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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1289
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported between five and six dead from airstrikes in the neighbourhood of al Sukkari, Aleppo. Five fatalities were identified by name by both Halab News and Syria2011 News. In addition, both sources claimed a sixth death, of an anonymous, 35-year-old individual. Most sources agreed that Russian warplanes were responsible. For example, LCCSY tweeted…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1290
Location
حي المرجة, Marjah, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and 24 civilians were killed and up to 13 wounded in intense air strikes with barrel bombs and napalm on the al Marja neighbourhood of Aleppo, local sources reported. About half the sources stated only that “warplanes” were involved, while the other half said Russian planes were responsible. One source, the Shaam News…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–24
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1291
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Local media reported at least one and as many as four dead as a result of either Russian airstrikes or regime shelling in the al Ferdos neighborhood of Aleppo on September 19th. Almodon News said that “Russian fighter jets bombed the eastern districts of Aleppo,” including al Ferdos. Smart News and Alaraby News both used…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
19 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1292
Location
حي باب النيرب, Bab al Nairab , Aleppo, Syria
Local news outlets alleged that either Russian or Syrian forces were responsible for two civilian deaths, including one woman’s, on the road between Bab al Mayrab and al Salheen in Aleppo. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said “fixed-wing warplanes, believed to be Russian, fired missiles at the residential homes on the road leading to…
Summary
Published
19 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1283
Location
الصاخور, Al Sakhour (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians including one woman and one child were killed, and several more wounded, by bombings carried out either by the Assad regime or Russian planes in the Al Sakhour neighborhood in Aleppo. According to Halab Today TV and SyrianPC, an unidentified child was also killed. Meanwhile, Shahba Press tweeted that a…
Summary
Published
18 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
3–12
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1280
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Between two and four civilians were killed by shelling from Assad’s forces on the city of Talbisah, local sources said. Two casualties were identified by name, a child and a woman. Eldorar News stated that three civilians were killed, while RozanaFM stated “at least two women” died from regime shells. All4Syria News named five total…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1278
Location
الرستن, Al Rastan, Homs, Syria
Four civilians died and several more were injured in alleged Russian or regime air or artillery strikes on Al Rastan, Homs, according to local media. Among sources attributing the event to Russia were Al Jazeera and Smart. However, many other reports, including those by @so_ria98, @ShahbaPress and LCCSY, pointed to the regime. Several sources, such…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS315 RS1281
Location
تل حسان, Tall Hassan, Aleppo, Syria
One named civilian died and between three and 15 others were injured in an airstrike on Tall Hassan’s main mosque, near Aleppo - though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia, the Assad regime or the US-led Coalition were to blame. Lens Young Manbij reported that “A short while ago a Coalition raid on the…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–15
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1279
Location
جنات السلامة, Janat al Salama, Aleppo, Syria
Three children and one or two women, reportedly from the same family, were killed in the village of Janat al Salama, in the countryside of eastern Aleppo, according to local media. All sources but one blamed Russia for the event. The majority of reports agreed Russian warplanes were to blame. Shahbapress, for example, referred to…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1282
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiye, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between three and four civilians died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the road outside al Salhiye, Deir Ezzor, local media reported. Step News Agency – who put the death toll at one – stated that “Russian military warplanes launched several raids.” Other outlets, such as @DeirElzor24 and @so_ria98, did not name the responsible party,…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
17 September 2016
Incident Code
CS316
Location
الثورة, Al-Thawrah (Tabaqah), Raqqa, Syria
A reported drone strike at al Tabaqa “led to the martyrdom of Ibrahim Mahmoud al Said and the injury of a woman and two children,” according to Raqqa is Being Slaughtered. ISIL claimed the drone was American. VDC also named the victim, though said the aircraft as ‘unidentified’. The Syrian Network reported that “Fixed-wing international…
Summary
Published
17 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1277
Location
تلبيسة, Talbisah, Homs, Syria
Five named civilians including one child and a woman died and up to eight more were wounded in alleged Russian or Assad regime air and artillery strikes on Talbissa, Homs, according to sources on the ground. Syria News Desk reported that “three young men were killed and five others wounded today after cluster bombs dropped…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS314 RS1274
Location
مسكنة, Maskanah, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians reportedly died in an air raid on Maskanah which most sources said involved cluster munitions. Egypt Today put the death toll at five, "including a woman and her two daughters and her child". Reportedly, the strikes injured up to 12 civilians, including six children. While most reports blamed Russia, Baladi News claimed…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
12–15
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
,
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1275
Location
دير حافر, Dayr Hafir, Aleppo, Syria
Four civilians of whom between two or four were children died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Dayr Hafer, Aleppo, local media reported. Halab News said that the four victims were from the family of Hussein al Allawi al Kiyari. According to LCCSY, “warplanes, believed to be Russian, launched several airstrikes on Abu Souseh village, which…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1276
Location
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians died in air or artillery strikes on Hraitan, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. Only one source – LCCSY – explicitly said that Russia was responsible, reporting that “12 people were killed in Aleppo, most of them in Russian…
Summary
Published
16 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–8
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2016
Incident Codes
CS313 RS1272
Location
