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Incident Date
28 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1859
Location
الشندخيات, Shandkhiyat, Homs, Syria
Local sources reported that an alleged Russian aircraft struck the village of Shandkhiyat in the vicinity of Palmyra. Reportedly, the incident wounded several civilians. No further information is currently available.
Summary
Published
28 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1860
Location
جباب حماد, Jabab Hamad, Homs, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes that targeted Jabab Hamad, Homs, local sources said. All the sources - who identified a culprit - pointed to Russia. There is currently no further information available.
Summary
Published
28 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1861
Location
حماده عمر, Hamada Omar, Hama, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were killed and up to seven more were wounded by alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Hamada Omar, Hama, local media reported. Smart News reported that: "a number of civilians were killed and wounded, earlier in the day [Jan 28th], in raids by aircrafts likely to be Russian (...)". 7al News,…
Summary
Published
28 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS065 RS1858
Location
جب مخزوم, Jeb Makhzoum, Aleppo , Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians from one family were reportedly killed in alleged Turkish or Russian airstrikes or artillery shelling on Jeb Makhzoum near Al Arima. The Syrian Obseratory for Human Rights said it "learned that a man was killed along with his wife and five of their children who are under the age of eighteen. They were…
Summary
Published
27 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS063 RS1856
Location
مدينة الباب, Al Bab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 10 civilians died, including two children and two women, and up to a another dozen were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Al Bab, local media reported. It was unclear who the culprit was - with allegations against Turkey and Russia. Moreover, one report added that regime helicopters were also active…
Summary
Published
26 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
6–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1857
Location
حوايج بومصعة, Hawaij Bu Mas'a, Deir Ezzor, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were wounded following an alleged Russian raid on Hawaij Bu Mas'a. There are no reports of any civilian deaths. Additionally, all reporting blamed Russia for the strikes. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
26 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1855
Location
حي العمال, Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Eight civilians were killed - including an entire family of seven - and dozens more were injured following an alleged Russian airstrike on Oummal neighbourhood, local media reported. All sources reported that Russia was to blame for the strike. A later source confirmed that the family of seven were found under the rubble three days after…
Summary
Published
25 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1853
Location
الصالحية, Al-Salhiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as 30 civilians were killed, and dozens more were wounded, in an airstrike which on cotton mill in Al-Salhiya, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some blaming Russian forces, and others blaming the Syrian regime. One source reported that six Russian warplanes were sighted in the…
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
21–30
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1854
Location
موحسن, Muhassan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three named civilians died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Muhassan, according to local media. Orient news reported: "Russian warplanes on Tuesday [Jan 24th] targeted the town of Mohsin in the eastern suburb of Deir al-Zour, resulting in civilian casualties: a martyr and wounded. "According to Deir Ezzor 24, Russian aircraft launched intensive air…
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1852
Location
تدمر, Palmyra , Homs, Syria
An unspecific number of civilians were wounded - according to on the ground sources - following an alleged Russian raid on Palmyra . All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of any civilians killed in the fire. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
24 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS058 RS1849
Location
تادف, Tadef, Aleppo, Syria
LCCSY reported that there were "15 martyrs in Aleppo killed in clashes with SDF and in Russian raids on Tadef and Turkish shelling on al Bab " According to Al Baba 24, "the town today [Jan 23rd] suffered a Russian air raid which killed a woman and two children from Obeid family". However, Syria News…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
6–10
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1850
Location
قصر البريج, Qasr al Boureij village, south east al Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Between six and 11 civilians died in an airstrike on a school holding displaced people in Qasr al Boureij village, according to local media. Most sources blamed barrel bombing by the regime, though there were also several allegations against Russia. Eldorar said: "According to local media sources a regime helicopter targeted a school sheltering displaced…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
6–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1847
Location
قحطان, Kahtan, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three civilians from the same family were killed when an alleged Russian raid struck civilian homes near a hospital in Kahtan. Only one on the ground source - Euphrates Post - reported on this incident, and it blamed Russian warplanes. It alleged that the homes near Kahtan hospital were struck which led to the collapse of an…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1851
Location
ديرالزور, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and five civilians including up two women and two men (from one family, according to some sources) were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Deir Ezzor. According to Euphrates Post, "Russian warplane raids targeted al Takaya street, andal Ardi and the al Hamidiya neighbourhoods, which led to the…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1848
Location
المهدوم, Al Mahdoum, Aleppo, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a clinic in Al Mahdoum, according to local media. Syrianewsdesk reported: "The Russian warplanes aimed two rockets at the town of Al Mahdoum, under the control of the ISIS in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, injuring civilians and striking the only…
Summary
Published
23 January 2017
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1845
Location
عقيربات, Akeirbat, Hama, Syria
On January 21, 2017, local media sources reported that one child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Akeirbat in the countryside in the east of the Hama region in Syria. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1846
Location
دير الزورحي الشيخ ياسين, Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On January 21, 2017, two children, brothers called Mazen Siraj Al Nahri and Mohammed Siraj Nahri were reportedly killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Deir Ezzor's Al Sheikh Yasin neighbourhood, according to local media. Several other civilians were wounded in the incident. Syrian Mirror reported: "warplanes likely to be Russian struck the neighborhoods of…
Summary
Published
21 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1844
Location
باتبو, Batbo, Aleppo, Syria
Aljazeera reported: "Activists poke of dead trapped under the rubble and huge fires caused by Russian raids after midnight [Jan 20th] on a gas station in the vicinity of the town of Battbo in the western countryside of Aleppo". Other sources made no mention of fatalities but said that three civilians were wounded in the…
Summary
Published
20 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1843
Location
رسم العيس, Rasm al ais, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Rasm al ais, according to local media. Halab News listed three unidentified civilian fatalties - and blamed Russia for their deaths. @RFS_NORTH, @Syrianaffairs1 and LCCSY also pointed to Russia.
