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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1663
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Two girls were killed and dozens of other civilians were wounded in shelling and airstrikes which struck the residential neighbourhood of Douma, local media said. According to Smart News, some members of the regimes forces were also killed in the airstrikes. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the alleged raid, with…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1656
Location
Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الطوب
One child was killed and as many as 15 other civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on a clinic in Al Toub, according to sources on the ground. All sources either named Russian warplanes as a belligerent or ddin't identify the culprit. @EuphratesPost claimed that 15 or more were wounded, whereas Smart News reported…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
TS012
Location
Al Ghor, Aleppo, Syria
قرية الغوز
According to the ISIS-affiliated media outlet al Amaq, five civilians were killed byTurkish artillery shelling on Al Ghor, a village west of Al Bab. "Five people killed and ten injured following Turkish artillery bombing of the village of al Ghor west of al Bab in the Aleppo countryside," the propaganda unit claimed. There are currently…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1657
Location
Al Fardous, Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
Between three and four civilians were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Fardous neighbourhood, although local sources were conflicted as to whether Russian or regime planes were responsible. According to sources such as @ShahbaPress and @AleppoAMC, explosive barrel bombs were dropped in the attack. The…
Summary
Published
21 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1651
Location
Jabal Badro, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
جبل بدرو
Three civilians from the same family, including a woman, were killed by airstrikes targeting the neighbourhood of Jabal Badro, Aleppo, local media reported. Most sources pointed to Russia as the culprit, while SPM Syria and several other sources said that helicopters had dropped explosive barrels, meaning the regime could have been responsible. Several sources identified one of…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1654
Location
Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
عربين
At least one civilian was killed - another source reported "martyrs" suggesting multiple - and between one and two were wounded following alleged air and artillery strikes on Arbeen. Sources are conflicted regrading who was to blame. Two sources blamed Syrian regime warplanes for the raids, and only one blamed Russia. Other sources remained impartial.…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1645
Location
Karm al-Jabal, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كرم الجبل
Local sources reported that between one and two civilians were killed and that several more were left injured following alleged Russian airstrikes targeting the neighbourhood of Karm al-Jabal in Aleppo. All of the sources, who identified a culprit, pointed to Russian warplanes. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1648
Location
Saqba, Damascus, Syria
سقبا
In a single source claim, three named adult males were killed due to Russian shelling on Saqba. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1646
Location
Ard Al Hamra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
ارض الحمرا
Three civilians, including a child and a woman, were reportedly killed and several more were left wounded following two airstrikes targeting Ard al-Hamra, Aleppo, local sources reported - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. The Syrian Network for Human Rights pointed to the Syrian regime as the culprit while…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1649
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
In a single source claim, five civilians were killed - including three brothers under the age of 18 and their mother, and a man - in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1647
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
ادلب
Local sources reported that up to seven civilians, including up to two children, were killed and several were injured by alleged Russian airstrikes targeting a battery factory in Idlib. Several sources reported how warplanes struck a battery factory in Idlib, causing its complete destruction. Between one and seven civilians were reportedly killed, two of them identified…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
TS011
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
A child was reportedly killed and 12 more people injured as a result of Turkish artillery shelling in Al Bab. The ISIS-affiliated media outlet Al A’amaq reported: "A child was killed and 12 people injured by Turkish artillery on the neighbourhoods of Al Bab northeast of Aleppo.“ Ajal posted a similar report on Twitter, though…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1652
Location
Hazrama, Damascus, Syria
حزرما
A woman and her unborn child were killed - and others were wounded - as a result of alleged Russian warplanes which struck a school in Hazramaon, Damascus, the afternoon of Sunday November 20th, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes for the death of the woman, however some sources do…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1650
Location
Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
On November 20, 2016, up to 16 civilians, including a family of six with four children, were reportedly killed by aerial shelling containing chlorine gas in the al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo. Local sources differ on whether the strike can be attributed to Russia or the Syrian regime. SMART News Agency reported six civilians were killed…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6–15
Civilians reported injured
2–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1653
Location
Al Nashabia, Damascus, Syria
النشابية
Between one and five children were killed and up to 20 were wounded - including 15 students and four teachers - following an artillery bombardment and airstrikes which struck Al Nashabiya School in Damascus, also named by another source as "Al Karma" Primary, according to local media. Most sources have either not attributed any blame…
Summary
Published
20 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1639
Location
Al-Ansari, Aleppo, Syria
حي الانصاري
