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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1711
Location
نبل, Nabil, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
In what may have been a friendly fire incident, committed by the regime, or by Russia, an unspecified number of people were killed and wounded in Nabil, according to sources on the ground. HNN reported "four air raids [three using vacuum missiles and one cluster bombs] by Russian planes on the pro regime villages of…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1712
Location
الزهراء, Al Zahra village, Aleppo, Syria
On November 27, 2016, according to the Shaam News Network amongst other local sources, two people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded when an aerial bombing resulted in "several successive explosions" hitting a residential area the town of Zahra, located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, in northwestern Syria. Where sources identified a belligerent, most…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
TS016
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and five civilians were reportedly killed in a Turkish or Syrian regime artillery strike on Tadif outside Al Bab. Nabd Syria reported: "Five civilians were killed and others injured by the artillery shelling of the Assad forces in Tadif in the eastern countryside of Aleppo." The ISIS propaganda outlet Al A'amaq published a…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1713
Location
المرجة, Al Marja neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and four civilians died and more were injured in alleged Russian or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on Aleppo's Marja neighbourhood, according to sources on the ground. But Alsharq pointed to the regime, reporting: "The Syrian Air Force continued to launch intensive air strikes accompanied by heavy artillery shelling on the neighborhoods of…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1707
Location
باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died in an airstrike on Aleppo's Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, according to local media - though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. @shahed_alep reported the use of a barrel bomb, while @zozan46 said that bombs had been dropped by parachutes. HNN listed two unidentified civilians as killed in a…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1709
Location
طريق الباب, Tareeq al Bab neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to three civilians including a girl died in an alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrike on Aleppo's Tareeq Al Bab neighbourhood, local sources reported. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, "three civilians including a girl died due to suspected Russian warplanes missiles firing on Tareeq Al Bab neighborhood in Aleppo city, November 27."…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1714
Location
حي الحميدية, Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 30 civilians - many of them named - died and as many as 40 more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on a vegetable market in the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city. According to Deir Ezzor and Raqqa Legal Network, around five members…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
25–30
Civilians reported injured
15–40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1698
Location
منطقة الكسارة, Al Kassara area in the Sakhour neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and 14 civilians were killed and dozens of others were wounded in alleged Russia or Assad regime airstrikes against the Al Kassara area in the Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported the low estimate of three deaths while Halab News listed that…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1700
Location
باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed in alleged Russia or Assad regime air or artillery strikes on the Bab al Nairab neighborhood in Aleppo, sources on the ground reported. According to Smart News, both regime and Russian airplanes carried out airstrikes in the area. The source didn't identify who was responsible for the strikes against…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1699
Location
مساكن هنانو, Masaken Hanano residences neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
At least four civilians were killed and nine others were wounded in air or artillery strikes on the Masaken Hanano residences neighbourhood in Aleppo. Local sources gave conflicting reports of who was responsible for the airstrikes against Masaken Hanano. Both Halab News and @ShahbaPress identified Russian planes as being responsible for the airstrikes. However, according to…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1701
Location
القاطرجي, Al Qaterji, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and seven civilians were killed and more than 10 civilians were injured in airstrikes against the Al Qaterji neighborhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. At the time of reporting of five casualties, civil defense workers were still searching among the rubble for additional bodies or survivors. According to Smart News,…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1702
Location
كرم الذحان, Karam al Tahan, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between five and seven civilians were killed and dozens of others were wounded in airstrikes against the town of Karm Al Dhaham, Aleppo. In addition to the human cost, the airstrikes reportedly caused extensive physical damage to buildings and homes. The majority of local sources, including Nabd News and @ShahbaPress, attributed the airstrikes to Russian…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1691
Location
ترمانين, Tarminin, Idlib, Syria
Between two and five civilians, including two children, were killed and at least 10 other civilians were injured in four airstrikes launched against the town of Tarminin in the northern countryside of Idlib. Both those that were killed and injured included patients and members of the medical staff at the hospital. According to multiple sources,…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1692
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Up to three civilians including two children were killed and as many as 15 more were wounded following airstrikes targeting Douma, Damascus, local media reported. Sources were unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. Most sources reported that the incident led to the death of three civilians, with several reports saying that two children…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1693
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and nine civilians were killed and at least 20 others were injured in airstrikes against the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo. The majority of local sources, including @ShahbaPress, allege that Russian warplanes were responsible for the airstrikes launched against Al Mansoura. However, SDC Aleppo offered a conflicting report…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1689
