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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0665
Location
Ariha, Idlib, Syria
أريحا
Between 8 and 15 civilians including one woman and one to two children died – and dozens more were injured – in airstrikes on a market in Ariha, according to multiple local sources. Reports are conflicted as to whether the attacks were carried out by Russia or the Assad regime, with one source saying that…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–15
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0666
Location
Haranbush, Idlib, Syria
حرنبوش
Up to four civilians including a mother and her one or two children died in airstrikes on Haranbush, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Among the sources alleging that this was a Russian strike were Chamtime, Syrian Revolution and…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0667
Location
Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
الأتارب
Between three and nine civilians including up to three children were killed in airstrikes on Al Atarib, according to local sources, though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russia warplanes targeted civilian homes “in the vicinity of the city of…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0668
Location
Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
One child was killed and up to 15 other civilians injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on a school in Talbiseh according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were to blame. Activists told Shaam News Network that “Russian warplanes targeted the morning the city of Talbissa…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0661
Location
Saida, Daraa, Syria
صيدا
Up to three civilians died in an airstrike on Saida according to local sources. All but one allege that this was a Russian airstrike. Among the sources blaming Russia were Baladi, Step, LCCSY and Dery News. However, the Syrian Network for Human Rights put the death toll at three and said that regime warplanes were…
Summary
Published
24 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 February 2016
Incident Code
CS182
Location
Bahssa, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilian males named as Ahmad Salem Al A’tiya and Issa Turky Al Sulayman died in an alleged Coalition strike on a car in the village of Al Bahsa, west of al Shadadi. Al Jazeera also noted the event: “In Hassakah northeast Syria, activists reported the fall of two dead and several wounded in air…
Summary
Published
23 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0657
Location
Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
حتلا
Between two and six civilians including one or two children and one woman died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hatla, according to multiple local sources – with some reporting that all six victims were from the same family. According to Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently, Russian warplanes carried out two raids. LCCSY put…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–6
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0658
Location
Ibta', Daraa, Syria
ابطع
One adult female was killed in an airstrike on Ibta’, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. The VDC named the victim and said she died “in a Jordanian hospital due to her wounds sustained by the regime air forces’ shelling”…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0659
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. The VDC linked to a video by the media activist Yasser al Fawal al Doumani which includes a voiceover saying that the victim was killed by Russian warplanes. Abobian said there had been three raids by warplanes, but…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0660
Location
Palmyra, Homs, Syria
تدمر
Two adult male civilians died in a raid on Palymra according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Syria Mirror mentioned Russian shelling on the city, but didn’t provide any further details. The Syrian Human Rights Center named two victims. According to…
Summary
Published
22 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0654
Location
Al Nu'man, Aleppo, Syria
النعمان
Up to 15 civilians were killed in an airstrike on Al Nu’man, which all local sources attributed to Russia. Shaam News Network reported that “Russian warplanes carried out raids on the village of Al Nu’man leading to the fall of several martyrs and wounded.” And at 0’13” in a video by Halab Today, the channel…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0655
Location
Saraqib, Idlib, Syria
سراقب
One to three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saraqib in Idlib, according to local sources. Siryahora reported that “three warplanes fired thermobaric missiles resulting death of three people and several injuries, most serious“, though didn’t identify the warplanes. Step also said three died and that one was “burned” while many were injured…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0656
Location
7km roundabout, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دوار الـ"7كم"
Four adult males died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the 7km roundabout in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, according to local sources. In a news roundup, Shaam News Network put the death toll at four and blamed Russia. The victims were named by the VDC. The victims – killed in an alleged Russian raid –…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0652
Location
Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحصان
Akhbar.net reported that one non-combatant died in a Russian strike on the town of al Hissan. The VDC named one adult male, as killed in a Russian strike. However, Gulf Eye News and Akbaralan News reported deaths in nearby Hatlah from Russian strikes, but none in Al Hissan.
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0653
Location
Anjara, Aleppo, Syria
عنجارة
Up to seven civilians including three children and one woman died and 50 more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Anjara, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported: “Six citizens (including 2 citizen women and two children) were killed and injured when warplanes believed to be Russian…
Summary
Published
21 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2016
Incident Code
CI194
Location
Ameriat al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
عامرية الفلوجة
Ameriat Al Fallujah council complained that a mistaken strike by undefined aircraft had hit a civilian house in the village 17km south of Fallujah, which resulted in the death of one civilian and the injuring of 7 others. According to Shaker Mahmoud, head of the council, the strike hit a house in the Heramat Amiriyah…
Summary
Published
20 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0650
Location
Korin, Idlib, Syria
One male civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Korin, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The victim was also named by other sources – who blamed Russia as well. However, according to JisrTV, five civilians died in Russian raids in the city of Idlib – though this may be a separate incident.
