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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0842

Location

الهلك, Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 15 civilians died in an incident in Huluk, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0843

Location

حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Salheen, according to local reports – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0844

Location

حي ‫‏بعيدين‬, Bei'deen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Bei’deen, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that…

Summary

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

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0845

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Four or five civilians died in an air or artillery on Marja, according to local sources - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0846

Location

الشيخ خضر, Sheikh Khudar (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One or two civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Sheikh Khudar, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia was repsonsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided…

Summary

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

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0847

Location

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and at least one was injured in an air or artillery strike on Bustan al Qasr, according to locals sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0848

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Kafr Hamra, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0849

Location

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Anadan, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. They said that this coincided…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0850

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
The Shaam News Network reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that this coincided with “violent artillery shelling“, killing one civilian in the Hraytan neighbourhood. Anadanmedia, Abdullahzaidan, Jisr TV, Shahba Press, Qasioun and Radio Akul all blamed Russia.

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

CS223

Location

أوجقناه, Ojkana, Aleppo, Syria
22 civilians including at least 13 children were reported killed and 13 people injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes in Manbij. The Shaam News Network reported that “Coalition planes launched raids on IS positions in Manbij and the surrounding area which led to the fall of civilian martyrs and wounded.” The Syrian Press Centre said that…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
22–23
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

3 June 2016

Incident Code

CS224

Location

صوران, Sawran, Aleppo, Syria
Three named civilians includng a woman and her daughter were killed in a reported Coalition airstrike at Sawran. According to the Syria Network: “Fixed-wing international coalition forces used heavy machine guns to target a civilian car on the road between Souran town and Ihtemlat town which resulted in the killing of three individuals including a…

Summary

Published
3 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

2 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0832

Location

أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
One woman died and between two and eight other civilians were injured in  airstrikes on Ariha, according to local sources. While most sources said that Russia was responsible, LCCSY blamed the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that one woman was killed and two other civilians injured in Russian strikes on Ariha. Other sources,…

Summary

Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0833

Location

بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
Seven non-combatants from the same family died in an airstrike on Banis, according to local sources  – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. LCCSY said that a family of seven died in a strike by Russian warplanes using cluster bombs. Iraq gate also put the death toll…

Summary

Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0834

Location

كفرجالس‬, Kafr Jaless farmlands, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family died and several others were injured when farmlands at Kafr Jaless were hit with airstrikes, said reports by local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Syrian Press Center, “Russian warplanes launched air strikes on houses…

Summary

Published
2 June 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential, Agriculture (Agricultural Land)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

2 June 2016

Incident Code

LC031

Location

بنغازي‎, Al Qawarishah, Benghazi, Libya
An LNA MiG-21 carried out a series of airstrikes in Al-Shajar Street and hit one target near the Gwaresh buildings according to its social media. A single Twitter source added that LNA forces had hit a civilian house with barrel bombs, claiming that “Haftar Air targets more civilian houses with explosive barrels.” There were no…

Summary

Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

2 June 2016

Incident Code

CI246

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Four civilians were reported killed and 20 others wounded, and three members of Daesh died, after Coalition drone allegedly targeted an ISIS car, according to local sources. Nineveh Operations Command said that a “Hyundai” vehicle carrying three Daesh members was struck near a garage which sold chickens. The source said that “corpses littered the street“.…

Summary

Published
2 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 June 2016

Incident Code

RS0831

Location

حي خان العسل, Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians including one child died and five more were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Assal, according to local sources. Orient News put the death toll at three and said that one of those killed was a child. It blamed Russia. Step News Agency also said that Russia was responsible, while SRG…

Summary

Published
1 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

1 June 2016

Incident Code

CS221

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Ten named civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes on the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of Raqqa. According to the local Civil Defence, “four civilians were martyred due to successive airstrikes by coalition warplanes on Mashlab neighbourhood according to local source.” The Syrian Observatory reported 10 civilian deaths from airstrikes in Al Mashlab and elsewhere in…