Summary
Published
19 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2017
Incident Codes
TS054 RS1841
Location
الباب, Al Bab city, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Halab News, reported eight of the nine civilians in "Russian enemy raids" in Tadef, Syria. It also named the victims. According to Al Jazeera, "The Russian and Turkish air forces, for the first time, carried out a joint operation against militants of the Islamic State Organization in Bab in countryside of, Aleppo,…
Summary
Published
18 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
18 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1842
Location
إدلب., Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were injured - and several others possibly killed - in an alleged Russian airstrike on a bus garage in Idlib, according to sources on the ground. @nabdsyria1 reported that "Russian raids targeted the Bulman Garage and the Central Bank in Idlib". According to Idlib Media Centre, "three [civilians] were wounded when Russian occupation planes…
Summary
Published
18 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1840
Location
بحي العمال, al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to 17 civilians including six children died in an airstrike on the al Oummal neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Deir Ezzor 24 was among a number of sources blaming the regime, reporting that "five civilians…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
10–17
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Codes
CS447 TS053 RS1839
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Up to thirteen civilians reportedly died in airstrikes at Tadef near al Bab, as heavy clashes continued with ISIL for control of the strategic city. Step News, Al Bab News, Syria News Desk and the Syrian Observatory blamed Turkey for the attack, while LCCSY said Russia was responsible. The Syrian Network instead said that “8…
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–13
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1838
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Violations Documentation Center reported on adult-male civilian killed by Russian forces in Abu Kamal. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 January 2017
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1837
Location
عنيق باجرة, Aneek Bajra village, Hama, Syria
Five or six civilians - a woman and her children - died in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Aneek Bajra village in eastern Hama, according to sources on the ground, The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming the regime, reporting: "Six civilians (a woman and her five children) died when…
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1836
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Seven named civilians were killed and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and/or artillery strikes on Talbisah, according to sources on the ground. Sources were conflicted as to which party caused the civilian harm. There was also some confused reporting. For example, LCCSY initially blamed Russia but then…
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1835
Location
اللابد موحسن, Al-Labed, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and 24 people were killed in an airstrike on Al-Labed, local media reported. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame, with some attributing blame to the Syrian regime, and others pointing to Russian warplanes. Most sources reported that seven civilians were killed, however some later reports vaguely suggested that as many as…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1833
Location
دكيلة, Dakila, Hama, Syria
A woman and a girl were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dakila. All sources blamed Russian warplanes for the raid. There are no reports of wounded civilians. There are no other details at this time.
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1834
Location
الحميدية, Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
As many as five civilians were killed - including a family of three - and others were injured in alleged shelling on Alhamediya. Sources were conflicted as to who was to blame. Some blamed the Syrian regime, while others blamed Russia. Multiple sources even attributed blame to both belligerents. It must be noted that multiple sources…
Summary
Published
15 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2017
Incident Code
RS1832
Location
معرة مصرين, Ma'arat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Between seven and 11 civilians including two children and a woman were killed, and as many as 25 more were wounded, in an airstrike which targeted a market in Ma'arat Misrin early morning on Saturday 14th January, according to sources on the ground. Two children and a woman were also included in the death toll according…
Summary
Published
14 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
7–11
Civilians reported injured
10–25
Military Actor
Russian Military
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