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July 30, 2016
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مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, SyriaFive civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to local sources. Syrian Press Center, Smart News Agency, Zakaria Nassani, Eldorar, Iraqsunahnews, RFS, EMC and LCCSY all blamed Russia. There are no other details at this time.
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December 6, 2016
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حي مساكن الفردوس, Masaken al Ferdos, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaUp to five civilians were killed and between 12-15 injured in an airstrike on Masaken al Ferdos, Aleppo according to local media – though it was unclear whether the Russia or Assad regime were responsible. A “massacre” took place in Al Ferdos as the neighbourhood was struck by rocket-propelled grenades, according to Enab Beladi News.
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April 22, 2017
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عابدين, Abidien, Idlib, SyriaAs many as five civilians were killed – including four doctors – and others were injured, following an airstrike on a makeshift hospital in Abidien, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, whilst others blamed the Syrian regime. Alarabiya news reported that it was either Syrian or a Russian warplane. A
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June 1, 2017
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السخنة, Al-Shokhna, Homs, SyriaWarplanes, likely to be Russian, were reported by multiple sources to have struck the ‘Souq Al Khamis’ market of Al-Shukhna, according to local media. Al-Shukhna was under ISIS control at the time of the incident. Most sources reported the death of five civilians and the wounding of 17 others. There are no other details at
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October 7, 2017
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الطاحونة, al Tahouna neighbourhood, al Tayba, Al Mayadeen, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to five civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded following airstrikes on Al-Tahoona. Sources all attributed blame to Russian warplanes. Two out of three sources reported that three women were killed in the airstrikes, however the third reported that two children and a woman were killed. Airwars has therefore assessed that the death
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October 12, 2017
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الحجر الاسود, Al-Hajar Al-Aswad, Damascus, SyriaUp to five civilians were killed and as many as 12, including women and children, were wounded, following airstrikes in al-Hajr al-Aswad neighbourhood south of Damascus, local sources reported. While most sources blamed the Assad regime there were also allegations against Russia. Zaman al-Wasl’s correspondent said that the airstrikes killed a whole family, in addition
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October 15, 2015
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سابقية, Sabkiye, Aleppo, SyriaA husband, wife and their three children, all boys, were reported killed in a Russian airstrike at Sabkiye, in Aleppo governorate. This event is presently single-sourced, with few details known. More broadly, the Syrian Observatory reported a major ground battle taking place at Sabkiye on the same day.
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February 25, 2016
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درعا البلد, Dara al Balad, Daraa, SyriaUp to five civilians including one or two children died in an airstrike or artillery bombardment on Dara al Balad, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was a Russian strike or action by the Syrian regime. Among the sources blaming Russia were Khaled Abu Slem, Abn_Horan and Syria
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May 11, 2016
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Ibn Khaldoun (Ar Raqqahh), Raqqa, SyriaFour or five civilians including three children and one women died in airstrikes on the Ibn Khaldoun neighborhood of Ar Raqqa, according to local sources which also said that a school was targeted – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Shaam News Network
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August 30, 2016
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حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween two and five civilians including between one and two children and a woman were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Salheen, local media reported – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russian warplanes or explosive barrels dropped from Assad regime helicopters caused the casualties. The lowest death
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November 16, 2016
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حي الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaTwo to five civilians died in airstrikes on Al Fardous, Aleppo. The strikes on the neighbourhood took place among many more strikes across Aleppo on November 16th. The majority of sources reported that Russia responsible – however some sources pointed towards the Syrian regime. Sdusyria claimed two people died, as did Syria News Desk. However @mhmdfaisel
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February 19, 2019
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خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaIn a renewed artillery bombardment of Khan Sheikhoun, between four and five civilians were killed, including three from one family, and others were injured, following a strike on a bakery. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, some attributing blame Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime. Huge fires broke out, according to
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October 8, 2017
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القورية, Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaFive civilians, including one child and one woman, were reportedly killed and several others wounded in alleged Russian strikes on city of Al-Qourya, Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. The strikes reportedly killed two adult brothers and another male family member, as well as a mother and her child, while the father was
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January 9, 2016
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سفلانية, Suflaniyah, Aleppo, SyriaFive civilians including three women and two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Saflaneh, according to the Violations Documentation Centre.
