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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
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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
RS1705
Location
الميسر, Al Mayssar neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
@RFS_NORTH tweeted that "the forces of the regime bombardedthe Al-Maysar and Karam Tarab neighborhoods in Aleppo with heavy artillery shells" - but made no mention of civilian harm. But according to HNN, one unidentified civilian died from a Russian strike on the Al Mayssar neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1715
Location
الحميدية, Waterway leading to Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between five and seven civilians died and up to another seven were wounded in an alleged Russian or regime airstrike on a waterway leading to the Al Hamidiya neighbourhood, Deir Ezzor city, sources on the ground said According to the Shaam News Network, "activists reported that Russian aircraft targeted a water crossing leading to the…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
2–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
CS398
Location
الحاوي, Hawi, Deir Ezzor, Syria
A Coalition raid on oil infrastructure at Hawi in the Zebain area killed three civilians, according to multiple reports. The Coalition later confirmed the incident. According to Deir Ezzor 24 and others, those killed died when oil burners (primitive refineries) were targeted. Syria News Desk reported that “international coalition planes launched raids on primitive refineries…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1706
Location
الحلوانية, Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Three civilians died in an alleged Russian air or artillery strike on Aleppo's Al Hilwaniya neighbourhood, according to local media. Step said that "Russian warplanes and helicopters" had carried out strikes on neighbourhoods in Aleppo including Al Hilwaniya, "resulting in civilian casualties". @shahed-alep reported "a heavy artillery and rocket attack on Al-Sakhour and Al-Halawani neighborhoods and the…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
27 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1710
Location
عينجارة, Anjara, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Between 10 and 15 civilians died in an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Anjara. according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) also pointed to the regime. According to SN4HR, who gave the lowest death count: "at least 10 victims died in government…
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–30
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
RS1708
Location
الحيدرية, Al Haydariya neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
The Smart News Agency reported "an artillery and missile bombardment by regime forces on Al-Haidariya and Al-Sakhour neighborhoods in Aleppo from Sheikh Yusuf hill", but made no mention of civilian harm. However, Halab News listed six unidentified civilians as killed in a Russian strike on the Al Haydariya neighbourhood.
Summary
Published
27 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Military Actor
Russian 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
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
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
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
CS397
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
In an incident previously unknown to Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of a civilian in Raqqa. Their January 2017 civilian casualty reported noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle it is assessed that one civilian pedestrian was unintentionally killed by the munition’s strike blast.” In July 2019, the Coalition…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
RS1695
Location
كفر بسين, Kafr Bisin, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to four civilians died including a woman in an alleged Russian airstrike on Kafr Bisin, Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. @ShahbaPress reported that there were"four martyrs and several wounded civilians following raids by the Russian occupation aircraft on the village of Kafr Bassin countryside".
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
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
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1696
Location
كفر حمرة, Kafr Hamra, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
HNN listed two unidentified civilians as killed "following Russian enemy raids on Kafr Hamra". @ShahbaPress also put the death toll at two and blamed Russia.
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1703
Location
معارة الأرتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed and seven others were injured, including a woman, in airstrikes against the town of Maarat al Arteek in Aleppo. The airstrikes reportedly struck the police station with bunker busting missiles and resulted in the death of a policeman. The consensus among local sources, including @RFS_NORTH and @Syriamubasher, was…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
26 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1697
Location
المنصورة, Al Mansoura, Aleppo, Syria
At least two civilians were killed and 10 others were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Al Mansoura in the western countryside of Aleppo, local media reported. According to a civil defense official of Hussein al-Masri, "an aerial bombardment by Russian aircraft targeted the Shifa pharmaceutical factory in the town of Al…
Summary
Published
26 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
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
CS394
Location
قرطبة, Qortoba, Raqqa, Syria
Four civilians were killed in a reported afternoon airstrike on Qortoba village, as a heavy Coalition/ SDF campaign against ISIL continued. Al A’Amaq Media reported two deaths initially. According to Syria News Desk, “Coalition aircraft bombed three houses in the centre of Qahtaniyah, killing four civilians including a child, and injuring more than 14 others,…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
7–14
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
CS395
Location
الرطبة, Al Rutba, Raqqa, Syria
Two unnamed civilians were reported killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike on al Rutba. According to Shaam News, “two civilians were martyred by the bombing of the international coalition aircraft on al Rutba village north of Raqqa.” Al Araby al Jadid also reported that “Civilians were killed and wounded in raids by the international coalition…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
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
RS1687
Location
التليلات, Tlailat area, Aleppo southern countryside, Aleppo, Syria
Two adult male civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the Tlailat area in Aleppo's southern countryside, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently known.
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
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
RS1688
Location
حي الصاخور, Sakhour, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians - including a child and a woman - were killed and at least one other was injured, including a child, in airstrikes on Al Sakhour in Aleppo, according to sources on the ground. According to VDC, both the identify of the victims and the identity of the warplanes could not…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
25 November 2016
Incident Code
RS1694
Location
حطلة, Hatla, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between four and seven civilians were killed and up to seven others were wounded, including women and children, in alleged Russian airstrikes against Hatla village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that at the time of reporting, many civilians were in critical condition and the death toll…
Summary
Published
25 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
5–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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