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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
CS377
Location
الرقة, Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, Raqqa, Syria
A single source reported that two civilians were killed and nine injured by Coalition strikes on the Raqqa neighbourhoods of Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a. According to Smart News, “Our correspondent said that the international coalition aircraft against IS launched two raids on the neighborhood Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, which led to the deaths…
Summary
Published
16 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1595
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
One young civilian male or child died in Darat Ezza, Aleppo, "as a result of the explosion of one of the remnants of cluster bombardment", according to multiple local sources. An unknown number of civilians were also injured in the event, according to All4Syria. It was unclear who was responsible for his death - as…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1596
Location
السميرية, Al Samiriya, Aleppo, Syria
Two children died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village Al Samiriya, Aleppo, according to local sources. @Syriamubasher1 reported one child died, whilst @ShahbaPress reported the death of one child and the injury of two other children from one family. Both sources blamed Russia. @RasdAgency reported two children killed and two more injured. SCDAleppo…
Summary
Published
16 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1588
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians died, including children, and up to fifteen civilians were wounded in suspected Russian attacks on Al Salheen neighbourhood of Aleppo. Most sources blamed Russia however one suspected the Syrian regime responsible. Missiles and artillery bombardment were reported by sources who did not name a culrpit. HNN reported 9 - 12 "unidentified" victims following…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
8–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1589
Location
حي الفردوس, Al Fardos, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and six civilians died in suspected Russian or Syrian regime air and/or artillery strikes on Al Fardos, Aleppo. Reporting contained discrepencies regarding the toll, the culprit and the munitions used. Spm-Syria suspected the regime responsible for strikes on Al Fardos, however, it reported no civilian casualties. 7al reported "warplanes later bombed al-Firdous neighborhood…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
0–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1590
Location
قرية عويجل, Aweijal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A named civilian man and two unidentified civilians allegedly died as a result of airstrikes on the Baghdad hospital in Aweijal village, Aleppo, according to multiple local sources. Sources added that a number of medical staff were injured. Annahar cited the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who didn't identify a culprit. Reportedly the attack on…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1591
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib , Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians died in airstrikes on Al Atareb hospital according to multiple local sources. Orient and Al Jazeera and most other sources, blamed Russia for the incident. The hospital is now out of service including the operating rooms and pharmacy according to Al Jazeera who also alleged a number of medical personnel…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1592
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
According to multiple local sources Russia carried out airstrikes on Anadan, northern Aleppo. The remaining sources did not identify a culprit and mentioned only "warplanes". Almaghrib Today said "there were no reports of civilian casualties", moreover all other sources but one did not report civilian deaths. LCCSY said five died and "a hospital was put…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1593
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians, a husband and wife, died in suspected Russian airstrikes on a hospital in Kafra Hamra, according to local media. Alarabiye reported that medical staff and patients were wounded in addition to the "killing of at least one civilian". A later report alleged two civilians were killed. A member of The White Helmets said…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1586
Location
مخبز شمسين, Shamseen Bread Factory, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was killed and ten more injured when a Russian strike allegedly hit Shamseen bread factory in western Aleppo. @SCDaleppo said both of the kilns used for bread making were destroyed in the attack. In addition to the destruction of the bakery, sources alleged parts of the "Damascus highway" where the bakery was situated…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1594
Location
قرية المكرمية, Al Makramia , Homs, Syria
Multiple sources reported warplanes struck in the villages of Mukramiya and Talbisa in northern Homs, resulting in the death of two children. All sources attributed the attack to Russia or "warplanes". Alaraby blamed Russia for the attack and put the death toll at two - both children. The source also alleged a number of wounded. Syria…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
TS010
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Turkish artillery or tank shelling reportedly hit a kindergarten in Al Bab, Syria. The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq reported: "Two dead and ten wounded, including three children, due to Turkish tank bombardment in Al Bab city." It added that residential areas and the village Al-Qabaseen north of Al Bab were struck. Alrawi tweeted it…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
LC050
Location
بنغازي, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Eight prisoners were reported killed following LNA airstrikes on Benghazi. The LNA self-reported airstrikes in the following locations: “A MiG-23ML and a Mig23BN reportedly targeted the vehicles and fighters of alleged terrorist groups while trying to escape from the Qawarsheh area to Qanfouda after the siege on, reportedly leading to their destruction. A MiG-21 reportedly…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CI339
Location
القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
At least ten civilians were killed by strikes in Anbar province, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that 10 civilians were killed and others injured, including women and children by both Coalition and Iraqi Air Force planes. One additional report, posted by @amsiiraq, referred to dozens of dead and wounded, and also cited the Coalition…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CS373
Location
أبو وحل, Abu Wahil, Raqqa, Syria
