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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
CS377
Location
Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A single source reported that two civilians were killed and nine injured by Coalition strikes on the Raqqa neighbourhoods of Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a. According to Smart News, “Our correspondent said that the international coalition aircraft against IS launched two raids on the neighborhood Al Manghiyah and Al Sina’a, which led to the deaths…
Summary
Published
16 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1598
Location
Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي الفردوس
Two to five civilians died in airstrikes on Al Fardous, Aleppo. The strikes on the neighbourhood took place among many more strikes across Aleppo on November 16th. The majority of sources reported that Russia responsible - however some sources pointed towards the Syrian regime. Sdusyria claimed two people died, as did Syria News Desk. However @mhmdfaisel…
Summary
Published
16 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1599
Location
Batbo, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
باتبو
In what sources referred to as "a terrible massacre", 22 named civilians, including children, died in an an airstrike on Batbo, Aleppo, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, however, a small number mentioned the regime - 24Aleppo, for example, alleged both parties culprit. According to Qasioun, "at least 38" civilians were injured…
Summary
Published
16 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
22–40
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CI339
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
At least ten civilians were killed by strikes in Anbar province, according to local sources. Yaqein reported that 10 civilians were killed and others injured, including women and children by both Coalition and Iraqi Air Force planes. One additional report, posted by @amsiiraq, referred to dozens of dead and wounded, and also cited the Coalition…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1592
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
According to multiple local sources Russia carried out airstrikes on Anadan, northern Aleppo. The remaining sources did not identify a culprit and mentioned only "warplanes". Almaghrib Today said "there were no reports of civilian casualties", moreover all other sources but one did not report civilian deaths. LCCSY said five died and "a hospital was put…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CS373
Location
Abu Wahil, Raqqa, Syria
أبو وحل
Three civilians reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike on Abu Wahil village, according to sources. Syria News Desk reported the following: “The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from Abu Wahil, said Coalition aircraft targeted with severe rocket explosion the homes of civilians in both villages, which led to the deaths of three…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1593
Location
Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
كفرناها
Two civilians, a husband and wife, died in suspected Russian airstrikes on a hospital in Kafra Hamra, according to local media. Alarabiye reported that medical staff and patients were wounded in addition to the "killing of at least one civilian". A later report alleged two civilians were killed. A member of The White Helmets said…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CS374
Location
Mazra'at Al Qadissiya, Raqqa, Syria
مزرعة القادسية
One civilian reportedly died in a Coalition airstrike at Mazra’at al Qadissiya, according to local sources. Smart News noted “Casualties due to coalition airstrikes in Mazra’at Al Qadissiya and Abu Wahel in Raqqa.” Syria News Desk reported the following: “The media opposition activist Mohamed Osman, quoting civilian sources from Abu Wahil, said Coalition aircraft targeted…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1586
Location
Shamseen Bread Factory, Aleppo, Syria
مخبز شمسين
One civilian was killed and ten more injured when a Russian strike allegedly hit Shamseen bread factory in western Aleppo. @SCDaleppo said both of the kilns used for bread making were destroyed in the attack. In addition to the destruction of the bakery, sources alleged parts of the "Damascus highway" where the bakery was situated…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
CI340
Location
Mosul, Airport and Gizlani camp, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
In January 2017 the Coalition issued a statement denying responsibility for alleged civilian casualties in Mosul six weeks earlier. Nov. 15, 2016, near Mosul, Iraq: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike, the Coalition noted. A senior official later informed Airwars that the…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
TS010
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Turkish artillery or tank shelling reportedly hit a kindergarten in Al Bab, Syria. The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq reported: "Two dead and ten wounded, including three children, due to Turkish tank bombardment in Al Bab city." It added that residential areas and the village Al-Qabaseen north of Al Bab were struck. Alrawi tweeted it…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1594
Location
Al Makramia , Homs, Syria
قرية المكرمية
Multiple sources reported warplanes struck in the villages of Mukramiya and Talbisa in northern Homs, resulting in the death of two children. All sources attributed the attack to Russia or "warplanes". Alaraby blamed Russia for the attack and put the death toll at two - both children. The source also alleged a number of wounded. Syria…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1587
Location
Kafr Jalis, Idlib, Syria
كفر جالس
Up to six civilians died in a suspected Russian attack on Kafr Jalis village, north west of Idlib city. The majority of sources alleged Russia was the culprit - most of those that did not listed "warplanes" as responsible. One report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the "warplanes" belonged to "the Syrian regime"…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
LC050
Location
Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Eight prisoners were reported killed following LNA airstrikes on Benghazi. The LNA self-reported airstrikes in the following locations: “A MiG-23ML and a Mig23BN reportedly targeted the vehicles and fighters of alleged terrorist groups while trying to escape from the Qawarsheh area to Qanfouda after the siege on, reportedly leading to their destruction. A MiG-21 reportedly…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
CI337
Location
Mosul, Sheshan and Zahrah, Nineveh, Iraq
حي الزهراء
Airwars researcher met the three injured named kids at the evacuation centre in Goggali frontline east of Mosul after they submitted to Unknown fire in Sheshan and Zahrah neighbourhoods east of Mosul. In their May 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1582
