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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0026
Location
بابيلا, Babilla, Hama, Syria
A father and his three children were among those reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Babilla, along with four other children, three of whom were named by the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Eyewitness Moustafa Ghareeb told the Syrian Network: “The Russian shelling occurred 7 kilometres away from Marat Al Nu’man, at Babilla…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS133 RS0020
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
Two children and a 46-year-old male were reportedly killed during four alleged Russian strikes in the evening in Anadan in the northern Aleppo countryside in Syria. Another man was also named as a victim by VDC. Eyewitnesses described at least one secondary strike. A local medic told Qassioun: “Between the afternoon and evening, Russian planes…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Codes
CS134 RS0021
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “preliminary information reported the death of civilians – including women and children – in the bombing by Russian warplanes on areas at the eastern outskirts of Palmyra city which is controlled by the ‘Islamic State’.” According to most sources, between 12 and 14 members of two Bedouin families died, including…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12–15
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0022
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
USYEM239d
Location
Yemen, Yemen
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that during the funeral for two people killed two days earlier (documented in USYEM239c), another drone strike killed two others on October 5, 2016. OHCHR attributed the drone strike to the US Air Force, in cooperation with the Government of Yemen. A…
Summary
Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
CI118
Location
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Eight civilians were killed from one family after US aircraft bombed their home in Atshana Village, in eastern Hawijah district. In a January 2016 report the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq appeared to confirm the report, noting: “On 5 October, an airstrike mistakenly targeted a civilian house in Atshana village, east of Hawija and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
5 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0019
Location
الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least six and as many as 17 civilians were reported killed in afternoon airstrikes – reportedly by Russian jets – on the ISIL-occupied city of Al Bab near Aleppo. According to Qasioun the strikes hit “a popular food market in the city, resulting in mass civilian casualties, and the burning of several cars and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–17
Civilians reported injured
20–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
CS132
Location
الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that "Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet." https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/650746647585128448 It was claimed in an associated SNN website comment by Suleyman…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0016
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft returned to the attack at Jisr al Shughour, with the Kremlin carrying out strikes which it said targeted ‘uninhabited‘ militant storage depots, an all-terrain vehicle workshop, and a base. There were some reports that Syrian aircraft also participated in the attacks. According to the Syrian Network at least one of the strikes hit…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0017
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed following an airstrike on Gharnata near Talbiseh city, in Homs governorate. While some sources attributed the attack to Russian aircraft, the Assad regime also reported carrying out strikes in the vicinity, with state news agency SANA reporting that “the Air Force destroyed nests and mechanisms for terrorist organizations… in the…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0018
Location
أم شرشوح, Umm Sharshuh, Homs, Syria
An alleged Russian raid killed up to three civilians at Umm Sharshuh, a town near Al Rastan. The Syrian Network cited local activist Abu Baraa Al Homsi: “Russian warplanes launched a number of air-strikes on Garnata and Umm Sharshuh. The strikes targeted civilian targets as usual. A number of individuals were killed and injured.” The…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
USYEM239c
Location
مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that according to "reports received", two internally displaced persons from Jawf were killed by a drone attack in eastern Ma'rib on October 3, 2015. OHCHR attributed the drone strike to the US Air Force, in cooperation with the Government of Yemen. There…
Summary
Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0014
Location
إحسم, Ihsem, Idlib, Syria
Russian aircraft reportedly bombed the town of Ihsem in Idlib, killing five members of one family – four of whom were young girls. The victims were later named. The White Helmets civil defence force tried to reach the dead and injured, but were subjected to a "double tap’"strike which killed one of their rescuers and…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
(
Livestock
)
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0015
Location
عقرب, Akrab, Hama, Syria
The Syrian Network reported that Russian warplanes attacked Akrab, a town under the control of the Free Syrian Army, in a joint attack with the Assad regime. All4Syria also reported that “regime forces tried to storm the town, in southern Hama, after several raids by Russian aviation, resulting in several casualties among civilians.“ Two rockets,…
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0013
Location
عقيربات, Akeerbat, Hama, Syria
A reported airstrike on the sheep market at Akeerbat village killed six civilians, including a child. While some blamed Russia, others such as the Syrian Network initially held the Syrian regime responsible. Five victims were later named.
