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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0376

Location

طلف, Talaf, Hama, Syria
Up to ten non-combatants were reported killed and a number wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Talaf in the Hama countryside, according to local sources. Fatality claims ranged widely, from one to ten civilians killed. The local Hama Media Centre later issued a video report in which it interviewed local activist Abu Rayan: “Rayan: The…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0369

Location

حر بنفسه, Harbnafsa, Hama, Syria
Eight civilians were killed and a number of others wounded in Harbnafsa, according to the Shaam News Network, which blamed Russian warplanes. However Orient TV, Zaman al Wasl and Step News said that regime artillery was responsible for the deaths.  

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0377

Location

معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta Al Khan, Aleppo, Syria
At least 10 civilians including three women and two children were killed and ten to 12 wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’aratsa Al Khan, according to multiple sources. The targets appear to have included a civilian bus. The Shaam News Network reported that “Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the town of Ma’arasta Al Khan…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–22
Civilians reported injured
10–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0378

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
Four to five civilians including four women and one child were killed in an airstrike on Saraqib, according to multiple reports. While most sources blame Russia for the attack, others claim the Assad regime was responsible. Shaam News said Russian forces carried out a “massacre” in which five non-combatants including children died. It reported that this was…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0379

Location

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria
26 civilians including seven children and two to three women were killed – and up to 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Sarmada according to multiple sources. Shaam News reported on three incidents on Idlib on the same day (Maarat Al Numan, Saraqib, Sarmada), and said 13 non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in two strikes by Russian…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
26
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0380

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between 31 and 34 civilians including two to three children were killed – and up to 40 other people injured – in airstrikes on Maarat al Numan in Idlib, according to multiple sources. While all sources allege that Russia was responsible for the attack, initial reports by the Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the Assad regime –…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
31–34
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0381

Location

قاضي عسكر, Qadi A'skar, Aleppo, Syria
Seven to ten civilians were killed and dozens injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Qadi A’skar, according to a number of sources. Activists told Shaam News that Russian warplanes targeted the mosque of Agha Jakk during afternoon prayers, resulting in the deaths of 10 people with dozens more wounded. The Syrian Observatory…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

12 January 2016

Incident Code

LQ022

Location

بنغازي‎, Power plant, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA reported that it conducted airstrikes against ISIS in Benghazi. The Air Force targeted a field hospital and an ammuniton store in Sidi Faraj, a camp in Garyounis, ISIS centres in Sabri and Al-Leithi and various vehicles at the axis of the Safsafa project. An UNSMIL report later noted that a power plant had…

Summary

Published
12 January 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

CI175

Location

بنك الرشيد, Mosul, Al Rasheed Bank in Zuhoor, Nineveh, Iraq
At least two civilians and as many as seven were killed, and five injured, in a confirmed Coalition airstrike on an ISIS-controlled bank in central Mosul. The attack was aimed at destroying millions of dollars of terror cash – with US officials prepared to accept up to 50 civilian casualties to achieve their objective, according…

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

CS165

Location

سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian man named as Hmaid al Agha was reported by VDC as having been killed at Slouk in a Coalition airstrike. The website Al Sharq al Arabi also listed Mr al Agha as killed, though did not attribute responsibility. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were…

Summary

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

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0365

Location

ابطع, Abtaa, Daraa, Syria
One civilian was killed in an airstrike on Abtaa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – though it is unclear whether Assad regime or Russian forces were responsible. The Observatory reported that regime forces bombed the town of Abtaa in the northern countryside of Dara’a, and that this was followed by raids by warplanes “believed to…

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0362

Location

الشيخ علي, Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were killed when “warplanes believed to be Russian” bombed areas in Sheikh Ali village in the western countryside of Aleppo, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory said there was “initial information about more casualties“, but did not specify. Al Burraq placed the death toll at three, with several injured.  