Three civilians reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Wahil village, according to sources. Syria News Desk reported the following: “The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from Abu Wahil, said Coalition aircraft targeted with severe rocket explosion the homes of civilians in both villages, which led to the deaths of three…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CS374
Location
مزرعة القادسية, Mazra'at Al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike at Mazra’at al Qadissiya, according to local sources. Smart News noted “Casualties due to coalition airstrikes in Mazra’at Al Qadissiya and Abu Wahel in Raqqa.” Syria News Desk reported the following: “The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from Abu Wahil, said Coalition aircraft targeted…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CI340
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Airport and Gizlani camp, Nineveh, Iraq
In January 2017 the Coalition issued a statement denying responsibility for alleged civilian casualties in Mosul six weeks earlier. Nov. 15, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike, the Coalition noted. A senior official later informed Airwars that the…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1587
Location
كفر جالس, Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria
Up to six civilians died in a suspected Russian attack on Kafr Jalis village, north west of Idlib city. The majority of sources alleged Russia was the culprit - most of those that did not listed "warplanes" as responsible. One report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the "warplanes" belonged to "the Syrian regime"…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
TS009
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians were reported killed as a result of Turkish airstrikes or artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that bombing during the Euphrates Shield operation "resulted in the deaths of four people at least and dozens wounded, some of them still in critical condition." Rojava 24…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
27
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
LC049
Location
قرضة, Qaradah, Wadi ash Shati, Libya
France allegedly conducted airstrikes in Qaradah north of Sabha which killed Al Qaeda leader Abdul Muneim al-Hasnawi, also known as Abu Talha al-Libi and six other members of the organisation. The mayor of the city, Hassen Matoug, contested the events on Facebook and claimed that up to eight civilians were killed in the attack. He…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Military Actor
French Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
CI337
Location
حي الزهراء, Mosul, Sheshan and Zahrah, Nineveh, Iraq
Airwars researcher met the three injured named kids at the evacuation centre in Goggali frontline east of Mosul after they submitted to Unknown fire in Sheshan and Zahrah neighbourhoods east of Mosul. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
CI338
Location
تل عفر, Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their March 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "Nov. 14, 2016, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS checkpoint it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when the vehicle…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1582
Location
دوما, Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
According to LCCSY, "Russian warplanes launched two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on residential neighborhoods in #Douma where a martyr and several wounded were reported." However, Syria News Desk pointed to the Assad regime, reporting: "a young man was killed and others injured, at dawn today [Nov 14th], in Douma city which is under the control…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1584
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that five civilians from the Hishoum family - a woman and her four children - died and as many as dozens more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Anadan. SMO-SY reported: "According to activists, the Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the city of Anadan in the northern countryside,…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1585
Location
خان العسل, Khan Assal, Aleppo, Syria
On Monday, November 14, 2015, a woman and her young daughters were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Khan Assal neighborhood of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. A Facebook user named Aboalhasan Shaar identified the victims in a post. Sawsar Awad al-Hamidi was killed alonside her three little girls, Nour Mohammed Al-Omar, Shahed…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1583
Location
قرية مشمشان, Mishmshan village, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria
An 80-year-old woman died and two or three other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Mishmshan village. Halab Today TV reported: "A Russian raid using cluster bombs and rockets struck the village of Mishmishan in the countryside of Jisr al Shoughour which led to the death of a woman and…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1580
Location
كفرناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
A father, son and the sister of the father were killed in an alleged Russian and Syrian regime raid on Kafr Naha, Aleppo - although sources were conflicted as to who was responsible - with some sources not even identifying the aircraft. According to reports, residential buildings were stuck and many of them were badly damaged…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1575
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed in al alleged Russian airstrike on Darat Izza. All sources blame Russian warplanes for the strikes. According to sources, cluster bombs, parachute missiles and rockets were launched on the town. Additionally, reports suggest there was much material damage. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Codes
TS007 CS371
Location
مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One or two civilians were reported killed and three injured in ‘Coalition’ strikes on Al Bab. However, other reports claimed that Turkey and its FSA allies may have been responsible. Sky News reported that Turkish tanks were advancing on Al Bab, while France 24 described Turkish airstrikes on the city. Reporting casualties, Halab News said…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
TS008
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Various sources reported intense attacks by Turkish and FSA forces on Al Bab in a push to oust ISIS from the city. The only source which reported civilian casualties was the ISIS-affiliated propaganda outlet Al A'amaq: "One dead and three civilians injured, one of them in a critical condition. following Turkish artillery bombardment of the…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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