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January 5, 2016
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ابطع, Abtaa, Daraa, SyriaFive to six civilians including two children were killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Abtaa, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – though reports are unclear whether the deaths were the result of raids by Russian warplanes or shelling by regime forces. The Syrian
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Incident date
January 5, 2016
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بنغازي, Benghazi, LibyaThe LNA reported that it conducted airstrikes against what it described as terrorists in the neighbourhoods of Hawari, the fish market, and Bosnib, along with other targets in the Western part of the city. Al Arabiya reported that a MiG-21 was also shot down by ISIS during the bombings, crashing without reported loss of life in
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January 4, 2016
LOCATION
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaFive civilians were killed and several others injured in alleged Russian and/or Assad regime airstrikes on Al Bab, according to local sources. The Shaam News Network produced two reports on the alleged incident. The first report put the death toll at two and an unspecified number of wounded, while the second report said five civilians
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January 3, 2016
LOCATION
الشيخ مسكين, Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa, SyriaA woman and man were killed in Sheikh Miskeen according to local sources – though it is not clear whether regime air or ground forces, strikes by Russian warplanes, or both were responsible for the deaths. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights produced two reports on the incident. The first report said that Russian warplanes
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Incident date
January 2, 2016
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بيانون, Bayanoun, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed – one possibly a child – in an alleged Russian airstrike or artillery attack on the town of Bayanoun.
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Incident date
January 2, 2016
LOCATION
معارة الارتيق, Maarat al Arteek, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians including one unnamed woman and a member of the White Helmets were killed – and 10 others injured – in alleged Russian airstrikes on Maarat al Arteek, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that a woman died when Russian warplanes targeted the town in several spatial missile strikes. They said
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Incident date
January 2, 2016
LOCATION
مارع, Mare', Aleppo, SyriaOne possible civilian was reported killed and several others injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on Mare’ in the northern countryside of Aleppo, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian planes carried out raids on various areas, in particular the towns of Mare’, Tal Rifa’at, Izaz, Mangh and Deir Jamal, leading to
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Incident date
January 1, 2016
LOCATION
الرمادي, Hit and Thaiyala, Al Anbar, IraqLocal sources said that airstrikes – possibly by the Coalition – had struck civilians in Hit and Thaiyala in Anbar province, resulting in deaths and injuries of multiple civilians including women and children. Face Iraq reported that 12 bodies of civilians were later evacuated from Thaiyala, “killed in bombings which had resulted in the deaths
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December 31, 2015
LOCATION
أعزاز, A`zaz, Aleppo, SyriaThree civilians including a woman and child were reported killed at a camp for displaced people in A’zaz. Radio Al Kul reported that “Three civilians were killed and tens injured, among them many children in critical condition, by Russian airstrikes on A’zaz and a refugee camp on the outskirts of the town.” The three victims were
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Incident date
December 31, 2015
LOCATION
الهداج, Hedaj, Hama, SyriaOne adult male civilian, Shayesh Hamdo al-Ahmad, was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Hedaj, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
December 31, 2015
LOCATION
مخيم عابدين للنازحين, A'bedeen camp for IDPs, Idlib, SyriaFive civilians were killed and 20 wounded in an alleged Russian airstrike on A’bedeen camp for displaced people, according to the Shaam News Network. The White Helmets told SNN that the shelling hit a large number of tents, scattering their contents across the site. They added that firefighters and ambulance teams attended the scene and
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December 30, 2015
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حي سومر, Mosul, Sumer, Nineveh, IraqTen civilian prisoners were reportedly killed in an alleged 5 am Coalition strike on Mosul which targeted the Nineveh provincial council building. According to A3Maq, “international coalition aircraft launched at dawn on Wednesday several raids in which some 20 rockets were fired, The aircraft targeted the marriage contracts office, the Office of the Ombudsman and
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December 30, 2015
LOCATION
يت, Hit, Al Anbar, IraqAn alleged Coalition strike at Hit in Anbar resulted in the deaths of four named civilians. Hit News reported that Coalition strikes hit the area around the Khaled Saadoun mosque and a nearby industrial district “resulting in the deaths of a number of innocent citizens.” In the first of their March 2020 civilian casualty reports,
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Incident date
December 30, 2015
LOCATION
معر زيتة, Marzita, Idlib, SyriaOne adult male civilian was killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Marzita, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to the SOHR one man from Ma’ra al-Nu’man died from wounds sustained in alleged Russian airstrikes targeting Marzita.