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June 3, 2016
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حي بعيدين, Bei'deen (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaBetween one and five civilians died in an air or artillery strike on Bei’deen, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia was responsible or the Syrian regime. The Shaam News Network, reported on alleged Russian raids with warplanes and helicopters across Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. It said that
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March 6, 2018
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حزة, Hazza, Damascus, SyriaOne to five civilians, including a girl, were killed, and several others were injured in air and artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Hazza. Sources blamed both Russia and the Syrian regime for the raids. Qasioun News reported on “artillery shelling by the regime’s forces” in the residential area. There were as many as
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July 25, 2019
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الاتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources reported that up to five civilians were killed in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the city of Al Atarib, Aleppo countryside, on July 25th, 2019. At least three others were injured. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted: “A man and a woman were killed and three others were wounded, as a result of the warplanes
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November 14, 2016
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عندان , Anadan, Aleppo, Aleppo, SyriaLocal media reported that five civilians from the Hishoum family – a woman and her four children – died and as many as dozens more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Anadan. SMO-SY reported: “According to activists, the Russian aircraft committed a massacre in the city of Anadan in the northern countryside,
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April 3, 2017
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaAs many as five civilians were killed – including a child and two women – and others were injured, following an alleged air and artillery strikes on the residential neighbourhood of Saqba. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed Russia, while others blamed the Syrian regime for the raids. According to Abohanin617 and Shehab
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April 13, 2017
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السكرية و محميل , Sukariya and Muhmil, Idlib, SyriaFour or five civilians, reportedly from the same family, died in an airstrike on Sukariya and Muhmil in rural Idlib, according to local media. All but one source blamed Russia. Syria Mirror: reported: “Russian warplanes launched several air strikes with rocket-propelled grenades at communities in the village of Sukariya in the eastern countryside of the city
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November 1, 2017
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عشاير, Ashayer, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAs many as five civilians were killed following an airstrike on Ashayer, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russia while others attributed blame to the Syrian regime. Two mothers and two daughters were killed, as well as another unidentified child. According to media, “House of
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September 30, 2015
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جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, SyriaThe 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,
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October 30, 2015
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حي صلاح الدين, Salahudin (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaAs many as five civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Salaheddin. According to the White Helmets “The civil defence rushed to the scene and pulled out five bodies including children. Several wounded were rescued.“ Smart News later published footage showing significant damage to residential apartments. One eyewitness named as Amer told
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December 7, 2015
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الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaThree 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
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June 15, 2019
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معرة النعمان, Ma’aret Al Nu’man, Idlib, SyriaAt least three civilians were reportedly killed in an airstrike with three rockets on civilian homes in the outskirts of Ma’arat al-Nu’man south of Idlib. Smart News blamed the Syrian regime and added that 13 others were wounded in addition to causing destruction to homes and property. Some sources said the airstrikes resulted in the
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March 14, 2018
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سقبا, Saqba, Damascus, SyriaLocal media reported that four adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on Saqba. @ragga_shkeir tweeted that there were “Russian air strikes with guided missiles and missiles loaded with internationally prohibited cluster bombs”. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians were killed as Syrian/Russian warplanes fired missiles
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February 7, 2016
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معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians including two women and two children died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Arteek, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Additionally, Shaam News Network reported alleged Russian strikes on the town, but did not provide casualty numbers: “They [Russia] also targeted with cluster bombs anadan city and the towns of
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February 11, 2016
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حزوان, Hazwan, Aleppo, SyriaFour civilians (possibly from the same family) including two children and one woman were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hazwan, according to the Violations Documentation Center. In a news roundup, Shaam news Network reported that “In the Eastern Aleppo countryside, Russian enemy planes carried out raids on the towns of al Bab, Tadef, Deir
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February 27, 2016
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الليرامون, Liramon, Aleppo, SyriaAccording to the Violations Documentation Centre, four civilians including three women died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Liramon. The four victims were named by the VDC. No further details are currently available.
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June 10, 2016
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حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaUp to four civilians including one woman and one child died in an airstrike on Hraytan, according to local sources – though it’s unclear form reports whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. LCCSY, pointed towards Russia, saying that one civilian died as a result of “shelling by vacuum missiles and cluster bombs“. A later