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Incident Date

2 November 2016

Incident Code

RS1524

Location

معرة مصرين, Maarat Misrin, Idlib, Syria
Four civilians died and between four and ten were wounded after a series of three cluster missile attacks were carried out against the city of Maarat Misrin, according to local media. The majority of sources have assigned responsibility to Syrian regime planes but LCCSY and Syria Idlib Today alleged that Russian warplanes carried out the…

Summary

Published
2 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
4–10
Military Actor
Russian Military, U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

1 November 2016

Incident Code

CI315

Location

مناطق وكجلي والكرامة والقدس وعدن والميثاق والصناعة والانتصار, Mosul, East neighbourhoods, Nineveh, Iraq
Five civilians were killed and 10 wounded by artillery shelling, according to local sources. Yaquen reported that 5 civilians were killed and 10 wounded – mostly women and children – in Mosul’s eastern half due to indiscriminate bombing. The report cited sources who said the attacks originated from French artillery shelling. Baghdad Post similarly cited French…

Summary

Published
1 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

31 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1518

Location

دارة عزة, Darat Izza, Aleppo, Syria
The Step News Agency said that two civilians died and one was wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on Darat Izza, while according to Paldf, “a number of people were injured as a result of renewed Russian raids”. @alnateq2 reported that “Mohammed al-Mousa was killed by an explosive device in the city of Darat Izza”.…

Summary

Published
31 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1519

Location

Al Sheikh Ali, Aleppo, Syria
Two civilians died and up to three more, including children, were wounded in an alleged Russia airstrike on Al Sheikh Ali town, according to sources on the ground. The White Helmets reported: “Russian warplanes targeted the town of al Sheikh Ali in the western Aleppo countryside with vacuum missiles which led to the death of…

Summary

Published
31 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

31 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1520

Location

Arbin, Damascus, Syria
A number of civilians were wounded in alleged Russian airstrikes or regime artillery shelling on Arbin, according to sources on the ground – though specific casualty figures were not given. LCCSY reported that Russia conducted “two airstrikes with thermobaric missiles on the neighborhoods in #Arbin city” alongside regime artillery shelling, resulting in an unspecified number…

Summary

Published
31 October 2016
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

29 October 2016

Incident Code

CS353

Location

العريمة, Al `A'rīma, Aleppo, Syria
One person was killed by coalition raids, according to a single local source.    

Summary

Published
29 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

28 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1516

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
A woman and her unborn child died in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime air or artillery strike on Douma, according to sources on the ground.  According to the Step News Agency, “a woman and her foetus were killed and a number of more people wounded when Russian planes targeted residential areas in Douma Eastern…

Summary

Published
28 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2016

Incident Code

LQ037

Location

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Libya’s Channel and Libya Akhbar reported on October 28th that ISIS was using civilians as human shields and that the evacuation of civilians was causing delay to the GNA campaign. The outlets both referred to Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous spokesman Rida Issa: “A member of the media centre of the Chamber of Operation, Rida Issa, said that…

Summary

Published
28 October 2016
Military Actor
U.S. Forces, Government of National Accord
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Incident Date

28 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1517

Location

Abeen Sama'an, Aleppo, Syria
One child died and several other civilians were wounded in an alleged Russia or Syrian  regime strike on Abeen Sama’an, according to sources on the ground. According to the Shaam News Network,”in the evening [of Oct 28th] Russian and Assad enemy planes launched air strikes targeting Aleppo neighborhoods, cities and towns in the western and…

Summary

Published
28 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

28 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1515

Location

سرمين, Sarmin, Idlib, Syria
A single source, Halab News, reported the deaths of “Abdallah al Hasan al Khalaf and his two children, following the explosion of a cluster bomb left by Russia planes following a bombing of Sarmin in Idlib”. The source added that the victims were from the town of al Eiss. No further details are currently available.

Summary

Published
28 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

27 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1514

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Eight named civilians died and up to 30 more were injured in air and artillery strikes on Douma, according to sources on the ground. Reports blamed both Russian airstrikes and artillery/ mortar shelling by Syrian regime forces. Some reports also pointed to regime warplanes. Among targets hit was a primary school, prompting the Directorate of…

Summary

Published
27 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
8–10
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1511

Location

الرستن‬, Ar-Rastan, Homs, Syria
Colonel Shawqi Ayoub, “commander of the Homs operations room of the Free Syrian Army”, died in an alleged Syrian regime airstrike on Al Rastan, according to local media. According to Qasioun, Ayoub (pictured below) died “while inspecting the field situation in Ain Hussein’s front. The engineer Faisal Awad also died”. Qasioun added that the regime…

Summary

Published
26 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–5
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1512

Location

حاس, Haas, Idlib, Syria
In a major casualty incident, which UNICEF called “tragic, shocking, outrageous and a war crime”, 38 named civilians including 18 children and up to six women died in multiple airstrikes on the Martyr Kamal Qal’aji school complex in the village of Haas, which was under the joint control of Armed opposition factions and the Fateh…

Summary

Published
26 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
38
Civilians reported injured
12–50
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

