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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
CS270
Location
حيمر لابدة, Haymar Labda, Aleppo, Syria
Four or more civilians were reported killed and others injured in what were described as heavy Coalition airstrikes on the village of Haymar Labda, as the battle to capture nearby Manbij intensified. ISIL’s media wing also issued a statement claiming “dead and injured and great destruction as a result of Coalition raids on the village…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–12
Civilians reported injured
14–40
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
CS271
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
A single source reported the deaths of three named young children and the injuring of five more family members, in a fresh alleged Coalition casualty event at Manbij. In the second of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible",…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 July 2016
Incident Code
CS272
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
The Manbij Documentation Agency initially claimed that “Sabr the son of Abdallah al Saidi and his family [7 people] were killed in coalition raids on his house near the education department behind his father’s building.” That claim was robustly denied by Manbij Mother of All Worlds: “We totally deny what some pages published yesterday about…
Summary
Published
18 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
TI005
Location
الفاضلية, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
A local MP complained that a number of civilians had been killed and injured in fresh Turkish shelling of Fadhiliya village. Salim Juma told NRN News that artillery strikes from a nearby Turkish base at Bashiqa “killed and injured a number of civilians, including women and children.” The MP called on the regional Kurdish government…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1019
Location
الخالدية, Khalidiya, Aleppo, Syria
According to a single source, LCCSY, two civilians died in three alleged Russian strikes in Aleppo’s Al Khalidiya neighbourhood. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1020
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the villages of Hatla and al Salhiya in Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. Euphrates Post reported three were killed and five wounded - they blamed Russia, as did the Smart News Agency. Ara News, however, said that the regime carried…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
CS267
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
In a new reported Coalition civilian casualty event in Manbij on July 17th, five civilians reportedly died when airstrikes hit the city. All sources were agreed that the wife and two adult children of Al Haj Bahri al Darwish died. On March 10, 2022 in the CJTF-OIR Civilian Casualty Report, the Coalition reported this incident…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 July 2016
Incident Code
CS268
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Fifteen or more civilians reportedly died in an alleged Coalition night time strike on the Al Hazwana neighbourhood of Manbij, according to multiple reports. Manbij Mother of all the World said the ‘terrible massacre’ took place near the al Karama school. The Syrian Observatory issued an urgent call to the Coalition and its allies: “We…
Summary
Published
17 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
15–16
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1018
Location
مشفى عمر بن عبد العزيز في حي المعادي، ﺣَﻠَﺐ, Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Maadi neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, there were injuries to medical staff and material damage to the Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital in the Maadi neighbourhood in Aleppo on July 16th 2016 after an alleged Russian or Syrian regime missile targeted the healthcare facility. Other local sources, such as Radio Al Kul and @salqin also described that…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1014
Location
الألمجي, Al Alamji, Aleppo, Syria
Warplanes struck Al Almaji, a residential neighborhood in Old Aleppo and killed between 10 and 11 civilians, including women and children. According to Horrya News and the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Assad warplanes launched the raids. However, Shahba News Agency and other local news sources reported the raids to be Russian. The Syrian Civil…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1012
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
According to LCCSY, “two martyrs, including a child, and several wounded were reported due to Russian airstrikes on Anadan city”. The Shaam News Network reported that Russia carried out raids on ” Anadan, Hraytan, Kafr Hamra, Mallah, Hayyan and Baleirmoon” but made no mention of civilian casualties.
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1013
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Artillery and warplane shelling bombarded Hryatan leaving between three to four civilians dead, local media reported. According to Halab News, Step and Al Jazeera, this was the work of the Assad regime. However, TurkArab Now blamed Russian warplanes for the airstrike. Al-Marsad News put the death toll at four. However the Syrian Observatory for Human…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1015
Location
أعزاز, Izaz, Aleppo, Syria
A Civil Service Defence Quarter was put out of service when two warplanes fired missiles on Izaz, Aleppo, a town close to the Turkish border in northern Aleppo. Up to five civilians including a child reportedly died in the attack, which caused extensive destruction to the building and injured several Civil Defence workers. Ara News…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1016
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
An entire family was killed in a missile attack which took place in the afternoon of July 16th on Aleppo’s Ferdous neighbourhood, according to local media. Sources said that explosive barrels and missiles struck the area, though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Orient news…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1017
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
“People were torn apart”, reported Aletihad Press, in an airstrike which hit Al Atarib on 16th July 2016, the Western side of Aleppo. Local media put the death toll at between two and 20 civilians – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible for the civilian harm. SMO…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
CS266
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
An 80-year old man was reported by a number of sources as having been killed in one of multiple Coalition strikes on Manbij between dawn and noon. The strikes reportedly targeted both the Aleppo road and the al Hazwana neighbourhood in the city. According to Manbij Mother of the World, “planes carried out several raids…
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 July 2016
Incident Code
CI267
Location
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
An alleged Coalition strike targeted the house of an ISIL commander named as Abu Hajar, said to be from Diyala province, also reportedly killed his whole family according to a single source.