Summary

Published
1 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 June 2016

Incident Code

CI245

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
10 to 40 civilians were reported killed, and 13 to 36 injured following alleged Coalition airstrikes in west Mosul. Mosul Eye offered a detailed description of affected neighbourhoods, claiming that airstrikes had hit: “– A home in the Muhammadiyah area near the kindergarten which also damaged neighbours’ houses around it and led to the fall…

Summary

Published
1 June 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–40
Civilians reported injured
13–36
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 June 2016

Incident Code

CS222

Location

السكاوية, Al Sakkawya, Aleppo, Syria
One adult civilian male named as Saif Al Din Mohammad Al Sheikh was reported killed by a single source. According to the Syrian Network, “Fixed-wing international coalition forces warplanes fired a missile that targeted residential houses in Al Sakkawya village, affiliated to Manbej city in the eastern suburbs of Aleppo, which resulted in the killing…

Summary

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

31 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0828

Location

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Activists told the Shaam News Network that “Sukhoi 24 warplanes” carried out strikes on Kafr Takharim, killing two children and wounding other civilians. In a later news roundup it said that the aircraft were “believed to be Russian”. A number of other news reports, including from Qasioun News, also blamed Russia. But the Syrian Network…

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0829

Location

كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
It was reported that up to ten civilians died in air raids on Kafr Hamra. The majority of sources linked the event to both Russian warplanes and regime helicopters. LCCSY reported that one civilian died and others were injured following alleged Russian raids on the town. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ‘warplanes’…

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
15–17
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0827

Location

السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
A single source, LCCSY, reported that nine civilians were killed in Homs – “most of them in Russian airstrikes on Sukhnah city”. No further details are presently known.  

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 May 2016

Incident Codes

CS220 RS0830

Location

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
As many as 15 civilians including at least three children reportedly died in Coalition airstrikes in support of a major Kurdish ground offensive against Daesh near Manbij. Citing the Syrian Observatory, Reuters noted that “U.S.-led air strikes in support of the ground operation [reportedly] killed 15 civilians including three children near Manbij in the past…

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 May 2016

Incident Code

USSOM056

Location

Farwamo, near Bulogadud, Lower Juba, Somalia
Up to 16 al Shabaab fighters died in an operation reportedly carried out by Somali forces with US support, multiple sources said. The US claimed at the time that at the time that Somali forces alone were responsible for the kinetic actions. However, a FOIA response obtained in 2019 confirmed that the US had in…

Summary

Published
31 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike, Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

30 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0822

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
Numerous sources, including LCCSY and Baladi News, reported that civilians had been wounded in an alleged Russian or regime strike on farms around Ltamenah city.  LCCSY and the Damascus Coordination Committee blamed Russia, while Radio Al Kul said the regime was responsible. All other sources only cited unidentified ‘warplane strikes.’  

Summary

Published
30 May 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0824

Location

إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, consecutive strikes were reported by local sources across the city of Idlib, targeting the National Hospital and other locations. Up to 60 civilians – including women and children – were reported killed and 200 more injured. Multiple sources attributed the incident to Russia, though there was some initial confusion…

Summary

Published
30 May 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
20–60
Civilians reported injured
24–200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0823

Location

منظومة شام الإسعافية, Sham Aiding system Idlib, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that “alleged Russian fixed-wing warplanes targeted the Sham Aiding system in Idlib city. As a result one civilian was killed and four vehicles belonging to Sham aiding system were damaged in addition to damages to the nearby buildings.” AH Relief – which published pictures of…

Summary

Published
30 May 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0825

Location

الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
A child was among at least three civilians killed – with others injured – in two alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery or helicopter strikes on the Al Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo. Shaam News Network published images from the neighborhoods of Al Sakhour and Tareeq al Bab following what it said were Russian strikes. According…

Summary

Published
30 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–18
Civilians reported injured
6–18
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 May 2016

Incident Code

RS0826

Location

الكوم, Al Kom, Homs, Syria
According to multiple local sources, Russian or regime airstrikes took place in Al Kom near the ancient city of Palmyra – killing at least five non-combatants. . The Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the regime, putting the death toll at seven non-combatants, including two women and two children. Al Jisr also blamed the regime.…

Summary

Published
30 May 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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