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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1261
Location
الميسر, Mayser, Aleppo, Syria
Up to five civilians including one child died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on the Mayser neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to sources on the ground – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. According to Zouhayrhnidel, “Russian warplanes destroyed 30 civilian houses…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
7–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1252
Location
عين دارة, Ainjara, Aleppo, Syria
One woman died and several more civilians were injured in alleged Russia airstrikes on Anjara town in western Aleppo, sources on the ground reported. According to Ahmadhamaher, “Russian warplanes targeted Anjara in the western countryside of Aleppo with two raids and missiles. LCCSY added that a woman died and other civilians were wounded in Russian…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1262
Location
Kafr Zita or Latamenah (Hama) or Idlib, Hama, Syria
Up to 16 civilians – with four or five from one family – died in shelling on Latamenah, according to local media. However, there were allegations against both Russia and the Syrian regime. It was reported that Kafr Zita was under regime artillery shelling – with possible regime strikes also reported in Latamnah. According to…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–16
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
CS307
Location
المزيونة, Mazyoneh, Aleppo, Syria
The VDC listed a 33 year old civilian male as a victim of alleged coalition warplane shelling. His name was given as Taha al Afara. According to Manbij Mother of all the World, Tahal al Afara was killed and “his two brothers Khalaf and Hassan wounded in a coalition strike on his brother’s home in…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
CS308
Location
الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria
Five to six civilians died when a Coalition drone strike targeted a car allegedly belonging to members of Deash in the al Jameli neighborhood of Raqqa, according to local sources. CENTCOM later conceded that “near Ar Raqqah, Syria, during a strike against an ISIL target, it is assessed that five civilians were killed.” The Syrian…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1253
Location
Idlib, Idlib, Syria
In a major civilian casualty incident, up to 65 civilians (of which 52 were named) including at least 10 children and 11 women from multiple families died and as many as 100 more were injured in airstrikes on Idlib city, which reportedly centred on a popular vegetable market in the city. The majority of reports…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
52–65
Civilians reported injured
24–100
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1254
Location
Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
Between two and three civilians including a girl died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Jisr al Shoughour, local media reported – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to Baladi, “10 people were injured due to regime warplanes shelling with…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
17–23
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1251
Location
Bab al Nayrab (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died in an alleged Russian airstrike on Aleppo’s Bab al Nairab neighbourhood, according to a single source. Halab Today reported a Russian strike killed one civilian. However, both Syriansnews and Buraq media said that there had been no civilian casualties, and did not identify the culprit of the strike.
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1255
Location
Salahuddin, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 10 civilians including three named children from the same family died and as many as dozens more were wounded in an airstrike on Aleppo’s Salahudeen neighbourhood, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though a report by Buraq media which cited the use of “explosive barrels” in the attack means…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–10
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1256
Location
Batabo, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 12 civilians including four children and four women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Batbo town. The majority of sources attributed the event to Russia; however, several blamed the Syrian regime while some others didn’t distinguish between Russian or regime jets. According to the Shaam News Network,…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
11–12
Civilians reported injured
12–36
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1257
Location
كفر ناها, Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Between four and seven civilians including three children and a woman died in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kafr Naha, according to local media. The source Shahed-ayan reported that there had been five raids on the town. The minimum death count of four civilians – three children and a woman – was given by Alamawi and…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1258
Location
حي الصالحين, Salheen (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to seven civilians died and as many as 22 more were wounded in an airstrike on Salheen, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether this was the work or Russia or the Syrian regime. Baladi, Halab Today and LCCSY blamed Russia. The lowest death toll – of one –…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
10–22
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1259
Location
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Up to ten civilians died and as many as 20 more were wounded in air and artillery strikes on Bustan al Qasr, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. According to Shahed-ayan, “warplanes and artillery shelling in Bustan Al-Qaser killed 10 people and…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–10
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
10 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1260
Location
حي المرجة, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between two and fifteen civilians including one woman died and 43 more were reportedly wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Marja, according to local media. Alamawi, Jisrtv, LCCSY all blamed Russia. In a video published by Piepers Umran (see below), a man says that Russian planes “targeted civilians as there are no militants in…
Summary
Published
10 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–15
Civilians reported injured
43
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1247
Location
التح, al Tah, Idlib, Syria
One child died and six or seven other civilians were injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bennesh in Idlib, according to local media. Sources reported that the strike hit Fatima Al-Zahra mosque. The Shaam News Network reported that the mosque was destroyed in the attack – while reports put the number on non-combatants wounded…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–8
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1248
Location
بنش, Binnish, Idlib, Syria
A female child was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike which struck Fatima Al-Zahra’a Mosque in Binnish, Idlib, 9th September 2016, according to sources on the ground. Most sources blamed Russian warplanes fort he alleged raid, but others do not name a belligerent at all. According to sources such as SN4HR, 6-7 civilians were injured…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6–7
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1249
Location
كفر ناها, Shamico, near Kafr Naha, Aleppo, Syria
Up to two civilians died and several more were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on a mosque in Shamico near Kafr Naha, according to local media. Sources reported that cluster bombs were used in the attack and that civilian homes were destroyed. The majority of sources referred only to “warplanes”, though Smart and Syria…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
9 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1250
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
One civilian died and in an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on the al Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media. A number of sources blamed Russia, though others referred only to “warplanes”, while one source, Alburaq, reported that both “Russian and Syrian warplanes killed a civilian”. According to Smart Russia…
Summary
Published
9 September 2016
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1244
Location
ياقد العدس, Yaked al A'adas, Aleppo, Syria
One female child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Yaked al A’adas, according to local media. The majority of sources blamed Russia, though several did not identify the warplanes responsible for the event. According to reports the girl was originally from Aleppo.
