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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1746
Location
Idlib city, Idlib, Syria
On December 5, 2016, at least 16 civilians were killed and between 15 and 24 were wounded in an aerial bombardment which struck Idlib city. It is unclear who was to blame, with most sources attributing blame to Russia, and some sources blaming the Syrian regime. Smart News reported that according to two activists, the…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
16
Civilians reported injured
15–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1747
Location
ريف حماة الشرقي, Eastern countryside of Hama, Hama, Syria
As many as two civilians were killed, with several "confirmed injured", in airstrikes on the Eastern countryside of Hama, according to local media. Only one source attributed blame to Russian warplanes, whereas the rest blamed the Syrian regime. According to Airwars researchers, all the sources apart from Smart News are allegedly Syrian regime propaganda. Additionally there…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
LC052
Location
Giza, Surt, Libya
Campaign overview: The United States began a major air campaign in support of and at the request of GNA ground forces, to oust ISIS from the city of Sirte. Complete official records of the US campaign at Sirte – which saw 497 airstrikes on the city to December 5th 2016 – can be found here.…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
30–50
Civilians reported injured
63
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1748
Location
الغنطو, Al Ghantu, Homs, Syria
In what was widely reported as a regime shelling, between five and eight civilians including four children died and dozens more were wounded in Al Ghantu. According to LCCSY, "five civilians were martyred and dozens injured in the bombing by Assad’s forces, using rockets and heavy artillery shells, on the town of Al-Ghantu the northern…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1745
Location
ام شرشوح, Umm Sharshouh, Homs, Syria
Two adult male civilians (named below) died in an alleged regime or Russian airstrike on Umm Sharshouh, according to source son the ground. Most reports blamed the regime - though multiple sources also noted that Russia had carried out strikes on both Umm Sharshouh and Al Ghantu (see event Rs1742). According to the Syrian Network…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1738
Location
حي السكري, Al Sukkari neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and eight civilians died and as many as dozens more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Sukkari neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. The lowest death count was give as five civilians - with seven more wounded - by the White Helmets. According…
Summary
Published
4 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1736
Location
حي الشعاكفرنبل, Kafir Nabil, Idlib, Syria
Up to 26 civilians - 23 of whom were named - died and dozens more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrikes on a popular market in Kafir Nabil, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the regime. Aljazeera pointed…
Summary
Published
4 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
23–26
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1739
Location
حي الفردوس, Al Fardous neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that a mother and her three children died in Aleppo's Al Fardous neighbourhood. The majority of sources blamed a Russian airstrike, however, there was also a claim that a tank shell caused the deaths. Husseintalal reported that "a baby girl lost her father, mother and brothers by aerial bombardment of the Russian…
Summary
Published
4 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1737
Location
معرة النعمان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty event, up to 38 civilians including as many as 11 children died and dozens more were wounded when alleged Russian or Assad regime warplanes struck a major vegetable market in the town of Maarat al Numan. Sources said that the strike occurred at 2.45pm, when the market - which also…
Summary
Published
4 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
33–38
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1734
Location
حي المغاير, Al Maghayer neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died and several more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime strikes on Aleppo's Al Maghayer neighbourhood, according to local media. The Syrian Network for Human Rights was among sources blaming Russia. However, the BBC pointed to the regime, reporting: "The armed opposition said government aviation continued its raids on the eastern…
Summary
Published
4 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1735
Location
قرية أورم الصغرى, Urma al Sughra village, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that three children died and an unspecified number of other civilians were injured in an airstrike on Urma al Sughra village. However, only one source - Halab News - explicitly blamed Russia, reporting the use of bunker-busting missiles. Other sources did not apportion blame.