Location
Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
دوما
According to LCCSY, "Russian warplanes launched two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on residential neighborhoods in #Douma where a martyr and several wounded were reported." However, Syria News Desk pointed to the Assad regime, reporting: "a young man was killed and others injured, at dawn today [Nov 14th], in Douma city which is under the control…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
CI338
Location
Tall Afar, Nineveh, Iraq
تل عفر
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian near Tal Afar, Iraq. Their March 2017 civilian casualty report noted: "Nov. 14, 2016, near Tal Afar, Iraq, via self-report: During a strike on an ISIS checkpoint it was assessed that one civilian was unintentionally injured when the vehicle…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1584
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
Local media reported that five civilians from the Hishoum family - a woman and her four children - died and as many as dozens more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Anadan. SMO-SY reported: "According to activists, the Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the city of Anadan in the northern countryside,…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1585
Location
Khan Assal, Aleppo, Syria
خان العسل
On Monday, November 14, 2015, a woman and her young daughters were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Khan Assal neighborhood of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. A Facebook user named Aboalhasan Shaar identified the victims in a post. Sawsar Awad al-Hamidi was killed alonside her three little girls, Nour Mohammed Al-Omar, Shahed…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1583
Location
Mishmshan village, Jisr al Shoughour countryside, Idlib, Syria
قرية مشمشان
An 80-year-old woman died and two or three other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Mishmshan village. Halab Today TV reported: "A Russian raid using cluster bombs and rockets struck the village of Mishmishan in the countryside of Jisr al Shoughour which led to the death of a woman and…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
TS009
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Between three and five civilians were reported killed as a result of Turkish airstrikes or artillery shelling on Al Bab. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that bombing during the Euphrates Shield operation "resulted in the deaths of four people at least and dozens wounded, some of them still in critical condition." Rojava 24…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
27
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
14 November 2016
Incident Code
LC049
Location
Qaradah, Wadi ash Shati, Libya
قرضة
France allegedly conducted airstrikes in Qaradah north of Sabha which killed Al Qaeda leader Abdul Muneim al-Hasnawi, also known as Abu Talha al-Libi and six other members of the organisation. The mayor of the city, Hassen Matoug, contested the events on Facebook and claimed that up to eight civilians were killed in the attack. He…
Summary
Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Military Actor
French Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
CI334
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
A coalition airstrike allegedly killed three civilians in Seada village in western Anbar, According to multiple sources. Several local outlets reported the deaths of three civilians from Coalition bombings. Al Qiam news named two victims as.
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1581
Location
Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
خان شيخون
Five civilians - a woman and her four children - died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun. Most sources blamed the Assad regime, though there were also allegations against Russia. According to SMO, "Russian occupation aircraft on Sunday carried out a horrific massacre in the town of Khan Sheikhan in the village…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
CI335
Location
Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
القائم
Five people, including 3 children and a woman, were killed following the alleged Coalition airstrike according to local accounts, including ISIL-controlled media. ISIL controlled Al-A’amaq reported that US airstrikes killed three children and a woman and a man, and a further eight children and four women were injured. More than five other reports, including one by the…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
CI336
Location
Mosul, East, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
A father told the Norwegian Refugee Council that 3 family members were killed and mother and 2 children were badly burnt when their home in Eastern Mosul was shelled. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
CS372
Location
Hazima-al Tabyad road, Raqqa, Syria
طريق حزيمة - تل أبيض
A family of four was reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Coalition airstrke on the Hazime-Tal Abiyad road. Sadaa al Sham cited local sources as saying that “Coalition aircraft targeted a car belonging to displaced people on the road between Hazima and Tal Abiyad north of the city of Raqqa, killing…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1576
Location
Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria
دوما
One named civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma, according to sources on the ground. @mahe35 and LCCSY reported that one civilian was killed in a Russian strike. One victim was named by @yasserdouma. It should be noted that while two sources attributed the civilian harm to Russia, the remainder didn't identify the…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1577
Location
Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
مخيم خان الشيخ
Two men were killed and others were wounded in an airstrike and artillery raids which struck al-Huda Mosque in a refugee camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to who was to blame for the raids - with some blaming Russian military, and…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Agriculture
,
IDP or Refugee Camp
,
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 November 2016
Incident Codes
TS007 CS371
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
مدينة الباب
One or two civilians were reported killed and three injured in ‘Coalition’ strikes on Al Bab. However, other reports claimed that Turkey and its FSA allies may have been responsible. Sky News reported that Turkish tanks were advancing on Al Bab, while France 24 described Turkish airstrikes on the city. Reporting casualties, Halab News said…
Summary
Published
13 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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