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November 5, 2015
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خان شيخون, Khan Shaykhun, Idlib, SyriaOne nine-year-old girl was killed in an airstrike on Khan Sheikhoun – though reports were conflicted as to whether the attack was the work of Russia or the Assad regime. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that regime warplanes were responsible, but the VDC – who named the girl as Shatha Dawood – said
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November 5, 2015
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القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, SyriaAn adult male civilian Abd al-Kareem al-Alawi (also known as Abo Moseab) was named as killed after an alleged strike on Qaryatain by Russian warplanes. According to Radio Al Kul, Mr al-Alawi was one of two civilians who died: “The two martyrs are displaced from the neighbouring town of Maheen.“
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Incident date
November 5, 2015
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البوكمال, Al Bukamal, Deir Ezzor, SyriaThe Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that 71 civilians including nine or more children killed – and more than 100 people injured – when alleged Russian warplanes launched two airstrikes on the market in Al Bukamal. It added that more than 20 shops were destroyed and that a mosque, park and school were damaged
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November 4, 2015
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حمام العليل, Hamam al Alil, Nineveh, IraqFive non-combatants were reportedly killed and four more injured after an alleged Coalition airstrike hit a home at Hammam al-Alil. According to NINA, “international Coalition aircraft bombed residential neighborhoods in the Hamam al-Alil area, and the shelling resulted in the deaths of five civilians, including a child, and the wounding of four others.” A Daesh
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Incident date
November 4, 2015
LOCATION
الحويجة, Hawijah, Kirkuk, IraqIn a casualty event previously unknown to Airwars, CENTCOM confirmed on April 22nd 2016 that two civilians were injured during a US airstrike at Huwaijah. According to the official release, “On Nov. 4, 2015, in Al Huwayjah, Iraq, during a strike on an ISIL vehicle, it is assessed that two civilians were injured. The incident
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Incident date
November 4, 2015
LOCATION
بنسن, Banin, Idlib, SyriaOne man was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike on Banin village, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. No further details are known at the present time.
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Incident date
November 3, 2015
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الأنصاري, Al Ansari (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaA vacuum missile, allegedly fired by Russian warplanes killed eleven non-combatants and injured about 20 in the Ansari neighbourhood of Aleppo, according to reports. Several homes have destroyed. Four of those killed were brothers and sisters from one family, who died alongside their father. The raid was one of several in neighbourhoods of Aleppo, including an
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Incident date
November 3, 2015
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الرقة, Ar Raqqah, Raqqa, SyriaUp to 34 civilians were reported killed including a woman and a child, and 50 injured in alleged Russian airstrikes, according to multiple sources. Al A’maq [close to Daesh] claimed there were 26 strikes by Russian warplanes which caused 10 deaths, including two women. They claimed that the city’s general hospital was targeted, along with
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Incident date
November 3, 2015
LOCATION
حي بستان القصر, Bustan al Qasr (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaLocal sources that claimed the death of between six and eight civilians including three children and injury of 12 more in an alleged Russian airstrike on Bustan al Qasr. Several houses were also reportedly destroyed. VDC released the names of 8 people that killed, including three children as result of the strike. Additionally, the Violations Documentation
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Incident date
November 3, 2015
LOCATION
حي المشهد, Al Mashad (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaAlleged Russian airstrikes reportedly killed at least three non-combatants and injured at least ten in the neighbourhood of Al Mashhad, according to the White Helmets. The group said they recovered three bodies from the rubble and rescued ten people, transferring them to nearby field hospitals. Local media activist Mansour Hussain told Al Araby al Jadeed
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November 2, 2015
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سكيك, Sakik, Idlib, SyriaAn initial report by the Violations Documentation Center named one adult male as a civilian medical worker who killed in an alleged Russian airstrike but did not specify the location. However, a later listing by the VDC identified him both as a paramedic and as a non-civilian, killed “during clashes with the regime’s army forces“.
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Incident date
November 2, 2015
LOCATION
مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, SyriaOne woman, Mrs Zahra Hajj Khamees, was reported killed and more than 20 people injured after an alleged Russian airstrike on the traders’ market in the town of Maarat al Numan. Video footage showed extreme damage to shops and houses in the vicinity. Most sources blamed Russia. However, the Damascus Centre and the Syrian Network
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Incident date
November 2, 2015
LOCATION
القريتين, Al Qaryatayn, Homs, SyriaAt least 24 civilians were reported killed and a dozen injured in alleged evening Russian airstrikes on a centre for the distribution of bread in the town of Qaryatain in Homs province. According to Shaam News Network, 16 people died when Russian planes carried out two raids. Activists stressed that the raids targeted a bakery
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Incident date
November 1, 2015
LOCATION
منطقة أسيا, Assiya, Aleppo, SyriaAn unnamed civilian male was reported killed in an alleged Russian airstrike in Assiya. Almodon made no mention of civilian casualties, though did report strikes by “Russian jet fighters” on Assiya. No additional information is presently available.
