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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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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
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
12 October 2015
Incident Code
LQ015
Location
بنغازي, Leithi, Benghazi, Libya
Various social media sources reported airstrikes in the Bouatni, Leithi and Al-Nahr areas of Benghazi in response to artillery shelling by alleged ISIS members. One source – @hamza27990139 – claimed an apartment building was hit but didn’t say if there was civilian harm. They said that “the Libyan airforce bombed an ISIS position in an apartment building”.
Summary
Published
12 October 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
10 October 2015
Incident Code
CS136
Location
حربل, Harbel, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, sharing the same surname, were reported killed, either by Coalition airstrikes or a car bomb either in Harbel or in Deir Hafer in Aleppo governorate. According to a Sultan Al-Musalmeh, two “young men” were killed by a car bomb when they were trying to “emigrate from Syria”. All sources identified the individuals as…
Summary
Published
10 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0034
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamani'ah, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians from one family, including a child and two women, were reported killed after an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Tamaanah. Two people were injured. The dead were later listed by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Local media activist Abdul Kader Al Bakri told the Network: “This time we traced a…
Summary
Published
10 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
CI121
Location
كبيسة, Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single source alleged that a Coalition strike at Kabisa City near Hit in Anbar had killed four civilians. A Coalition report issued in December 2016 noted: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty report, CJTF-OIR assessed that the following 12 reports received in October are non-credible. Non-credible…
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0033
Location
كفرنبودة, Kafr Nbouda, Hama, Syria
A combined air assault by Russian attack helicopters – coupled with an attack by Syrian regime aircraft and ground forces – reportedly killed four civilians at Kafr Nbouda. They were later named by the Violations Documentation Center.
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0032
Location
التمانعة, Al Tamana’h, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in Al-Tamana’h. While the Violations Documentation Center attributed the deaths to Russian aircraft, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were killed as a result of actions by Syrian regime helicopters.
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0031
Location
تل عاس, Telaas, Idlib, Syria
A possible civilian was reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Telaas near Khan Shaykhoun. VDC named one adult male as a non-combatant victim. However, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported only that “A fighter from a combat force was killed from wounds sustained after Russian planes targeted Brigade 13 in Telaas in southern Idlib…
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
CI120
Location
الفلوجة, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local sources reported that either government shelling or a warplane from the international Coalition struck civilians betwen noon and 1pm as they were using the Albu Shajal crossing point north of Fallujah, allegedly killing up to 14 non-combatants and injuring 12 more. According to Al Fallujah News there were two strikes at the crossing point,…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
11–14
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
CS135
Location
جبل عبدالعزيز, Abdulaziz Mt, Al Hassakah, Syria
A single source listed an adult male non-combatant as a victim of Coalition action. According to VDC, Ahmad Nayef Al Hamad was from Baseera in Dayr ez Zawr, and was killed in an alleged Coalition strike on Abdulaziz mountain in Al Hassaka. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0030
Location
النقير, Nakir, Idlib, Syria
A woman and two children were reported killed and another woman was injured in Nakir village near Maarat al Numan, in a Russian or Syrian regime attack. However reporting mentioning the use of cluster munitions at night strongly indicates Russian aircraft carried out the strike. Reporting from the scene, Shaam News said the camp for…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0028
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was reported killed at Jisr al Shughour. However, the cause was contested. While VDC blamed the attack on Russian forces, Radio al Kul, SOHR and Qasioun blamed the death on “regime heavy artillery.”
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0029
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Six people were reported killed at Belyon due to warplane shelling. VDC named one woman as a victim of the strike. Smart News later posted a video showing a civilian clear-up operation in the village. One witness noted: “Here there were six martyrs, two from the village of Balian and four displaced from Sahil Al…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0027
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
According to reports two civilians – a man and a woman – died in a Russian airstrike at Khan Shaykhun, with other victims left in critical condition. SNN News described the attack as “a terrible massacre of civilians,” with footage showing a devastated civilian neighbourhood. And Al Jazeera aired frantic scenes as White Helmets tried…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
CI119
Location
Shura, Nineveh, Iraq
There were reports that a dozen people were killed – including five women – following alleged Coalition attacks which struck civilian homes at Shura, 40 km south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they had killed civilians in this strike as "non-credible", stating that no Coalition…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0026
Location
بابيلا, Babilla, Hama, Syria
A father and his three children were among those reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Babilla, along with four other children, three of whom were named by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Eyewitness Moustafa Ghareeb told the Syrian Network: “The Russian shelling occurred 7 kilometres away from Marat Al Nu’man, at Babilla…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0025
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
A mother and her two children were killed along with another woman in a suspected Russian cruise missile strike on the town of Darat Izza. Amnesty International later reported: “More than six residential buildings with at least a dozen homes were destroyed by the attack according to an eyewitness interviewed by Amnesty International as well…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0024
Location
معصران, Ma'asaran, Idlib, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike killed seven civilians at Ma’asaran in Idlib governorate. Most of those who died were from one family. A neighbour told Smart News: “This is my house, I arrived and I found everyone OK. But our neighbours? May God have mercy on them. I went to pray and then went to the…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0023
Location
جبل الزاوية, Jabal al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, Russian aircraft targeted a number of locations in Idlib governorate on October 7th including “Khan Shekhon, al-Tama’a, and al-Habeet in the southern countryside of Idlib, and other areas of Ehsim and al-Bara in the Zawyia mount [area].” As many as 10 non-combatants may have died at five different locations. However…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0022
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS134 RS0021
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
According 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…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS133 RS0020
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a 46-year-old male were reportedly killed during four alleged Russian strikes in the evening in Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Another man was also named as a victim by VDC. Eyewitnesses described at least one secondary strike. A local medic told Qassioun: “Between the afternoon and evening, Russian planes…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
USYEM239d
Location
Yemen, Yemen
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that during the funeral for two people killed two days earlier (documented in USYEM239c), another drone strike killed two others on October 5, 2016. OHCHR attributed the drone strike to the US Air Force, in cooperation with the Government of Yemen. A…
Summary
Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
CI118
Location
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Eight civilians were killed from one family after US aircraft bombed their home in Atshana Village, in eastern Hawijah district. In a January 2016 report the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq appeared to confirm the report, noting: “On 5 October, an airstrike mistakenly targeted a civilian house in Atshana village, east of Hawija and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0019
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least six and as many as 17 civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes – reportedly by Russian jets – on the ISIL-occupied city of Al Bab near Aleppo. According to Qasioun the strikes hit “a popular food market in the city, resulting in mass civilian casualties, and the burning of several cars and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
CS132
Location
الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that "Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet." https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/650746647585128448 It was claimed in an associated SNN website comment by Suleyman…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0018
Location
أم شرشوح, Umm Sharshuh, Homs, Syria
An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.” The…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0017
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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