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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0240
Location
الهلك, Huluk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Five civilians including two women and two children were killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike targeting Al Huluk School, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets reported that four dead bodies were recovered from the rubble and that 10 injured people were rescued. It said that among…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0241
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians including a child and at least one women were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike in the neighbourhood of Salheen, according to Shaam News Network and the White Helmets. The White Helmets reported that the team managed to rescue three people and transferred them to…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
LQ019
Location
بنغازي, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
According to local sources, more than 18 LNA airstrikes were carried out in Benghazi in the areas of Ganfouda, Bouatni, Sidi Faraj near the cement factory, and Marissa port. The strikes in Ganfouda reportedly targeted a convoy with 16 cars. On December 7th, Sputnik said: “Libyan air force spokesman Nasir al-Hassi told Sputnik that Libyan…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0231
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
Three adult male civilians were reported killed and 20 wounded in an alleged Russian airstrikes on Palmyra, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that three Russian fighter jets launched multiple air raids, with half of them concentrated on the city of Palmyra and the other half on the outskirts. The raids reportedly caused…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0232
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
15 civilians, including eight children and five women, were reportedly killed and 25 injured when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed the city of Raqqa, according to multiple sources. Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered said non-combatants were killed in the agricultural fields west of the city in Al Kahtaniya farm and at the crossroads of Hitteen farm.…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Agriculture
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Agricultural Land
)
Civilians reported killed
15
Civilians reported injured
25
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0234
Location
زملكا, Zamalka, Damascus, Syria
Up to 20 civilians were reported killed – including 6 to 7 children and 2 women – and about 40 injured in an alleged Russian airstrike with vacuum missiles on Zamalka, according to multiple sources. Al Jazeera reported that 12 civilians including two children died in the attack, while All4Syria said nearly 50 non-combatants died or…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
18–20
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 December 2015
Incident Code
CS153
Location
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
On Sunday, December 6, 2015, a woman and her two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Deir Ezzor city, in northeastern Syria. Reuters cited the Syrian Observatory as reporting that “In Deir al-Zor city, another air strike overnight killed a woman and two of her children.” In comments relating to the…
Summary
Published
6 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0230
Location
جسرين, Jissrain, Damascus, Syria
Between 16 and 30 civilians were reported killed and more than 50 others injured (“most of them women and children”), when Russian warplanes allegedly dropped four missiles on the popular market town of Jissrain (‘Two Bridges’), destroying residential buildings and shops according to reports. Activists told Shaam News Network that the civilians had been “shot to…
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
16–30
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0225
Location
الأربعين, Al Arbain, Hama, Syria
The Union of Hama Rebels, the SHRC and the VDC have all named five civilians including two women, whom they say died in a Russian airstrike on the village of Al Arbain.
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0224
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike with more than 15 missiles on the road between Maskan and Kafrnasseh, Aleppo, according to the Shaam News Network. Shaam also asserted that once ambulance rescue services arrived the planes struck again, injuring members of the White Helmets who attended the scene. All4Syria said 20…
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0229
Location
احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria
In what appears to be a separate incident from the Maskaneh event previously listed, five non- combatants were reported killed when Russian warplanes allegedly struck a convoy of trucks carrying aid to the areas controlled by rebels in the northern countryside of Aleppo. Shaam News Network cited the Anatolia News Agency as saying the trucks…
Summary
Published
4 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
CI037
Location
حميدات, Humaidat, Nineveh, Iraq
Two children were reportedly killed in an alleged Coalition strike on the town of Hemidiat to the west of Mosul. According to Shafaqna and others, the strike hit the commercial district of the town: "The death of two children has beeen reported from an aerial bombardment by international Coalition aircraft west of Mosul. Early detection of…
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0221
Location
عربين, Arbeen, Damascus, Syria
Six non-combatants including two children were reported killed, and more than 15 injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on Arbeen, according to the Shaam News Network which reported that the alleged raid led to the destruction of residential buildings and the homes of civilians. All six victims have been named.
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0223
Location
الناجية, Najieh, Idlib, Syria
Five civilians including one child were reported killed – and five others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Najieh. The Shaam News Network posted images on Facebook showing the remains of what it stated were missiles dropped by Russian warplanes, while Jisr TV described the weapons as “cluster rockets originating…
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
3 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0222
Location
هنيدة, Hanida, Raqqa, Syria
Three brothers were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike which targeted a car carrying them to work near the town of Haneeda, according to Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered and the Syrian Human Rights Campaign. The victims – all described as builders – have all been named.
