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Incident Date

21 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0066

Location

أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.  

Summary

Published
21 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0063

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital), Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0064

Location

كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
A reported Russian airstrike on an empty school complex allegedly killed up to a dozen people, according to reports. Reporting from Sarmin, Orient News reporter Abu Mahmoud described the event: “Russian occupation forces targeted the town of Sarmeen with steric missiles. The target was a children’s school.. they are two schools next to each other,…

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0061

Location

الرستن‬, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
A number of civilians were reported injured, after a midnight Russian air raid on the headquarters of a local rebel faction based in Ar Rastan. Two fighters were confirmed killed. one of whom was originally reported to have been a non-combatant. According to Sin News, the air raid “resulted in the collapse of the entire…

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0062

Location

الرهجان, Al Rahjan, Hama, Syria
The VDC lists four unidentified civilian males as having been killed by “Russian air force shelling” at Al Rahjan in Hama. Other sourcing is weak, with the Syrian state news agency Sana attributing the attack to Assad regime aircraft, while Al Watan mentions only ‘aircraft.’  

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0059

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
An airstrike in the vicinity of al Karnish Street in Al Bab – either Russian or Assad regime – killed up to ten people and caused a significant number of injuries, according to reports. Al Bab Free Syria reported that “Ten martys died as a result of [regime airstrikes], among whom were members of the…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0060

Location

بشرفة, Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria
In a reported mass casualty incident, at least 15 and as many as 57 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the town of Bisharfeh in the Jabal al-Akrad area. Many of the victims were reported to be women and children. Al Khaleej cited a local civil defence official: “The shelling came from a…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–57
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

LC020

Location

اليثى, Al Leithi, Benghazi, Libya
Five people, including children, were killed by a shell in Leithi in eastern Benghazi, according to Russia Today. Russia Today reported: “‘The initial result of the shell that fell on Al-Leithi area is 4 dead and four wounded, mostly children under the age of 10, and there are critical cases,’ said the hospital of Al-Jalaa…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

CI129

Location

تل كيف‎, Tel Kepe (Tel Kayf), Nineveh, Iraq
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq reported that seven people died when a minbus was struck in an airstrike near Mosul. According to UNAMI, “At 10h30 a.m. on 20 October, seven civilians were killed – including three women and two children – and one was seriously wounded when the minibus in which they were…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0055

Location

الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Centre named Omar Al Sheikh Hammoud from Talbiseh as a civilian victim of a Russian airstrike on Al Ghantu. He had been severely injured in a strike the day before. Video filmed on October 18th shows rebels attempting to shoot down a suspected Russian aircraft over the town. A major Syrian Army…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0053

Location

دير العصافير, Dayr Al Asafeer, Damascus, Syria
One possible non-combatant was reported killed at Dayr al Asafeer, according to a single source. Shaam News Network reported that a joint air-ground assault by Russian and Assad forces “led to the fall of one martyr” in the town, though no further details were given of their status.  

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0056

Location

بزينة, Bazeena, Damascus, Syria
A seven year old girl and two civilian adults were killed and a dozen injured in an airstrike on the town of Bazeena – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The dead child was named as Ghazal Al Tokhi [pictured below], with one…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0054

Location

تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
An adult male civilian named as Ammar Al Ali was reported killed in an alleged new Russian airstrike on Teir Ma’ala. Al Arabiya reported that “The northern countryside of Homs saw a fierce attack [on October 18th] with an attempt to break into the area by regime forces under air cover provided by Russian aircraft.…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0058

Location

الزربة, Az Zarbah, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilian males were reported killed when their car was struck in an alleged Russian airstrike at Zerbeih. Three people were also reported injured in the attack. The men were named by VDC as Mohammad Subhi Basheir and Abdo Ali. Footage and interviews from the town showed extreme damage to at least one civilian neighbourhood.…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

Incident Code

RS0057

Location

الوضيحي, Al Widehi, Aleppo, Syria

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI124

Location

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq
One woman was reported killed and up to ten other civlians injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Anah, a town close to Hit. According to Iraqi Revolution, houses and shops were damaged in the event. A video obtained by A3Maq showed burning buildings in the appparent aftermath of a night-time attack. In their January…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI125

Location

القائم, Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq
Six civilians were reported killed and 27 injured in an alleged Coalition strike at al Qaim in Anbar province.  