Summary

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

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0366

Location

عنجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
Between 15 and 30 civilians including six women and at least five children were killed – and dozens more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes targeting schools in Anjara, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that warplanes believed to be Russian struck the Mustafa Ruston elementary school in the…

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–30
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0363

Location

معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
Activists told Shaam News that Russian warplanes targeted Maarat al Arteek with three strikes, using highly explosive missiles. They said that an automated bakery and residential buildings were damaged, which resulted in the death of one person and the injury of 10 others, including serious cases taken to field hospitals.  

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0367

Location

حوش الصالحية, Al Hoash, Damascus, Syria
Four to five civilians were killed – and many wounded – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Hoash Al Salhiya, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN referred to the incident as “a new massacre to be added to the series of daily massacres committed by the Russian aggression in the cities and towns of…

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0368

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Five civilians including three women and one child were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Rastan, according to multiple sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Russian warplanes raided Al Rastan and Der al-Foul, killing three non-combatants including a child in Al Rastan. Distressing and graphic videos posted by ‘Al Rastan’ depict child casualties, while footage…

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

11 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0364

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One female child named as Aamne Hsain al Waw (pictured) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ar Raqqah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.  

Summary

Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

10 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0361

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
11 civilians including five women and two children were killed and nearly 35 injured in airstrikes on Douma, according to multiple sources. While most sources allege Russia was responsible, one blamed the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that 10 non-combatants died following raids by Russian warplanes, which also caused considerable damage to residential buildings. The Syrian…

Summary

Published
10 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0355

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
The Daesh agency Al A’maq produced a brief report saying that six civilians including four women and two children were killed – and 23 others injured – in a Russian air raid on Ar Raqqa. In a detailed report Alaan TV noted: “At twelve o’clock noon a Russian plane targeted the city with two raids at a…

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Codes

CS164 RS0352

Location

عين عيسى, `Ayn `Isa, Raqqa, Syria
A strike by aircraft reportedly killed five civilians. Syria News attributed the attack to Russia, while Ara News said it was a Coalition action. VDC – which attributed the attack to the regime – named five victims. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian…

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0353

Location

سراقب, Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
One civilian was killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib, according to the Shaam News Network.    

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0356

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Between 52 and 96 civilians including three women and one child were killed and more than 200 injured in Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that more than 20 civilians were killed and dozens wounded (mostly women and children) when Russian warplanes struck different districts of…

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
52–96
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0357

Location

حي العامرية, Al Ameria (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 10 civilians including one to three children were killed and up to 15 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Ameria and Al Sukkari neighbourhoods, according to multiple sources. The White Helmets said that eight civilians died and three were injured in a raid on Al Sukkari, but they did not state…

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0358

Location

دير جمال, Dayr al Jamil, Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians, named by the Violations Documentation Center as Abdulkareem al-Halabi and Abd al Salam Saeid, were killed in an alleged Russian dawn airstrike on Dayr Jamal, according to reports. SNN reported that Russian planes carried out “a massacre” launching air raids “on the towns of Tel Huraytan, Tal Rifa’at, Deir Jamal and the regions of…

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0354

Location

سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.  

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0359

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to the Shaam News Network.  

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

9 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0360

Location

أورم الجوز, Orme al Joz, Idlib, Syria
Up to four four non-combatants including two named children were killed – and four more children injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Orme al Joz, according to The Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Centre. The Shaam News Network said that a raid by Russian planes killed “several” people and wounded others.  

Summary

Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

8 January 2016

Incident Code

CI174

Location

الرمادي, Ramadi, Sofiya, Al Anbar, Iraq
Some local media reported that two families consisting of 14 civilians were killed in an unattributed airstrike on Sofiya in Ramadi. While Yaqen also reported that 14 civilians had died, it blamed the deaths on Iraq Army artillery. In its July 2017 civilian casualty report, the Coalition denied responsibility for the event, saying that it…

Summary

Published
8 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

8 January 2016

Incident Code

RS0351

Location

حزرما, Hazarma, Damascus, Syria
Three civilians including one child were killed in airstrikes on Hazarma, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attacks were the work of the Russians or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported on two raids by “warplanes before sunset” which targeted a civilian home, leading to the death of three non-combatants…

Summary

Published
8 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

7 January 2016

Incident Code

CI173

Location

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the…

Summary

Published
7 January 2016
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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