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Incident Date
2 February 2016
Incident Code
RS0532
Location
برج قاعي, Burj Kai, Homs, Syria
Between seven and nine victims, including up four women and up to four children were killed – and several others injured – and several injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the village of Burj Kai according to multiple sources. Shaam News Network initially reported that three Russian warplanes launched rocket attacks on several villages in the countryside of…
Summary
Published
2 February 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2016
Incident Code
CS170
Location
دادات, Dadat, Aleppo, Syria
A young child was killed in either a Coalition or a Russian airstrike near Al Dadat, on the road to Jarablus. Ara News blamed the attack on Russia, while Shaam News and Halab Today among others said the US-led Coalition was responsible. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
29 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
29 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0511
Location
حي القاطرجي, Al Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
One woman died and a number of other civilians were injured in an airstrike on Aleppo's Al Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. It was unclear whether Russia or the regime were to blame. There were allegations against both parties - and reports that chlorine gas had been dropped from helicopters. According to Anapress, "Russian and…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0507
Location
قباسين, Qabasin, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and 14 civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Qabasein. In a news roundup the Shaam News Network reported “Russian enemy planes carried out dozens of strikes on the towns of Al Bab, Manbej, Jarablus and the town of Qabaseen causing the fall of dozens of dead and wounded in al Bab and…
Summary
Published
29 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–14
Civilians reported injured
20–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0501
Location
الموظفين, Al Mouwathafeen (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, Syria
Three or four non-combatants died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Mouwathafeen village, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others. However Al Khabar TV reported that “three children from the Maslawi family, including two brothers, were killed by a mortar targeted the Al Mouwathafeen neighborhood.” Deir News Network also said the deaths…
Summary
Published
29 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 January 2016
Incident Codes
CS169 RS0492
Location
عجاجا, Ajajah, Al Hassakah, Syria
Up to 15 civilians were killed including two children, following an airstrike on the village of Ajajah. The attack was initially attributed to the Coalition. However later reports blamed the deaths on Russia. According to the Syrian Observatory “Two children and a man were killed and others injured in bombing by warplanes believed to be…
Summary
Published
28 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
9–15
Civilians reported injured
9–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0477
Location
المرج, Marj, Damascus, Syria
A single source, the White Helmets, reported that one child, named as Hussan Murad, was killed and several other civilians injured in alleged airstrikes by Russian warplanes on the Marj area of eastern Ghouta. VDC said the boy died “Due to the regime air forces’ shelling,” while the Damascus media office described 10 strikes by unspecified warplanes. According…
Summary
Published
27 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0466
Location
جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, Syria
Between four and five civilians including one child and three women died in airstrikes on Jarnaz, according to local sources. Five sources alleged that Russia was responsible, but a fifth – the Violations Documentation Center – blamed the Assad regime. Syria 2011 said that four died and a number were wounded when rockets were fired…
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0467
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
Between eight and nine civilians including one woman were killed and nine others injured in airstrikes on a popular market in Ariha, according to local sources. While three of the sources blame Russia for the attack, a fourth (the Syrian Network for Human Rights) says that the Assad regime were responsible. Activist told the Shaam News Network that Russian…
Summary
Published
26 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–9
Civilians reported injured
9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0461
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Between one and six civilians including a child died in airstrikes on Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. The Shaam News Network, reported that several non-combatants were killed and several more injured when warplanes “thought to be Russian” carried out airstrikes on areas within…
Summary
Published
25 January 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0462
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Two children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Hayyan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. The children were listed as having died on January 25th. In a news roundup, the Shaam News Network reported that “Russian enemy planes carried out air raids on the city of Mare` and Tal Rifa’at and…
Summary
Published
25 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0457
Location
سلقين, Salqeen, Idlib, Syria
Between five and 20 civilians died and 10 to 20 were injured – many critically – in strikes by Ballistic missiles, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Committee for Human Rights reported that 10 people died and…
Summary
Published
24 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–20
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0455
Location
بزاعة, Baza'a, Aleppo, Syria
Three to four civilian children and one woman were killed in an airstrike on Baza’a, according to local sources – though one report says that they were killed by the regime. The Shaam News Network published a news roundup in which they said that “Russian enemy planes carried out raids on Al Bab, the town…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0456
Location
معدان, Ma'adan, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were killed in an airstrike on Ma’adan, according to local sources – though it is currently unclear whether Russian forces or the Assad regime were responsible for the incident. Only the Shaam News Network blamed Russia for the raid, reporting in a news roundup that “Russian enemy planes launched air raids on civilian homes in…
Summary
Published
23 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0447
Location
الباب, Bab al Hawa, Idlib, Syria
Between six and 35 civilians were killed and up to 65 injured in an airstrike on Bab al Hawa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the raid was the work of Russian forces or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported that 30 non-combatants were killed and 65 injured when warplanes…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–35