Summary
Published
3 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0219
Location
كفر ناصح, Kafr Nasih, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 25 non-combatants including two children were reported killed – and dozens injured – in an alleged Russian bombing of civilian areas in the towns of Kafr Nasseh and Ihress, according to Al Khaleej Online and other sources. A White Helmets official said the alleged strike had also targeted vehicles carrying humanitarian aid, burning…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–25
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
2 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0220
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
One eight-year-old child named as Omar Ahmad al-Shagal was killed – and at least six people injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan, according to the Violations Documentation Center and Shaam News Network. SNN posted a video depicting the aftermath of the alleged attack, showing one injured child being removed from an ambulance into a…
Summary
Published
2 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0216
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
Eight civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Qarayatain, according to reports.
Summary
Published
1 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0214
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified adult female as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Bab al Neirab neighbourhood of Aleppo. Tweeting on the same day, the Syrian Documentation Centre reported that “An air raid by Russian warplanes on several locations in Al Neirab neighbourhood has led to human losses…
Summary
Published
30 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
30 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0215
Location
السخنة, As Sukhnah, Homs, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center reported that six civilians, including one female and five children, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on As Sukhna. Activist Alamawi Omer published what he said was an account of the attack: “This morning at eight thirty in the morning the brutal Russian Air Force threw a barrage of rockets.…
Summary
Published
30 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0209
Location
الثورة, Tabaqa (Al Thawrah), Raqqa, Syria
Two to five non-combatants were reported killed following an alleged Russian airstrike targeting the Al Makassem area in Tabaqa. The victims were named by Raqqa is Being Silently Slaughtered. The group also posted images of homes which were allegedly targeted in the morning of November 28th. Additionally, three individuals used their Twitter accounts to report the…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0210
Location
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Shaam News Network and Aljazeera Mubashner reported that civilian relief trucks were allegedly struck by Russian warplanes in the town of Al Dana. No deaths or injuries were initially reported. Aljazeera Mubashner’s footage is entitled: ‘Aftermath of Russian bombing after they targeted relief trucks in Al Dana in Idlib.’ An interviewed man says the targeted…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0211
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
At least 37 civilians, including four children, were reported killed – and more than 72 others injured – in an alleged Russian airstrike on the market in the centre of Ariha, according to multiple reports. Amnesty International placed the death toll at 49 following an investigation. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that Russian…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
37–49
Civilians reported injured
72
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0212
Location
أعزاز, A`zaz, Aleppo, Syria
Nine named civilians including a child were reported killed – and at least 10 others injured – when Russian warplanes allegedly launched rockets on the northern suburbs of Aleppo, targeting a truck on the road to the Bab Al Salama crossing point, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The network also stated that…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
29 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0213
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians – both children – were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Takharim, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and others. Salqeen’s co-ordinating committee alleged that Russia used cluster munitions in the attack. A field investigation by Al Jazeera English interviewed a child eyewitness badly injured in the event: “I…
Summary
Published
29 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0208
Location
أباد, Abbada, Aleppo, Syria
A family of four was reported killed in the village of Abbad in the Aleppo countryside, following alleged Russian raids. An eyewitness reported the following to Orient News: “Everyone here works in agriculture and shepherding. I was in the shop buying some things and we saw the plane. It struck the first blow on the…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0205
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed, and five to six injured, in an alleged Russian airstrike on the town of Maarat al Numan, according to multiple sources. Shaam News Network said the raid targeted the only water well in the town – at a time when a number of citizens were using the facility. It posted…
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
28 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0203
Location
الأتارب, Al Atarib, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians were killed including one child in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Atarib. There were two events several hours apart. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights and others, one attack struck a school which suffered major damage and was no longer in use. Two victims were named SNHR.
Summary
Published
28 November 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0197
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
Three non-combatants, including two women, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a farm 7km from the city of Qaryatain. The Syrian Network for Human Rights described the location as providing shelter to internally displaced civilians. The VDC named two victims, and SN4HR named the third victim, who was named byrom Haraween, in…
Summary
Published
27 November 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
,
Agriculture
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0198
Location
جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
The VDC and others identified an adult female civilian as having been killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Jisr al Shughour. Two additional non-combatants including one child were reportedly injured. Local media activist Tariq Abd Aluhak posted what he said were pictures of rescuers after the event.
Summary
Published
27 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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