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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS365
Location
الهيشةة, Al Hīshah, Raqqa, Syria
As many as 24 civilians were killed in attacks – possibly carried out by both SDF and Coalition – according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered initially reported 7 victims killed “in the international coalition raids and Kurdish militia artillery.” It later released an updated casualty assessment, counting 23 victims as victims of…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–24
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS366
Location
الكالطة, Qaltah, Raqqa, Syria
Two children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a tractor at Qaltah. The source appeared to be ISIL media arm Al A’amaq. Al Jazeera said five civilians in total died – though suggested some of the deaths occured elsewhere. Qassioun stated that “fighter jets of the international coalition launched a massive air…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CS367
Location
تل السمن, Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and four injured following an alleged Coaliiton strike on Tal al Samin. According to Qasioun, “Coalition planes also raided the village of Tal Samin in the northern city of Raqqa, killing a civilian and wounding four others.” While no other sources alleged civilian deaths, heavy fighting in the vicinity between…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
CI328
Location
السلام, Mosul, Al Salam, Nineveh, Iraq
In the afternoon of 8 November, an airstrike reportedly hit al-Salam neighbourhood of eastern Mosul City killing 14 civilians, including three children and five women, and wounding another 11 civilians, including two women and a child. No additional details are presently known. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1553
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
One woman died and several other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Maarat Misrin, according to sources on the ground - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Most sources attributed the civilian harm to Russia. However, Zamanalwasl was one of several sources that pointed to the regime, reporting that "in…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1547
Location
حزرما, Hazrama, Damascus, Syria
At least two children were killed and others were wounded in multiple airstrikes launched against the town of Hazrama in Eastern Ghouta, according to local media. A graphic image of two dead children in body bags was published by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Reports were conflicted over who was responsible for the airstrikes.…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1549
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between nine and 11 civilians were killed, including between six to eight children and two pregnant women, and seven other civilians were injured, including three children and a woman, in airstrikes launched against the residential neighbourhood Khan Sheikhoun. Three of the named children were brothers from one family that, according to sources, had come to…
Summary
Published
8 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Codes
TS006 CS364
Location
قرية قباسين, Al Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian male was reported by both Halab News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre as having been killed by ‘Coalition’ strikes or shelling at Al Qabasin, Syria. However Turkish forces and their FSA allies may also have been responsible, according to other local reports. TR Diplomacy tweeted a map on the 7th, reporting that…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CI326
Location
السلام, الموصل, Al Salam, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
On Monday, November 7, 2016, 14 civilians, including women and children, were reportedly killed by alleged US-led Coalition strikes on a house in the populated Al-Salam neighborhood in southeast Mosul, according to local sources. Iraqi Transmission Network (IBN) reported the deaths of 14 civilians who were "mistakenly" hit in a Coalition raid in southeast Mosul.…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CI327
Location
المصارف, Mosul, Al Masarif, Nineveh, Iraq
According to a single local source, four civilians were killed in an alleged coalition strike on Al Masarif, Mosul. Yaqein reported that three children and a male civilian were killed in the northeast Al Masarif neighborhood of Mosul. The attacks severely damaged houses and shops in the neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS361
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A man was killed in Raqqa by a Coalition strike, according to one local source. RBSS reported that a “young man” named Ammar Omar al Dakmawi was killed in a Coaltion raid on Raqqa. VDC identifed him as a civilian.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS362
Location
خنيز السلمان, Khaniz al Salman, Raqqa, Syria
Several outlets reported the death of a man from Coalition strikes. RBSS and Shaam News Network reported the death of a civilian “driver” who was operating a tractor when the vehicle was targeted by a Coalition strike.
