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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1406

Location

كرم حومد, Karam Houmad, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including a child died and several more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Karam Houmad, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. According to Zaman al-Wasl, “four civilians were killed and others wounded due to…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1407

Location

الزربة, Al Zirba, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians died in alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the city of al Zirba, Aleppo, according to local media. Some sources said that the strikes only caused damage and no civilian harm. For example, the Smart News Agency reported that “Russian warplanes shelled in Zirba in the southern western countryside of Aleppo…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1408

Location

ريف المهندسين, Rif al Muhandisin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians died and as many as 57 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandisin in the Western countryside of Aleppo, according to local media. Qasioun News reported “Russian warplanes committed a massacre in Rif Al Muhandisin in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing six civilians…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
12–57
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1402

Location

Kafr Nassr, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Kafr Nasseh outside of Aleppo, according to local media. Halab News listed two additional unidentified victims - and joined all other sources in attributing this event to Russia. Photographic evidence shows that cluster bombs were used.

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1403

Location

الموحسن, Mohassein, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to three civilians including a mother and her child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mohassein in Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. According to Deir Ezzor 24, “Russian warplanes targeted civilian homes with cluster bombs of Al Abad which led to the martyrdom of two people, and wounding a large number…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

CS326

Location

العزيزية, Al Azizeya [exact location], Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported injured in a Coalition strike, though it later denied any civilians casualties had occured in the event. According to ISIL’s media arm “three women and a child were wounded in American warplane shelling in Al-Azizeya, south west of Al-Rae’i.” A Coalition report issued December 1st 2016 insisted that “Oct.…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

TI006

Location

فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
Local and governmental sources said Turkish artillery had targeted Al Fadhiliyah village in Bashiqa, north of Mosul, resulting in the deaths of two civilian brothers and four injuries. The Coalition later made clear it did not view Turkish actions in Iraq as being a part of the international alliance’s effort to defeat ISIL. According to…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1395

Location

خان الشيح‬, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Local sources reported that air or artillery strikes hit the suburb of Damascus, Khan al-Sheikh which led to the death of at least two civilian men and injury of several more people. The strikes allegedly struck a Palestinian refugee camp. One source claimed that a school in the area was also struck. The news site…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1396

Location

الحيدرية, Al Haidariya, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians including a child died and four more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo's al-Haidariya neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Most sources reported the death of one civilian, who according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was an unidentified child. The twitter account SheroAlo1 said…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1397

Location

الهلّك, al Hallak, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians including a child and a woman died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Aleppo al Hallak neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that three civilians died in a strike by regime warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who blamed Russia, put the number…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1398

Location

بعيدين‬, Baeedin, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including a woman died and up to 11 more people were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Baeedin, according to local media. A number of sources said that the three victims were elderly people. The media opposition activist Abu Mohammad al-Halab told Syria News Desk that “the Russian air force struck houses in…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4–11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1394

Location

شيخ سعيد, al Sheikh Said, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes in Sheik Said, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians. “So_ria98” attributed the strike to Russia, while the media Zaman al-Wasl pointed to both the Assad regime and Russia. There are no other details available at this time.

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1399

Location

بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes killed six civilians from one family in Aleppo's Bustan al Basha neighbourhood. Only one child from the family was said to have survived the attack. Al-Jazeera published a video, showing how the surviving child, named Shihab, was rescued from the rubble while the rest of his…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1400

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a hospital in al Sakhour, Aleppo, according to local media. Most sources claimed that six or seven civilians were killed, among these hospital staff and civil defense workers. Syria News Desk provided details from the incident, reporting that “seven…

Summary

Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

CI292

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Local sources reported the deaths of up to 23 civilians – including 17 children and 1 woman – following an alleged Coalition airstrike on Mosul’s Najjar neighbourhood. Officials later confirmed the deaths of 10 civilians in the event. Iraqi Spring reported at the time that The coalition air force has targeted a home in which…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
19–23
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Codes

CS325 TS004

Location

دابق‎, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
Between 5 and 8 civilians were reported killed in a Coalition or unilateral Turkish airstrike at Dabiq. According to LCCSY, “eight civilians from one family, mostly women and children, were martyred due to International Coalition warplanes shelling  #Dabiq village in the northern countryside.” Shaam News also said eight died – which it claimed included 5 children…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1387

Location

Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a child died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Hraitan outside of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The illegal use of cluster bombs was mentioned by several media, while all sources identified Russia as the culprit.    