26 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1513

Location

بارة, Bara, Idlib, Syria
Three or four civilians included women and children died in an airstrikes on Bara, according to local media. Most sources blamed the Syrian regime; there were no direct allegations against Russia, but a number of sources didn’t identify the warplane responsible. According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, “three victims including two women died…

Summary

Published
26 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

25 October 2016

Incident Code

CI310

Location

Mosul, Buwayd, Nineveh, Iraq
In an incident not previously tracked by Airwars, the Coalition admitted in its February 2017 civilian casualty report that it had killed one civilian during a strike on a moving vehicle. The report noted "During a strike on ISIL fighters in a moving vehicle it is assessed that one civilian was unintentionally killed when the…

Summary

Published
25 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1507

Location

دوما, Douma, Damascus, Syria
Between four and 10 civilians including one child and one woman died and as any as 30 more were wounded in air and/or artillery strikes on Douma, according to local media – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame for the deaths, with sources reporting that both parties carried…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
4–10
Civilians reported injured
12–30
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1508

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Between six and eight civilians including a child and two women died and as many as dozens more were wounded in multiple airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun, according to local media. Sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The lowest death count was given as one by Halab Today…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1509

Location

Al Hamidiya, Deir Ezzor, Syria
At least one civilian died and up to four more were wounded in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on the al Hamidiya neighborhood in the city of Deir Ezzor, according to sources on the ground. Most sources didn’t specify the number of victims, referring only to “martyrs” and “civilian casualties”. But Euphrates Post…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1510

Location

أورم الكبرى, Urma al Kubra, Aleppo, Syria
Three or four civilians including two girls and one woman died and as many as dozens more were injured in an alleged Russian or Syrian regime airstrike on Urma al Kubra, according to local media. The White Helmets gave the lowest death count of four civilians. But all other sources put the number at four,…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
8–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

24 October 2016

Incident Code

LC047

Location

الجيزة, Giza, Surt, Libya
The US conducted four airstrikes in the Giza neighbourhood in Sirte. One source on Facebook mentioned that Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous soldiers found seven dead bodies of civilians in a house. The bodies were apparently charred. According to Madridi Aween, “Our rebels found a number of bodies in several houses in the camp during a search by the…

Summary

Published
24 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1503

Location

Al Teeba, Homs, Syria
One girl died and several more civilians were wounded in Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes on the Al Teeba area in Homs, according to sources on the ground. According to the Syrian Press Center ,"Russian air strikes on Sunday [Oct 23rd] targeted a camp for the displaced in the area of Taybeh in rural northern…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1505

Location

حي ‏المرجة‬, Marjah (Aleppo), Aleppo, Syria
Between three and five civilians including two children and a woman died and up to 10 more were wounded in an airstrike or artillery shelling of a residential area in Aleppo’s Marjah neighbourhood, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Shaam…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–10
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1506

Location

كفرتخاريم, Kafr Takharim, Idlib, Syria
Local media reported that up to seven civilians - six of whom were named - including children and women died and dozens more were wounded in night-time airstrikes on Kafr Tkharim. The strikes reportedly hit a council building and a sports center. The majority of sources attributed this casualty event to Russia, though one report…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
6–7
Civilians reported injured
20–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

23 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1504

Location

مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians – a father and his son or daughter – died and an unspecified number more were wounded in an airstrike on Maarat al Numan – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that “two victims (a child and…

Summary

Published
23 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

CI303

Location

فايده, Fadhiliya, Nineveh, Iraq
A family of eight was killed in a Coalition airstrike on the ISIL-occupied village of Fadhiliya. CENTCOM later confirmed it had carried out the airstrikes and had killed all eight civilians. Iraq based reporter Fazel Hawramy spoke by phone with family members in the village shortly after the event, who confirmed that eight people had…

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

22 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1502

Location

عندان, Anadan, Aleppo, Syria
At least one member of the civil defence died and up to five more were wounded in an airstrike on Anadan, according to local media. One source – LCCSY – reported that there had been “16 martyrs in Aleppo following Russian raids on the town of Anadan and in clashes with what is referred to…

Summary

Published
22 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2–16
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

CI302

Location

الموصل‎, Mosul, South, girls' school, Nineveh, Iraq
The Russian Military General Staff claimed that a Coalition airstrike on a girls’ school south of Mosul killed a number of civilians. According to Sputnik News, The Russian General Staff said that more than 60 civilians were killed and 200 others were injured during air strikes launched by the international coalition led by the United…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1500

Location

جسر الشغور, Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, Syria
Seven civilians including up to five children – reportedly mostly from the same family – died and up to dozens more were wounded in airstrikes on Jisr al Shoughour, according to sources on the ground – though it was unclear whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Among sources attributing the event to…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
2–24
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1501

Location

خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, Syria
Two civilians died in a strike on farmland near Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, according to sources on the ground – though reports were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Step News Agency, LCCSY, @Sy_Reporter and Shahba Press all blamed Russia – and put the number of civilians killed at…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date

21 October 2016

Incident Code

RS1498

Location

Al Nakir, Idlib, Syria
One or two children died and two other civilians were wounded in an airstrike on Al Nakir, according to local media – though sources were conflicted as to whether Russia or the Syrian regime were to blame. Step News Agency was among sources blaming Russia, reporting that one child died in the strike. But a…

Summary

Published
21 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Russian Military
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