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Incident Date
10 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1431
Location
الزربة, al Zirba, Aleppo, Syria
Six named civilians from the same family, including two children, died in an airstrike on the town al-Zirba in Aleppo, according to local media - though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. According to Syrian Press Center “regime warplanes shelled Zirba after midnight, killing four civilians…
Summary
Published
10 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1425
Location
الظاهرية, Al Zhahiria, Idlib, Syria
Three children died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on al-Zhahiria village, according to local media. According to LCCSY, "three children were martyred as Russian warplanes carried out thermobaric missile attacks on #Zhahiria village in the western suburb”. This claim was repeated by many other sources. There was no information available on the identity…
Summary
Published
9 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1426
Location
الغسانية, Al Ghassania, Idlib, Syria
Local sources reported that aerial shelling in al-Ghassania, outside Idlib, killed one woman and injured 15 more civilians. While most sources attributed this civilian casualty event to Russia, there were also allegations against the Syrian regime. According to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “warplanes shelled Al-Ghassania village in Idlib and killed a woman and…
Summary
Published
9 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1423
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three men died in an airstrike on the al-Salheen neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources attributed the event to the Assad regime, though there was one allegation against Russia. LCCSY reported that “three civilians were martyred and others were seriously injured due to Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs…
Summary
Published
9 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1421
Location
حيش, Heesh, Idlib, Syria
According to local media, an airstrike on Heesh village near Idlib killed a family of four: a father, mother and two children - though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. One report claimed that there were five deaths. According to the Shaam News Network, the strikes hit a…
Summary
Published
8 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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
8 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1422
Location
البلاط, al Balat, Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, the neighbourhood al-Balat in Aleppo was hit by air and/or artillery strikes which led to the death of one child and the injury of several more people, including the child’s father. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime, although the majority of…
Summary
Published
8 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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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
RS1415
Location
بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and eight civilians including a woman died and dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Bustan Al-Basha, Aleppo, according to local media. The Syrian Organization for the Defense of Human Rights reported that “eight martyrs so far and dozens wounded in Bustan Al-Basha due to warplanes shelling. The…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1416
Location
المواصلات, al Mouwasalat, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported the death of one civilian woman in the al-Mouwasalat area of Aleppo as a consequence of aerial shelling - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime caused her death. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian and Assad’s warplanes continued their air raids on the city of Aleppo and…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1418
Location
حي خان العسل, Khan Al Assal (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources, the Khan al-Assal area in Aleppo was subject to warplane shelling, leading to the deaths of up to three civilians though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime caused the civilian harm. The twitter account @Aleppo reported that the strikes hit a funeral gathering. Meanwhile, the Syrian…
Summary
Published
6 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1411
Location
باتبو, Batbo, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians including one child and two women died and up to nine more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on the city of Batbo in Aleppo, according to local media. Halab News Network reported that there had been “four martyrs including two women after Russian planes targeted Batbo, in the…
Summary
Published
5 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1412
Location
الشيخ خضر, al Sheikh Kudar, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians including two children and a woman died and several more people were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Shikh Khudur, according to local media. The location hit was Sheikh Fares, which is inside the Sheikh Khudar area. According to Thiqan News Agency, there were “two martyrs and a number of…
Summary
Published
5 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1413
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians including a woman and a child died in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. A further 20 non-combatants were claimed wounded. Syria News Desk reported: “five civilians: a child, a disabled man, an old man, a woman and a young man children and disabled and elderly…
Summary
Published
5 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1414
Location
خان الشيح, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
According to local media, the Khan al-Sheikh camp was subject to intense aerial or artillery shelling, leading to the death of up to three civilians including a child. Two other people were reportedly wounded in the attack, which reports blamed on either Russia or the Assad regime. There were claims that a field hospital and…
Summary
Published
5 October 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1404
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians including a child died and 20 more were wounded in an alleged Russia or regime airstrike on Darat Izza, according to local media. According to All4Syria, “Russian warplanes carried out three raids, two with missiles and one with cluster bombs, targeting civilians' houses. Two people were killed and more wounded. Shops and houses were…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1401
