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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0260
Location
Al Qassabiya, Idlib, Syria
القصابية
Between four and eight civilians including three children were killed and more than 20 injured in an airstrike on Al Qassabiya – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes struck a centre for bread distribution in the town and…
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
15–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
CS155
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
In a casualty event previously unknown to Airwars, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that one civilian was killed during a US airstrike against a high value target in Raqqah. According to the official release, “On Dec. 10, 2015, near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during strikes against Siful Sujan, an ISIL external operations planner, it was…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military actors reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
CI155
Location
Ramadi, Road between Ramadi and Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq
الرمادي
Eight civilians – including a senior veterinarian and his wife – were reported killed when three vehicles were hit in an alleged Coalition airstrike, as they travelled on the road between Ramadi and Rutba. Dr. Ahmed Hamid Al-Jumaily (pictured) – the director of a major veterinary hospital in Anbar – was killed along with his…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0254
Location
Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
بزاعة
Three civilians including one woman and her two children were killed in an airstrike on Baza’a – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Violations Documentation Centre listed three unidentified non-combatants as killed in Russian shelling. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, however, blamed the regime.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0253
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتة
Three adult males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita. The victims were named by the VDC. While most described the trio as civilians, one tweet said they were rebel fighters with the group Ajnad al Sham. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th…
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
CI154
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
One child was reported killed and three civilians injured in an alleged Coalition strike at Mosul. Mosul Nawen and Iraqi Spring claimed the attack was carried out by a drone, on the east side the city (‘left bank’). In its July 2017 casualty report, the Coalition said it had classed the event as non credible…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
CI153
Location
Ramadi, Sharika, Al Anbar, Iraq
الشركة
Four civilians were reported killed and 17 injured in an alleged Coalition or Iraqi strike on the centre of Ramadi. According to FaceIraq, the source of the claim appeared to be Sputnik News, which itself reproted that “According to Iraqi security sources, who asked not to be named, a Coalition strike on the ‘Company’ area…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
17
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0246
Location
Kafr Naya, Aleppo, Syria
كفر نايا
Three children and a civilian man were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Naya, Aleppo, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that three civilians were killed by Russian warplanes but listed all the victims as children. The VDC named two victims and also included one Unidentified –…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0244
Location
Al Nashabiya, Damascus, Syria
النشابية
Up to nine civilians were killed, including six children, and 14 more people wounded including a woman, in airstrikes and ground assaults on Al Nashabiya. According to Shaam News the civilian deaths were a result of “violent attacks” by Russian warplanes and Assad’s forces. Activists published images showing the bodies of children who had “been broken in pieces by…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
6–9
Civilians reported injured
14
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0245
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتة
One adult male civilian, Mohammad Ahmad al-Alayan, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Zita, according to the Union of Hama Rebels and the Violations Documentation Centre. Reporting remains confused, with multiple alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Zita between December 9th and 12th which resulted in a likely total of six civilian deaths.…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0251
Location
Hamouriya, Damascus, Syria
حمورية
Twenty-three civilians including eight children and one woman were reported killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on a residential area of Hamouriya, according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network initially said 14 non-combatants died in a “massacre” by Russian warplanes.…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
23
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0250
Location
Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصالحين
Up to 12 civilians including women and children were killed and more than 15 injured in an airstrike on a bakery in Salheen. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said non-combatants were targeted by Russian warplanes as they went to buy…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–12
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0247
Location
Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Nine civilians including four women and five children were killed in an airstrike on the village of Mraand, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said that eight non-combatants died as a result of a Russian missile targeting…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0248
Location
Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
عندان
A male child, named as nine month old Ahmad Hamze Layla, was killed in an airstrike on Anadan, according to both the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. It is unclear whether regime or Russian forces were responsible for the alleged raid. The VDC said the victim was killed by Russian…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0249
Location
Palmyra, Homs, Syria
تدمر
