Civilian Casualties

(5 children1 woman)

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two civilians including one child were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Centre. No reports on strikes on Al Buliyal have yet been found.

Summary

(1 child1 man)

خشام, Khusham, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 61 and 90 civilians including two women and 11 children were killed – and between 40 and 100 others injured – in airstrikes on Khusham, according to multiple sources. While three of the five sources say that Russia was responsible for the attack, there was some uncertainty from the Syrian Network for Human Rights

Summary

(11 children2 women22 men)

61 – 90

40–100

68 named, 10 families identified

الرقة‎, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

UK MoD for January 22, 2016 – January 23, 2016

Original

Annotated

Report Date

January 23, 2016

Original Report

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On Friday 22 January, Typhoons worked closely with another coalition aircraft to target a group of terrorists concealed beneath trees, scoring a direct hit with a Paveway.

Report Date

January 23, 2016

Original Report

Web link

On Friday 22 January, Typhoons worked closely with another coalition aircraft to target a group of terrorists concealed beneath trees, scoring a direct hit with a Paveway.

CJTF–OIR for January 22, 2016 – January 23, 2016

Original

Annotated

Report Date

January 23, 2016

On Jan. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Manbij, one strike cratered two ISIL-used roads.

* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL rockets, three ISIL vehicles, five ISIL assembly areas, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Makhmur, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) factory.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL staging area, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL heavy machine gun positions, an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and two ISIL light machine gun positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

Report Date

January 23, 2016

Report Summary

24 total strikes
4 in Syria
20 in Iraq

Report Summary

24 total strikes
20 in Iraq (6552 – 6571)
4 in Syria (3283 – 3286)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

January 22, 2016

Syria: 4 strikes

Iraq: 20 strikes

Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Near Manbij, one strike cratered two ISIL-used roads.

Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

Iraq

Near Kisik, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL rockets, three ISIL vehicles, five ISIL assembly areas, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Near Makhmur, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.

Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) factory.

Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL staging area, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL heavy machine gun positions, an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Near Sinjar, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and two ISIL light machine gun positions.

Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

LOCATION

There were claims by some of a wedding convoy hit in an alleged Coalition airstrike on Raqqa on the evening of January 22nd. Al Jazeera instead said that “an unmanned drone targeted a car belonging to IS near Bab Baghadad east of the town.” The event, which took place in the Baghdad Bab neighbouorhood of

Summary

US-led Coalition

أم حوش, Umm Hawsh, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

A single source, Thefreesyria.org, named two civilians killed when Russian warplanes allegedly bombed a road near the village of Umm elhosh in the Aleppo countryside. The Syrian Network for Human Rights Tweeted an image of the child Sarah and said she died when warplanes launched several missiles near the village, though they did not identify

Summary

(1 child)

البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 10 and 15 non-combatants died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the Al Dallou neighbourhood of Al Buliyal, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported on a “new massacre in addition to the daily massacres committed by Russian aircraft against civilians in the countryside of Deir al-Zour and areas under

Summary

10 – 15

(1 child2 women8 men)

9 named, 3 families identified

الطابية جزيرة, Al Tabiya Jazeera, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between 34 and 50 civilians including up to eight women and 16 children were killed and more than 60 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Tabiya Jazeera, according to multiple sources. An initial report by Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently said that Russian two strikes led to the deaths of four civilians families in their entirety. Subsequent reports put the death toll

Summary

(10–16 children4–8 women)

34 – 50

24–60

18 named, 8 families identified

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male civilian, Ali Al Sultan, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Maarat al Numan, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No further details are currently available.

Summary

الجنينة, Al Jneina, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Two women were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Al Jneina, according a a single source, Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently. No further details are currently available.

Summary

(2 women)

اللطامنة, Ltamenah, Hama, Syria

LOCATION

The Violations Documentation Centre named two adult male civilians as killed “as a result of the explosion of remnants of a missile from Russian shelling“, however in the notes of Abdul Naser Younes al-Khattab there is a video of the victim entitled ‘the Jihadist Abdul Naser Younes Al khattab in one of the field hospitals in the Hama countryside’,

Summary

0 – 2

سرمدا, Sarmada, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Up to eight civilians including one child were killed and 12 others injured in an alleged Russian airstrike on Sarmada, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human rights said that eight people (including a child and three people from the Palmyra area, a commander of a checkpoint belonging to a rebel faction and other fighters) were

Summary

4 – 8

(1 child4 men)

الباب, Bab al Hawa, Idlib, Syria

LOCATION

Between six and 35 civilians were killed and up to 65 injured in an airstrike on Bab al Hawa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether the raid was the work of Russian forces or the Assad regime. The White Helmets reported that 30 non-combatants were killed and 65 injured when warplanes

Summary

6 – 35

(1 man)

2 named

مشفى السلام, Al Salam hospital, Raqqa, Syria

CJTF–OIR for January 21, 2016 – January 22, 2016

Original

Annotated

Report Date

January 22, 2016

On Jan. 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL-used building.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL-used bridge and two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [up to 4 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), two ISIL staging areas, three ISIL front end loaders, an ISIL weapons cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

Report Date

January 22, 2016

Report Summary

19 total strikes
2 in Syria
17 in Iraq

Report Summary

19 total strikes
17 in Iraq (6535 – 6551)
2 in Syria (3281 – 3282)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

January 21, 2016

Syria: 2 strikes

Iraq: 17 strikes

Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL-used building.

Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL-used bridge and two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Near Ramadi, six strikes [up to 4 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), two ISIL staging areas, three ISIL front end loaders, an ISIL weapons cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

UK MoD for January 21, 2016 – January 22, 2016

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Report Date

January 22, 2016

Original Report

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The following day [Thursday January 21st] , a pair of Typhoons patrolling Ramadi and Haditha, delivered four Paveway attacks on three Daesh strongpoints and a further explosives stockpile.

Further north, a Tornado flight used a pair of Paveway IVs to destroy a terrorist fighting position and a mortar team near Qayyarah.

Report Date

January 22, 2016

Original Report

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French MoD for January 21, 2016 – January 22, 2016

Original

Annotated

Report Date

January 22, 2016

Original Report

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Notes

Declares 13 new strikes

Action de la coaltion

Au sein et avec la coalition, la force Chammal a maintenu un rythme soutenu de missions d’appui au sol (close air support) au profit des troupes irakiennes, avec un effort dans les zones de Ramadi et de Mossoul.

Au cours des deux dernières semaines, les frappes planifiées de la coalition ont visé prioritairement des centres de commandements et de télécommunications dans la zone de Mossoul.

Situation tactique: Syrie

En Syrie, l’action de la coalition se poursuit à travers des frappes planifiées qui visent en priorité les structures de commandement et financières de Daech.

Chammal: bilan de l’engagement francais

La force Chammal est présente sur les deux volets d’effort de la coalition : campagne aérienne et formation de l’armée irakienne.

Près de la moitié des stagiaires incorporés au sein de l’ICTS depuis mars 2015 ont été formés par les armées françaises.

Depuis le début de la phase d’intensification des frappes aériennes (15 novembre 2015), la France a multiplié par 2 le nombre de ses sorties aériennes (moyenne hebdomadaires de 63 sorties). Hors activité aériennes américaines, cet engagement représente 44% des sorties de tout le reste de la coalition. Le nombre de frappes a été multiplié par près de 2,5. 140 frappes ont ainsi été effectuées en 2 mois.

Focus: 15 jours d’operations au Levant

Au cours de ces deux dernières semaines, (du 06 au 19 janvier 2016), les équipages français ont réalisé 160 sorties et 30 frappes, détruisant ainsi 57 objectifs de l’organisation terroriste. Cette activité aérienne s’est traduite par 24 sorties dédiées aux vols de renseignement, 8 ravitaillements en vol effectués par les C135, 12 sorties de command and control et 116 sorties de bombardement.

Deux frappes planifiées sur des centres de commandement et de télécommunication exploités par les combattants terroristes ont été conduites dans Mossoul. La première mission a été réalisée par des Mirage 2000 qui ont décollé de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie; la seconde, dans la nuit du 16 au 17 janvier 2016, a été réalisée par des Rafale équipés de missiles SCALP, catapultés depuis le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle.

Report Date

January 22, 2016

Original Report

Web link

Notes

Declares 13 new strikes

Situation tactique: Irak

En Irak, Daech reste sur la défensive, en dépit de tentatives de contre-attaques locales (Haditha / Baiji) ou d’actions ponctuelles dans la profondeur (attentats dans la zone du « grand Bagdad »). L’usage de la barbarie, dont la population est la première victime, reste une constante de l’action de ce groupe terroriste.Dans Ramadi, les combats sont toujours en cours, avec des opérations conduites contre des poches de résistance. Les opérations de contrôle de zone et de sécurisation prendront du temps.

Action de la coaltion

Au sein et avec la coalition, la force Chammal a maintenu un rythme soutenu de missions d’appui au sol (close air support) au profit des troupes irakiennes, avec un effort dans les zones de Ramadi et de Mossoul.

Au cours des deux dernières semaines, les frappes planifiées de la coalition ont visé prioritairement des centres de commandements et de télécommunications dans la zone de Mossoul.

Situation tactique: Syrie

En Syrie, l’action de la coalition se poursuit à travers des frappes planifiées qui visent en priorité les structures de commandement et financières de Daech.

Chammal: bilan de l’engagement francais

La force Chammal est présente sur les deux volets d’effort de la coalition : campagne aérienne et formation de l’armée irakienne.

Près de la moitié des stagiaires incorporés au sein de l’ICTS depuis mars 2015 ont été formés par les armées françaises.