Summary
Published
16 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1011
Location
أبو الظهور, Abu al Duhur, Idlib, Syria
Fourteen named civilians were killed as missiles were reportedly fired at residential buildings in Abu al Duhur town in Idlib. There is dispute over whether the attack was carried out by Russia or the Syrian regime, with Al Jazeera blaming both. According to All4Syria News, it was Russian warplanes that struck the area, and eight…
Summary
Published
15 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 July 2016
Incident Code
CS264
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
According to a single source, four civilians from one family were killed and 13 additional civilians injured following a Coalition airstrike. The Syria News Desk reported that “Coalition aircraft launched more than a dozen raids on Manbej, affected some national hospital west of the city perimeter, four of which targeted residential sites in the middle…
Summary
Published
15 July 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
13
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 July 2016
Incident Code
CS265
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
A young adult civilian male named as Ahmad Ibrahim al Faress was reported killed in a Coalition strike on Manbij. It is either the second reported event of the day in Manbij, or is linked to the previous incident. The Syrian Network reported Coalition strikes on the city that day but made no mention of…
Summary
Published
15 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1007
Location
حي طريق الباب, Tareeq al-Bab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Shuhada’a Al-Aqsa Mosque was struck in east Aleppo and destroyed following an airstrike carried about by both Russian and Syrian regime warplanes, local media reported. The raid occurred in the morning of July 14th, according to the White Helmets. Between seven and ten civilians including an entire family were reportedly killed. Smart News and Shahba News…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
11–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1008
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
The only surviving hospital in Kafr Hamra was struck and put out of service in alleged airstrikes by Russian and Syrian regime warplanes, which also reportedly killed up to ten civilians and wounded 20 more. Local news sources called the building Al Balad, and claimed it was a makeshift hospital, but the last remaining one…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1009
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died in either an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Al Salheen, local media reported. Smart News Agency Shahba Press and AMC news all blamed Russia. Al Jazeera pointed to bot Russia and the Assad regime carrying out strikes in three neighbourhoods including Al Salheen, Fardous and Hanano. Alamawi, however,…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1010
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to sources, an entire family of seven was killed overnight in their home in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Bulial. However some reports allege the death toll to be as high as ten. Several reports said that “the warplanes targeted the Ayed Al-Jaloud house in Ruwayda neighbourhood east of the city.”…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
CS263
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Continued heavy Coalition airstrikes on Manbij reportedly resulted in further heavy civilian casualties. According to Lens Young Manbij, “The family of Mahmoud Bin Ali al Manssini [the barber] was killed. The father is in a critical condition. The daughter of Safi Miassni was with them and she was also killed. Ahmad Bin Safi was lost…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 July 2016
Incident Code
CI266
Location
القيارة, Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of a civilian in an attack on Qayyarah. In November 2016, CENTCOM noted in their civilian casualty report that "during a strike on an ISIL-held building, it is assessed that one civilian was killed." In April 2017 the Coalition revised its…
Summary
Published
14 July 2016
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
LQ032
Location
اجدابيا, Ajdabia, Al Wahat, Libya
The LNA self-reported helicopter strikes in Ajdabiya between 04:00 and 07:00 near Al-Jelaydah. It said that cars, tanks and ammunition stores were targeted. Local sources added that two boats northeast of Ajdabiya near Zuwetina were targeted. Two sources also reported that Al Qaeda senior figure Ibrahim al-Sheikh and five of his companions were killed by…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1004
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
A Russian “vacuum missile attack” allegedly caused huge destruction in the local market of Ariha. Residential housing was reportedly also been damaged as a result of the airstrike. Many of the reports differed in the numbers given, however, it is most likely that up to 22 civilians were killed. There was only one mention of…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
16–22
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1005
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Up to 21 civilians died and as many as 55 more were wounded in a major civilian casualty event in Al Rastan, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Syrian Press Center reported a Russian warplane carried out the raid, using missiles.…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
16–21
Civilians reported injured
30–55
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 July 2016
Incident Code
RS1006
Location
الليرامون, Bleilramoun, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including two children died in either an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo’s Baleirmoon neighbourhood, local media reported. According to Syrian Newsdesk, “Assad regime and Russian warplanes targeted Bleilramoun neighbourhood which is under opposition control north west of the city of Aleppo with several raids.” The Syrian Network For Human Rights blamed…
Summary
Published
13 July 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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