Summary
Published
4 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2016
Incident Code
RS1733
Location
حي الشعار, Al Shia’ar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and eight civilians died and a dozen or more were wounded in alleged Russian or regime airstrikes on Aleppo's Al Shia'ar neighbourhood, local media reported. According to Arab24, "the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that three people were killed and about 12 others were injured on Saturday [Dec 3rd] by the bombing…
Summary
Published
3 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2016
Incident Code
LC051
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
On December 2nd, Mohamed Lajnef posted pictures of two injured children on Facebook, saying they had been liberated from ISIS. On December 5th Libya’s Channel reported Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous rescued over a hundred children and women from ISIS, some of the children severely injured. It showed pictures of two children: one is the same depicted in…
Summary
Published
2 December 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1726
Location
كفرزيتا, Kafr Zita neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media named six people killed in an alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strike in Kafr Zita - though most sources said that the victims were fighters. According to several reports. The Step News Agency reported that "Russian fighter jets renewed their bombardment of areas of Hama north Tuesday evening 29th of November…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1727
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians from one family - a man, his wife and his son - died and two other children from the family were wounded in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun, according to soirces on the ground. Egypt Today: "On Monday, at least eight raids were carried out on areas in the town of Khan Sheikhan…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1728
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo [seems to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba], Aleppo, Syria
In a large-scale civilian casualty incident, referred to as "a massacre", between 17 and 28 civilians, including multiple families, died in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and/or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Bab al Nairab, on what looks to be road between bab al Nayrab and Jib al Qibba. Multiple sources said that the strikes…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
17–28
Civilians reported injured
12–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1729
Location
حي الميسر, Al Mayssar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians died in alleged Russian air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Maysar neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Several sources reported the use of cluster bombs. On November 29th, Shof reported: "Activists said cluster bombs targeted the neighborhoods of Qatraji, al-Myaser, Dhahra Awwad and Al Mouasalat. The civil defense…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1724
Location
حي, Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians including a child died in alleged Russia or Assad regime air and/or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Salheen neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. AleppoAMC said that nine had died 9 in "air raids and artillery shelling". LCCSY pointed towards Russia, while the Syrian Network for Human Rights attributed…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1725
Location
حي كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
AleppoAMC reported that three civilians died in "air and artillery shelling" in Aleppo's Karam al Bayk neighbourhood - but didn't specify the culprit of the civilian harm. According to LCCSY, "by the end of Tuesday 29/11/2016 the LCCSY documented the deaths of 85 martyrs in Syria including 16 children and 10 women: 54 martyrs in Aleppo…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1730
Location
حي الانصاري, Al Ansari neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
AleppoAMC reported that eight civilians died from "air and artillery shelling" in Aleppo's Al Ansari neighbourhood, though it didn't specify the culprit. According to @friend_sy "helicopters targeted the vicinity of Zarzur hospital in Al-Ansari district in Aleppo, the only hospital remaining in the besieged neighborhoods of Aleppo, and destroyed an ambulance". A number of other sources…
Summary
Published
29 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1722
Location
الحولة, Al Hola, Homs, Syria
Between four and 11 civilians died in shelling on Al Hola in Homs, according to sources on the ground. The majority of sources blamed artillery and mortar shelling by the regime, however, one report attributed the civilian harm to Russian airstrikes. Multiple reports said that an agricultural tractor carrying displaced people was struck in the attack.…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–11
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1716
Location
اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
One named woman died and two or three other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Ltamenah, according to sources on the ground. Only one source explicitly blamed Russia; the others didn't apportion blame. HNN reported: "Russian enemy planes targeted the town of Ltamenah in the northern Hama countryside with an air raid killing one woman…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28–29 November, 2016
Incident Code
RS1717
Location
قرية العنكاوي, Al A’nkawi village, in Sahil al Ghab, Hama, Syria
Syria News Desk reported: "In Sahil al Ghab, western Hama countryside, two civilians were killed and five others wounded by a raid by Russian warplanes on the village of Al Ankawi under the control of the opposition, which also resulted in the destruction of two houses". Egypt Today also put the death toll at two…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1718
Location
الشعار, Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between seven and 12 civilians including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Al Shi’ar neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. Reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime caused the civilian harm, though multiple reports mentioned the use of cluster bombs and missiles.…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
7–12
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1719
Location
القاطرجي, Qaterji neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Qaterji neighbourhood, according to local media. Most sources said that the civilian harm was caused by a chlorine attack from helicopters, though some other reports pointed towards Russia and cited the use of cluster bombs and rockets. Nabd explictly said that "Assad helicopters threw explosive barrels of chlorine…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1720
Location
الصالحين, Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and 35 civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Salheen neighbourhood, though it was unclear whether the regime or Russia were responsible. @MohAlkhatieb tweeted that the civil defense had removed eight dead civilians from the rubble in Salheen following a strike with a barrel bomb. According to @mahmoodtalha22, two civilians died in the…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1721
Location
الغنطو, Al Ghinto, Homs, Syria
In what was widely reported as a regime attack, at least four civilians - including a child and three women - died and as many as dozens more (including children) were wounded in a shelling at Al Ghinto in Homs. While most of the allegations were against Assad rockets, there was also a report that Russia…
Summary
Published
28 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1710
Location
عينجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 15 civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Anjara. according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) also pointed to the regime. According to SN4HR, who gave the lowest death count: "at least 10 victims died in government…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1715
Location
الحميدية, Waterway leading to Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and seven civilians died and up to another seven were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a waterway leading to the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, sources on the ground said According to the Shaam News Network, "activists reported that Russian aircraft targeted a water crossing leading to the…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1704
Location
Al Lleiramoun, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported that a woman and her child died and another civilian was wounded in an airstrike on Al Lleiramoun. While most sources blamed Russia, there was also an allegation against the Assad regime. According to @SN4HR, "the girl Suhad Hasan Kurdiyeh, from Al Layramoun town in Aleppo governorate, died in government warplanes (allies) missiles fired…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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