Airstrikes targeting Aleppo's Al Ansari neighbourhood reportedly killed between five and seven civilians and wounded up to dozens, reported local media - though sources disagreed as to whether the strikes were carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime. None of the victims were identified by name, but most sources reported that the death toll…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS380
Location
Tall al Samin, Raqqa, Syria
تل السمن
ISIL’s media wing was among those reporting the deaths of five civilians in an alleged Coalition air raid on Tal al Samin. According to Al A’Amaq, “five people were killed after their home was targeted with an air raid in the village of Tal al Samin Janoubi, north of Raqqa.” However, heavy artlllery strikes were…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS381
Location
Bia'as, Raqqa, Syria
بعاص
Between 8 and 11 civilians died in what both the Syrian Network and Syrian Observatory called a ‘massacre’ – following alleged Coalition strikes on Bia’as. According to Shaam News Network, “clashes [between ISIL and SDF] have moved into the centre of Tal Al Samin where international coalition aircraft, has launched dozens of air raids on…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1640
Location
Qadi Askar, Aleppo, Syria
قاضي عسكر
Up to eight civilians, including two children and two women, were reportedly killed and more than 20 were wounded due to alleged Russian or joint Russian-Syrian regime shelling of Qadi Askar, Aleppo, local sources reported. Most sources reported that eight civilians were killed by the airstrikes, while just one, the Syrian Network for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
CS382
Location
`Abbarah, Raqqa, Syria
العبارة
A named mother and child were killed and five civilians injured in a reported Coalition airstrike on al I’bara. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered, Khatoun Shawwaz al Hamoud and her young son Hamad died when the Coalition targeted their village. The Syrian Observatory reported that the airstrikes also displaced other civilians from the village.…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1641
Location
al-Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
الصاخور
Local sources reported that several civilians were killed and injured following Russia or Assad regime airstrikes targeting the city of al-Sakhour, Aleppo. Sources did not provide detailed information about the victims, and most sources merely referred to 'several' or 'numbers' of killed and wounded. However, several reports mentioned that the city had been struck by…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1642
Location
Al Fardous, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الفردوس
Up to four civilians, including two children and one woman, were killed and as many as 15 more were injured following airstrikes targeting al-Fardous, Aleppo, local sources reported. The sources were, however, not clear as to whether the Syrian regime or Russia were to blame for the strikes. Sources reported that between two and four…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1638
Location
Huluk, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
الهللك
Local sources reported that Syrian or Russian airstrikes and artillery killed up to four civilians and injured several more in the al-Huluk neighbourhood, Aleppo. Sources reported that al-Huluk was among the many neighbourhoods in Aleppo which was subject to air raids and artillery shelling that day. The shelling reportedly killed between three and four civilians. While…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1643
Location
Bab Al Hadeed, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
باب الحديد
Four civilians were reportedly killed in an air or artillery strike on the Bab al-Hadid neighbourhood, Aleppo, according to a single source. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported: "at least four victims died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles fired on Bab Al Hadeed neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 19, 2016." There were few…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1644
Location
Marj Al Zuhur, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
مرج الزهور
Airstrikes, targeting the village of Marj al-Zuhour in the countryside of Idlib, killed up to nine civilians, reportedly from the same family, including one woman and three children, and injured up to another 24. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Most sources put the death…
Summary
Published
19 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CI343
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
Dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in Tal Afar due to airstrikes and shelling, according to many local sources. Yaqein reported that scores of unarmed civilians were killed by Coalition strikes as well as selling by government-aligned militias. A source told Yaqein that Tal Afar hospital is currently teeming with dozens of people injured…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CI344
Location
Mosul, Tanak, Nineveh, Iraq
حي التنك
More than 20 civilians were killed or wounded in Mosul following the alleged coalition airstrike, according to local sources. An initial report from ISIL-controlled Al A’amaq said that 7 people died and 14 injured in a Coalition bombing on the Al Tanak neighbourhood of Mosul. Other outlets released similar figures. Iraqi Spring Media Center blamed…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
CS379
Location
Batabo, Aleppo, Syria
باتبو
A unilateral US airstrike on a Fatah al Sham leader may also have killed up to three members of his immediate family. The Syrian Observatory initially reported that “an unidentified plane – it’s not clear whether international coalition or Russian – targeted a car carrying several people near the town of Batabo in the western…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1635
Location
Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
مساكن هنانو
As many as six civilians - including women and children - suffocated to death, and up to 19 were injured, when an explosive barrel containing poisonous chloride gas struck the residential neighbourhood named Masaken Hanano, Aleppo, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame for the alleged chloride attack. Some sources…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2–19
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1636
Location
Al Sakhour, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
حي الصاخور
Four to six civilians were killed, and up to 24 were wounded in alleged air and artillery strikes on Al Sakhour, Aleppo. Some sources attributed blame to Russian warplanes, while others blamed the Syrian regime. However, one source blamed both belligerents for this airstrike. There was confusion among sources as to the type of bomb used…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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