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Incident date
December 30, 2015
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaOne adult male, named by the Violations Documentation Center as media activist Yousef Abo Bilal, (aka Abu al-Homsi Joshua) was killed in an alleged Russian airstrike. While the VDC lists Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs, Yousef Abo Bilal actually died in Palmyra. His non-combatant status is also questioned. As Enabbaladi notes: “Activists from the city of Homs
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December 30, 2015
LOCATION
دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed and “dozens” wounded in airstrikes on Douma, according to the Shaam News Network – though the Network did not state whether Russia or the Assad regime was responsible. The White Helmets told SNN that aircrafts bombed the city with about 12 rockets which led to the death of two civilians. It
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Incident date
December 30, 2015
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خان السبل, Khan Subul, Idlib, SyriaOne adult male, Bahaa Mohammad al-Sabouh (pictured) was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Khan Subul. Step News said that “Russian planes launched several air raids on the town of Khan Subul and Mount Shahshabo from the southern countryside of Idlib, resulting in one civilian death in Khan Subul and several injuries among civilians.” However
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Incident date
December 30, 2015
LOCATION
البوليل, Al Buliyal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThree to six civilians including two women and three to four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Al Buliyal, according to the Violations Documentation Center and the Syrian Network for Human Rights. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that three non-combatants – including two women and a child – died when Russian warplanes
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December 29, 2015
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الشيخ مسكين, Sheikh Miskeen, Daraa, SyriaTwo adult civilian men named as Abdullateef Abdul Ghani al-Omari (pictured) and Kamal Al Khaswan were reported killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on Sheikh Miskeen. Smart News said the air raids were linked to a major ground offensive: “Russian occupation planes carried out dozens of air strikes on Tuesday morning at Sheikh Miskeen in the
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December 28, 2015
LOCATION
تل رفعت, Tall Rif`at, Aleppo, SyriaUp to 20 civilians, including two women and six children, were killed in alleged Russian airstrikes on the neighbourhoods of Tel Rifa’at in the northern countryside of Aleppo, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network initially reported that three non-combatants were killed and other injured but later put the death toll at more than
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December 28, 2015
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaThree to four civilians including one child were killed and dozens injured in airstrikes on Palmyra, according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that it was the second day in a row that Russian warplanes killed non-combatants in the city and said that three had died in bombing raids carried out by “tens of Russian aircraft
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December 27, 2015
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كحيل, Kaheel, Daraa, SyriaFour or five civilians were reported killed including a woman and dozens wounded, in alleged Russian airstrikes on Kaheel according to multiple sources. The Shaam News Network reported that four non-combatants died when Russian warplanes struck the town. The seriously wounded were taken to field hospitals. Five victims were listed by the Violations Documentation Center
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December 27, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaTwo or three civilians were killed and dozens injured in alleged Russian airstrikes with cluster bombs on Palmyra, according to the Shaam News Network and the Violations Documentation Center. The Shaam News Network reported that Russian warplanes launched 10 raids targeting the city hospital, resulting in significant damage to buildings and equipment. They added that
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December 27, 2015
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Turkmen mount, Latakia, SyriaOne adult male, Fuad Khodr Kerawan, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in the vicinity of Turkmen mount, according to the Violations Documentation Center. No additional details are presently known.
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Incident date
December 26, 2015
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الحيدرية, Haidariya, Aleppo, SyriaTwo civilians, a woman and child, were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on the northern roundabout area in Al Haidariya . The Syrian Observatory reported a number of unspecified casualties, while Halab News named the same woman and child killed as VDC, attributing their deaths to “a Russian Air Force bombing attack on
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December 26, 2015
LOCATION
جرجناز, Jarjanaz, Idlib, SyriaEight civilians including four children were killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on a school in Jarjanaz, according to the Shaam News Network. SNN reported that a Russian warplane launched four vacuum missiles on the gate of the Thee Qar school while students were leaving the premises to return to their homes. The Network said
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December 26, 2015
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تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaFour civilians including a child were reported killed in major alleged Russian air raids on Palmyra. Revolution Palmyra reported as many as 60 strikes on the city by Russia, including with cluster munitions. It said the raids were concentrated as follows: “- 10 air strikes on the city hospital which led to massive destruction –
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December 26, 2015
LOCATION
الصناعية الشيخ نجار, Sheikh Najjar (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaUp to seven civilians including an 85-year old man were reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Sheikh Najjar. SDU Syria said that “Russian warplanes have launched air strikes targeting residential neighborhoods in Sheikh Najjar City, which resulted in the deaths of five martyrs and dozens wounded.” The Syrian Observatory put the death toll
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Incident date
December 26, 2015
LOCATION
اجدابيا, Ajdabiya, Al Wahat, LibyaLNA strikes reportedly targeted alleged terrorists in the industrial area of Ajdabiya. Sources reported that a Sudanese cafe and/or car repair shop was struck during the raids – along with a policeman travelling nearby in his car. Up to three civilians reportedly died with as many as 19 more wounded. According to Libya 24, “military
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Incident date
December 25, 2015
LOCATION
تدمر, Palmyra, Homs, SyriaOne adult male, Yehya Abdulrazzaq Hamdan “al-Kerbaa”, was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Palmyra, according to the Violations Documentation Center. Fresh Syria said Russian aircraft had targeted the city’s industrial district.