Depuis le début de la phase d’intensification des frappes aériennes (15 novembre 2015), la France a multiplié par 2 le nombre de ses sorties aériennes (moyenne hebdomadaires de 63 sorties). Hors activité aériennes américaines, cet engagement représente 44% des sorties de tout le reste de la coalition. Le nombre de frappes a été multiplié par près de 2,5. 140 frappes ont ainsi été effectuées en 2 mois.

Focus: 15 jours d’operations au Levant

Au cours de ces deux dernières semaines, (du 06 au 19 janvier 2016), les équipages français ont réalisé 160 sorties et 30 frappes, détruisant ainsi 57 objectifs de l’organisation terroriste. Cette activité aérienne s’est traduite par 24 sorties dédiées aux vols de renseignement, 8 ravitaillements en vol effectués par les C135, 12 sorties de command and control et 116 sorties de bombardement.

Deux frappes planifiées sur des centres de commandement et de télécommunication exploités par les combattants terroristes ont été conduites dans Mossoul. La première mission a été réalisée par des Mirage 2000 qui ont décollé de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie; la seconde, dans la nuit du 16 au 17 janvier 2016, a été réalisée par des Rafale équipés de missiles SCALP, catapultés depuis le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle.

LOCATION

One civilian died following an alleged airstrike on Al Salam hospital in Raqqa, according to two local sources. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently reported the death of Izzo Hamid Al Hammash. The victims was also named as killed in a Russian strike by Raqqa Post.

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians died and dozens more were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. The Syrian Press Centre reported that three civilians died in four Russian raids on residential neighbourhoods, leaving dozens more wounded, including women and children. A later report put the death toll at five,

Summary

3 – 5

(1 man)

19–24

المشلب, Al Mashlad (Ar Raqqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including four children died in strikes on the Al Mashlab neighbourhood of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the regime carried out the attacks, while some sources do not identify those responsible. Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently named civilians as having been killed by

Summary

(4 children1 woman1 man)

6 named, 1 familiy identified

مديرية الكهرباء, Vicinity of power directorate in Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Ten civilians including four children and three women died in alleged Russian airstrikes on the power directorate in Raqqa city, according to local sources. Syrian News Desk also blamed Russia, but did not say how many died. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “alleged Russian warplanes shelled the vicinity of the Power Directorate

Summary

(4 children3 women)

10 named, 2 families identified

منطقة الأماسي, Al Amassi (Ar Raqqah), Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Sixteen civilians including six to nine children and four women died in airstrikes on Al Amassi in Raqqa, according to local sources – though most reports blamed Russia, others did not identify who was responsible. RBSS initially referred only to “warplanes“, but in a later post alleged that Russia was responsible. According to the Syrian

Summary

(6–9 children5 women2 men)

14 named, 3 families identified

كرم البيك, Karam al Bayk (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

One woman was killed and six to eight other civilians injured in airstrikes on the Karam al Bayk neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to local sources. While most reports allege that Russia was responsible, another blames the Assad regime. Al Buraq named the victim and also reported that the Russian raids wounded eight other civilians. Smart said

Summary

(1 child)

6–8

1 named

الرقة‎, Saif al Dawla, Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria

LOCATION

Seventeen civilians including eight children and five women died in airstrikes on the Saif al Dawla area of Raqqa, according to local sources – though reports are conflicted as to whether Russia or the Assad regime were to blame. RBSS initially referred to raids by “warplanes” and did not identify them, however, in a later

Summary

(8 children5 women5 men)

17 named, 3 families identified

حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Russian warplanes allegedly “carried out raids on several areas in the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Saeed and Bostan al-Qasr in Aleppo.” They said that casualties had been reported in the Bustan al Qasr neighbourhood, but did not provide further details. Aleppo Media Center published a video depicting the aftermath of alleged

Summary

Unknown

الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Five civilians died and up to 20 were injured in airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources – though reports were conflicted as to whether this was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. Syrian Press Centre blamed Russia, putting the death toll at five, adding that “the city Of Al Bab is

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

Healthcare facility

احرص, Ahras, Aleppo, Syria

LOCATION

Six civilians including two women and three children were killed and at least eight injured in an airstrike on Ihress, according to local sources. All sources blamed Russian forces for the attack, though an initial report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights said Assad regime warplanes were responsible. The Shaam News Network reported that “a new

Summary

(3 children2 women1 man)

6 named, 2 families identified

البغيلية, Al Bgailieh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

Between two and six civilians died in an airstrike on Al Bgailieh, according to local sources – though only one source alleged that Russia was responsible. Step News Agency Tweeted that Russian strikes had hit Al Bgailieh. According to the Syria News Network, members of Daesh were “killed and wounded following clashes with the Syrian

Summary

2 – 6

(2 men)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

محيميدة, Mahimideh, Deir Ezzor, Syria

LOCATION

One adult male was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Mahimideh according to local sources. Deir Ezzor is Being Slaughtered Silently reported that a Russian raid destroyed a house and that there were “many injuries“, though deaths were not mentioned. According to ANA Press, Russia warplanes “stepped up raids on the western countryside of

Summary

(1 man)