Summary
Published
20 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0651
Location
Abu al Duhur, Idlib, Syria
أبو الظهور
One 15-year-old girl, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Abu Dhuhur, according to the Violations Documentation Center. However, according to Smart News Agency, the regime carried out a raid on the town.
Summary
Published
20 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
LC024
Location
Sabratha, Qasr Talil / Alalqa, Al Zawiyah, Libya
صبراتة: قصر تليل / علالقة
Two civilians of Serbian embassy staffers died along with a reported two or more women in a US airstrike in Sabratha which overall killed between 43 and 60 people – mostly Tunisians, who were allegedly training to carry out atrocities in Tunisia on behalf of ISIS. The strike also reportedly killed Noureddine Chouchane, a senior member of…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0643
Location
Al A'ardi (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria
العرضي
Twelve civilians died, including seven from the same family, in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al A’ardi neighbourhood according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported 12 deaths in two Russian raids, while Shaam News Network said Russian warplanes “targeted civilians’ homes directly“. Both Al Jazeera and Alsory__Alhor also reported Russian strikes,…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0641
Location
Al Hissan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
الحصان
One civilian was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a bakery in the village of Al Hissan, according to a single source. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported: “The young man Bashar Mohammad al Khaled from the village of al Jneina was martyred after Russian planes targeted al Sultan bakery in the village…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0644
Location
Talbisah, Homs, Syria
تلبيسة
Three to four civilians including two children were killed in airstrikes on Talbiseh, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Shaam News Network said that three civilians died and several were injured – “most of them children” – in Russian raids, while a…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0645
Location
Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
كفر ناها
One to two civilians including a child were killed in alleged Russian strikes with cluster bombs, according to local sources. The Syrian Network for Human Rights and Violations Documentation Center named a three year old child as a victim. However, the White Helmets said that one man was killed and six other non-combatants injured when Russian…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0646
Location
Sheikh Issa, Aleppo, Syria
الشيخ عيسى
Between four and seven civilians including three children and two women were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Issa, according to a single source. The Syrian Network for Human Rights initially reported that “The children Ibrahim, Hussein, and Samer Amer Hameidi and their father died in suspected Russian warplanes shelling on Al Sheikh Eisa…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0647
Location
Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
مسكنة
Two children died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maskanah, according to local sources. The Violations Documentation Center listed two unidentified male children as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maskanah. Syria News Desk reported that “two children from the same family died and four wounded in a Russian airstrikes which also caused the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0648
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
One female nurse died in an alleged Russian airstrike on a hospital in Anadan, according to local sources. According to SHRC, “Iman Layla, died after being wounded in Russian airstrikes which targeted the hospital in Anadan.” Halab Today said the victim was a nurse, while Micro Syria reported that many civilians were injured in the…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0642
Location
Nawa, Daraa, Syria
نوى
Five to seven civilians died in a strike on Nawa, according to local sources – though only one source blamed Russia while the other suggested that artillery may have been responsible for the death of one of the victims. Dara Martyrs named six victims. The VDC also named one victim.
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0649
Location
Alma, Daraa, Syria
علما
One male civilian, Naser Mohammad Barakat al Hariri, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Alma, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Syria2011 also named the 55-year-old victim and blamed Russia. But Martyrs of Dara and Dara Martyrs didn’t identify the warplanes responsible for his death. Mr al Hariri was also named by some sources…
Summary
Published
19 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 February 2016
Incident Code
CS178
Location
Marqadah, Al Hassakah, Syria
مرقدا
The Hassakah Youth Movement was among a number of sources reporting civilians killed by the Coalition at Al Markada, saying Coalition aircraft had struck a medical facility: “News in regarding people martyred following international Coalition bombing of the hospital in Markada.” In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they…
Summary
Published
18 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0640
Location
Palmyra, Homs, Syria
تدمر
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three civilians including two children died in “airstrikes thought to be Russian" in Palmyra, Homs. Sinnnews reported that “four were wounded and a child had his leg amputated while a man was seriously injured in Russian attacks on Palmyra.” The Violations Documentation Center named one victim (a…
Summary
Published
18 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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