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Incident Date

29 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0511

Location

Al Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي القاطرجي
One woman died and a number of other civilians were injured in an airstrike on Aleppo's Al Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. It was unclear whether Russia or the regime were to blame. There were allegations against both parties - and reports that chlorine gas had been dropped from helicopters. According to Anapress, "Russian and…

Summary

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

29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1728

Location

Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo [seems to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba], Aleppo, Syria
حي باب النيرب
In a large-scale civilian casualty incident, referred to as "a massacre", between 17 and 28 civilians, including multiple families, died in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and/or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Bab al Nairab, on what looks to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba. Multiple sources said that the strikes…

Summary

Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–28
Civilians reported injured
12–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1723

Location

Maarat al Ni’ssan, Idlib, Syria
معارة النعسان
Several local sources reported the death of one civilian and wounding of several more in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Ni’ssan. According to LCCSY, "a martyr fell and several civilians were injured in the town of Maarat al Ni’ssan north of the city [Idlib] after it was targeted with air raids by Russian warplanes."

Summary

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

29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1727

Location

Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Three civilians from one family - a man, his wife and his son - died and two other children from the family were wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to soirces on the ground. Egypt Today: "On Monday, at least eight raids were carried out on areas in the town of Khan Sheikhan…

Summary

Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1726

Location

Kafr Zita neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفرزيتا
Local media named six people killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strike in Kafr Zita - though most sources said that the victims were fighters. According to several reports. The Step News Agency reported that "Russian fighter jets renewed their bombardment of areas of Hama north Tuesday evening 29th of November…

Summary

Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

CI353

Location

Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل‎
In an alleged incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition noted in January 2017 that Nov. 28, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: No Coalition strikes were conducted on structures in the geographic area that correspond to the report of civilian casualties. A senior official later informed Airwars that the alleged incident had come to light as…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

CS399

Location

Al Hissiyan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
منطقة الحسيان
One to two civilians were reported killed in a Coalition strike on the al Hussian area of the al Bukamal desert. One young male civilian victim was named as Ahmad Fahid Hamoud (or al Kijja/ Kajia). Syria 2011 named Mohammad Fahid as killed – who may or may not be the same person. Only Euphrates…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1721

Location

Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria
الغنطو
In what was widely reported as a regime attack, at least four civilians - including a child and three women - died and as many as dozens more (including children) were wounded in a shelling at Al Ghinto in Homs. While most of the allegations were against Assad rockets, there was also a report that Russia…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1720

Location

Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الصالحين
Between two and 35 civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Salheen neighbourhood, though it was unclear whether the regime or Russia were responsible. @MohAlkhatieb tweeted that the civil defense had removed eight dead civilians from the rubble in Salheen following a strike with a barrel bomb. According to @mahmoodtalha22, two civilians died in the…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1719

Location

Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
القاطرجي
Five civilians died in an  airstrike on Aleppo's Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. Most sources said that the civilian harm was caused by a chlorine attack from helicopters, though some other reports pointed towards Russia and cited the use of cluster bombs and rockets. Nabd explictly said that "Assad helicopters threw explosive barrels of chlorine…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1718

Location

Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الشعار
Between seven and 12 civilians including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime caused the civilian harm, though multiple reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs and missiles.…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1716

Location

Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
اللطامنة
One named woman died and two or three other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Ltamenah, according to sources on the ground. Only one source explicitly blamed Russia; the others didn't apportion blame. HNN reported: "Russian enemy planes targeted  the town of Ltamenah in the northern Hama countryside with an air raid killing one woman…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1722

Location

Al Hola, Homs, Syria
الحولة
Between four and 11 civilians died in shelling on Al Hola in Homs, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources blamed artillery and mortar shelling by the regime, however, one report attributed the civilian harm to Russian airstrikes. Multiple reports said that an agricultural tractor carrying displaced people was struck in the attack.…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28–29 November, 2016

Incident Code

RS1717

Location

Al A’nkawi village, in Sahil al Ghab, Hama, Syria
قرية العنكاوي
Syria News Desk reported: "In Sahil al Ghab, western Hama countryside, two civilians were killed and five others wounded by a raid by Russian warplanes on the village of Al Ankawi under the control of the opposition, which also resulted in the destruction of two houses". Egypt Today also put the death toll at two…

