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Incident Date
25 November 2015
Incident Code
CI146
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
A high-ranking officer with the Iraq Army was the reported source for a highly contested claim – most likely Daesh propaganda – that French aircraft had bombed a school in Mosul, allegedly killing 28 pupils. According to German news agency DPA, Brigadier-General Thanon Sabawi from the Second Division of the Iraqi Army claimed that “French…
Summary
Published
25 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
28
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0189
Location
Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
جسر الشغور
Two to three civilians were reported killed and several others injured (“most of them women and children”) in an alleged Russian air raid with vacuum missiles on the town of Jisr al Shughour, according to Radio Alkul. The local media organisation additionally reported that “The town was also struck by more than 50 rockets from…
Summary
Published
25 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0190
Location
A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria
أعزاز
Eight non-combatants including a child were reported killed in alleged Russian warplanes targeted trucks in the town of Azaz. Russian planes launched several rockets on a civilian area, hitting freight trucks 2km from Bab Al Salameh on the Syrian-Turkish border. The Syrian Network said the vehicles specialised in transporting foodstuff to and from the crossing,…
Summary
Published
25 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2015
Incident Code
LQ018
Location
port, Darnah, Libya
درنة
LNA helicopters reportedly targeted a boat loaded with weapons off the coast of Derna belonging to the Shura Council. Alarabiya said that the captain of the boat initially claimed it was carrying humanitarian aid. Sources reported that the strike killed Ansar Al Sharia leader Hamid Alshaari. According to Alshorook, "Ansar al-Sharia, the so-called Shura Council of Mujahideen…
Summary
Published
25 November 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 November 2015
Incident Code
CI145
Location
Abu Jarbua, Nineveh, Iraq
أبو جربوعة
According to Iraqi MP Salim Jumah, five civilians from the Shabakian tribe were killed including three children and a woman, after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed their house in Abu Jarbua village in Bashiqa, east of Mosul. Speaking to NRN News, the local Shabak Party MP called for compensation for those killed and naming them. In…
Summary
Published
24 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2015
Incident Code
CS150
Location
Al`Arishah, Al Hassakah, Syria
العريشة
There were reports that two civilians named as Awwad Bandar Al Hamidi and his son (age presently unknown) Mahmoud Awwad Al Hamidi died after their vehicle was targeted by alleged Coalition aircraft on the road to Al Arisheh. Another source said the pair were on their way to the local cattle market when they died.…
Summary
Published
24 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2015
Incident Code
LC021
Location
Msallata, Marqab, Libya
مسلاتة
Five civilians died, and up to 16 more were wounded in an airstrike or artillery attack on a checkpoint in Msallata near Khoms, local media reported. According to Reda Issa, “Misurata Central Hospital received the bodies of five martyrs who were killed by the treacherous bombing Tuesday morning at the Maslata gate.” Abdulwahab Mlitan also reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
22 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0188
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
The Violations Documentation Center listed one adult male civilian, a Palestinian national, as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Douma. However, the VDC listed seven further civilians killed that day in Douma “due to regime`s army forces shelling.” And the Syrian Observatory cites the Assad regime as being responsible for the event.
Summary
Published
22 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 November 2015
Incident Code
USSOM041
Location
Balad Amiin, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US strike targeted an al Shabaab base in Balad Amin in southern Somalia, killing between five and 10 of the group’s fighters. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported at the time that the US confirmed it carried out an airstrike “at approximately 4pm Eastern Time” – 1am November 22 local time – in defence…
Summary
Published
22 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0185
Location
Al-Bab Road (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
حي الحلوانية
Up to two non-combatants including two women and two female children were reported killed, and four civilians injured, in alleged Russian airstrikes with vacuum missiles on the Bab Road neighbourhood, according to The White Helmets and the Syrian Observatory. Reporting was confused, with the death toll ranging from one to seven. Mada also claimed the…
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0182
Location
Khan Subul, Idlib, Syria
خان السبل
At least five civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in alleged Russian evening airstrikes that targeted Khan Subul. Step TV later interviewed an eyewitness, an unnamed boy who notes: “A plane hit here and hit our neighbour’s home, so they were martyred. This is where it happened; it was Russian planes.” The…
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0186
Location
Tareeq al Sadd, Daraa, Syria
حي طريق السد
Ten non-combatants, including five women and four children, were killed in an airstrike on the Tareeq al Sadd (Dam Road) neighborhood in Dara’a, according to multiple reports. The Union of Hama Rebels stated that one child, Limar Mirzo al-Teani, was killed in the alleged raid, while Shaam News Network posted a video depicting the dead bodies of a…
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0183
Location
Nawa, Daraa, Syria
نوى
Two named civilians were killed in an alleged Russian and also claimed that the Assad regime was responsible for the attack on Da’ara Street in Nawa, Da’ara governorate. The Violation Documentation Center in Syria named the two victims, and they were both from Kafr Shams.