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
27
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI126

Location

الكسك, Kisik Junction, Nineveh, Iraq
A civilian taxi was reportedly destroyed in a Coalition airstrike at Kisik Junction north west of Mosul, killing up to eight civilians including two children and a woman. A girl reportedly survived the attack. The event, described as an evening airstrike, led to the deaths of a number of named victims. The Coalition has confirmed striking…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI127

Location

القوسيات, Alqosjat, Nineveh, Iraq
In what may be a separate incident or confused reporting (see also the Kisik Junction report for this date) there were reports of a family of eight or nine killed at Alqosjat – an event said to have killed a woman and two children. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI128

Location

الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
A single source reported that members of a family were killed or injured, after Coalition aircraft reportedly struck three civilian cars near the city of Hawijah. The victims were said to be travelling to Hawijah to pick up their state pensions. According to NRN, “the international coalition may have believed that those cars were linked…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CS139

Location

السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
An adult male was killed in a reported Coalition strike at Sukhna. While he was described as a civilian by one source, all others reported that he was in fact a combatant. The VDC has named Sabri Abd al Wahab al Ozbaki as a civilian victim of what it says was “coalition air force’s shelling.”…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

17 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0052

Location

عرفة, Arafeih, Idlib, Syria
A young boy named as Mohammad Hussain Al Jassem later died of his injuries, six days after an October 17th airstrike on the town of Arafeih. According to reports the child was injured by shrapnel in the original attack. And on October 31st, a civilian male named as Hasan Ahmad Al Nazouha also died as…

Summary

Published
17 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

17 October 2015

Incident Code

CS138

Location

منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Four named civilians were reported killed in an airstrike at Manbij, although opinions were split as to whether the victims had been killed by the Assad regime or by the Coalition. As Ara News noted, “the identity of the planes remains unknown, because of the number of different actors that are bombing the Aleppo countryside…

Summary

Published
17 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

16 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0051

Location

تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
For the second day in a row Russian aircraft reportedly targeted Teir Ma’ala, this time killing nine or more civilians according to reports. “Russian warplanes launched two raids on the town of Teir Ma’alah missiles, one of which targeted the area around the town mosque, which killed nine and about four wounded, mostly women and…

Summary

Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0049

Location

كفر كرمين, Kafr Karmin, Aleppo, Syria
Between ten and 13 civilians including five children died in a Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Kafr Karmin. The Syrian Network later named some eight of the including one man, two women and five children. One eyewitness said the attack came “Exactly after Friday prayer [when] Russian planes targeted the village of Kafr Karmeen…

Summary

Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0050

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
The White Helmets reported that three children were killed in the countryside near Damascus following a ‘Russian airstrike.’ Al Etihad said the aircraft was a Russian Air Force Su-24. VDC named the children without specifying which nation’s aircraft were responsible. . However Shaam News described the attack as having been the work of the Syrian…

Summary

Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

16 October 2015

Incident Code

CI123

Location

يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
According to local sources, ten civilians were killed and 23 wounded after Coalition aircraft struck Hit city, in the west of Anbar province. According to Iraqi Revolution a number of civilian homes at Shap Corniche were destroyed in the attack which had targeted Daesh elements, with children reportedly among the victims. One photograph showed a…

Summary

Published
16 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
4–33
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

15 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0042

Location

تيرمعلة, Teir Ma'ala, Homs, Syria
As many as 57 civilians were killed in a sequence of Russian airstrikes across Homs governorate. According to reports the attacks were in support of a Syrian regime ground offensive, backed by Iranian troops. In Teir Ma’ala, up to 23 non-combatants were said to have died alongside militants in a 6am attack. The Syrian Observatory…

Summary

Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0043

Location

الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
An air raid shelter in the village of Al Ghantu was reportedly hit in a Russian airstrike, killing up to 48 people from one extended family. Among the dead were at least 23 children and nine women. A local cameraman captured the moment the missile from an apparent Russian Air Force Su-24 hit (see below)…

Summary

Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
45–48
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

15 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0044

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Five civilians were killed in a heavy airstrike on Talbiseh, according to reports. Most attributed the attack to Russia, though at least one local report said the strike was the work of Syrian regime aircraft.

Summary

Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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