The Violations Documentation Centre named one unidentified adult male as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. In addition, the Syrian Human Rights Campaign reported that a boy named as Yazan Jamil el Sha’eel “died of wounds sustained from Russian airstrikes on civilians’ homes.” According to another source there were heavy Russian air raids on…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0243
Location
Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
كفر حمرة
Eight to 13 civilians including three women and three children were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an airstrike on Kafr Hamra according to multiple sources. Reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network said Russian forces were responsible and had pounded…
Summary
Published
8 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0242
Location
Tulul Al Humur, Hama, Syria
تلول الحمر
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified adult female as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tulul Al Humur. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
8 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
CI151
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
There were claims that eleven civilians were killed including two children – with three doctors injured – after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed two health centers in Aski Mosul and Baduish villages in Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in these strikes…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
CI152
Location
Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq
الفلوجة
An alleged Coalition airstrike on the Thubat district of Fallujah reportedly killed a young girl named as Ayesha Wadhah, and also wounded two other children named as Tabarek Wadhah (who lost a hand) and her brother Osama Wadhah. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
CS154
Location
Al Hawl, Al Hassakah, Syria
الهول
As many as 47 civilians were reported killed and 17 injured in an alleged US Apache helicopter and fast jet attack on the village of al Khan near al Hawl. Locals were involved in an altercation with Islamic State militants according to McClatchy, with Coalition aircraft attacking a convoy of reinforcements as they entered the…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
40–47
Civilians reported injured
17–30
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0241
Location
Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الصالحين
Three or four civilians including a child and at least one women were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike in the neighbourhood of Salheen, according to Shaam News Network and the White Helmets. The White Helmets reported that the team managed to rescue three people and transferred them to…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0236
Location
Mughayriyah, Latakia, Syria
المغيرية
Four civilians were reported killed and several others injured, including women and children, when Russian warplanes allegedly “launched scores of strikes on residential areas”, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0239
Location
Al Sukkari, Aleppo, Syria
حي السكري
Five civilians were reported killed and 10 injured in an airstrike on the Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to multiple sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes were responsible for the raid after a vacuum…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0240
Location
Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
الهلك
Five civilians including two women and two children were killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike targeting Al Huluk School, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets reported that four dead bodies were recovered from the rubble and that 10 injured people were rescued. It said that among…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0238
Location
Najieh, Idlib, Syria
الناجية
Three related civilians including two women were killed in a pair of airstrikes on Najieh village, according to the Violations Documentation Centre and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. One source claimed an additional two people died. The Syrian Network blamed the regime for the attack, while the VDC and Idlib Civil Defence said the…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0235
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
كفر زيتة
The Union of Hama Rebels reported that five people were killed in Hama but did not state whether they were civilians. It added that one of those killed was “documented in secret” and named him as Ahmad Mohammad Al Abboud, who died “as a result of Russian bombing on Kafr Zita in Hama countryside.” No…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0237
Location
Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Syria
كفر حمرة
Up to 12 civilians including three children and one woman were reported killed and nine to 24 wounded in airstrikes on Kafr Hamra, according to multiple sources. According to Shahed Ayan there were two strikes, with both killing civilians. It remains unclear who was responsible for the raid, with conflicting reports. Some claimed the regime…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Civilians reported injured
9–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
LQ019
Location
Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
According to local sources, more than 18 LNA airstrikes were carried out in Benghazi in the areas of Ganfouda, Bouatni, Sidi Faraj near the cement factory, and Marissa port. The strikes in Ganfouda reportedly targeted a convoy with 16 cars. On December 7th, Sputnik said: “Libyan air force spokesman Nasir al-Hassi told Sputnik that Libyan…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
CS153
Location
Deir ez-Zor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
دير الزور
On Sunday, December 6, 2015, a woman and her two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Deir Ezzor city, in northeastern Syria. Reuters cited the Syrian Observatory as reporting that “In Deir al-Zor city, another air strike overnight killed a woman and two of her children.” In comments relating to the…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0234
Location
Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
زملكا
Up to 20 civilians were reported killed – including 6 to 7 children and 2 women – and about 40 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike with vacuum missiles on Zamalka, according to multiple sources. Al Jazeera reported that 12 civilians including two children died in the attack, while All4Syria said nearly 50 non-combatants died or…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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