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Incident Date
14 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0149
Location
باريشا, Barisha, Idlib, Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that alleged Russian warplanes targeted the village of Barisa and the Abo Al Dohor area and reported losses, but did not provide any details. No further information is available at the present time.
Summary
Published
14 November 2015
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 November 2015
Incident Code
CI138
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Seven civilians from the same family were reported killed in the second day of alleged Coalition strikes to the south of Mosul. In their January 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
11 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 November 2015
Incident Code
CI137
Location
الرفاعي, Rifai (Mosul), Nineveh, Iraq
There were claims that 12 primary school children were injured following an alleged Coalition airstrike at Rifai, west of Mosul. No other details are presently available. In their January 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…
Summary
Published
10 November 2015
Civilians reported injured
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0124
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
There was no airstrike conducted on Nov 6th; however, VDC claimed that Mostafa Assem al Arki was killed during alleged Russian air forces shelling in the village Qaryatain. Mostafa Assem al Arki's death perhaps come after his injured due to the airstrike carried out on Nov 2nd and he died four days later.
Summary
Published
6 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0120
Location
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
The Violations Documentation Center reported that one named civilian male was killed, allegedly due to “Russian airforce shelling“. VDC named the victim as Soeoud al-Thamer. No additional information is presently known.
Summary
Published
5 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
5 November 2015
Incident Code
CI135
Location
الموصل, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Heavy Coalition airstrikes on Mosul resulted in a number of civilian casualties, according to reports. Face Iraq said medical sources in the city reported no fatalities. However three civilians were said to have been injured after an airstrike hit a Daesh prison in the western Badush area of the city. And one student was said…
Summary
Published
5 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
4 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0118
Location
بنسن, Banin, Idlib, Syria
One man was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Banin village, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are known at the present time.
Summary
Published
4 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 November 2015
Incident Code
CI133
Location
حمام العليل, Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, Iraq
Five non-combatants were reportedly killed and four more injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike hit a home at Hammam al-Alil. According to NINA, “international Coalition aircraft bombed residential neighborhoods in the Hamam al-Alil area, and the shelling resulted in the deaths of five civilians, including a child, and the wounding of four others.” A Daesh…
Summary
Published
4 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
1 November 2015
Incident Code
RS0108
Location
منطقة أسيا, Assiya, Aleppo, Syria
An unnamed civilian male was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Assiya. Almodon made no mention of civilian casualties, though did report strikes by “Russian jet fighters” on Assiya. No additional information is presently available.
Summary
Published
1 November 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
31 October 2015
Incident Code
CS141
Location
الهول, Al Hawl, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilian men were reported killed when their vehicle was struck in a Coalition airstrike, according to reports. This incident is presently single source only with VDC naming the three men. In its July 2017 monthly report, the Coalition classed the event as non credible on grounds of proximity: “Oct. 31, 2015, near Al Hawl,…
Summary
Published
31 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
31 October 2015
Incident Code
CI131
Location
المحلبية, Mahalabiya, Nineveh, Iraq
Four people from one family were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike, after missiles hit a civilian home. While a number of outlets reported the incident there are no more details presently available. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they were responsible for civilian harm in this…
Summary
Published
31 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
30 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0093
Location
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians were reported killed either at Al Dana, or on a road approaching the town. No other details are presently available.
Summary
Published
30 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
23 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0075
Location
أريحا, Ariha, Idlib, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported the death of a man in an alleged Russian strike, noting: “A man from the city of al-Mayadin was killed in the bombing by warplanes believed to be Russian yesterday on areas at the outskirts of Ariha city in Idlib province.“
Summary
Published
23 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
22 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0067
Location
غرناطة, Gharnata, Homs, Syria
A single source, the Syrian Observatory, reported a man dying from injuries sustained earlier in the day following an alleged Russian airstrike on Gharnata. No other details are presently available.
Summary
Published
22 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
20 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0064
Location
كفر تخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
A reported Russian airstrike on an empty school complex allegedly killed up to a dozen people, according to reports. Reporting from Sarmin, Orient News reporter Abu Mahmoud described the event: “Russian occupation forces targeted the town of Sarmeen with steric missiles. The target was a children’s school.. they are two schools next to each other,…
Summary
Published
20 October 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
12
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 October 2015
Incident Code
LC020
Location
اليثى, Al Leithi, Benghazi, Libya
Five people, including children, were killed by a shell in Leithi in eastern Benghazi, according to Russia Today. Russia Today reported: “‘The initial result of the shell that fell on Al-Leithi area is 4 dead and four wounded, mostly children under the age of 10, and there are critical cases,’ said the hospital of Al-Jalaa…
Summary
Published
19 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
Incident Code
RS0057
Location
الوضيحي, Al Widehi, Aleppo, Syria
Summary
Published
18 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0047
Location
سابقية, Sabkiye, Aleppo, Syria
A husband, wife and their three children, all boys, were reported killed in a Russian airstrike at Sabkiye, in Aleppo governorate. This event is presently single-sourced, with few details known. More broadly, the Syrian Observatory reported a major ground battle taking place at Sabkiye on the same day.