ميادين, Al Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In what was widely reported as a Russian action, at least 27 civilians died and more than 70 were injured following airstrikes on Al Mayadeen. Almost all sources including Daesh blamed Russia. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered said 6 Russian planes carried out 20 strikes between them, including on a children’s playground. Shaam News added…
Summary
Published
15 September 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
,
Education
Civilians reported killed
27–40
Civilians reported injured
70
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
15 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1271
Location
البوكمال, Abu Kamal, Deir Ezzor, Syria
According to HNN, “20 civilians were killed in Russian raids on Abu Kamal.” However, Deir Ezzor 24 reported that “all news reporting a massacre in al Boukamal has been dismissed and is totally untrue.” USEmbassySyrau tweeted “ten raids by the coalition in Abu Kamal in Syria destroyed 29 targets of ISIS near Abu Kamal in…
Summary
Published
15 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
15 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1273
Location
Tabara Kalash, Aleppo, Syria
Between three and nine civilians including two children and one man died and more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Tabara Kalash village, according to local media. LCCSY “documented the deaths of nine people in Aleppo killed in a Russian air raid using cluster bombs on the village of Tabara Kalah and in…
Summary
Published
15 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–9
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
14 September 2016
Incident Code
CS311
Location
الصالحية, Al Salhiya [exact location], Deir Ezzor, Syria
Heavy airstrikes were reported, with Step News noting that “Coalition planes bombed al Salhiya near al Bukamal, targeting a bridge that links the area of al Duweir with other areas of Deir Ezzor. They also targeted al Ashayer village east of Deir Ezzor.” No mention was made of casualties. Beloved Al Salhiya also posted a…
Summary
Published
14 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
14 September 2016
Incident Code
CS312
Location
معيزيلة, M’eizileh, Deir Ezzor, Syria
Between two and four civilians including a child died when a water tanker was struck in Coalition strikes at M’eizileh, according to multiple reports. VDC named two of the victims who it said died as a result of warplane shelling by international forces. The reported fatalities may have been confused with reports at nearby al…
Summary
Published
14 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2016
Incident Code
CS310
Location
الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
Three civilians were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on a civilian vehicle near Shadadah. According to the Syrian Observatory, “A man and a woman [were] killed by coalition airstrikes in Shadadi countryside.” Al Jisr TV reported “martrys and wounded following the targeting by Coalition planes of a car carrying them south of the…
Summary
Published
13 September 2016
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
13 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1269
Location
البزاعة, Bazaa, Aleppo, Syria
Between one and three civilians including two children died and up to 20 more were wounded in airstrikes on Bazaa village, according to local media. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia – though there was also one allegation against the Syrian regime. LCCSY, Syrian Network for Human Rights and Syrian Press Center…
Summary
Published
13 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
18–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
13 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1270
Location
Al Sakhina, Homs, Syria
Six civilians including women and children died in an alleged Russia airstrike on a refugee camp in the al Sakhuna area, south of Palymyra, local media reported. According to the Step News Agency, “Russia’s military aircraft committed a new massacre against people in a camp for the displaced from the towns of Palmyra and al…
Summary
Published
13 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2016
Incident Code
CS309
Location
الشدادي, Shadadi, Al Hassakah, Syria
In a previously unknown civilian casualty incident, CENTCOM reported on September 13th that civilians may have been killed or injured after a non-ISIL vehicle strayed into a strike kill box. “On Sep. 12, near Ash Shaddadah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, what appeared to be a non-military vehicle drove into the target…
Summary
Published
12 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
12 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1267
Location
إدلب, Idlib, Idlib, Syria
A mother and her two female children were killed and several more civilians wounded in airstrikes on western neighbourhoods of Idlib city, local media said. All but two sources blamed Russia. Baladi and MapnewsAR reported Regime warplanes were responsible. According to MapnewsAR, as many as ten civilians died in the strikes. According to the Shaam…
Summary
Published
12 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
12 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1268
Location
معرة مصرين, Maarat Misreen, Idlib, Syria
Up to 15 civilians (10 of whom were named) died and as many as 35 more were wounded in airstrikes on Maarat Misreen, local media reported. The majority of sources blamed the Syrian regime for the event – though there were also allegations against Russia. Syria News Desk – who blamed Moscow – provided the…
Summary
Published
12 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–15
Civilians reported injured
12–35
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1263
Location
Umm Jeene, Aleppo, Syria
According to Qasioun, “three civilians were killed and others wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in both Um Jeene and Al-Hootah villages in the western countryside of Aleppo.” The Step News Agency also put the death toll at three and blamed Russia.
Summary
Published
11 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1264
Location
الحامدية, Al Hamdiya, Idlib, Syria
An unspecified number of civilians were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Hamdiya village, sources on the ground reported. According to Shahba, “Many civilians were wounded due to Russian warplanes shelling in Al-Hamediya village in southern Idlib”. Step News added that “Russian planes targeted the edges of al Hamdiya village south of Maarat al…
Summary
Published
11 September 2016
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1265
Location
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
According to Syria News Desk, “seven civilians were killed and dozens wounded in an initial toll following Russian warplane shelling on a vegetable market in al Ferdos neighbourhood in the centre of Aleppo city.” LCCSY also reported that Russia shelled al Ferdos, but made no mention of civilian harm.
Summary
Published
11 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
11 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1266
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to eight civilians including three children died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes in Aleppo’s Al Salheen, neighbourhood according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. The Smart News Agency, Umayya and Step News Agency were among sources blaming…
Summary
Published
11 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–8
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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