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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1685
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that airs or artillery strikes targeting the Bab al-Nayrab area of Aleppo killed up to nine civilians, including two children and one woman - and wounded many more. Reports were conflicted whether this was the work of Russia or helicopters dropping barrel bombs belonging to the Assad regime. The death toll varied…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1677
Location
قرية براتة, Barata, Aleppo, Syria
This single-source incident reports that Russian airstrikes killed one child and two women in the village of Barata, Aleppo. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights "at least three civilians (one child and two women) died due to suspected Russian warplanes firing missiles on Barata village in Aleppo governorate eastern suburbs, November 24, 2016."…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1686
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Following a lethal attack on the village of Marat, Deir Ezzor, the previous day, the village was reportedly struck by airstrikes again on the 24th, resulting in up to five civilian fatalities and several more people being wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Deir Ezzor radio…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS391
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a report which may be confused in part with event CS390 in Maarat, warplanes struck Marat – apparently for the second time in 24 hours – killing up to five civilians. Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that “warplanes launch two raids targeting the villages of Marat – the raids were in the same area…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI348
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims by local sources that as many as 70 civilian casualties occurred in Mosul as a result of Coalition strikes, ISIL bombardment or Iraq Army actions. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 70 civilians were killed or wounded by “either” the Coalition or Iraqi government artillery. Other reports put the toll lower, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
35–65
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI349
Location
شارع الجزائر, Mosul, Algeria Street, Nineveh, Iraq
A single outlet, Iraqyoon News, cited local sources and reported on Facebook that four civil defence employees were killed by an alleged Coalition strike on Algeria Street in the east of Mosul. In a January 2nd 2017 statement which may refer to this or the previous event, the Coalition noted: Nov. 24, 2016, near Mosul,…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Code
CS392
Location
الكلي, Al Killi, Raqqa, Syria
Between four and six civilians reportedly died when the Coalition allegedly struck the funeral of two civilian males killed in the village of al Killi the day earlier. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, “4 women were killed and others wounded following a raid by the international coalition on a house in mourning in al…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS393
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two named cousins died in a reported Coalition airstrike on the vicinity of Raqqa. Deir Hafer al Hadath said that the men died when unsidentified warplanes targeted a ‘refugee camp’ near Raqqa.
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1678
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Multiple sources reported that up to three airstrikes struck the city of Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, killing one woman and injuring up to another nine civilians. The female victim was identified by many sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Several sources said that the strikes hit residential areas, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1679
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly killed and injured when up to four airstrikes struck the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. LCCSY reported that "Russian warplanes launched four airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, which led to casualties among civilians and destruction of buildings." LCCSY…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1680
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that airstrikes (possibly also artillery) struck an area near a school in the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, killing and injuring several civilians, including a high number of children. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Several civilians (between one and two) were reportedly…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1681
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that the al-Maysar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo was struck by air and artillery strikes, resulting in the death of up to 15 civilians, including children and one woman. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Besides few…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1682
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
6–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1683
Location
الشعار, Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed, including one woman, and several more were wounded, including children, following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al-Sha'ar neighbourhood, local sources reported. AleppoAMC reported that "martyrs and wounded and burned people were under the rubble as a result helicopter gunships targeting the Al-Sha'ar neighborhood east of Aleppo". Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1671
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians were killed and several wounded during aerial shelling of al-Ferdous, Aleppo, local media reported. Some sources reported of "several" victims while most specified that number to six. For instance, Halab Today TV's correspondent reported that: "6 civilians martyred and others injured following air raids on homes in AlFerdos in besieged Aleppo."…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1668
Location
المعادي, Al-Ma'adi, Aleppo, Syria
One source, LCCSY, reported that Russian airstrikes killed an unspecified number of civilians in the city of Ma'adi in Aleppo. LCCSY reported that there were "25 martyrs in Aleppo" and that "most of them" occurred due to "Russian airstrikes on the neighborhoods of Maadi andFirdous." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1672
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and seven civilians were reportedly killed by airstrikes in the city of Kafr Naha, Aleppo. Several civilians were also reportedly wounded. Shahed_Alep reported that there were ",artyrs and wounded as a result of the targeting by warplanes of a popular market in the town of Kafrnaha in the western countryside of Aleppo." The…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1673
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Multiple sources reported that aerial bombardment in the city of Khan Sheikun, Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two to three children, and wounded up to seven more - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1674
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara'a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a "massacre". Local…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1676
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to local sources, warplanes struck a house in Marat, Deir Ezzor, killing up to five civilians from the same family, including children and women as well as wounding up to 'dozens'. Several sources reported that the strikes struck residential buildings, calling the incident a "massacre". Reportedly, the strikes struck a home belonging to the…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CI347
Location
القادسية, Mosul, Qadishiyah and Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
Shelling and airstrikes killed 6 civilians and 30 wounded in eastern Mosul, according to local reports. Reports in Iraq News Center and Al Jazeera referenced dead and wounded civilians in eastern Mosul but did not contain casualty figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 6 people died and 30 were injured in shelling in east…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS388
Location
مزرعة ميسلون, Maysalon Farms, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 25 civilians were reported killed following alleged Coalition evening airstrikes in the Maysalon farmlands area north of Raqqa. The Syrian Observatory reported two civilian deaths from Coalition actions – while others placed the death toll at 10, 16 and even 25. According to Step News, those killed were internally displaced peple from…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–25
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS389
Location
الكلي, Al Killi, Raqqa, Syria
Two brothers were killed and other civilians injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on al Killi. According to a local blogger the attack took place at 1am. A further three or more civilians reportedly died at the mens’ funerals the following day.
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS390
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In confused reporting, both Russia and the Coalition were blamed for the deaths of between 4 and 5 civilians at Marat (see also the next report.) According to Euphrates Post (which like all sources did not attribute responsibility) the home of Thabet al Darwish was targeted by warplanes killing five family members: “two women and…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1675
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara'a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a "massacre". Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Codes
RS1669
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that airstrikes struck the city of Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, and led to the death of two civilians and several injured. The strikes were reportedly part of a widespread shelling of Aleppo. According to Sky News, "intensive raids targeted the neighbourhoods of the Masaken Hanano, Salah al-Din and Al Jazmati and Al Mashhad.…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1670
Location
الشيخ خضر, Sheikh Khudur, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that two civilians were killed and as many as 30 were injured following aerial shelling of the area of Sheikh Khudur, Aleppo. Syria News Desk's correspondent in Aleppo reported that "two civilians killed and more than 30 injured in Russian warplane targeting with a vacuum missile the neighbourhood of Al-Sheikh Khudar which is…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1664
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Two adult males were killed, and several others were wounded - including one woman - in an aerial bombardment on Binnish. According to Arabic.rt, the shelling struck two groups of armed men in the morning of the 22nd. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the raids and…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1665
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians were killed - including three children and a woman - and as many as dozens more were wounded in an alleged airstrike which struck Al Maysar, Aleppo on the morning of the 22nd. There is conflicted reporting on who was to blame for the alleged airstrikes, with sources such as…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2016
Incident Code
TS013
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and 17 more wounded in Turkish artillery shelling or takn fire on Al Bab. The ISIS-affiliated media outlet Al A’amaq reported: "Two killed and 17 injured, including women and children following continuous Turkish artillery shelling on the neighbourhoods of al Bab north of Aleppo.“ Ajel_1 posted a carbon copy of…
Summary
Published
22 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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