Summary
Published
3 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
CI117
Location
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq
Local sources said that two civilians were killed and seven wounded after international aircraft struck civilians in Rubeidh Al-Asriya village, in Hawijah district. In the first 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”, stating that no Coalition actions…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0012
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least 19 civilians and as many as 80 – including children and women – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to al Jazeera – which placed the death toll as high as 80 with 200 injured – the attacks were carried out by helicopters, most likely Russian Hind-24 gunships. According…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
19–80
Civilians reported injured
200
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0008
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Intense bombardment was reported on the 2nd of October 2016 in and around the province of Aleppo. In the town of Tadef two people were reported to have been killed as a result raids that were widely blamed on Russia. Only one source, Sada Islamic, blamed the coalition for the strikes publishing photos of the…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0009
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Six civilians including three children were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafir. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, ten civilians were also injured when the attack struck the local market. Al Jazeera placed the death toll at 25 while Shaam Network said that 20 were killed. There were some local…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–25
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0010
Location
اللطامنة, Al-Latamnah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital at Al-Latamnah resulted in injuries to a number of medics and severe damage to the building, according to the Syrian Observatory. Although the Syrian Network for Human Rights described the attack as the work of the Syrian regime, the Russian MoD has confirmed a number of airstrikes…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0011
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
LQ014
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi: port, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported that the LNA bombed three ships said to have been trying to deliver weapons to alleged terrorists in Benghazi. According to Libya’s Channel, “Maj. Mohammed Al-Hijazi said that the Air Force bombed three ships last night headed from Misrata Port carrying ammunition and fighters destined for the city of Benghazi to support…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0007
Location
الهبيط, Al Habeet, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including one or two children were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike at Al Habeet. The 9pm attack was said to involve high-explosive rockets, and three of the the dead, two men and a child were later named. Another child may also have died in the incident according to some…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0006
Location
بليون, Belyon, Idlib, Syria
Alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Belyon, near Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib, reportedly killed four civilians including a woman and child. ‘Several others’ were said to have been injured in the attack, some seriously. SN4HR placed the civilian slightly higher at six deaths, noting that “the town is under the control of…
Summary
Published
1 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0002
Location
الزعفرانة, Za`faranah, Homs, Syria
Fifteen non-combatants were reported killed at the village of Za`faranah in Russia’s first wave of airstrikes in support of the Syrian regime. According to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA, Russian warplanes targeted “ISIS dens” in al-Rastan, Talbiseh and Zafaraniya in Homs province; Al-Tilol al-Hmer, in Qunaitra province; Aydoun, a village on the outskirts of…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
46
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0003
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Up to 18 non-combatants were reported killed at Talbiseh by Russian aircraft in their first day of bombing in Syria. Paramedic Omar Al Daqa, based at one of Talbiseh’s field hospitals, told VDC: “Around 10am, Russian warplanes launched several fierce airstrikes, targeting a number of neighbourhoods with vacuum missiles, including: Karameh, Bareed and Mashjer streets,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
17–18
Civilians reported injured
65–72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0004
Location
الرستن, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
According to SN4HR, Russian actions reportedly killed eight or more civilians – including four children, most from one family – in a further series of strikes as part of the Kremlin’s first day of military action in Syria. VDC placed the toll at 11 civilian deaths, with its local contact reporting: “Russian warplanes, likely Sukhoi…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–11
Civilians reported injured
40–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0001
Location
المكرمية, Al Makrmeya, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights, reported that a Russian airstrike at Al Makrmeya had killed a non-combatant. No other details were given. VDC named an adult male civilian from Makrameih as having been killed by alleged Russian strikes. They also published a graphic photo of his body.
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 September 2015
Incident Code
RS0005
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Allegedly Russian warplanes shelled Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Jisr Al Shoughour city, killed one individual and destroyed the mosque completely.” Footage showed the mosque and surrounding houses to be severely damaged, with other reports placing the death toll higher. Two videos were posted. In one,…
Summary
Published
30 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 September 2015
Incident Code
CI116
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
At least 20 civilians were reported killed and up to 31 injured after Coalition (or possibly Iraqi) aircraft allegedly hit the Sunni Wafq state religious affairs building adjacent to one of the largest mosques in Mosul. Aircraft reportedly targeted a meeting of senior Islamic State figures at the Waqf site, which has been taken over…
Summary
Published
29 September 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
20–29
Civilians reported injured
16–34
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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