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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0091

Location

الرستن‬, Ar Rastan, Homs, Syria
A woman and child (and possibly a third civilian) were killed in an alleged Russian morning airstrike at Ar Rastan. According to the Union of Hama rebels, those killed were “an orphan and his grandmother“. They were later named by VDC.  

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0092

Location

تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
One civilian male was killed and several non-combatants injured “including women and children” following an alleged Russian strike on Talbiseh. The man – named by Violations Documentation Center as Iyad Hsain Jomaa Al Latouf – was also shown in a graphic video depicting his body.  

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0095

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al Shughour, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians – among them three children and an adult male – were reported killed in an alleged air and ground assault on Jisr al Shughour, according to a number of sources. The Syrian Network later named the dead. Shaam News reported that “Russian warplanes carried out two raids with rockets on the…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0096

Location

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
At least 10 and as many as 13 civilians were reported killed and 40 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to Shaam News, “More than 10 civilians were killed in the city of Al Bab controlled by IS in addition to many injured. The aircraft targeted Al Rihawi mosque, Martta Square, Beith…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10–13
Civilians reported injured
40
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0098

Location

الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”    

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
13–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0101

Location

حي كرم النزهة, Karem al Nuzha, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians were reported killed in the village of Karem el Nuzha on the outskirts of Aleppo, in an alleged Russian airstrike. Smart News said six died in the attack. An eyewitness later told the local news agency: “We came over, and in this corner there was a corpse, body parts of a…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

30 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0099

Location

حي ‫‏صلاح الدين, Salahudin (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
As many as five civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Salaheddin. According to the White Helmets “The civil defence rushed to the scene and pulled out five bodies including children. Several wounded were rescued.“ Smart News later published footage showing significant damage to residential apartments. One eyewitness named as Amer told…

Summary

Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2015

Incident Code

LQ016

Location

الظهير, Al Dahir, Surt, Libya
Unidentified warplanes reportedly carried out multiple airstrikes in the east, south and west of Sirte at midnight, local media reported. According to Akhbar Alaan, “unidentified warplanes launched air strikes on the Libyan city of Sirte targeting areas occupied by an ISIS in the south and west of the city, eyewitnesses said.” There were no known…

Summary

Published
29 October 2015
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0087

Location

تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
As many as 11 civilians were reported killed in the second alleged Russian airstrike in as many days on Tal Hadya. A large number of civilians were also reportedly injured in the nighttime attack. According to the Syrian Observatory, “nine people [six women, one child and two men] were killed in bombing by warplanes believed…

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0088

Location

بانص, Banis, Aleppo, Syria
At least one and as many as seven civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian strike on Bansh. Violations Documentation Center reported that an unnamed woman was killed “Due to the Russian army air forces’ shelling.”  

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0089

Location

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
At least three named civilians, including a child, were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Anadan and nearby Kafr Hamra. There was some confusion about the incident, with Zaitonmag reporting that seven anti-government fighters were killed along with three civilians: “A Brigade commander working for Ahrar Syria in Aleppo said that seven of his…

Summary

Published
28 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
10–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0080

Location

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
Media activist Jummah Al Ahmad was one of two civilians killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to reports. According to the White Helmets “A mosque was totally destroyed and two civil defence team members injured in Hayyan centre, Ali Hayek and Ahmad Sarraj” in the attack. A second victim was later named…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0081

Location

حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Eight named civilians were killed and a number injured in a reported Russian night-time airstrike at Hraytan, near Aleppo. The White Helmets – whose teams worked through the night to retrieve the dead and injured, reported: “Civil Defence team pulls out seven martyrs and several injured following Russian bombardement with vacuum missiles.“ Hraytan City, an…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0084

Location

تل هادية, Tal Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
At least nine civilians were reported killed – including five children and two women – in an alleged Russian strike on the town of Tal Hayda. Early reports claimed the strike involved cluster munitions. Aleppo White Helmets noted at the time “Civil defence teams pulled out… 11 martyrs from Tal Hadya and dozens of injured.”…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
9–11
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0082

Location

البوابية, Buwaybiyah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians including a young girl were reported killed following heavy airstrikes at Al Bawabye which were widely attributed to Russia. The White Helmets reported that “Civil defence teams pulled out 4 martyrs in Al Bawabiya.” The Violations Documentation Center later named three fatalities.    