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
CS363
Location
northern countryside of Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Three individuals were killed in a Coalition strike, local sources reported. Euphrates Post said that international coalition strikes killed three individuals traveling in a car “in the desert of Al Raqqa.”. It identified the victims as being from Bokros in Deir Ezzor province though did not clarify if they were civilians. The Deir Ezzor and…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1546
Location
قرية السلوم, Al Sallloum, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and three civilians were killed, including three children and a woman, and others were wounded in airstrikes that struck Al Salloum village in Aleppo, sources on the ground said. While the Violations Documentation Center and Halab News identified the names of an adult female and male that were killed in the airstrikes, @eldorar1…
Summary
Published
7 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1539
Location
Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Between six and nine civilians, including up to four women and up to five children, were killed in alleged Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in Houmouriya town, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. The numbers of civilians reported wounded varied from 18 to 24. LCCSY reported that "dozens of civilians were injured as the…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
18–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1540
Location
Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Between five and forty civilians, including at least one woman, one child and one adult male, were killed and up to forty were wounded in airstrikes launched against Al Dana town in Idlib. Most sources only reported preliminary counts of casualties and many expected that the number was higher due to many civilians still stuck…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5–40
Civilians reported injured
24–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1541
Location
Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Between one and two children died and up to 14 more civilians were wounded in airstrikes launched against Binnish town in Idlib, according to multiple sources on the ground. However, one source, Step News, reported that there were no civilian casualties in this incident. The airstrikes reportedly struck a neighborhood of civilian homes. Both cluster…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
10–14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1542
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and 11 civilians were killed, including three women and five children, and 15 were wounded in airstrikes against Darat Izza city in western Aleppo. The civilians killed were all reportedly members of the same family and included a couple who had just been married a few days before. A video published by JisirTV…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–11
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CI324
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Sehab, Nineveh, Iraq
An Iraqi security source who spoke with Airwars reported the deaths of 16 civilians spread among several families. The source said they were all in a house in a neighbourhood of eastern Mosul when it was hit by an airstrike at 7 PM on November 6th. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CI325
Location
Mosul, Shahid-Yunis, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition admitted responsibility for the deaths of two civilians and the injuries of five more in an airstrike at Shahid Yunis. In its monthly civilian casualty report for January 2017, the Coalition noted "Nov. 6, 2016, near Shahid-Yunis As Sab, Iraq: During a strike on ISIL fighters…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CS359
Location
الرقة, Al Safsafa, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were killed in coalition strikes, according to local sources. Step News Agency reported that “4 civilians were killed and others injured in an air raid by the international coalition targeting Al Safsafa neighborhood in the city of Raqqa.” Al Mirsad and Al Amawi also reported raids in the neighborhood and said 4 civilians…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
CS360
Location
لقطة, Lakta, Raqqa, Syria
At least 7 civilians were killed by by a Coalition airstrike, according to an ISIL-controlled outlet. ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq reported that “international coalition planes” targeted two homes in Lakta, “and killed at least seven civilians.” Thus far, Al A’amaq is the only source that references this incident specifically. However, other monitors and outlets, including the…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1543
Location
البلليرمون, Al Baleirmoon, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilian were killed and others were wounded in cluster bomb attacks against Al Leirmoun town in northern Aleppo. Thiqa News pointed out that this incident was part of a fierce Russian campaign which struck parts of Aleppo with no regard for the civilians in this vicinity. Local sources, including Baladi News…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1544
Location
أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed, including one woman and two children, and others were injured in airstrikes which struck Urma al Kubra town in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Both children were found buried in rubble by the Civil Defence team following the raids. Local sources, including Halab News and Assakina News, identified Russian…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1545
Location
صلاح الدين, Salahudin, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and two civilians were killed and at least five more were wounded in attacks on the Salahudin neighborhood in Aleppo, local sources reported. It was unclear what artillery was used in the raid, with 24 News alleging that rocket-propelled grenades were launched against the town while @AbdAlghani_1990 claims they were surface-to-surface missiles. Reports…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1538
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Nine civilians were killed, including one woman with artillery and airstrikes which struck the town of Dara Izza. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Abu Bakr Al Sedeeq Mosque was the main target. The airstrikes ultimately rendered the mosque inoperable due to serous damage to both the exterior and interior. Some sources only…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
3–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1534
Location
الميدعاني, Al Midani , Damascus, Syria
One civilian was killed and others were injured in airstrikes that struck Al Midiani town in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus. According to multiple sources, a series of three air raids were launched by warplanes - with LCCSY specifying the use of thermobaric missiles. An image posted by @SCDrifdimashq shows a victim of the airstrikes being carried…
Summary
Published
6 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
CI322
Location
حي الزهراء, Mosul, al-Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
Nine civilians were killed in alleged coalition strikes in eastern Mosul, according to local reports. Orient News cited an Iraqi security source and reported the killing of nine civilians in an air strike that hit two houses in the east of Mosul, and wrote that it was likely carried out by the Coalition. Al Manar and News…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
CI323
Location
حمام العليل, Mosul, Hamam al Alil subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq
The UN report on the protection of civilians in the context of Nineveh operations and the retaking of Mosul stated: On 5 November, airstrikes hit two houses in Hamam al-Alil City resulting in the houses collapsing. Twenty-three civilians, including children, were reportedly trapped inside. In the evening of the same day, two children, one seriously…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1533
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians were killed and up to six more were injured in cluster bomb airstrikes launched against the town of Kafr Naha in the Aleppo countryside. The majority of local sources, including Akhbaralaan News and Micro News, attributed the airstrikes to Russian planes while other sources did not identify who was to blame.…
Summary
Published
5 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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