Summary
Published
15 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 October 2015
Incident Code
CI121
Location
كبيسة, Kabaisa, Al Anbar, Iraq
A single source alleged that a Coalition strike at Kabisa City near Hit in Anbar had killed four civilians. A Coalition report issued in December 2016 noted: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty report, CJTF-OIR assessed that the following 12 reports received in October are non-credible. Non-credible…
Summary
Published
9 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
8 October 2015
Incident Code
CS135
Location
جبل عبدالعزيز, Abdulaziz Mt, Al Hassakah, Syria
A single source listed an adult male non-combatant as a victim of Coalition action. According to VDC, Ahmad Nayef Al Hamad was from Baseera in Dayr ez Zawr, and was killed in an alleged Coalition strike on Abdulaziz mountain in Al Hassaka. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that…
Summary
Published
8 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 October 2015
Incident Code
CI119
Location
Shura, Nineveh, Iraq
There were reports that a dozen people were killed – including five women – following alleged Coalition attacks which struck civilian homes at Shura, 40 km south of Mosul. In their January 2020 civilian casualty report, the US-led Coalition assessed reports that they had killed civilians in this strike as "non-credible", stating that no Coalition…
Summary
Published
7 October 2015
Civilians reported killed
12
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0022
Location
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, Syria
The Syrian Observatory reported an unspecified number of casualties from an alleged Russian strike at Qarayatain, a town to the south west of Palmyra. Qasioun also reported that “a raid by fighters of the Russian Air Force on Tuesday afternoon led to deaths and injuries among civilians, some serious, as well as widespread destruction of…
Summary
Published
6 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
4 October 2015
Incident Code
CS132
Location
الحويج, Al Huwaij , Al Hassakah, Syria
The Syrian News Network reported Coalition strikes on the village of Huwaij to the west of Al Hassakah. Step News also reported that "Coalition aircraft targets ISIS-run center in the village of Al-Huwaij and for information on the size of the losses yet." https://twitter.com/Step_Agency/status/650746647585128448 It was claimed in an associated SNN website comment by Suleyman…
Summary
Published
4 October 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
3 October 2015
Incident Code
USYEM239c
Location
مَأْرِب, Ma'rib, Yemen
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that according to "reports received", two internally displaced persons from Jawf were killed by a drone attack in eastern Ma'rib on October 3, 2015. OHCHR attributed the drone strike to the US Air Force, in cooperation with the Government of Yemen. There…
Summary
Published
20 May 2025
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 October 2015
Incident Code
RS0011
Location
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
According to the Syrian Observatory, “Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on several places at the town of al-Ghadqa in the countryside of Maarat al Numan in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and we have information about injuries to several people, including paramedics from the civil defence.” While no other sources reported the attack, the Russian…
Summary
Published
2 October 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
Incident Code
CI108
Location
جزيرة الخالدية, Khalidiya island, Al Anbar, Iraq
An alleged Coalition strike at Khalidiya island, to the east of Ramadi, reportedly killed seven civilians including two cildren. Thirteen people were also reported injured, described as ‘mostly women and children.’ A Coalition report issued in December 2016 stated the following: “After a thorough review of the facts and circumstances of each alleged civilian casualty…
Summary
Published
20 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
13
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
19 September 2015
Incident Code
CS127
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Two women, sharing the same surname, al-Naji, were reported by a single source as having been killed in a Coalition strike at Raqaa. They are listed as originally from Talbissa is Homs. No other details about this even are presently known. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for November 2019 – published on January…
Summary
Published
19 September 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
11 September 2015
Incident Code
CS124
Location
الطوب, Al Toub, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A single source, the Damascus Centre for Human Rights Studies, reported that three non-combatant males, sharing the same surname of al Khoudar, died in an alleged Coalition strike at Al Toub. No further details were given. Syrian Martyrs also listed the dead while quoting the same source. In its monthly civilian harm assessment report for…
Summary
Published
11 September 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
11 September 2015
Incident Code
TI003
Location
قنديل, اقشين, الزاب, Qandil, Avashin and Zap, Nineveh, Iraq
Turkish air forces bombed positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the army said in a statement. Airstrikes hit mountainous areas in northern Iraq, including Qandil, Avashin and Zap. Turkish authorities said their strikes hit locations of the PKK rebels. However, Kurdish sources in northern Iraq reported via a single source that…
Summary
Published
11 September 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
5 September 2015
Incident Code
CI102
Location
عنه, Anah al Jadidah, Al Anbar, Iraq
The Iraqi Revolution site reported that “NATO planes” [sic] carried out two overnight raids on the town of Ana, which allegedly injured women and children. According to the claims, one of the two strikes targeted a residential neighbourhood. NINA also reported civilian fatalities from a strike in the area, describing the fatalities as occurring when…
Summary
Published
5 September 2015
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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