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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
CS395
Location
Al Rutba, Raqqa, Syria
الرطبة
Two unnamed civilians were reported killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rutba. According to Shaam News, “two civilians were martyred by the bombing of the international coalition aircraft on al Rutba village north of Raqqa.” Al Araby al Jadid also reported that “Civilians were killed and wounded in raids by the international coalition…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1689
Location
Taqad, western Aleppo counntryside, Aleppo, Syria
تقاد
Between 12 and 50 civilians including women and children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taqad, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a mosque was struck and other civilian property damaged. The majority of sources attributed the event to Moscow, though there was one…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1687
Location
Tlailat area, Aleppo southern countryside, Aleppo, Syria
التليلات
Two adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Tlailat area in Aleppo's southern countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1691
Location
Tarminin, Idlib, Syria
ترمانين
Between two and five civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 10 other civilians were injured in four airstrikes launched against the town of Tarminin in the northern countryside of Idlib. Both those that were killed and injured included patients and members of the medical staff at the hospital. According to multiple sources,…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1694
Location
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حطلة
Between four and seven civilians were killed and up to seven others were wounded, including women and children, in alleged Russian airstrikes against Hatla village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that at the time of reporting, many civilians were in critical condition and the death toll…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1688
Location
Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
حي الصاخور
Between three and five civilians - including a child and a woman - were killed and at least one other was injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Al Sakhour in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. According to VDC, both the identify of the victims and the identity of the warplanes could not…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS391
Location
Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية مراط
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
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
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
Mosul, Algeria Street, Nineveh, Iraq
شارع الجزائر
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
Al Killi, Raqqa, Syria
الكلي
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
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
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
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
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
Harasta, Damascus, Syria
حرستا
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
Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
حمورية
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
Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
الميسر
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
Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي المشهد
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
Al Shia'ar , Aleppo, Syria
الشعار
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
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1684
Location
Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
المواصلات
One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1685
Location
Bab al Nayrab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي باب النيرب
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
Barata, Aleppo, Syria
قرية براتة
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
TS015
Location
Sab Wayran, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians from Sab Wayran were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes, according to local media. Smart News reported: "Two civilians were killed and others wounded on Wednesday by Turkish air and missile strikes on the city of Manbij, Aleppo, according to the information office of the Manbij military council. The spokesperson, Ahmed Mohammed, told Smart…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–7
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1686
Location
Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية مراط
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
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS390
Location
Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
قرية مراط
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
RS1673
Location
Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
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 Codes
RS1669
Location
Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Syria
مساكن هنانو
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
RS1674
Location
Jassem, Daraa, Syria
جاسم
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
RS1675
Location
Jassem, Daraa, Syria
جاسم
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 Code
RS1670
Location
Sheikh Khudur, Aleppo, Syria
الشيخ خضر
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
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1671
Location
Al Fardous, Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
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
CI347
Location
Mosul, Qadishiyah and Zahra, Nineveh, Iraq
القادسية
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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