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Incident Date
18 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0419
Location
حيان, Hayyan, Aleppo, Syria
One adult female civilian, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hayyan, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
18 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0414
Location
وادي العرايس, Wadi Al A’rayess, Homs, Syria
The Shaam News Network published two videos depicting destruction in the Al Kalassi neighbourhood of Aleppo. The first showed a woman after she became homeless when “the aggressors destroyed her home“; the second depicted wounded civilians “following the strike on the area of Wadi Al A’rayess.” There are currently no further details on the alleged strike or who was responsible for it.…
Summary
Published
17 January 2016
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0418
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
A single source, Palmyra Media Centre, reported; "Russian planes bombed the outskirts of Palmyra in the al Dawa and Sha’er and Huweissass areas. Planes also bombed an area of a Bedouins’ gathering near Palmyra which led to the deaths of two people." No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
18 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0405
Location
ام شقيف, Um Shkeef, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrikes on the the village of Um Shkeef, according to two local sources. Alaan TV reported that dozens died and were wounded by alleged Russian strikes in east Aleppo, including three civilians in Um Shkeef, located on the road from Al Bab to Manbij. Halab News also put…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0397
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Alaan TV reported that dozens of Russian airstrikes effected villages in Aleppo, including Tadeef. Halab News said that two non-combatants were killed in Tadeef as part of a “heavy aerial bombardment by warplanes”, but did not identify the planes.
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0407
Location
تل مكسور, Tall Maksour, Aleppo, Syria
Alaan TV said that five civilians died and seven others were injured – some critically – in an alleged Russian strike. Halab TV put the death toll higher – at 15 – but did not say whose warplanes were responsible for the incident. According to LCCSY, 15 civilians died in strikes on Tal Maksour and…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–15
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0408
Location
برلهين, Berlheen, Aleppo, Syria
According to Alaan TV, Russian raids killed eight civilians in Berlheen. Halab News put the death toll higher, at 13, but did not identify the warplanes responsible. LCCSY reported that 15 civilians died in strikes on Tal Maksour and Berlheen, but they did not say who was to blame. Aleppo journalist Khaledaboalmjed said that 28…
Summary
Published
16 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–13
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2016
Incident Code
CI177
Location
الثقافية, Mosul, Cultural group (Daash court headquarters), Nineveh, Iraq
There were effectively single-source claims that an alleged Coalition strike on a Mosul court killed 33 civilians who had been detained on petty charges by so-called Islamic State. Three judges also reportedly died. According to Al Mustaqbal, the Coalition targeted “a former Social Welfare Department building” which now functions as a court. The three ISIL…
Summary
Published
14 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
33
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0370
Location
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, Syria
One unidentified adult female was listed by the Violations Documentation Centre as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that “violent clashes are still taking place on the outskirts of al-Qaryatayn city and in the vicinity of the al-Doweh area west of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, between regime forces…
Summary
Published
12 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0364
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
One female child named as Aamne Hsain al Waw (pictured) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Ar Raqqah, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 January 2016
Incident Code
CS165
Location
سلوك, Suluk, Raqqa, Syria
A civilian man named as Hmaid al Agha was reported by VDC as having been killed at Slouk in a Coalition airstrike. The website Al Sharq al Arabi also listed Mr al Agha as killed, though did not attribute responsibility. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were…
Summary
Published
11 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
9 January 2016
Incident Code
RS0359
Location
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian was reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Bab, according to the Shaam News Network.
