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Incident Date
23 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0744
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One young adult male civilian died in an airstrike on Palmyra according to local sources, though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Qasioun reported: Palmyra City was the target this morning of intensive raids by Russian aviation, amounting to about 35 strikes, in which aircraft…
Summary
Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0745
Location
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Ten civilians including four children died in airstrikes on Deir ez-Zor, according to local sources. Most reports blame the Assad regime. Shaam News said the strikes had been carried out by “Syrian and Russian planes”. It reported 20 injured non-combatants in addition to the ten killed. However, both Step News Agency and Baladi said that…
Summary
Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0746
Location
جسرين, Jisreen, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Hasreen, eastern Ghouta, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. According to the Shaam News Network, the raids were “launched by a Russian Sikhoi 24“. The network reported: “Activists said the shelling today focused on the…
Summary
Published
23 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 March 2016
Incident Code
CS192
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a second day of airstrikes on Raqqa, 43 civilians were reported killed and 60 injured – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one report suggesting this may be a Coalition incident. The Daesh agency Al A’maq said there had been nine…
Summary
Published
19 March 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
39–43
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 March 2016
Incident Codes
CS192 RS0743
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In a second day of airstrikes on Raqqa, 43 civilians were reported killed and 60 injured – though sources are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one report suggesting this may be a Coalition incident. The Daesh agency Al A’maq said there had been nine…
Summary
Published
19 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
39–43
Civilians reported injured
60
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2016
Incident Codes
CS191 RS0741
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between 15 and 20 civilians including up to eight children and five women died in airstrikes on Ar Raqqah, according to multiple local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime – with one source suggesting the warplanes responsible may have belonged to the…
Summary
Published
18 March 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
15–20
Civilians reported injured
25–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
18 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0740
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
One civilian died in Talbisah while trying to defuse a Russian cluster bomb, according to multiple sources. Other reports said that both Russian strikes and regime artillery shelling killed a number of other civilians, though didn’t specify numbers. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Houssien Abdul Kareem Al Deheik, a 38-year-old trainer in…
Summary
Published
18 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 March 2016
Incident Code
LC027
Location
الهواري, Al-Hawary, Benghazi, Libya
The LNA posted a video of a helicopter squadron targeting alleged terrorists. The video depicts people caught in explosions, and vehicles and buildings suffering damage. However the combatant status of those hit is unclear.
Summary
Published
15 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 March 2016
Incident Codes
CS190 RS0738
Location
أبو قلقل, Abu Qalqal, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the town of Abu Kalkal. Opinion was split as to whether the attack was Russian, Coalition or Syrian regime in origin. Daesh-linked Al A’amaq Media, the Syrian Observatory, the Syrian Network, the Syrian Human Rights Committee, Shaam News and al Hall Media all said the attack…
Summary
Published
13 March 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
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
13 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0735
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between five and ten civilians died and 10 more were injured in an airstrike on Al Salheen which violated a ceasefire, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Janobia reported that Russian raids on Al Salheen killed 10 civilians and wounded…
Summary
Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–10
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0737
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
At least one child was killed in Douma according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was a Russian airstrike or the result of regime artillery. Shaam News, reported: “Russian planes carried out raids on Douma neighbourhoods which was preceeded by artillery shelling. One civilian was killed and others were…
Summary
Published
13 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0726
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Seven civilians died and at least 10 others were injured in airstrikes on the Salheen neighborhood of Aleppo. While three sources alleged that Russia was responsible, a fourth said this was the work of Assad regime warplanes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was “informed that no less than 5 people were killed…
Summary
Published
11 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 March 2016
Incident Codes
CS188 RS0723
Location
خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least two civilians including a girl and a woman died in airstrikes on the town of Khusham. While the majority of the sources allege that this was a Coalition incident, other reports say Russia was responsible. According to Free Deir Ezzor, Russian raids targeting oil fields in Khusham killed two civilians displaced from Qaryatain,…
Summary
Published
10 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–20
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0721
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
At least three civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes launched more than 150 raids targeting neighbourhoods in Palmyra, resulting in the dozens of civilians being killed and injured “as well as significant damage and the outbreak of…
Summary
Published
9 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 March 2016
Incident Code
CI200
Location
العصرية, Asriya, Al Anbar, Iraq
In a major mass casualty incident, 69 civilians were reported killed and 100 injured after alleged Coalition or possibly Iraq government aircraft allegedly struck the village of Asriyah. All of the victims were said to be from the Al Bojaber tribe. According to al Rafidain and other sources, fifteen of those killed were said to…
Summary
Published
9 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
69
Civilians reported injured