Summary

Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

CS398

Location

Hawi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحاوي
A Coalition raid on oil infrastructure at Hawi in the Zebain area killed three civilians, according to multiple reports. The Coalition later confirmed the incident. According to Deir Ezzor 24 and others, those killed died when oil burners (primitive refineries) were targeted. Syria News Desk reported that “international coalition planes launched raids on primitive refineries…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1715

Location

Waterway leading to Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحميدية
Between five and seven civilians died and up to another seven were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a waterway leading to the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, sources on the ground said According to the Shaam News Network, "activists reported  that  Russian aircraft  targeted a water crossing leading to the…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1710

Location

Anjara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
عينجارة
Between 10 and 15 civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Anjara. according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) also pointed to the regime. According to SN4HR, who gave the lowest death count: "at least 10 victims died in government…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1714

Location

Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حي الحميدية
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 30 civilians - many of them named - died and as many as 40 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on a vegetable market in the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city. According to Deir Ezzor and Raqqa Legal Network, around five members…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
25–30
Civilians reported injured
15–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1709

Location

Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
طريق الباب
Up to three civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo's Tareeq Al Bab neighbourhood, local sources reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "three civilians including a girl died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles firing on Tareeq Al Bab neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 27."…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1708

Location

Al Haydariya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الحيدرية
The Smart News Agency reported "an artillery and missile bombardment by regime forces on Al-Haidariya and Al-Sakhour neighborhoods in Aleppo from Sheikh Yusuf hill", but made no mention of civilian harm. However, Halab News listed six unidentified civilians as killed in a Russian strike on the Al Haydariya neighbourhood.

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1707

Location

Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
باب النيرب
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. @shahed_alep reported the use of a barrel bomb, while @zozan46 said that bombs had been dropped by parachutes. HNN listed two unidentified civilians as killed in a…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1706

Location

Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الحلوانية
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Aleppo's Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, according to local media. Step said that "Russian warplanes and helicopters" had carried out strikes on neighbourhoods in Aleppo including Al Hilwaniya, "resulting in civilian casualties". @shahed-alep reported "a heavy artillery and rocket attack on Al-Sakhour and Al-Halawani neighborhoods and the…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1705

Location

Al Mayssar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الميسر
@RFS_NORTH tweeted that "the forces of the regime bombardedthe Al-Maysar and Karam Tarab neighborhoods in Aleppo with heavy artillery shells" - but made no mention of civilian harm. But according to HNN, one unidentified civilian died from a Russian strike on the Al Mayssar neighbourhood.

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1713

Location

Al Marja neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
المرجة
Between one and four civilians died and more were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Marja neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. But Alsharq pointed to the regime, reporting: "The Syrian Air Force continued to launch intensive air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery shelling on the neighborhoods of…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

TS016

Location

Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
تادف
Between one and five civilians were reportedly killed in a Turkish or Syrian regime artillery strike on Tadif outside Al Bab. Nabd Syria reported: "Five civilians were killed and others injured by the artillery shelling of the Assad forces in Tadif in the eastern countryside of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq published a…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1712

Location

Al Zahra village, Aleppo, Syria
الزهراء
On November 27, 2016, according to the Shaam News Network amongst other local sources, two people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded when an aerial bombing resulted in "several successive explosions" hitting a residential area the town of Zahra, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. Where sources identified a belligerent, most…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military, Turkish Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1711

Location

Nabil, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
نبل
In what may have been a friendly fire incident, committed by the regime, or by Russia, an unspecified number of people were killed and wounded in Nabil, according to sources on the ground. HNN reported "four air raids [three using vacuum missiles and one cluster bombs] by Russian planes on the pro regime villages of…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1704

Location

Al Lleiramoun, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that a woman and her child died and another civilian was wounded in an airstrike on Al Lleiramoun. While most sources blamed Russia, there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. According to @SN4HR, "the girl Suhad Hasan Kurdiyeh, from Al Layramoun town in Aleppo governorate, died in government warplanes (allies) missiles fired…

Summary

Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1697

Location

Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
المنصورة
At least two civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo, local media reported. According to a civil defense official of Hussein al-Masri, "an aerial bombardment by Russian aircraft targeted the Shifa pharmaceutical factory in the town of Al…

Summary

Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1703

Location

Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
معارة الأرتيق
Between two and four civilians were killed and seven others were injured, including a woman, in airstrikes against the town of Maarat al Arteek in Aleppo. The airstrikes reportedly struck the police station with bunker busting missiles and resulted in the death of a policeman. The consensus among local sources, including @RFS_NORTH and @Syriamubasher, was…

Summary

Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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