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
According to local sources air and artillery strikes hit the city Anadan north of Aleppo, killing one or two civilians. According to Nabd Syria, “two people were killed and others wounded in Anadan due to regime warplanes and artillery shelling”. One source, Muslm, attributed the strikes to both the Assad regime and Russia, while Jsirtv…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1405
Location
الهلّك, Hallak, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians died in an incident in Hallak, Aleppo, according to local media - though it was unclear whether they were killed by Russian or regime strikes or by a sniper. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “at least 4 civilians including a woman were killed by suspected Russian warplanes…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1406
Location
كرم حومد, Karam Houmad, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including a child died and several more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Karam Houmad, according to local media - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. According to Zaman al-Wasl, “four civilians were killed and others wounded due to…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1407
Location
الزربة, Al Zirba, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians died in alleged Russia or regime airstrike on the city of al Zirba, Aleppo, according to local media. Some sources said that the strikes only caused damage and no civilian harm. For example, the Smart News Agency reported that “Russian warplanes shelled in Zirba in the southern western countryside of Aleppo…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1408
Location
ريف المهندسين, Rif al Muhandisin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians died and as many as 57 more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Rif Al Muhandisin in the Western countryside of Aleppo, according to local media. Qasioun News reported “Russian warplanes committed a massacre in Rif Al Muhandisin in the western countryside of Aleppo, killing six civilians…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
12–57
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2016
Incident Code
LC043
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Two sources reported that ten civilians were killed as the result of seven LNA airstrikes on Ganfouda. According to Arabi21, two families were killed, (including three children, their mother and father in one of the families) as well as foreign workers. Al Jazeera reported that “10 civilians were killed and 32 others, including Arabs and…
Summary
Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
45
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
,
French Military
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1394
Location
شيخ سعيد, al Sheikh Said, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes in Sheik Said, Aleppo, killed up to three civilians. “So_ria98” attributed the strike to Russia, while the media Zaman al-Wasl pointed to both the Assad regime and Russia. There are no other details available at this time.
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1399
Location
بستان الباشا, Bustan al Basha, Aleppo, Syria
According to local media, alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes killed six civilians from one family in Aleppo's Bustan al Basha neighbourhood. Only one child from the family was said to have survived the attack. Al-Jazeera published a video, showing how the surviving child, named Shihab, was rescued from the rubble while the rest of his…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
CS326
Location
العزيزية, Al Azizeya [exact location], Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians were reported injured in a Coalition strike, though it later denied any civilians casualties had occured in the event. According to ISIL’s media arm “three women and a child were wounded in American warplane shelling in Al-Azizeya, south west of Al-Rae’i.” A Coalition report issued December 1st 2016 insisted that “Oct.…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1395
Location
خان الشيح, Khan al Sheikh, Damascus, Syria
Local sources reported that air or artillery strikes hit the suburb of Damascus, Khan al-Sheikh which led to the death of at least two civilian men and injury of several more people. The strikes allegedly struck a Palestinian refugee camp. One source claimed that a school in the area was also struck. The news site…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1396
Location
الحيدرية, Al Haidariya, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians including a child died and four more were wounded in alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Aleppo's al-Haidariya neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Most sources reported the death of one civilian, who according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was an unidentified child. The twitter account SheroAlo1 said…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1397
Location
الهلّك, al Hallak, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians including a child and a woman died in alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on Aleppo al Hallak neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Al Jazeera reported that three civilians died in a strike by regime warplanes. The Syrian Network for Human Rights, who blamed Russia, put the number…
Summary
Published
3 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Codes
CS325 TS004
Location
دابق, Dabiq, Aleppo, Syria
Between 5 and 8 civilians were reported killed in a Coalition or unilateral Turkish airstrike at Dabiq. According to LCCSY, “eight civilians from one family, mostly women and children, were martyred due to International Coalition warplanes shelling #Dabiq village in the northern countryside.” Shaam News also said eight died – which it claimed included 5 children…
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Turkish Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 October 2016
Incident Code
RS1389
Location
الهلّك, al Halak, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and others were wounded in what most sources said was a Syrian regime artillery strike on Aleppo's al Halak neighbourhood. There was, however, one allegation against Russia. But @al-AMAWI, @Free_TV_Syria, Smart News Agency, Step News Agency, LCCSY and Halab News Network all pointed to a regime artillery strike causing civilian harm.
Summary
Published
2 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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