100
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0717
Location
أبو الظهور, Abu al Duhur, Idlib, Syria
Between 15 and 23 civilians died and up to 132 were injured in airstrikes on Abu al Duhur, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. There were claims of a ‘double tap’ strike – with aircraft returning to attack rescuers. In a series…
Summary
Published
7 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
15–23
Civilians reported injured
30–132
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0719
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
Two civilians – one woman and a child – died in an airstrike on Palmyra according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Shaam News Network reported: “Russian planes supported Assad’s forces by bombing clash points. They targeted the city of Palmyra with…
Summary
Published
7 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0715
Location
فيحان, Faihan, Aleppo, Syria
Between eight and 17 civilians died in a strike on Faihan according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that four non-combatants including two children from the same family died when suspected Russian warplanes fired missiles on…
Summary
Published
6 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–17
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0711
Location
الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria
One child was killed following an alleged Russian airstrike on Hamidiya, according to several local sources. She died of her injuries two days later. One source says that a female died in a barrel bomb attack – suggesting a possible regime action. The victim was named by the VDC as Baydaa Abdul Lateef al Sayer.…
Summary
Published
4 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0709
Location
الصوانة, Sawaneh, Homs, Syria
Between nine and 11 civilians were killed in airstrikes on Sawaneh according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News Network reported: “Russian aviation has committed a massacre after midnight last night against civilians in the town of Sawana, southwestern…
Summary
Published
4 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0710
Location
الشيفونية, Al Shifoniyah, Damascus, Syria
Two civilians died and several others were wounded in raids on Al Shifoniyah, according to local reports – though it is currently unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Shaam News Network reported that “After six days of calm the regime and Russia have returned to Douma to disturb the lives of civilians,…
Summary
Published
4 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 March 2016
Incident Code
CS187
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Airstrikes in the Al Hosh and al Fouroussiya areas of Raqqah killed at least three civilians including a child according to reports – although it was unclear whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Coalition. Ten Daesh fighters were also said to have been killed. The Syrian Observatory reported in English that…
Summary
Published
2 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
35
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
2 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0706
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
Three civilians including one child and one woman died in airstrikes on Palmyra – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Shaam News reported that Moscow was responsible: “Russian enemy planes carried out more than 15 air raids on the city of Palmyra targeting civilian…
Summary
Published
2 March 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0702
Location
المسطومة, Al Mastumah, Idlib, Syria
One man and his granddaughter died in strikes on the village of Al Mastumah according to local sources – though these were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime, with only one report attributing the incident to Moscow. Shaam News Network reported that “Activists in Idlib province documented…
Summary
Published
1 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 March 2016
Incident Code
RS0703
Location
الزعينية, Al Zou’ainiyah, Idlib, Syria
Up to four people died and at least 10 were injured when a ballistic missile hit Al Zou’ainiyah – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russian warships or the Assad regime. Alaraby reported that Russian warships stationed in the Mediterranean launched ballistic missiles on Al Zou’ainiyah, resulting in three…
Summary
Published
1 March 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
10–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0696
Location
قبتان الجبل, Qabtan al Jabal, Aleppo, Syria
One male civilian, named by the Violations Documentation Centre as 40-year-old Qasem Mahmoud Samoa, died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qabtan al Jabal according to local sources. Activists told the Shaam News Network there were “several air raids on the towns of Anadan, Kafr Hamra, Hraytan and Ma’arat al Arteek in the northern countryside and…
Summary
Published
28 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0698
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
A pregnant woman was killed and at least 12 civilians injured, most of them children, in airstrikes on Jisr al-Shughour, according to local sources. Two alleged that Russia was responsible. However a third (the Syrian Network for Human Rights) blamed the Syrian regime. Shaam News reported that Russian warplanes carried out air raids targeting the…
Summary
Published
28 February 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
12–21
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 February 2016
Incident Codes
CS186 RS0691
Location
محيميدة, Mahimideh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Up to three civilians were killed in an airstrike on Mahimideh according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the US-led Coalition was responsible. Euphrates post named two fatalities including an unidentified victim. It said that Russia was responsible. However, Al Jazeera and Lebanon360 alleged this was a Coalition…
Summary
Published
27 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0694
Location
دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
Eight civilians including one woman and three children died in Darat Izza, according to local sources. While most reports blame Russia, one alleges that the Assad regime was responsible. According to Al Jazeera, Russian shelling targeted a bakery. But LCCSY reported that the incident was carried out by the regime which shelled with rocket launchers.…
Summary
Published
27 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0680
Location
Douma, Damascus, Syria
Eleven civilians including six children and three women were killed and up to 60 others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Douma, according to local sources. Shaam News Network reported that “intense air raids by the Russian enemy on civilian homes in the city of Douma led to the fall of many wounded including women…
Summary
Published
26 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
20–60
Military Actor
Russian Military
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