786

Location

المعادي, Al Ma'adi (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Shaam News Network reported that “as usual warplanes and helicopters continue to fly over the city of Aleppo for the 8th consecutive day bringing people death and destruction. Russian and Assad’s planes launched dozens of raids with vacum missiles and barrel bombs“. They recorded one death in Al Ma’adi. In a tweet by TRTalarabeya both…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0788

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported about continued airstrikes in al-Sakhour, Aleppo, that killed up to five civilians, including one child and wounded up to four. Sources were constesting regarding the cultprit, pointing to both the Assad regime and Russia. Shaam News Network, reported “For the eighth day in a row Assad’s and Russian aircraft continue to pour…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0789

Location

القاطرجي, Al Qaterji (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to five people, including a woman and child, were killed in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Al Qaterji on April 29th 2016. Shaam News Network, reported “For the eighth day in a row Assad’s and Russian aircraft continue to pour their lava on residential neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, causing dozens…

Summary

Published
29 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
9–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 April 2016

Incident Code

RS0777

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 20 civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Bustam al Qasr, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The White Helmets initially reported that “more than 20 martyrs and dozens wounded as well as an entire residential…

Summary

Published
28 April 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–20
Civilians reported injured
10–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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