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1245
Location
Sabkha al Mo, Homs, Syria
Three civilians – a woman and two men – died in an alleged Russian airstrike on a car in Sabkha al Moh, local media reported. According to the Shaam News Network, “Russian planes targeted a civilian car carrying traveling bedouins [one woman and two men] in the area around Sabkha al Moh south of the…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
8 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1246
Location
خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Up to five civilians including as many as four children died and dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Qasioun reported the death of a female child, blaming the regime. Other sources also…
Summary
Published
8 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
CS306
Location
دير الزور, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor, Syria
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, CENTCOM reported on 13 September 2016 that non-combatants may have been killed or injured after a non-ISIL vehicle strayed into a strike kill box. “In a strike on Sep. 7, near Dayz Az Zawr, Syria, on an ISIL target, what appeared to be a non-military vehicle drove…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1242
Location
تادف, Tadif, Aleppo, Syria
Up to 19 civilians including six children died and up to 50 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Tadef in Aleppo, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to who was responsible: the majority blamed Russia (citing the use of cluster bombs), though there were also allegations against the Syrian regime…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8–19
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1243
Location
حي السكري, Sukkari (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
As many as 28 civilians died and up to 57 more were wounded in airstrikes on the Sukkari neighbourhood in Aleppo, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were responsible. Sources reported three or four raids, with the lowest civilian death toll given as 12…
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–28
Civilians reported injured
15–57
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
7 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1241
Location
Kafr Zita, Hama, Syria
Al Latamna Youth reported the death of one civilian male following cluster bomb raids by suspected Russian planes on the town of Kafr Zita. No further details are currently available.
Summary
Published
7 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
CS305
Location
منبج, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
A single source, Halaab News, named the child Zuheir Mohammad al Maghrabi as having been killed in an alleged Coalition raid on Manbij. No further details are currently available. In their May 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…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1237
Location
حور, Hor, Aleppo, Syria
Up to six civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 20 more civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes on Hor town, local media reported. According to LCCSY, “Russian warplanes launched airstrikes with vacuum missiles on Hor town in the western suburbs with led to the fall of four civilian martyrs…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Civilians reported injured
4–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1238
Location
الصالحين, Al Salheen neighbourhood, Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
Two members of the civil defense were killed and up to five other civilians were wounded in a raid on Al Salheen, according to local media – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Syrian regime. According to the Smart News Network, “regime Helicopters targeted Al-Salheen with…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1233
Location
عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
One civilian male died in an alleged Russian airstrike on the grand mosque in Anadan, according to local media. On Sept 12th, HNN reported his death was "due to wounds sustained following Russian enemy raid on the Great Mosque in Anadan a week ago, he is from the town, and a civilian.” Other sources reported…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
6 September 2016
Incident Code
RS1234
Location
معردبسي, Meir Debsie, Idlib, Syria
Eight civilians including three children died and up to 20 others were wounded in shelling of Maer Debsie. Most sources attributed the event to the Syrian regime, though one blamed Russia. According to Zaman Alwasl, six died when the regime shelled “civilians’ residential houses from the side of motorway”. Enab Baladi, also blaming the regime,…
Summary
Published
6 September 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
10–20
Military Actor
Russian Military
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