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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CS355
Location
كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Two combatants were killed by an airstrike in Idlib, according to local sources. Baladi Network initially reported that a car carrying civilians was hit with three missiles, “leading to the burning of the car and the charring of the bodies of two people.” Images posted by the outlet showed a large fire and a burnt…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
CS356
Location
معرة مصرين, Maraat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Airstrikes variously blamed on the Coalition, on Russia and on the Assad regime targeted Fatah al Sham positions in Maarat Mislin, reportedly also killing four civilians and injuring at least two more. Initial reports – which said the town was struck three times – claimed either Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. The Syrian…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1524
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians died and between four and ten were wounded after a series of three cluster missile attacks were carried out against the city of Maarat Misrin, according to local media. The majority of sources have assigned responsibility to Syrian regime planes but LCCSY and Syria Idlib Today alleged that Russian warplanes carried out the…
Summary
Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2016
Incident Code
CS354
Location
الرقة, Mashlab, Raqqa, Syria
Multiple sources, including Halab Today TV and Al Amawi News, reported the death of a child and the injuring of this father in a coalition raid on the al Mashlab neighborhood east of Raqqa. Smart News reported strikes in Raqqa targeting ISIL, which it said killed four militants. It said the death of the child…
Summary
Published
30 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS352 TS005f
Location
الجطل, Al Jatal, Aleppo, Syria
At least one person was killed by alleged Coalition raids in the vicinity of al Jatal, according to sparse local reports. However a Turkish assault on the village was also reported at the time. Halab News named one male victim who it also said was a victim of “coalition raids.” The only other specific report…
Summary
Published
29 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 October 2016
Incident Code
CS353
Location
العريمة, Al `A'rīma, Aleppo, Syria
One person was killed by coalition raids, according to a single local source.
Summary
Published
29 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 October 2016
Incident Code
CS351
Location
بريهة, Bariha, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least 10 civilians were killed and more than a dozen wounded from airstrikes, according to local reports. Shaam News Network cited activists who reported warplanes “thought to belong to the international coalition” launched airstrikes on a house, resulting in “martyrs and wounded among civilians, most of them children.” At the time, it reported five…
Summary
Published
27 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–11
Civilians reported injured
13–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
26 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS350 TS005e
Location
نعمان, Nu'man, Aleppo, Syria
Ten civilians were killed by alleged Turkish or Coalition airstrikes in the vicinity of Nu'man, according to local sources. The US-led alliance later denied conducing strikes in the vicinity on this date. An initial report by ISIS-controlled propaganda unit Al A’amaq said that “10 civilians [were] killed in American raids on a group of fuel…
Summary
Published
26 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 October 2016
Incident Code
CS349
Location
الحمر الشرقية, Al Hamar al Sharqiya, Aleppo, Syria
Syria News Desk quoted a resident of the twon who said “planes launched more than three raids on the villages of Al Hamar al Sharqiya and al Madoura and Tal Asward… which led to the killing of two civilians and wounding six others in Hamar al Sharquiya.” Another report from a local facebook page said…
Summary
Published
25 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–6
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
CS346
Location
الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria
Coalition raids in the vicinity of ground fighting left at least 2 civilians dead, according to local sources. Initial reports from ISIS-controlled Al A’amaq Agency blamed the Coalition for the deaths of two civilians. Subsequent reporting echoed that account (they may have been based on Al A’amaq);Al Jarnia and several other outlets named the two…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
CS347
Location
الثورة, Tabaqah, Raqqa, Syria
3 civilians were killed when a garage was bombed by the Coalition, according to a local source. Smart News reported that 3 civilians were killed when a garage belonging to ISIL was struck by the Coalition. According to the account, six cars belonging to ISIL were also destroyed. The report noted other raids on that…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 October 2016
Incident Code
CS348
Location
تل أسود, Tall Aswad, Aleppo, Syria
Manbij Mother of All the World initially reported what it said were Coalition strikes on Tal Aswad, targeting a reservoir. In a subsequent report, it said a “massacre” had been committed “against two familes as a result of wrong information from the Kurdish units in the village.” It named four victims. A report by the…
Summary
Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2016
Incident Code
CS344
Location
حاجي كوسا, Haji Koussa, Aleppo, Syria
Several outlets including Halab Today TV reported that a 15 year old girl named Iman Sillo was killed “following Coalition raids.” One report, from Hara FM, indicated that two civilians were killed.