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0083

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
A civilian neighbourhood was targeted in Ltamenah – allegedly by Russia – which killed approximately 10 civilians. According to Shaam “10 civilians (three of them from one family) were killed, and five wounded, as a result of Russian aircraft targeting civilian homes with vacuum missiles.” Violations Documentation Center later named Khaled Abdulhameed al-Jahem as having…

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0086

Location

قبر الأنكليزي, Kabr al Inglizi, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed in Kabr al Inglizi (‘Tomb of the English’) in an alleged strike by Russia. According to the White Helmets “Civil defence removed the bodies of four martyrs and several wounded following Russian bombing with vacuum missiles.“  

Summary

Published
27 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0079

Location

كفرنبل‎, Kafr Nabil, Idlib, Syria
A suspected Russian airstrike on the town of Kafr Nabil killed a father and his daughter while injuring the mother and son, according to reports. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center as Hatem Khaled al-Khatieb and his 12-year old daughter Diaa Hatem al Khatieb. However Mr al-Khatieb was later named by All4Syria…

Summary

Published
26 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0078

Location

الشيخ بركة, Sheikh Barakeh, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “suspected Russian warplanes attacked the village of al-Sheikh Barakah in the township of Sinjar in the eastern countryside of Idlib, killing a woman and [her] two children while other civilians were seriously wounded.” A third child died a fews days later of her injuries. The centre of the village was…

Summary

Published
25 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0071

Location

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria
An alleged Russian airstrike on a field hospital in northern Hama injured a number of people including medical staff and killed one, according to reports. Up to six rebels also died. “Russian warplanes launched a raid at the field hospital in the town of Al-Lataminah countryside north of Hama, which inflicted casualties among the medical…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0073

Location

مسرابا, Missraya, Damascus, Syria
According to reports, Russian warplanes allegedly carried out four raids on the town of Missraya in eastern Ghouta. Two or more people died and ‘dozens’ were injured, including women and children. According to the White Helmets, one of those killed was a little girl. The VDC also named adult male civilian Mohammad Saeid Mohammad Ali…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0074

Location

حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
The Shaam News Network and others alleged that Russian aircraft had dropped cluster munitions (pictured below) in northern Aleppo governorate. Two civilians were killed, named as Hussein Adel Osso and Mohamad Yehya Al Seraj. Five others were injured in the evening strike, including a member of the local civil defence team.  

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0076

Location

جبل الزاوية, Jabal Al Zawiya, Idlib, Syria
Media activist Wassim Al A’dil was one of two civilians reported killed in an airstrike at Jabal al Zawiya. The other has been named by Violations Documentation Center as Mohammad Abd al-Razzaq al-Harami. The pair were reportedly on their way to cover nearby Russian airstrikes when they were caught up in an attack. Shaam News…

Summary

Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0068

Location

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
A wave of night time airstrikes hit a number of civilian objects in the city according to reports, killing seven to eight non-combatants. At least 11 and as many as 40 Daesh militants were also reported killed. According to the Syrian Observatory, “13 airstrikes targeted places near the Emergency Branch, the Hospitality Palace, Hawd al-Forat…

Summary

Published
22 October 2015
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 October 2015

Incident Code

CS140

Location

البلعوم, Baloum, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to reports civilian facility guard Waleed Mekhlef Al Abbad was killed in a Coalition raid on the Al Omar oil field. According to local reports, midnight airstrikes were followed by a raid involving up to six Coalition helicopters. Ara News cited media activist Yasser al-Dairi from Al Mayadeen as saying the raid “targeted an…

Summary

Published
22 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0065

Location

رسم حمام, Rasim al Hammam, Hama, Syria
Three civilians – a woman and two girls – were reported killed and ‘many wounded’ after an alleged Russian airstrike on a former school in which internally displaced civilians were said to be sheltering.  

Summary

Published
21 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0066

Location

أبو خنادق, Abu al Khanadak, Hama, Syria
Six people were killed – including four women – following an alleged Russian strike on civilian homes at Abu al Khanadak. The dead were later named by VDC. Images obtained by Shaam showed significant damage at the site.  

Summary

Published
21 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

20 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0063

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
On October 20, 2015, the alleged Russian airstrikes killed at least 14 non-combatants, according to multiple accounts. The first strike at 1 p.m. hit near a school and a field hospital in the town of Sarmin run by the Syrian-American Medical Society (SAMS.) A secondary strike, or "double tap" – captured on camera, – showed…

Summary

Published
20 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare (Hospital), Education
Civilians reported killed
14–17
Civilians reported injured
28–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

19 October 2015

Incident Code

RS0060

Location

بشرفة, Bisharfeh, Latakia, Syria
In a reported mass casualty incident, at least 15 and as many as 57 civilians were killed in a Russian airstrike on the town of Bisharfeh in the Jabal al-Akrad area. Many of the victims were reported to be women and children. Al Khaleej cited a local civil defence official: “The shelling came from a…

Summary

Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
15–57
Civilians reported injured
24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

18 October 2015

Incident Code

CI124

Location

عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq
One woman was reported killed and up to ten other civlians injured in an alleged Coalition airstrike at Anah, a town close to Hit. According to Iraqi Revolution, houses and shops were damaged in the event. A video obtained by A3Maq showed burning buildings in the appparent aftermath of a night-time attack. In their January…

Summary

Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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