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November 1, 2015
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaA child was killed and ‘dozens of civilians’ were injured “as a result of five Russian air strikes [each strike firing more than one missile] targeting residential neighborhoods in the city of Douma” according to the White Helmets. Intense artillery shelling was also reported on Douma. VDC named the child as Judi Bashar al Zhairi, and
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November 1, 2015
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أم صحريج, Um Sirij, Hama, SyriaTwo to five children and their mother were reported killed and four more people injured along with up to three civilian adults, after an alleged Russian airstrike on the village of Umm Sirij. Shaam News cited local civil defence as saying that a home had been razed in the attack, with other houses damaged. And
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Incident date
November 1, 2015
LOCATION
معرتماتر, Ma’ar Tamater, Idlib, SyriaA child named as Ahmad Ali al-Yousef was reported killed following an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Ma’artamater. The Violations Documentation Center and Syrian Observatory blamed Russia. The pro-regime Shaam Times – citing “military sources” – confirmed that unspecified aircraft had supported ground operations at Ma’artamater. And the Damascus Centre for Human Rights
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Incident date
November 1, 2015
LOCATION
حريتان, Hraytan, Aleppo, SyriaThe White Helmets and others reported a very intense raid in the early hours of November 1st, allegedly by Russian warplanes, on Hraytan. The Al Haramees area was targetted with four strikes reportedly using vacuum missiles, which led to the death of 45-year old Mohammad Ismail Rustum and the wounding of two others, as well
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Incident date
November 1, 2015
LOCATION
جبالا, Jbala, Idlib, SyriaOne child was reported killed and two or more non-combatants injured following an alleged Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Jbala. While the Syrian Observatory blamed Russia, both the Idlib Media Centre and Al Kul Radio said the attack was the work of the Assad regime.
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Incident date
October 31, 2015
LOCATION
مسطاحة, Mestaha, Aleppo, SyriaThree teenage civilian males were reported killed in an alleged Coalition strike. They are listed as being from Mestaha in Aleppo but it is not clear whether they were killed there. This incident is currently single source.
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October 31, 2015
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دوما, Douma, Damascus, SyriaThe White Helmets were among those reporting multiple civilian fatalities after a series of alleged Russian airstrikes on Douma. “Since the morning until now, more than 15 strikes,” the civil defence group posted. Syria Reporter published what it said was an image of two Russian aircraft operating over the city that day. The dead were
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Incident date
October 31, 2015
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الحميدية, Hamidiya (Deir ez-Zor), Deir Ezzor, SyriaFour named civilians were killed in a reported Russian or Assad regime airstrike on Hamidiya. The Violations Documentation Center named the victims, all adult males.
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October 30, 2015
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مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maarat al Numan, Idlib, SyriaBetween seven and eight civilians including three children were killed in what were reported by most as four Russian airstrikes on the town of Maarat al Numan. However a local activist group and the Homs Meda Network attributed the attack to the Assad regime. The dead were later named by Violations Documentation Center.
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October 30, 2015
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حي كرم النزهة, Karem al Nuzha, Aleppo, SyriaUp to six civilians were reported killed in the village of Karem el Nuzha on the outskirts of Aleppo, in an alleged Russian airstrike. Smart News said six died in the attack. An eyewitness later told the local news agency: “We came over, and in this corner there was a corpse, body parts of a
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Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
حي صلاح الدين, Salahudin (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaAs many as five civilians were reported killed in an alleged Russian strike at Salaheddin. According to the White Helmets “The civil defence rushed to the scene and pulled out five bodies including children. Several wounded were rescued.“ Smart News later published footage showing significant damage to residential apartments. One eyewitness named as Amer told
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October 30, 2015
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حي الكلاسة, Al Kalassa (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaDuring a wave of Russian or Assad regime strikes near Aleppo, up to 25 civilians were reported killed – 17 of them said to be children – at Al Kalassa. Some reports placed the strike at Wadi al Arayes, though casualty reports make clear these are the same event. According to Shaam News, “Another 15
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Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
الفردوس, Al Fardous (Aleppo), Aleppo, SyriaUp to 15 civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on the Aleppo district of Fardous. According to Shaam News, “A further 15 civilians were killed in Al Ferdous neighborhood after a Russian plane targeted it with several vacuum missiles – in addition to about five martyrs in Salah al-Din neighborhood.”
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Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
الدانا, Al Dana, Idlib, SyriaFour civilians were reported killed either at Al Dana, or on a road approaching the town. No other details are presently available.
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Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
الباب, Al-Bab, Aleppo, SyriaAt least 10 and as many as 13 civilians were reported killed and 40 injured following alleged Russian airstrikes on Al Bab. According to Shaam News, “More than 10 civilians were killed in the city of Al Bab controlled by IS in addition to many injured. The aircraft targeted Al Rihawi mosque, Martta Square, Beith
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Incident date
October 30, 2015
LOCATION
تادف, Tadeef, Aleppo, SyriaUp to ten civilians – at least two of them young children – were alleged killed following a reported Russian strike on Tadeef. Some victims were later named However neither the Syrian Observatory, Eldorar or Radio Alkul reported civilian deaths, instead describing between 12 and 15 injuries. Both Al Araby and Syria News also reported