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0187
Location
Qosaileh, Aleppo, Syria
حي القصيلة
Between four and six non-combatants, including two or more children, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qosaileh, according to The White Helmets and the Violations Documentation Center. The Halab News Network posted a video showing the destruction of houses and other buildings, as a team of White Helmets searched for survivors. VDC has…
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0184
Location
Al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
الباب
Seven civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Al Bab by Russia or the Assad regime. According to the Syrian Observatory, the deaths occurred after a bakery was struck.
Summary
Published
21 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0179
Location
Mareian, Idlib, Syria
مرعيان
Four children were among up to five civilians reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mareian, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Network stated that two rockets fell on the town and that two houses were completely destroyed. Jisr TV placed the death toll at five,…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0173
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
According to multiple sources, at least seven non-combatants died, this including two children and two women, and some injured in alleged Russian airstrike in downtown Idlib city. Other sources accused the Syria regime air forces of the shelling in the city of Idlib. The Violation Documentation Center in Syria named the seven victims.
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0180
Location
Ashara, Deir Ezzor, Syria
العشارة
One civilian girl died “as a result of Russian bombing” at Ashara, according to Deir Ezzor Is Being Slaughtered and others. The Violations Documentation Center named one woman or child as a victim of alleged shelling by Russian warplanes. It lists her as killed in Ashara, Deir Ezzor. Maha had previously been injured in an…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0175
Location
Jib al Qiba (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
جب القبة
According to the Violations Documentation, one adult male civilian (listed as a 25-year-old teacher) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jeb el Kibba. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “Alleged Russian warplanes launched a rocket on residential houses on Joub Al Kibba neighbourhood which killed an individual and injured not less…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
CI144
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
In an incident which may relate to incident CI143 – or was unknown to Airwars – the Coalition announced in January 2017 that it was investigating a possible civilian casualty event near Manbij almost 14 months earlier. According to the statement “five reports of civilian casualties received in November are still being assessed… Sept. 20,…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS148 RS0178
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
A number of sources reported that an adult woman from Soran in Hama governorate was killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqah. Violations Documentation has published the name & photo of the victim which as said he was killed due to the coalition air force's shelling. In their January 2020 civilian casualty assessment, the US-led…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS149 RS0181
Location
Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
The Violations Documentation Center listed five non-combatants, including two women and one child, as killed in an alleged Russian or Coalition airstrike near Al Bukamal. At least two of those killed were said to work for the local electricity company, who died when an oil tank was targeted. VDC named two male victims and additionally…
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0172
Location
Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, Syria
ميادين
According to the Violations Documentation Center one adult male civilian and one woman or girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Local media activist Hussein al Ahmad reported that “One of them targeted Al Quds mosque in the town which led to its destruction.” Photos show a severely damaged building.
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 November 2015
Incident Code
CI143
Location
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
الموصل
At least ten civilians were reported killed and 13 or more injured, after a Coalition strike at 8.30am which targeted a Daesh IED facility also reportedly hit a next-door dairy factory in Mosul. According to the local Nineveh Reporters’ Network, the attack “killed all elements of the organization [Daesh] who were inside the booby-trapping plant,…
Summary
Published
19 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–13
Civilians reported injured
13–28
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0169
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
دوما
Fourteen or more non-combatants were killed and dozens injured in the shelling of Eastern Ghouta. Since the attack reportedly involved both airstrikes including cluster munitions (by either Russian or Assad regime aircraft), as well as ground artillery fire from pro-government forces, attribution for the deaths remains unclear. According to SNN, the “‘Sharia public body’ in…
Summary
Published
19 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
14
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0166
Location
Al Rahiba, Damascus, Syria
الرحيبة
The White Helmets reported the death of one man and the injuring of his wife, following several alleged Russian airstrikes during the evening on the town of Al Rahiba. However the VDC reported the death of an unnamed civilian male “due to regime`s army forces shelling.” And the Free Syrian Army noted only that an…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0167
Location
Al Karkat, Hama, Syria
الكركات
The Union of Hamas Rebels reported that one child who was killed – and two or more people injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Al Karat. The VDC also named the boy, who it said had died “Due to the Russian air forces shelling of Karakat village.” The Syrian News Desk…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0164
Location
Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
تل هادية
According to the Union of Hamas Rebels, one adult civilian male was killed and two or more people injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tal Hadya. The Violations Documentation Center also named the victim, It also identifies him as a civilian but has published an image of him wearing a militant bandana. His combatant…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS147 RS0168
Location
Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
البوكمال
According to the Violations Documentation Center and others, six civilian males were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in the vicinity of the Aisha hospital in Al Bukamal. According to Deir Ezzor 24, eight rockets or missiles were launched on the town. However, the Syrian Observatory has attributed the attack to the US-led Coalition.…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 November 2015
Incident Codes
CS146 RS0165
Location
Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
الرقة
Reports indicated that Coalition aircraft had killed up to ten civilians in Raqqa in an evening strike. According to local monitors Raqaa is Being Slaughtered Silently, seven were killed and eight injured after a civilian fuel facility was bombed in the Brigade 17 area of the city. A graphic video by Daesh propagandists Al A’maq…
Summary
Published
18 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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