Summary

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

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1388

Location

الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, up to four unidentified civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo's al-Ansari neighbourhood. According to Maser Press, “four civilians were killed and dozens wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in Al-Ansari”. Other sources put the death toll at between one and…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
5–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1389

Location

الهلّك, al Halak, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and others were wounded in what most sources said was a Syrian regime artillery strike on Aleppo's al Halak neighbourhood. There was, however, one allegation against Russia. But @al-AMAWI, @Free_TV_Syria, Smart News Agency, Step News Agency, LCCSY and Halab News Network all pointed to a regime artillery strike causing civilian harm.

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1392

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes hit and destroyed a major hospital in al-Sakhour in Aleppo, killing up to four civilians and wounding 15 more. Al Jazeera reported: “Russian and Syrian warplanes shelled  the biggest hospital still working in Eastern Aleppo, destroying it and forcing it out of service, as well…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1393

Location

الزبدية, al Zarbadia, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, air and artillery strikes hit the neighbourhood of al-Zarbadia in Aleppo, killing up to three civilians and wounding as many as six more. According to the Smart News Agency, "regime artillery shelling by Assad forces stationed in Hamdaneya stadium targeted the Al-Zebdiya neighbourhood and killed three children and wounded six others…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1390

Location

جب القبة, Jeb al Qubba, Aleppo, Syria
SMO News reported that “Russian warplanes shelling targeted Al-Shawqi hospital in Jib Al-Quba and destroyed it. Some people were killed and others wounded.” Likewise Al-Jazeera reported how the hospital was left destroyed after the strikes. There are no other details available at this time.

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1391

Location

الشيخ فارس, al Sheikh Faress, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including two children died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo's al Sheikh Faress neighbourhood, according to local media. Information was sparse but al-Hayat reported that “according to the Syrian Observatory, two children were killed in Sheikh Fares due to warplanes shelling” while Halab News Network reported that the…

Summary

Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

CS323

Location

غيطون, Ghaytun, Aleppo, Syria
Islamic State’s media wing Al A’Amaq claimed that “nine people from one family were killed in an American raid on the village of Ghaitoun east of the town of Mare’ in the northern Aleppo countryside.” That assertion appeared to be the basis for most other media reports. Syria Press Centre said the attack happened in…

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

CS324

Location

Subha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Coalition denied that it had killed or injured civilians near Deir ez Zawr on October 1st, despite local claims. According to reports, multiple bridges were targeted in Coalition strikes on October 1st, with Step News reporting that “Coalition warplanes destroyed a number of bridges including Al-Abbas bridge in Abu Kamal, and Al-Nawam.” Other reports…

Summary

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

1 October 2016

Incident Code

LQ035

Location

بنغازي‎, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA self-reported airstrikes on what it said were ‘terrorist groups’ operating in Qawarsheh near the European hospital. Alnabaa uploaded a video showing the extent of destruction to civilian homes from airstrikes in Ganfouda but didn’t specify the date of the attacks. There were no public reports at the time of civilian harm.

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1384

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to two people including a child died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Aleppo's al Sakhour neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports said that the strike hit a hospital. According to IranArabSpring, "an unidentified six-year-old child's body was delivered to the mortuary in Aleppo. He…

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1385

Location

الفرجة, al Farjeh, Idlib, Syria
Between four and six civilians including three children and several women died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on the al-Farej camp outside of Idlib, according to local media - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Qasioun and Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed…

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1383

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that the village Kafr Hamra outside of Aleppo was struck by "four" alleged airstrikes which led to the death of one man. According to NabdTV "the Civil defence forces recovered the body of a senior citizen from the rubble which was stuck there for two days". A range of local media also…

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1386

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Up to six civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al Latamna, Hama, according to local media. Sources were not clear whether or not Khadija (Um Daher) and Hussein Al-Saleh (Abu Hussein) were two people or one person. In this instance they have been listed as two people. According…

Summary

Published
1 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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