Location
تقاد, Taqad, western Aleppo counntryside, Aleppo, Syria
Between 12 and 50 civilians including women and children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Taqad, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. Multiple reports said that a mosque was struck and other civilian property damaged. The majority of sources attributed the event to Moscow, though there was one…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
12–50
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CS391
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In a report which may be confused in part with event CS390 in Maarat, warplanes struck Marat – apparently for the second time in 24 hours – killing up to five civilians. Free Deir Ezzor Radio reported that “warplanes launch two raids targeting the villages of Marat – the raids were in the same area…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
CI348
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims by local sources that as many as 70 civilian casualties occurred in Mosul as a result of Coalition strikes, ISIL bombardment or Iraq Army actions. Iraqi Spring Media Center reported that 70 civilians were killed or wounded by “either” the Coalition or Iraqi government artillery. Other reports put the toll lower, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
35–65
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1684
Location
المواصلات, Al Mowasalat, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian man was reportedly killed and several more were wounded by airstrikes targeting the al-Mowasalat neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. While most sources blamed Russia for the civilian harm, there was also an allegations against the Assad regime. The incident was reportedly part of a wider shelling of neighbourhoods in Aleppo that…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1685
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Multiple sources reported that airs or artillery strikes targeting the Bab al-Nayrab area of Aleppo killed up to nine civilians, including two children and one woman - and wounded many more. Reports were conflicted whether this was the work of Russia or helicopters dropping barrel bombs belonging to the Assad regime. The death toll varied…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1678
Location
دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Multiple sources reported that up to three airstrikes struck the city of Douma in eastern Ghouta, Damascus, killing one woman and injuring up to another nine civilians. The female victim was identified by many sources. It was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were responsible. Several sources said that the strikes hit residential areas, including…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1679
Location
حرستا, Harasta, Damascus, Syria
Several civilians were reportedly killed and injured when up to four airstrikes struck the town of Harasta, eastern Ghouta, Damascus, local media reported. LCCSY reported that "Russian warplanes launched four airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, which led to casualties among civilians and destruction of buildings." LCCSY…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1686
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Following a lethal attack on the village of Marat, Deir Ezzor, the previous day, the village was reportedly struck by airstrikes again on the 24th, resulting in up to five civilian fatalities and several more people being wounded. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Deir Ezzor radio…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1680
Location
حمورية, Hamouriya , Damascus, Syria
Local media reported that airstrikes (possibly also artillery) struck an area near a school in the city of Hamouriya, Damascus, killing and injuring several civilians, including a high number of children. Reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Several civilians (between one and two) were reportedly…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1681
Location
الميسر, Al Maysar, Aleppo, Syria
Local sources reported that the al-Maysar neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo was struck by air and artillery strikes, resulting in the death of up to 15 civilians, including children and one woman. Dozens more people were reportedly injured. Sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Besides few…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
14–15
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1682
Location
حي المشهد, Al Mashad neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between nine and 25 civilians, including children and women, were killed and up to 30 more wounded, as a result of aerial shelling in the Aleppo neighbourhood of Al Mashad local sources reported. Sources varied regarding the number of fatalities, with the lowest at five and highest reported by ShahbaPress at 25. Several sources reported…
Summary
Published
24 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–25
Civilians reported injured
6–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
CS390
Location
قرية مراط, Marat, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In confused reporting, both Russia and the Coalition were blamed for the deaths of between 4 and 5 civilians at Marat (see also the next report.) According to Euphrates Post (which like all sources did not attribute responsibility) the home of Thabet al Darwish was targeted by warplanes killing five family members: “two women and…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1673
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shikhoun, Idlib, Syria
Multiple sources reported that aerial bombardment in the city of Khan Sheikun, Idlib killed at least three civilians, including two to three children, and wounded up to seven more - though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights,…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1675
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
An airstrike, that struck the city of Jassem in Dara'a, reportedly killed up to nine civilians and wounded dozens more, including women and children, local media said. The incident was described by several media as a "massacre". Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Sources reported between five…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1674
Location
جاسم, Jassem, Daraa, Syria
Local sources reported about a major incident in the city of Jassem, Dara'a, that reportedly killed up to nine civilians, including children and women, and wounded between two and 20. Sources were conflicted as to whether the Russian military or the Syrian regime were responsible, and several sources described the incident as a "massacre". Local…
Summary
Published
23 November 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–9
Civilians reported injured
2–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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