Summary
Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
22 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS345 TS005d
Location
الطويحينة, Al Tweihina, Aleppo, Syria
Airstrikes, possibly carried out by Turkish forces, killed one civilian according to one local report. Others referred only to violent clashes between non state actors. Smart News Agency reported that “international Coalition aircraft” targeting ISIS in Al Tweihina which it said killed one civilian and two members of the terror group. However, the report identified…
Summary
Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS343 TS005C
Location
حساجك, Hassadjek, Aleppo, Syria
At least 6 people were killed by airstrikes in the vicinity of Hassadjek village in Aleppo, though the circumstances were unclear. Initially, Voice of Kurdistan blamed the US-led Coalition for a strike occurring around 3am, which it said left six people dead and four wounded. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Russian and Syrian government…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS343a RS1486
Location
Al Basira town, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Local media reported that between one and two civilians died and up to five more were wounded in an airstrike on Al Basira bridge in Al Basira town. The majority of sources blamed the US-led Coalition for the strike, though there was also an allegation against Russia and Syrian Network for Human Rights blamed the…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS343b RS1487
Location
الرميلة, al Rumaila, Raqqa, Syria
Twenty civilians, reportedly from three families, died and more were wounded in airstrikes on Raqqa’s al Rumaila neighborhood, local media said. Most reports attributed the event to Russia, though one source said that the Coalition carried out a strike which led to civilian casualties. According to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, “Russian planes targeted the…
Summary
Published
18 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CS340
Location
الطنيرة, at Tanira, Raqqa, Syria
A man was killed when his home was reportedly hit by a Coalition strike, according to local sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered reported that a man identified as Ali al Jreik al Jairi was killed “following the targeting of his home by an international coalition air raid.” The Syrian Observatory reported an unidentified man…
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CS341
Location
المعماري, al Ma'amari, Al Hassakah, Syria
A number of civilians were wounded by Coalition raids that struck a house, according to two local sources. Euphrates Post reported that a house belonging to a civilian in al Ma’amari village was targeted by Coalition planes, leading to the “injury of 15 people.” Al Natek reported 10 wounded, and later named the house owner…
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 October 2016
Incident Code
CS342
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
During an airstrike on a vehicle in Idlib the Coalition killed one man and reportedly injured four more civilians. The Coalition later admitted responsibility for the one death. According to Step News, “One person was dead and 4 civilians wounded in a car explosion in the city of Idlib after it was targeted by an…
Summary
Published
17 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2016
Incident Code
CS338
Location
الجرنية, Al Jarnia, Raqqa, Syria
12 civilians were killed, including a number of women and children, and several people injured following an alleged Coalition strike, according to local reports. A number of outlets, including Step News Agency, Sada al Sham and Al Jisr TV reported that 11 civilians were killed in the attack, though this figure appeared to originated from…
Summary
Published
16 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 October 2016
Incident Code
CS339
Location
بادية الباغوز, al Baghouz Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Airstrikes hit oil installation workers and fuel truck drivers, killing at least ten according to local reports. Sound and Picture reported that in the “a number of oil workers working at refineries and fuel truck drivers killed in al Baghouz desert in the eastern countryside following raids by the international coalition.” In February 2018, the…
Summary
Published
16 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 October 2016
Incident Code
CS337
Location
الغازلي, Al Ghazli, Raqqa, Syria
The home of a local sheikh was bombed during a lunch party, killing as many as 20 civilians, according to local sources. Though most reports point to this being a Coalition action, one other blames the regime while a further report alleges that Russia was responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently initially reported that at…
Summary
Published
14 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–19
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS335 TS005b
Location
تل بطال, Tall Btal, Aleppo, Syria
Between 3 and 4 displaced people were reported killed in camps near Tal Btal, a village south of Ra’i in the Aleppo countryside. It was unclear whether Turkey or the Coalition was responsible. Ramaf reported that an attack hit a camp, claiming “the lives of three martyrs and [left] more than fifteen wounded as a…
Summary
Published
11 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
11 October 2016
Incident Code
CS336
Location
الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Alleged Coalition airstrikes on a house and vehicles killed at least four and as many as nine civilians, according to local sources – though reports give conflicting accounts on the combat status of some of those killed. Deir Ezzor 24 reported that Coalition planes targeted a house in al Sha’afa village, leading to the “death…
Summary
Published
11 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 October 2016
Incident Code
CS334
Location
بادية هجين, Hajin Desert, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between 3 and 4 civilian drivers were reported killed in Coalition raids in the desert outside Deir ez-Zor, accoring to multiple local sources. The Coalition reported that it attacked multiple “supply routes” in the area during this period. In November 2017 it confirmed responsibility for the event. However, the Coalition admitted to having killed only…
Summary
Published
9 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS333 TS005a
Location
دويبق, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
Twelve to 14 civilians, including up to seven children and five women, were killed in air raids on the village of Dabiq in Aleppo governorate, according to local reports. It was alleged that both the Coalition and Turkey were responsible. The Syrian Network reported “at least 8 civilians died in International Coalition warplanes missiles fired…
Summary
Published
8 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–14
Civilians reported injured
23
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS329 RS1417
Location
جسر السياسية, Al Siassah Bridge [exact location], Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Thursday, October 6, 2016, one civilian was killed and several others were injured when warplanes bombed Al-Siassah bridge over the Euphrates river in Deir Ez-Zawr, in eastern Syria. Reports cited both Coalition and Russian forces, although CENTCOM reported the destruction of two supply routes in Deir Ezzor for October 5th-6th. Sham News Network reported…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
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 2016
Incident Code
CS330
Location
تل الجاير, Tall al-Jayer, Al Hassakah, Syria
Local sources reported that between 1 and 2 people were killed and possibly one other person injured in Tal al-Jayer when Coalition jets bombed a school and adjacent house. In an apparent reference to the incident, the Coalition noted on December 1st 2016 that “three reports received in October are still being assessed” including “Oct.…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2016
Incident Code
CS331
Location
الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a likely separate incident to the one listed above, the Coalition reported the following in its February 2017 civilian casualty report: “Oct. 6, 2016, near Al Shadadi, Syria, via self-report: After a review of available information and strike video it was assessed that no civilians were harmed in this strike.”
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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