Civilians reported injured
65
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 January 2016
Incident Code
CS167
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
There were claims by some of a wedding convoy hit in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa on the evening of January 22nd. Al Jazeera instead said that “an unmanned drone targeted a car belonging to IS near Bab Baghadad east of the town.” The event, which took place in the Baghdad Bab neighbouorhood of…
Summary
Published
22 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
25
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0440
Location
المشلب, Al Mashlad (Ar Raqqah), Raqqa, Syria
Six civilians including four children died in strikes on the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime carried out the attacks, while some sources do not identify those responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named civilians as having been killed by…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0436
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians died and up to 20 were injured in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Syrian Press Centre blamed Russia, putting the death toll at five, adding that “the city Of Al Bab is…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
CI181
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Jaza'ir / Algeria and other neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Several local sources claimed 10 civilians were killed and 20 injured in alleged Coalition strikes on Mosul. According to anti-government site Yaqen, “the international airline alliance this morning carried out several air strikes” in central Mosul which in turn killed 10 civilians and ‘substantially damaged’ a number of homes. Meanwhile, the pro-government site Al Rassid…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0437
Location
كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One woman was killed and six to eight other civilians injured in airstrikes on the Karam al Bayk neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local sources. While most reports allege that Russia was responsible, another blames the Assad regime. Al Buraq named the victim and also reported that the Russian raids wounded eight other civilians. Smart said…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
21 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0439
Location
الرقة, Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria
Seventeen civilians including eight children and five women died in airstrikes on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. RBSS initially referred to raids by “warplanes” and did not identify them, however, in a later…
Summary
Published
21 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
17
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0426
Location
حزانو, Hazana, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians including four children were killed and 20 injured in an airstrike on the town of Hazana, according to multiple sources. While most sources blamed Russia for the attack, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that it was committed by the Assad regime, while British Foreign Office told the Telegraph that they could not be certain…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0427
Location
قورقانيا, Qorgania, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and dozens more injured in a strike on the village of Qorgania, according to local sources. While the majority of the reports allege that Russia was responsible, another does not identify the culprits, while one source alleges that this was an attack by the Assad regime. Korkania al Hadath said that…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0429
Location
البيضاء, Al Bayda, Latakia, Syria
One civilian was killed and several others injured in an airstrikes on Al Bayda, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime were responsible. According to the Shaam News Network, this was the work of Russia. Syria News Desk reported testimony from a villager, Omar Malawi: “The Russian…
Summary
Published
20 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0421
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal Islah neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between six and 18 civilians including two children were killed – and 15 others injured – in airstrikes on Al Buliyal, according to local sources. Most sources alleged that Russian forces carried out the strikes, though an initial report by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that regime warplanes were responsible – but subsequent reports by…
Summary
Published
19 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–18
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0416
Location
معردبسة, Ma’ardabssa, Idlib, Syria
One woman was killed and several other civilians injured following an alleged Russian raid on the town of Ma’ardabssa, according to the Shaam News Network. Fresh Syria reported that “a woman was killed in the village of Ma’ardebsah Idlib, a result of the Russian aviation targeting the village on Sunday afternoon with three air raids. The raids…
Summary
Published
17 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0415
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported that “warplanes believed to be Russian” bombed areas in Al Bab city in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The Observatory said the alleged attack resulted in injuries and casualties, including women and children, but did not provide numbers. However, Halab Today TV and North Media Institute said…
Summary
Published
17 January 2016
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0398
Location
معرسة الخان, Ma’arasta al Khan, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Ma’arasta al Khan, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN said that 10 civilians were killed in airstrikes on the cities and towns of the northern countryside of Aleppo since Saturday morning: four in Ma’arsta al-Khan, two in Hayyan, two in Tal Rifaat and two in Tamoura, in addition to dozens wounded. The Syrian Observatory for…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0404
Location
عين ترما, A'ayn Turma, Damascus, Syria
Three to four civilians died in alleged Russian airstrikes and/or shelling by the Assad regime, according to local sources. However, reports need further verification as half of them speak of Russian followed by regime shelling while the other half only mention regime shelling. Orient News published a video showing the aftermath of a alleged Russian…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0390
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Five civilians including two woman and a child were alleged killed in a Russian airstrike on Zamalka, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. However Step News and others said the town also came under attack from heavy artillery fire.
Summary
Published
15 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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