Summary
Published
9 January 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 January 2016
Incident Code
CI173
Location
يت, Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq
Local media service Hit News claimed that Coalition airstrikes had struck a residential building in Hit. No further details are presently available. In their February 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this strike as "non-credible", stating that no Coalition actions were conducted in the…
Summary
Published
7 January 2016
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0334
Location
الهداج, Hedaj, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian, Shayesh Hamdo al-Ahmad, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hedaj, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
31 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 December 2015
Incident Code
CI168
Location
حي المثنى, Mosul, al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, Nineveh, Iraq
According to single source the National Iraqi News Agency, 12 civilians died and 11 were “severely wounded” in Coalition airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of al-Muthanna, al-Masaref, al-Tahrir, and al-Qadisiyah, north of Mosul. MNN cited Kurdish official Ghyath Surja as saying the Coalition had carried out a targeted strike on a vehicle at al-Muthanna, though did…
Summary
Published
27 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
11
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0322
Location
Turkmen mount, Latakia, Syria
One adult male, Fuad Khodr Kerawan, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in the vicinity of Turkmen mount, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
27 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0312
Location
حلب, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
The Islamic State-linked agency Al A’maq reported that 100 civilian trucks were destroyed in Russian airstrikes on the northern countryside – but did not give any details of casualties. With no additional reports of such an attack for this date, this may instead relate to the December 24th event at Ihress.
Summary
Published
25 December 2015
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
24 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0306
Location
الديرونة, Daironeh, Hama, Syria
One adult male civilian, Staif al-Wahban, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Daironeh, Hama, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Human Rights Campaign. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
24 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 December 2015
Incident Code
CI165
Location
الرمادي, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
During a fierce air and ground assault on the Daesh-occupied city of Ramadi, local sources said that airstrikes had targeted the Jazeerat Al-Khalidiya area northeast of Ramadi, resulting in eight civilian deaths and 12 injuries, most of them women and children.
Summary
Published
22 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0287
Location
حي المرجة, Al Murja, Aleppo, Syria
Dozens were reported killed and injured in a friendly fire incident when Russian warplanes allegedly targeted Al Murja, killing dozens of regime fighters by mistake, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
17 December 2015
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0264
Location
Saba’a wa Arba’een, Al Hassakah, Syria
Two civilians were reported killed and several others injured in an alleged Russian attack by helicopters on southern rural villages of Hassaka, according to Siraj Al Hasskawi, an activist from the region. Hasskawi noted that if the helicopters proved to be Russian then this would be the first raid in the area since the announcement…
Summary
Published
12 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0256
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Fardous, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No additional details are presently known.
Summary
Published
11 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0252
Location
الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One 30-year-old male civilian, Mohammad Muffed Razzouq, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Salheen, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
10 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 December 2015
Incident Code
CI154
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
One child was reported killed and three civilians injured in an alleged Coalition strike at Mosul. Mosul Nawen and Iraqi Spring claimed the attack was carried out by a drone, on the east side the city (‘left bank’). In its July 2017 casualty report, the Coalition said it had classed the event as non credible…
Summary
Published
9 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0242
Location
تلول الحمر, Tulul Al Humur, Hama, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center listed one unidentified adult female as killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tulul Al Humur. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
8 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
CI151
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims that eleven civilians were killed including two children – with three doctors injured – after Coalition aircraft allegedly bombed two health centers in Aski Mosul and Baduish villages in Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in these strikes…
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
11
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0236
Location
المغيرية, Mughayriyah, Latakia, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed and several others injured, including women and children, when Russian warplanes allegedly “launched scores of strikes on residential areas”, according to the Shaam News Network. No further details are available at the present time.
Summary
Published
7 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
1 December 2015
Incident Code
RS0217
Location
مهين, Mahin, Homs, Syria
Three civilians, including two women and one child, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maheen according to the Violations Documentation Center.
Summary
Published
1 December 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0173
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
According to multiple sources, at least seven non-combatants died, this including two children and two women, and some injured in alleged Russian airstrike in downtown Idlib city. Other sources accused the Syria regime air forces of the shelling in the city of Idlib. The Violation Documentation Center in Syria named the seven victims.
Summary
Published
20 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 November 2015
Incident Code
CI142
Location
حمام العليل, Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq
A doctor was reported killed and three of his colleagues injured after an alleged Coalition strike near Mosul. According to the Iraqi state news agency NINA, “a doctor was martyred and three other doctors were wounded in bombing which targeted health centers in the Hamam al-Alil area, and also hit uninhabited residential buildings close to…
Summary
Published
17 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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